Paper Info
Title
Generalized sweep templates for implicit modeling
Abstract
A technique is presented for generating implicit sweep objects that support direct specification and manipulation of the surface with no topological limitations on the 2D sweep template. The novelty of this method is that the underlying scalar field has global properties which are desirable for interactive implicit solid modeling, allowing multiple sweep objects to be composed. A simple method for converting distance fields to bounded fields is described, allowing implicit sweep templates to be generated from any set of closed 2D contours (including "holes"). To avoid blending issues arising from gradient discontinuities, a general distance field approximation technique is presented which preserves sharp creases on the contour but is otherwise C2 smooth. Flat endcaps are introduced into the 3D sweep formulation, which is implemented in the context of an interactive hierarchical implicit volume modeling tool.
Year
DOI
Venue
2005
10.1145/1101389.1101428
GRAPHITE
Keywords
Field
DocType
implicit sweep object,multiple sweep object,implicit modeling,generalized sweep template,sweep formulation,general distance field approximation,interactive implicit solid modeling,distance field,sweep template,bounded field,implicit sweep template,interactive hierarchical implicit volume,scalar field,solid modeling
Classification of discontinuities,Computer graphics (images),Computer science,Distance transform,Solid modeling,Template,Volume modeling,Sweep line algorithm,Scalar field,Bounded function
Conference
ISBN
Citations 
PageRank 
1-59593-201-1
12
0.63
References 
Authors
22
2
Name
Order
Citations
PageRank
Ryan Schmidt156726.74
Brian Wyvill21130278.50