Abstract
This paper describes a new integrated scheme for metamorphosis between two closed manifold genus-0 polyhedral models. Spherical parameterizations of the source and target models are created first. To control the morphing, any number of feature vertex pairs is specified and a fold-over free warping method is used to align two spherical embeddings. Our method does not create a merged meta-mesh or execute re-meshing to construct a common connectivity for morphs. Alternatively, a scheme for the progressive connectivity transformation of two spherical parameterizations is employed to generate the intermediate meshes. A novel semi-overlay with a geomorph scheme is proposed to reduce the popping effects caused by the connectivity transformation. We demonstrate several examples of aesthetically pleasing morphing sequences using the proposed scheme.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 487-498 |
Number of pages | 12 |
Journal | Computer Animation and Virtual Worlds |
Volume | 16 |
Issue number | 3-4 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 2005 Jul |
All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes
- Software
- Computer Graphics and Computer-Aided Design