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I have recently been working on a 3D engine from scratch, using JavaScript and HTML5. I've successfully created lines (although slightly buggy) and points, but I can't figure out faces. My current code: http://jsfiddle.net/13dylank/crXUC/163/

How do I add filled faces to form the surface of my figure? I don't even know where to start.

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What's the question? – Byte56 Dec 17 '12 at 16:56
"How do I make a face in 3d?" essentially. – dylanisawesome1 Dec 17 '12 at 20:48
It's typically a good idea to include the question in your question. No need to link to your code. And tell us what you've tried already and what about it didn't work. – Byte56 Dec 17 '12 at 20:52
Sorry, thanks for the help. – dylanisawesome1 Dec 17 '12 at 22:34

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If you want to render 3D I suggest that you take a look at WebGL.

Non-WebGL answer:

If you really want to go without you start by fixing your current bugs before moving on to faces. If you can place a point correctly it shouldn't be hard to make uni-coloured faces. You simply make a path between 3 points, and fill it.

Tip: You only need to do translation from 3D to screen coordinates in a single piece of code which you can reuse for points, lines and faces.

Problems a bit further down the road:

Polygons that are partly in view, especially those that have a point behind or at the view plane can be tricky to deal with, but it's still reasonably possible if you know what you are doing.

Z-order, that is figuring which surfaces should be on the top, is hell, maybe you can for your specific scenes figure a way to do it reasonably.

Texture is also going to be pretty hard to do well.

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