Abstract
We propose an algorithm to quadrangulate an N-sided patch (2 ≤ N ≤ 6) with prescribed numbers of edge subdivisions at its boundary. Our algorithm is guaranteed to succeed for arbitrary valid input, which is proved using a canonical simplification of the input and a small set of topological patterns that are sufficient for supporting all possible cases. Our algorithm produces solutions with minimal number of irregular vertices by default, but it also allows the user to choose other feasible solutions by solving a set of small integer linear programs. We demonstrate the effectiveness of our algorithm by integrating it into a sketch-based quad remeshing system. A reference C++ implementation of our algorithm is provided as a supplementary material.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 177-184 |
Number of pages | 8 |
Journal | Computer Graphics Forum |
Volume | 33 |
Issue number | 5 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Aug 2014 |
Keywords
- Categories and Subject Descriptors (according to ACM CCS)
- I.3.3 [Computer Graphics]: Computational Geometry and Object Modeling - Geometric algorithms, languages, and systems
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Computer Graphics and Computer-Aided Design