Polyhedral Morphing Using Feature-Based Surface Decomposition

- Simple Intuitive User Interface:
As shown above, the users only need to specify a few corresponding pairs of features on the two polyhedra. They can then specify the trajectories along which these features travel during the morph using Bezier curves, as shown below.

- Fine User Control:
The algorithm not only provides the user with high-level control in terms of specifying the features and trajectories, it also allows for local refinement.
- Generality:
The algorithm is applicable to all simple or genus zero polyhedra and makes no assumptions about convexity or star-shape. Furthermore, it can also be applied to non-simple homeomorphic polyhedra.

Last Content Review: 3/9/2000
Contact: Arthur Gregory, gregory@cs.unc.edu
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