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Mid Point Line Drawing Algorithm

The mid point line drawing algorithm generates points between a starting and ending coordinate by calculating the change in X and Y values, initializing a decision parameter, and incrementing X or Y at each step based on the changing decision parameter value. It involves calculating the difference in X and Y coordinates, the initial decision parameter, and the decision parameter change. The algorithm then repeatedly increments X or Y at each step depending on whether the decision parameter is positive or negative.

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Mid Point Line Drawing Algorithm

The mid point line drawing algorithm generates points between a starting and ending coordinate by calculating the change in X and Y values, initializing a decision parameter, and incrementing X or Y at each step based on the changing decision parameter value. It involves calculating the difference in X and Y coordinates, the initial decision parameter, and the decision parameter change. The algorithm then repeatedly increments X or Y at each step depending on whether the decision parameter is positive or negative.

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Mid Point Line Drawing Algorithm-

Given the starting and ending coordinates of a line,


Mid Point Line Drawing Algorithm attempts to generate the points between the starting and ending
coordinates.

Also Read- DDA Line Drawing Algorithm

Procedure-

Given-
 Starting coordinates = (X0, Y0)
 Ending coordinates = (Xn, Yn)

The points generation using Mid Point Line Drawing Algorithm involves the following steps-

Step-01:

Calculate ΔX and ΔY from the given input.


These parameters are calculated as-
 ΔX = Xn – X0
 ΔY =Yn – Y0

Step-02:

Calculate the value of initial decision parameter and ΔD.


These parameters are calculated as-
 Dinitial = 2ΔY – ΔX
 ΔD = 2(ΔY – ΔX)
Step-03:

The decision whether to increment X or Y coordinate depends upon the flowing values of Dinitial.
Follow the below two cases-

Step-04:

Keep repeating Step-03 until the end point is reached.


For each Dnew value, follow the above cases to find the next coordinates.

PRACTICE PROBLEMS BASED ON MID POINT LINE DRAWING ALGORITHM-

Problem-01:

Calculate the points between the starting coordinates (20, 10) and ending coordinates (30, 18).
Solution-

Given-
 Starting coordinates = (X0, Y0) = (20, 10)
 Ending coordinates = (Xn, Yn) = (30, 18)

Step-01:

Calculate ΔX and ΔY from the given input.


 ΔX = Xn – X0 = 30 – 20 = 10
 ΔY =Yn – Y0 = 18 – 10 = 8

Step-02:

Calculate Dinitial and ΔD as-


 Dinitial = 2ΔY – ΔX = 2 x 8 – 10 = 6
 ΔD = 2(ΔY – ΔX) = 2 x (8 – 10) = -4

Step-03:

As Dinitial >= 0, so case-02 is satisfied.

Thus,
 Xk+1 = Xk + 1 = 20 + 1 = 21
 Yk+1 = Yk + 1 = 10 + 1 = 11
 Dnew = Dinitial + ΔD = 6 + (-4) = 2
Similarly, Step-03 is executed until the end point is reached.

Dinitial Dnew Xk+1 Yk+1

20 10

6 2 21 11

2 -2 22 12

-2 14 23 12

14 10 24 13

10 6 25 14

6 2 26 15

2 -2 27 16

-2 14 28 16

14 10 29 17

10 30 18
Problem-02:

Calculate the points between the starting coordinates (5, 9) and ending coordinates (12, 16).

Solution-

Given-
 Starting coordinates = (X0, Y0) = (5, 9)
 Ending coordinates = (Xn, Yn) = (12, 16)

Step-01:

Calculate ΔX and ΔY from the given input.


 ΔX = Xn – X0 = 12 – 5 = 7
 ΔY =Yn – Y0 = 16 – 9 = 7

Step-02:

Calculate Dinitial and ΔD as-


 Dinitial = 2ΔY – ΔX = 2 x 7 – 7 = 7
 ΔD = 2(ΔY – ΔX) = 2 x (7 – 7) = 0

Step-03:

As Dinitial >= 0, so case-02 is satisfied.

Thus,
 Xk+1 = Xk + 1 = 5 + 1 = 6
 Yk+1 = Yk + 1 = 9 + 1 = 10
 Dnew = Dinitial + ΔD = 7 + 0 = 7

Similarly, Step-03 is executed until the end point is reached.

Dinitial Dnew Xk+1 Yk+1

5 9

7 7 6 10

7 7 7 11

7 7 8 12

7 7 9 13
7 7 10 14

7 7 11 15

7 12 16

Advantages of Mid Point Line Drawing Algorithm-

The advantages of Mid Point Line Drawing Algorithm are-


 Accuracy of finding points is a key feature of this algorithm.
 It is simple to implement.
 It uses basic arithmetic operations.
 It takes less time for computation.
 The resulted line is smooth as compared to other line drawing algorithms.

Also Read- Bresenham Line Drawing Algorithm


Disadvantages of Mid Point Line Drawing Algorithm-

The disadvantages of Mid Point Line Drawing Algorithm are-


 This algorithm may not be an ideal choice for complex graphics and images.
 In terms of accuracy of finding points, improvement is still needed.
 There is no any remarkable improvement made by this algorithm.

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