TY - GEN
T1 - Lofting curve networks using subdivision surfaces
AU - Schaefer, S.
AU - Warren, J.
AU - Zorin, D.
PY - 2004
Y1 - 2004
N2 - Lofting is a traditional technique for creating a curved shape by first specifying a network of curves that approximates the desired shape and then interpolating these curves with a smooth surface. This paper addresses the problem of lofting from the viewpoint of subdivision. First, we develop a subdivision scheme for an arbitrary network of cubic B-splines capable of being interpolated by a smooth surface. Second, we provide a quadrangulation algorithm to construct the topology of the surface control mesh. Finally, we extend the Catmull-Clark scheme to produce surfaces that interpolate the given curve network. Near the curve network, these lofted subdivision surfaces are C 2 bicubic splines, except for those points where three or more curves meet. We prove that the surface is C1 with bounded curvature at these points in the most common cases; empirical results suggest that the surface is also C1 in the general case.
AB - Lofting is a traditional technique for creating a curved shape by first specifying a network of curves that approximates the desired shape and then interpolating these curves with a smooth surface. This paper addresses the problem of lofting from the viewpoint of subdivision. First, we develop a subdivision scheme for an arbitrary network of cubic B-splines capable of being interpolated by a smooth surface. Second, we provide a quadrangulation algorithm to construct the topology of the surface control mesh. Finally, we extend the Catmull-Clark scheme to produce surfaces that interpolate the given curve network. Near the curve network, these lofted subdivision surfaces are C 2 bicubic splines, except for those points where three or more curves meet. We prove that the surface is C1 with bounded curvature at these points in the most common cases; empirical results suggest that the surface is also C1 in the general case.
KW - I.3.5 [Computer Graphics]: Computational Geometry and Object Modeling
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U2 - 10.1145/1057432.1057447
DO - 10.1145/1057432.1057447
M3 - Conference contribution
AN - SCOPUS:77954462999
SN - 3905673134
SN - 9783905673135
T3 - ACM International Conference Proceeding Series
SP - 103
EP - 114
BT - SGP 2004 - Symposium on Geometry Processing
T2 - 2nd Symposium on Geometry Processing, SGP 2004
Y2 - 8 July 2004 through 10 July 2004
ER -