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Juncong Lin¹, Xiaogang Jin, Charlie C L Wang

¹State Key Laboratory of CAD&CG, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, PR China. linjuncong@cad.zju.edu.cn

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This study introduces a novel mesh composition method for 3D models. It enables fusing models with arbitrary boundary topology using implicit surfaces and a sketch-based interface.

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Area of Science:

Computer Graphics
Geometric Modeling
Computational Geometry

Background:

Current mesh composition techniques often require models with compatible boundary topologies for merging.
Handling arbitrary boundary conditions in mesh composition remains a significant challenge in 3D modeling.

Purpose of the Study:

To develop a robust mesh composition framework capable of handling models with arbitrary boundary topologies.
To enable seamless integration of 3D model components regardless of their boundary characteristics.

Main Methods:

Utilizing implicit surfaces to smoothly interpolate between the boundaries of models being composed.
Implementing a sketch-based interface for intuitive control over the implicit transient surface's shape and silhouettes.
Employing a localized Marching Cubes algorithm for efficient tessellation of the implicit surface into a final mesh.

Main Results:

Successfully demonstrated the composition of 3D models with non-matching and arbitrary boundary topologies.
The developed interface provides intuitive control over the blending and merging process.
The generated meshes exhibit smooth transitions at the composition boundaries.

Conclusions:

The proposed approach overcomes limitations of existing methods by supporting arbitrary boundary topologies in mesh composition.
This technique offers a flexible and powerful solution for integrating diverse 3D model components.
The framework advances the state-of-the-art in 3D model assembly and manipulation.