If I project a sphere in 3D will it be a circle?

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Published on 2012-11-09T10:36:04Z Indexed on 2012/11/09 17:22 UTC
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Assuming I have infinite vertices to represent the sphere, if I project the sphere from any position/scale in 3D to 2D, will it be a circle?

I know it will not be a circle on the screen, because of scaling and different resolutions. But do field of view and aspect ratio effect the results?

Edit: Sorry yes, I am talking about perspective projection. Seems the answer is no then, perspective will distort the sphere. Thanks!

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