Line Drawings from 3D Models: A Tutorial (Foundations and Trends(r) in Computer Graphics and Vision)

Bénard, Pierre

ISBN 10: 1680835904 / ISBN 13: 9781680835908

Published by Now Publishers, 2019

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Line Drawings from 3D Models: A Tutorial (Foundations and Trends(r) in Computer Graphics and Vision)
• Publisher: Now Publishers
• Publication Date: 2019
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1680835904
• ISBN 13: 9781680835908
• Binding: paperback
• Condition: New
• Book Type: book

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Synopsis

Drawing is the starting point for many kinds of tasks, for everyone from children making pictures to professional architects sketching ideas. Drawing seems to be fundamentally connected to how we represent the world visually. Most computer graphics focuses on realistic visual simulation, but over the past few decades, line drawing algorithms have matured, providing the ability to automatically create reasonable line drawings from 3D geometry. This tutorial provides a detailed guide to the mathematical theory and computer algorithms for line drawing of 3D objects. It focuses on the curves known as contours as they are the most important curves for line drawing of 3D surfaces. The authors describe the different algorithms required to compute and render these curves, before going on to explain boundary curves and surface-surface intersection curves. The tutorial concludes with other topics in 3D non-photorealistic rendering including: other types of curves, stroke rendering, and non-photorealistic shading. Line Drawings from 3D Models: A Tutorial is a concise, yet comprehensive, introduction to an increasingly important topic in computer graphics. The extensive bibliography is invaluable for readers wishing to further their own research in the area.