1st Edition

Algebraic 3-D Modeling

By Andreas Hartwig Copyright 1996
    232 Pages
    by A K Peters/CRC Press

    Written for researchers and developers of three-dimensional modeling programs, this book examines the variety of existing systems while investigating the practical limitations of available software. From the table of contents: - Polyhedra - Boundary Models - A Small Language Modeler - The Algebraic Model - Computation of Algebraic Manifolds - Topological Specification of Forms and Shapes - The Modeling Principle - The GECO Language - Coefficients of a Projected Curve

    Preface, Acknowledgments, 1 Motivation, 2 Polyhedra, 3 Boundary Models, 4 A Small Language Modeler, 5 The Algebraic Model, 6 Computation of Algebraic Manifolds, 7 Topological Specification of Forms and Shapes, 8 The Modeling Principle, A The GECO Language, B Coefficients of a Projected Curve, Bibliography, Index

    Biography

    Andreas Hartwig