Adaptively subdividing a subdivision surface

Details Adaptively subdividing a subdivision surface Adaptively subdividing a subdivision surface

2000-03-10

2004-01-06

Jankus, Almis R. (Department: 2671)

Computer graphics processing and selective visual display system

Computer graphics processing

Three-dimension

Reexamination Certificate

active

06674433

ABSTRACT:

TECHNICAL FIELD
This invention relates to subdividing a subdivision surface of a three-dimensional (3D) model.
BACKGROUND
A 3D model is made up of one or more polygons which define a subdivision surface. Subdividing the polygons increases the number of polygons in the 3D model and, thus, the granularity and the quality of the approximation of the surface represented by the 3D model. However, increasing surface granularity decreases rendering performance.
Uniform subdivision techniques subdivide each polygon in the 3D model the same number of times. By contrast, adaptive subdivision techniques subdivide polygons in the 3D model different numbers of times.


REFERENCES:
Duchaineau et al (“ROAMing Terrain: Real-time Adapting Meshes”: 1997 IEEE—0-8186-8262-0/97).*
Schmitt et al (“An Adaptive Subdivision Method for Surface-Fitting from Sample data”: ACM-0-89791-196-2/86/008/0179: 1986.*
Dyn et al., “A Butterfly Subdivision Scheme for Surface Interpolation with Tension Control,” ACM Transactions on Graphics, vol. 9, No. 2, Apr. 1990, pp 160-169.
Zorin et al., “Interpolating Subdivision for Meshes of Arbitrary Topology,” Tech. Rep. CS-TR-96-06, Caltech, Dept. of Computer Science. Caltech, 1996.

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