Flattening triangulated surfaces using a mass-spring model

Autor: Jituo Li, Yoshiyuki Sakaguti, Xing Wen, Yanying Peng, Guodong Lu, Dongliang Zhang
Rok vydání: 2004
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Zdroj: The International Journal of Advanced Manufacturing Technology. 25:108-117
ISSN: 1433-3015
0268-3768
DOI: 10.1007/s00170-003-1818-4
Popis: Flattening 3D surfaces is a challenging problem in the product design community. This paper presents an efficient flattening algorithm using a mass-spring model. In the mass spring model, crossed-springs are introduced to reduce the distortion of the resulting surface. The process of planar development is made faster by using triangle strips. To solve the problem of overlapping, the paper proposes a constrained flattening iteration method and a local correction method. Experimental results show that the algorithm can deal with complex surfaces efficiently.
Databáze: OpenAIRE