Using the CW-complex to represent the topological structure of implicit surfaces and solids

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Abstract

We investigate the CW-complex as a data structure for visualizing and controlling the topology of implicit surfaces. Previous methods for contolling the blending of implicit surfaces redefined the contribution of a metaball or unioned blended components. Morse theory provides new insight into the topology of the surface a function implicitly defines by studying the critical points of the function. These critical points are organized by a separatrix structure into a CW-complex. This CW-complex forms a topological skeleton of the object, indicating connectedness and the possibility of connectedness at various locations in the surface model. Definitions, algorithms and applications for the CW-complex of an implicit surface and the solid it bounds are given as a preliminary step toward direct control of the topology of an implicit surface.

Original languageEnglish (US)
DOIs
StatePublished - Jul 31 2005
Externally publishedYes
EventACM SIGGRAPH 2005 International Conference on Computer Graphics and Interactive Techniques, SIGGRAPH 2005 - Los Angeles, United States
Duration: Jul 31 2005Aug 4 2005

Other

OtherACM SIGGRAPH 2005 International Conference on Computer Graphics and Interactive Techniques, SIGGRAPH 2005
Country/TerritoryUnited States
CityLos Angeles
Period7/31/058/4/05

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Computer Graphics and Computer-Aided Design
  • Human-Computer Interaction
  • Software

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