θɹˈiː dˈiː wˈaɪɚfɹeɪm ˌænɪmˈeɪʃən stˈɑːɹɾᵻd pˈɑːpɪŋ ˌʌp ɪnðə mˈeɪnstɹiːm ɪnðə nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɛvənti z, wɪð ɐn ˈɜːli ʃˈɔːɹt ɐpˈɪɹəns ɪnðə sˈaɪfˌaɪ θɹˈɪlɚ fjˈuːtʃɚrwˌɜːld nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɛvənti sˈɪks.
3D wireframe animation started popping up in the mainstream in the 1970s, with an early (short) appearance in the sci-fi thriller Futureworld (1976).