The virtual worlds of Computer Graphics are populated by geometric objects, called models.
Researchers have addressed the problem of synthesizing models automatically. Traditional modeling approaches often require a user to guide the synthesis process and to look after the geometry being synthesized, but user attention is expensive, and reducing user interaction is therefore desirable. I present a scheme for the automatic creation of geometry by deforming surfaces. My scheme includes a novel surface representation; it is an explicit representation consisting of points and edges, but it is not a traditional polygonal mesh. The novel surface representation is paired with a resampling policy to control the surface density and its evolution during deformation. The surface deforms with velocities assigned to its points through a set of deformation operators. Deformation operators avoid the manual computation and assignment of velocities, the operators allow a user to
interactively assign velocities with minimal effort. Additionally, Petri nets are used to automatically deform a surface by mimicking a user assigning deformation operators. Furthermore, I present an algorithm to translate from the novel surface representations to a polygonal mesh. I demonstrate the utility of my model generation scheme with a gallery of models created automatically. The scheme's surface representation and resampling policy enables a surface to
deform without requiring a user to control the deformation; self-intersections and hole creation
are automatically prevented. The generated models show that my scheme is well suited to create
organic-like models, whose surfaces have smooth transitions between surface features, but can also
produce other kinds of models. My scheme allows a user to automatically generate varied instances
of richly detailed models with minimal user interaction.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:USASK/oai:usask.ca:etd-08012007-130157 |
| Date | 01 August 2007 |
| Creators | Rangel Kuoppa, Risto Fermin |
| Contributors | Wyvill, Brian, Spiteri, Raymond J., Soteros, Chris, Osgood, Nathaniel, Neufeld, Eric, Mould, David |
| Publisher | University of Saskatchewan |
| Source Sets | University of Saskatchewan Library |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | text |
| Format | application/pdf |
| Source | http://library.usask.ca/theses/available/etd-08012007-130157/ |
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