Viewing Frustum - Definitions

Definitions

VPN
the view-plane normal – a normal to the view plane.
VUV
the view-up vector – the vector on the view plane that indicates the upward direction.
VRP
the viewing reference point – a point located on the view plane, and the origin of the VRC.
PRP
the projection reference point – the point where the image is projected from, for parallel projection, the PRP is at infinity.
VRC
the viewing-reference coordinate system.

The geometry is defined by a field of view angle (in the 'y' direction), as well as an aspect ratio. Further, a set of z-planes define the near and far bounds of the frustum.

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