DocumentCode :
2835835
Title :
What´s in a Mesh? A Survey of 3D Mesh Representation Schemes
Author :
Gotsman, Craig
Author_Institution :
Harvard Univ., MA
fYear :
2005
fDate :
13-17 June 2005
Firstpage :
2
Lastpage :
2
Abstract :
Geometric meshes consist of a set of points in 3D space connected in a (typically manifold) graph structure. As such a vector of 3n real values may represent them, where n is the number of vertices in the mesh. Unfortunately, although straightforward, this is not a very useful representation of the mesh, as it is difficult to naturally manipulate the mesh data using this representation. A better representation would capture the spatial correlation between vertices, be invariant to a class of natural transformations, not be too redundant, and be efficiently invertible. Recent years have seen the development of a variety of mesh representation schemes, intended primarily for mesh editing applications. The author surveys some of these representation schemes, discuss the pros and cons, and demonstrate how the may be used to edit, animate and morph mesh datasets.
Keywords :
correlation methods; graph theory; mesh generation; solid modelling; 3D mesh representation scheme; geometric mesh editing application; graph structure; mesh data; mesh dataset; spatial correlation; Animation; Shape; Space technology;
fLanguage :
English
Publisher :
ieee
Conference_Titel :
Shape Modeling and Applications, 2005 International Conference
Conference_Location :
Cambridge, MA
Print_ISBN :
0-7695-2379-X
Type :
conf
DOI :
10.1109/SMI.2005.51
Filename :
1563204
Link To Document :
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