A PROCEDURAL GEOMETRY MODELING API

Pedro Brandão Silva, António Coelho, Rui Rodrigues, A. Augusto Sousa

2012

Abstract

This paper presents a solution for geometric manipulation in procedural modeling as an Application Programming Interface (API). This approach intends to enable a more powerful control over the geometric entities by performing selections based on their attributes, similar to picking features in graphical interfaces. This is achieved through the definition of a topological structure, which features a set of properties, such as scope, spatial localization and semantic information. The applicable modeling operations allow a more customized control, as well as successive tracking, which induce a greater, faster and more intuitive approach for geometry generation. This approach still constitutes ongoing work, but has already been successfully applied for the generation of large virtual urban environments.

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Brandão Silva P., Coelho A., Rodrigues R. and Augusto Sousa A. (2012). A PROCEDURAL GEOMETRY MODELING API . In Proceedings of the International Conference on Computer Graphics Theory and Applications and International Conference on Information Visualization Theory and Applications - Volume 1: GRAPP, (VISIGRAPP 2012) ISBN 978-989-8565-02-0, pages 129-134. DOI: 10.5220/0003848101290134


in Bibtex Style

@conference{grapp12,
author={Pedro Brandão Silva and António Coelho and Rui Rodrigues and A. Augusto Sousa},
title={A PROCEDURAL GEOMETRY MODELING API},
booktitle={Proceedings of the International Conference on Computer Graphics Theory and Applications and International Conference on Information Visualization Theory and Applications - Volume 1: GRAPP, (VISIGRAPP 2012)},
year={2012},
pages={129-134},
publisher={SciTePress},
organization={INSTICC},
doi={10.5220/0003848101290134},
isbn={978-989-8565-02-0},
}


in EndNote Style

TY - CONF
JO - Proceedings of the International Conference on Computer Graphics Theory and Applications and International Conference on Information Visualization Theory and Applications - Volume 1: GRAPP, (VISIGRAPP 2012)
TI - A PROCEDURAL GEOMETRY MODELING API
SN - 978-989-8565-02-0
AU - Brandão Silva P.
AU - Coelho A.
AU - Rodrigues R.
AU - Augusto Sousa A.
PY - 2012
SP - 129
EP - 134
DO - 10.5220/0003848101290134