DOI: 10.1145/127719.122745. Generalized implicit functions for computer graphics

Generalized implicit functions for computer graphics

10.1145/127719.122745

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ACM SIGGRAPH Computer Graphics (320)

Abstract

We describe a method of generalizing implicit functions by use of modal deformations and displacement maps. Modal deformations, also known as free vibration modes, are used to describe the overall shape of a solid, while displacement maps provide local and fine surface detail by offsetting the surface of the solid along its surface normals. The advantage of this approach to geometric description is that collision detection and dynamic simulation become simple and inexpensive even for complex shapes. In addition, we outline an efficient method for fitting such models to three dimensional point data.

Bibliography

Sclaroff, S., & Pentland, A. (1991). Generalized implicit functions for computer graphics. ACM SIGGRAPH Computer Graphics, 25(4), 247â250.

Authors 2

Stan Sclaroff (first)
Alex Pentland (additional)

References 13 Referenced 75

Dates

Type	When
Created	19 years, 9 months ago (Nov. 16, 2005, 9:47 a.m.)
Deposited	2 months, 2 weeks ago (June 18, 2025, 10:52 a.m.)
Indexed	1 month, 1 week ago (July 22, 2025, 6:37 a.m.)
Issued	34 years, 2 months ago (July 1, 1991)
Published	34 years, 2 months ago (July 1, 1991)
Published Online	34 years, 2 months ago (July 1, 1991)
Published Print	34 years, 2 months ago (July 2, 1991)

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BibTeX

@article{Sclaroff_1991, title={Generalized implicit functions for computer graphics}, volume={25}, ISSN={0097-8930}, url={http://dx.doi.org/10.1145/127719.122745}, DOI={10.1145/127719.122745}, number={4}, journal={ACM SIGGRAPH Computer Graphics}, publisher={Association for Computing Machinery (ACM)}, author={Sclaroff, Stan and Pentland, Alex}, year={1991}, month=jul, pages={247–250} }

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