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  • 1Department of Computer and Information Sciences, University of Genova, Genova, Italy. puppo@disi.unige.it

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We introduce RGB Subdivision, a new adaptive method for refining triangle meshes. It ensures consistent results regardless of operation order and supports dynamic detail adjustment for Continuous Level Of Detail models.

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Area of Science:

  • Computer Graphics
  • Geometric Modeling
  • Mesh Processing

Background:

  • Adaptive subdivision schemes are crucial for managing mesh complexity in computer graphics.
  • Existing methods may lack consistency or dynamic control over mesh refinement.
  • Continuous Level Of Detail (CLOD) models require efficient and adaptable mesh generation techniques.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To introduce the RGB Subdivision, an adaptive scheme for triangle meshes.
  • To ensure consistent limit surfaces irrespective of operator application order.
  • To enable dynamic selective refinement for CLOD applications.

Main Methods:

  • Iterative application of local refinement and coarsening operators.
  • Generation of conforming triangle meshes at all intermediate stages.
  • Encoding the subdivision scheme within an extended standard topological data structure.

Main Results:

  • The RGB Subdivision produces the same limit surface as Loop subdivision, independent of operator order.
  • The scheme supports dynamic selective refinement, crucial for CLOD.
  • Generated meshes are conforming at all intermediate steps.

Conclusions:

  • RGB Subdivision offers a robust and flexible approach to adaptive mesh refinement.
  • It provides consistent results and dynamic control, suitable for CLOD.
  • The scheme's data structure facilitates direct integration into further processing pipelines.