Geometry of multi-layer freeform structures for architecture

ACM Transactions on Graphics

Volumn 26, Issue 3, 2007, Pages

  Pottmann, Helmut ^a   Liu, Yang ^b   Wallner, Johannes ^c   Bobenko, Alexander ^d   Wang, Wenping ^b  

^a VIENNA UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Austria)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^c GRAZ UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Austria)

^d TECHNISCHE UNIVERSITÄT BERLIN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Curvatures; Discrete differential geometry; Edge offset; Hexagonal mesh; Koebe polyhedron; Multi layer construction; Offset mesh; Parallel mesh; Support structure; Surfaces in architecture

Indexed keywords

CURVATURES; DISCRETE DIFFERENTIAL GEOMETRY; EDGE OFFSETS; HEXAGONAL MESH; KOEBE POLYHEDRON; MULTI LAYER CONSTRUCTION; PARALLEL MESH;

COMPUTATIONAL METHODS; GEOMETRY; IMAGE ACQUISITION; OPTIMIZATION;

IMAGE RECONSTRUCTION;

EID: 34547673005     PISSN: 07300301     EISSN: 15577368     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1145/1276377.1276458     Document Type: Article

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