A scan line algorithm for rendering curved tubular objects

Proceedings - 7th Pacific Conference on Computer Graphics and Applications, Pacific Graphics 1999

Volumn , Issue , 1999, Pages 104-105

  Nishita, Tomoyuki ^a   Johan, Henry ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

Author keywords

B zier clipping; B zier curve; Closest point; Curved tubular objects; Rendering; Swept volume

Indexed keywords

OBJECT DETECTION;

BEZIER CLIPPING METHODS; CLOSEST POINT; IMPLICIT SURFACES; PARAMETRIC SURFACES; RENDERING; RENDERING METHODS; SWEPT VOLUME; TUBULAR OBJECTS;

RENDERING (COMPUTER GRAPHICS);

EID: 85054029196     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/PCCGA.1999.803352     Document Type: Conference Paper

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