Projection operations convert the viewing-coordinate description (3D) to coordinate positions on the projection plane (2D).

There are 2 basic projection methods:

Parallel Projection:

i. In parallel projection, Z coordinate is discarded and parallel lines from each vertex on the object are extended until they intersect the view plane.

ii. The point of intersection is the projection of the vertex.

iii. We connect the projected vertices by line segments which correspond to connections on the original object.

iv. A parallel projection preserves relative proportions of objects.

v. Accurate views of the various sides of an object are obtained with a parallel projection. But not a realistic representation.Perspective Projection:

i. In perspective projection, the lines of projection are not parallel.

ii. Perspective Projection transforms object positions to the view plane while converging to a center point of projection.

iii. In this all the projections are converge at a single point called the “center of projection” or “projection reference point”.

iv. Perspective projection produces realistic views but does not preserve relative proportions.

v. Projections of distant objects are smaller than the projections of objects of the same size that are closer to the projection plane.