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Surface Representations and Geometric Modeling (SS 05) - Course Notes

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  1. Introduction
    Intro: [PDF: 6 Slides/Page]
    Math Background: [PDF: 6 Slides/Page]
    Transfinite Modeling Methods: [PDF: 6 Slides/Page]
  2. Differential Geometry [PDF: 6 Slides/Page]
  3. Bezier Curves
    Slides: [PDF: 6 Slides/Page] [PDF: 4 Slides/Page]
    Java Applets: [1] [2] [3] [4] [5]
    OpenGL Examples: [Bezier Curves] [Bezier Surfaces] [GLUT Library]
  4. B-Spline Curves
    Slides: [PDF: 6 Slides/Page] [PDF: 4 Slides/Page]
    Java Applets: [1] [2] [3] [4]
  5. Tensor Product Surfaces
    Slides: [PDF: 6 Slides/Page] [PDF: 4 Slides/Page]
  6. Rational Curves
    Slides: [PDF: 6 Slides/Page] [PDF: 4 Slides/Page]
  7. Triangular Surfaces
    Slides: [PDF: 6 Slides/Page] [PDF: 4 Slides/Page]
    Maple Worksheet Bernstein Polynomials over Triangles: [MWS]
  8. Triangle Meshes I
    Intro: [PDF: 6 Slides/Page]
    Datastructures: [PDF: 6 Slides/Page], [PowerPoint Slides]
    Decimation I: [PDF: 6 Slides/Page]
    ProgressiveMeshes: [PDF: 6 Slides/Page]
  9. Fairing: [PDF: 6 Slides/Page]
  10. Parameterization: [PDF: 6 Slides/Page]
  11. Subdivision I: [PDF: 6 Slides/Page]
  12. Subdivision II: [PDF: 6 Slides/Page]
  13. Multiresolution Modeling: [PDF: 6 Slides/Page]
  14. Implicit Surfaces: [PDF: 6 Slides/Page]
  15. Point Set Surfaces: [PDF: 6 Slides/Page]

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  • MeshDemo: Program to demonstrate processing techniques for triangle meshes presented in the course. Based on OpenMesh, written by Michael Sauter and Christian Sigg.

    - Binary and models [zip, 6.4MB]
    - Documentation [pdf, 4.1MB]
    - Source Code [zip, 20.2MB]
References Slides | Additional Material | References | Links

  • M. P. Do Carmo: Differential Geometry of Curves and Surfaces, Prentice Hall, ISBN: 0132125897.
  • Markus Gross: Graphische Datenverarbeitung. Skript zur Vorlesung, ETH Zürich.
  • Subdivision for Modeling and Animation, SIGGRAPH 2000 course.
  • G. Farin, J. Hoschek, M.S. Kim (editors): Handbook of Computer Aided Geometric Design, North-Holland, 2002.
  • J. Warren, H. Weimer: Subdivision methods for geometric design : a constructive approach, 2002.
  • M. Agoston: Computer Graphics and Geometric Modeling, Vol. 1 + 2, 2005.
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