Method and apparatus for generating isosurfaces

Details Method and apparatus for generating isosurfaces Method and apparatus for generating isosurfaces

1994-11-30

1996-09-24

Jankus, Almis R.

G06T 1720

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055599354

ABSTRACT:
An isosurface is composed of grid points having a predetermined scalar value. The method and apparatus of the present invention generates an isosurface by extracting from volume data a first grid point having a minimum scalar value and a second grid point having a maximum scalar value. A list of polyhedrons that intersect a line connecting the first grid point to the second grid point is generated and stored. The isosurface is generated in accordance with the list of polyhedrons and the predetermined scalar value. Because the volume data obtained by scientific and technological calculation or the like is kept in the form of a polyhedron list having an associated maximum scalar value and minimum scalar value, generating an isosurface according to a predetermined scalar value can be accomplished at high speed.

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"Visualization of Simulated Airflow in a Clean Room" K. Koyamada IEEE Computer Society -Proc. Visualization 1992 pp. 156-163.

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