We have derived the basic spectral relation between a 3-D object and its 2-D diffracted wavefront by interpreting the diffraction calculation in the 3-D Fourier domain. Information on the 3-D object, which is inherent in the diffracted wavefront, becomes clear by using this relation. After the derivation, a method for obtaining the Fourier spectrum that is required to synthesize a hologram with a realistic sampling number for visible light is described. Finally, to verify the validity and the practicality of the above-mentioned spectral relation, fast calculation of a series of wavefronts radially diffracted from a 3-D voxel-based object is demonstrated.