Wrapping (graphics)

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In computer graphics, wrapping is the process of limiting a position to an area. A good example of wrapping is wallpaper, a single pattern repeated indefinitely over a wall. Wrapping is used in 3D computer graphics to repeat a texture over a polygon, eliminating the need for large textures or multiple polygons.

To wrap a position x to an area of width w, calculate the value ${\displaystyle x'=x{\text{ mod }}w}$.

Implementation[edit]

For computational purposes the wrapped value x' of x can be expressed as

${\displaystyle x'=x-\lfloor (x-x_{\text{min}})/(x_{\text{max}}-x_{\text{min}})\rfloor \cdot (x_{\text{max}}-x_{\text{min}})}$

where ${\displaystyle x_{\text{max}}}$ is the highest value in the range, and ${\displaystyle x_{\text{min}}}$ is the lowest value in the range.

Pseudocode for wrapping of a value to a range other than 0–1 is

function wrap(X, Min, Max: Real): Real;     X := X - Int((X - Min) / (Max - Min)) * (Max - Min);     if X < 0 then // This corrects the problem caused by using Int instead of Floor         X := X + Max - Min;     return X; 

Pseudocode for wrapping of a value to a range of 0–1 is

function wrap(X: Real): Real;     X := X - Int(X);     if X < 0 then         X := X + 1;     return X; 

Pseudocode for wrapping of a value to a range of 0–1 without branching is,

function wrap(X: Real): Real;     return ((X mod 1.0) + 1.0) mod 1.0; 

See also text wrapping[edit]

• Clamping