Modeling hair using interpolation and clumping in an iterative process
US7609261B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Mar 25, 2008 |
| Grant date | Oct 27, 2009 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 21, 2028 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06T17/30
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
The present invention models hairs by generating hairs by interpolation and then further modifying the interpolated hairs to form clumps. The modified hairs can be iteratively reprocessed to generate more hairs and thereby produce a greater level of detail in the resulting hairstyle. The invention can be used to model any tubular structures protruding from a surface, such as strands of fur protruding from an animal's skin and blades of grass or stems of plants protruding from the ground.
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