Creating 3D computer models is a difficult, time consuming task. Existing systems capable of providing detailed, expressive models of sufficient quality for Hollywood or CAD can be labor intensive and complex, thus limiting creativity and the availability of good 3D models. During the past few years, several systems have been presented that address some of these limitations by using distance fields to represent and create models. The author presents the latest advancements to the Kizamu system and several new design paradigms that can make use of distance fields for creating and editing 3D geometry.

This paper presents Kizamu, a computer-based sculpting system for creating digital characters for the entertainment industry. Kizamu incorporates a blend of new algorithms, significant technical advances, and novel user interaction paradigms into a system that is both powerful and unique.

Adaptively Sampled Distance Fields (ADFs) are a unifying representation of shape that integrate numerous concepts in computer graphics including the representation of geometry and volume data and a broad range of processing operations such as rendering, sculpting, level-of-detail management, surface offsetting, collision detection, and color gamut correction. Its structure is uncomplicated and direct, but is especially effective for quality reconstruction of complex shapes, e.g., artistic and organic forms, precision parts, volumes, high order functions, and fractals. We characterize one implementation of ADFs, illustrating its utility on two diverse applications: 1) artistic carving of fine detail, and 2) representing and rendering volume data and volumetric effects. Other applications are briefly presented.

Article Feline: fast elliptical lines for anisotropic texture mapping Share on Authors: Joel McCormack Compaq Computer Corporation, Western Research Laboratory, 250 University Avenue, Palo Alto, CA Compaq Computer Corporation, Western Research Laboratory, 250 University Avenue, Palo Alto, CAView Profile , Ronald Perry Mitsubishi Electric Research Laboratories, Inc., Cambridge Research Center, 201 Broadway, Cambridge, MA Mitsubishi Electric Research Laboratories, Inc., Cambridge Research Center, 201 Broadway, Cambridge, MAView Profile , Keith I. Farkas Compaq Computer Corporation, Western Research Laboratory, 250 University Avenue, Palo Alto, CA Compaq Computer Corporation, Western Research Laboratory, 250 University Avenue, Palo Alto, CAView Profile , Norman P. Jouppi Compaq Computer Corporation, Western Research Laboratory, 250 University Avenue, Palo Alto, CA Compaq Computer Corporation, Western Research Laboratory, 250 University Avenue, Palo Alto, CAView Profile Authors Info & Claims SIGGRAPH '99: Proceedings of the 26th annual conference on Computer graphics and interactive techniquesJuly 1999 Pages 243–250https://doi.org/10.1145/311535.311562Online:01 July 1999Publication History 34citation1,015DownloadsMetricsTotal Citations34Total Downloads1,015Last 12 Months10Last 6 weeks2 Get Citation AlertsNew Citation Alert added!This alert has been successfully added and will be sent to:You will be notified whenever a record that you have chosen has been cited.To manage your alert preferences, click on the button below.Manage my AlertsNew Citation Alert!Please log in to your account Save to BinderSave to BinderCreate a New BinderNameCancelCreateExport CitationPublisher SiteGet Access