Curve-Skeleton Properties, Applications, and Algorithms

Curve-skeletons are thinned 1D representations of 3D objects useful for many visualization tasks including virtual navigation, reduced-model formulation, visualization improvement, animation, etc. There are many algorithms in the literature describing extraction methodologies for different applicati...

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Published in:IEEE transactions on visualization and computer graphics Vol. 13; no. 3; pp. 530 - 548
Main Authors: Cornea, Nicu D., Silver, Deborah, Min, Patrick
Format: Journal Article
Language:English
Published: United States IEEE 01.05.2007
The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc. (IEEE)
Subjects:
Algorithms
Animation
Computational modeling
Extraction
Navigation
Representations
Tasks
Taxonomy
Three dimensional
Three-dimensional displays
Visualization
ISSN:1077-2626, 1941-0506
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Summary:Curve-skeletons are thinned 1D representations of 3D objects useful for many visualization tasks including virtual navigation, reduced-model formulation, visualization improvement, animation, etc. There are many algorithms in the literature describing extraction methodologies for different applications; however, it is unclear how general and robust they are. In this paper, we provide an overview of many curve-skeleton applications and compile a set of desired properties of such representations. We also give a taxonomy of methods and analyze the advantages and drawbacks of each class of algorithms.
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ISSN:1077-2626
1941-0506
DOI:10.1109/TVCG.2007.1002