Alias-free voxelization of geometric objects
M Sramek, AE Kaufman - IEEE transactions on visualization …, 1999 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
IEEE transactions on visualization and computer graphics, 1999•ieeexplore.ieee.org
Introduces a new concept for alias-free voxelization of geometric objects based on a
voxelization model (V-model). The V-model of an object is its representation in 3D
continuous space by a trivariate density function. This function is sampled during the
voxelization and the resulting values are stored in a volume buffer. This concept enables us
to study general issues of sampling and rendering separately from object-specific design
issues. It provides us with a possibility to design such V-models, which are correct from the …
voxelization model (V-model). The V-model of an object is its representation in 3D
continuous space by a trivariate density function. This function is sampled during the
voxelization and the resulting values are stored in a volume buffer. This concept enables us
to study general issues of sampling and rendering separately from object-specific design
issues. It provides us with a possibility to design such V-models, which are correct from the …
Introduces a new concept for alias-free voxelization of geometric objects based on a voxelization model (V-model). The V-model of an object is its representation in 3D continuous space by a trivariate density function. This function is sampled during the voxelization and the resulting values are stored in a volume buffer. This concept enables us to study general issues of sampling and rendering separately from object-specific design issues. It provides us with a possibility to design such V-models, which are correct from the point of view of both the sampling and rendering, thus leading to both alias-free volumetric representation and alias-free rendered images. We performed numerous experiments with different combinations of V-models and reconstruction techniques. We have shown that the V-model with a Gaussian surface density profile combined with tricubic interpolation and Gabor derivative reconstruction outperforms the previously published technique with a linear density profile. This enables higher fidelity of images rendered from volume data due to increased sharpness of edges and thinner surface patches.
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