Visualization Interview Question:

Explain winding number in Visualization?

Submitted by: Muhammad

Winding number method is used to check whether a given point is inside or out side the polygon. In this method give a direction number to all the edges which cross the scan line. If the edge starts below the line and ends above scan line give direction as -1 . otherwise1. Fr polygons or two dimensional objects, the point is said to be inside when the value of winding number is nonzero.
Submitted by: Muhammad