System and method for rendering a particle-based fluid surface
US8947430B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | Feb 26, 2010 |
| Grant date | Feb 3, 2015 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 15, 2032 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06T2210/56
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method for rendering a particle-based fluid surface includes generating a depth image of a plurality of particles which form a fluid surface, and smoothing the depth image to generate a smoothed depth image. From the smoothed depth image, a smoothed surface position and a smoothed surface normal for each of a plurality of pixels included within the smoothed depth image is determined, and a shaded surface of the fluid is rendered as a function of the smoothed surface positions and the smoothed surface normals.
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