Feature edge extraction from 3D triangular meshes using a thinning algorithm

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 4476, Issue , 2001, Pages 34-41

  Nomura, Masaru ^a   Hamada, Nozomu ^a  

^a KEIO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

3D geometric model; CG; Feature edge; Polygon mesh; Thinning algorithm

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHMS; COMPUTER GRAPHICS; EDGE DETECTION; IMAGE PROCESSING;

POLYGON MESHES;

FEATURE EXTRACTION;

EID: 0035763347     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.447285     Document Type: Conference Paper

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