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Reusable skinning templates using cage-based deformations

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Michiel van de Panne,

Daniel Cohen-Or,

Ulrich NeumannAuthors Info & Claims

SIGGRAPH Asia '08: ACM SIGGRAPH Asia 2008 papers

Article No.: 122, Pages 1 - 10

https://doi.org/10.1145/1457515.1409075

Published: 01 December 2008 Publication History

Abstract

Character skinning determines how the shape of the surface geometry changes as a function of the pose of the underlying skeleton. In this paper we describe skinning templates, which define common deformation behaviors for common joint types. This abstraction allows skinning solutions to be shared and reused, and they allow a user to quickly explore many possible alternatives for the skinning behavior of a character. The skinning templates are implemented using cage-based deformations, which offer a flexible design space within which to develop reusable skinning behaviors. We demonstrate the interactive use of skinning templates to quickly explore alternate skinning behaviors for 3D models.

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Reusable skinning templates using cage-based deformations
1. Computing methodologies
  1. Artificial intelligence
    1. Computer vision
      1. Image and video acquisition
        3D imaging
  2. Computer graphics
    1. Animation

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