A tangible goal for 3D modeling

Author

Massie, Thomas

Author_Institution

SensAble Technologies, Cambridge, MA, USA

Volume

18

Issue

3

fYear

1998

Firstpage

62

Lastpage

65

Abstract

As we progress into applications that incorporate interactive life-like 3D computer graphics, the mouse falls short as a user interface device, and it becomes obvious that 3D computer graphics could achieve much more with a more intuitive user interface mechanism. Haptic interfaces, or force feedback devices, promise to increase the quality of human-computer interaction by accommodating our sense of touch. The article discusses the application of touch feedback systems to 3D modelling. To achieve a high interactivity level requires novel rendering techniques such as volume-based rendering algorithms

Keywords

interactive devices; rendering (computer graphics); solid modelling; user interfaces; 3D modeling; force feedback devices; haptic interfaces; human-computer interaction; interactive graphics; life-like graphics; mouse; three dimensional modeling; touch feedback systems; user interface device; volume-based rendering; Animation; Computer graphics; Feedback; Haptic interfaces; Imaging phantoms; Rendering (computer graphics); Shape control; Spline; Surface reconstruction; Surface topography;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Computer Graphics and Applications, IEEE

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

0272-1716

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/38.674973

Filename

674973