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[Bre77]  A Linear Algorithm for Incremental Digital Display of Circular Arcs

Bresenham:1977:LAI (Article)
Author(s)Bresenham J.
Title« A Linear Algorithm for Incremental Digital Display of Circular Arcs »
JournalCommunications of the ACM
Volume20
Number2
Page(s)100--106
Year1977

Abstract
Circular arcs can be drawn on an incremental display device such as a cathode ray tube, digital plotter, or matrix printer using only sign testing and elementary addition and subtraction. This paper describes methodology for producing dot or step patterns closest to the true circle.

BibTeX code
@article{Bresenham:1977:LAI,
  number = {2},
  volume = {20},
  optissn = {0001-0782},
  author = {Jack Bresenham},
  title = {{A} {L}inear {A}lgorithm for {I}ncremental {D}igital {D}isplay of
           {C}ircular {A}rcs},
  abstract = {Circular arcs can be drawn on an incremental display device such
              as a cathode ray tube, digital plotter, or matrix printer using
              only sign testing and elementary addition and subtraction. This
              paper describes methodology for producing dot or step patterns
              closest to the true circle.},
  localfile = {papers/Bresenham.1977.LAI.pdf},
  optkeywords = {addition; arc generation; arcs; circle drawing; circular;
                 computer graphics; computer programming --- Subroutines; dot
                 generation; imaging techniques; incremental digital display;
                 linear algorithm; raster display; sign testing; subtraction},
  optcoden = {CACMA2},
  optmonth = feb,
  doi = {http://doi.acm.org/10.1145/359423.359432},
  journal = j-CACM,
  year = {1977},
  pages = {100--106},
}

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