Author(s): SAMEER ARORA
Journal: International Journal of Engineering Science and Technology
ISSN 0975-5462
Volume: 2;
Issue: 9;
Start page: 4767;
Date: 2010;
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Keywords: Mesh simplification | Quadric error metrics | Edge removal | MAYA Plugin programming | 3D Polygon modeling.
ABSTRACT
In various applications of computer graphics, 3D polygonal modeling is used, which consists millions of triangular polygon. In this polygon attributes – vertices, edges and faces’ details are to be stored. In order to control the processing time, storing space, and transfer speed, it is often required to reduce the information ofthese polygonal 3D models. In this paper an effort is made to reduce the number of edges. There are various methods to reduce faces and edges of these 3D models. A C++ dynamic link library as Maya Plugin has been created to remove number of edges of 3D triangular polygon model using the Quadric Error Metrics (QEM) in MAYA v2010 x64 API. QEM allows fast and accurate geometric simplification of 3D models.
Journal: International Journal of Engineering Science and Technology
ISSN 0975-5462
Volume: 2;
Issue: 9;
Start page: 4767;
Date: 2010;
VIEW PDF
DOWNLOAD PDF Original pageKeywords: Mesh simplification | Quadric error metrics | Edge removal | MAYA Plugin programming | 3D Polygon modeling.
ABSTRACT
In various applications of computer graphics, 3D polygonal modeling is used, which consists millions of triangular polygon. In this polygon attributes – vertices, edges and faces’ details are to be stored. In order to control the processing time, storing space, and transfer speed, it is often required to reduce the information ofthese polygonal 3D models. In this paper an effort is made to reduce the number of edges. There are various methods to reduce faces and edges of these 3D models. A C++ dynamic link library as Maya Plugin has been created to remove number of edges of 3D triangular polygon model using the Quadric Error Metrics (QEM) in MAYA v2010 x64 API. QEM allows fast and accurate geometric simplification of 3D models.