• DocumentCode
    1304523
  • Title

    Triangle rendering using adaptive subdivision

  • Author

    Kamen, Yakov ; Shirman, Leon

  • Author_Institution
    Epson Res. & Dev., San Jose, CA, USA
  • Volume
    18
  • Issue
    2
  • fYear
    1998
  • Firstpage
    95
  • Lastpage
    103
  • Abstract
    Based on the error analysis of line segment rendering, we propose a new approach to piecewise linear approximation that proves significantly more efficient than previous solutions and allows the maintenance of any degree of accuracy. The major idea uses triangle subdivision versus scanline subdivision, computing the number of subtriangles based on the ratio of homogeneous coordinates. We show that it is possible to reduce the number of divisions by several orders of magnitude and still maintain high-quality rendering
  • Keywords
    approximation theory; computational geometry; error analysis; interpolation; piecewise-linear techniques; rendering (computer graphics); adaptive subdivision; error analysis; homogeneous coordinates; interpolation; line segment rendering; piecewise linear approximation; scanline subdivision; triangle rendering; triangle subdivision; Computer errors; Equations; Error analysis; Extraterrestrial measurements; Image segmentation; Interpolation; Linear approximation; Piecewise linear approximation; Rendering (computer graphics); Research and development;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Computer Graphics and Applications, IEEE
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    0272-1716
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/38.656792
  • Filename
    656792