Graphics Reference
In-Depth Information
Figure 12.1.
The geometry shader in the graphics pipeline.
What Does the Geometry Shader Do?
If you use a geometry shader, your application or your vertex shader can gen-
erate all the familiar topology types plus a few new ones that we will cover
below:
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Points.
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Lines.
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Line strips.
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Line loops.
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Lines with adjacency.
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Line strips with adjacency.
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Triangles.
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Triangle strips.
