Geometric Modeling

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Department of Computer Science and Engineering

Synopsis:

Graphical information processing, object description, operations over solids, topological problems of solid representation, standards for solid description, special methods for object description, constraints and their applications, scientific visualisation, scalar and vector data, volume graphics.

Requirements:

Syllabus of lectures:

1. General methods for graphical information processing

2. Fundamental methods for the 3D object description

3. Set operations and local operations with 3D objects

4. Validity of 3D object representation

5. Topological properties of some classes of objects

6. General topological problems of body representation

7. Problems of numerical precision of body representation

8. Standards for 3D object description

9. Particle systems, generative systems for object description

10. Constraints and their applications in geometric modeling

11. Fundamental methods for scientific visualization

12. Visualization of scalar and vector values

13. Volume graphics and its application

14. Interaction in the scientific visualization environment

Syllabus of tutorials:

1. Specification of individual projects

2. Specification of individual projects

3. Introductory study to the project

4. Introductory study to the project

5. Consultations to pilot implementation

6. Consultations to pilot implementation

7. Presentation of pilot solutions

8. Presentation of pilot solutions

9. Consultations to final solution

10. Consultations to final solution

11. Consultation to the choice of debugging tools

12. Consultation to the choice of debugging tools

13. Final presentation

14. Final presentation

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Study materials:

[1] Foley, J.D., van Dam, A., Feiner, S.K., Hughes, J.F.: Computer Graphics - Principles and Practice. Addison Wesley, New York 1990

[2] Abramowski, S., Mueller, H.: Geometrisches Modellieren. Wissenschaft Verlag, Manheim 1991

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No time-table has been prepared for this course

The course is a part of the following study plans: