Virtual Sculpture

Eric Ferley (1) , Marie-Paule Cani (1) , Jean-Dominique Gascuel (1)

1 iMAGIS - Models, Algorithms and Geometry for Computer Generated Image Graphics

We propose here a sculpture metaphor for rapid shape prototyping. This metaphor makes the underlying surface description transparent for the user, enabling him to focus only on the shape being modeled. Our approach is based on implicit surfaces defined as iso-surfaces over a discrete field.

Domaines: Synthèse d'image et réalité virtuelle [cs.GR]

Eric Ferley, Marie-Paule Cani, Jean-Dominique Gascuel. Virtual Sculpture. Short Papers Proceedings of Eurographics '99, Eurographics, Sep 1999, Milan, Italy. ⟨inria-00527732⟩