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Surfaces In An Object-Oriented Geometric Framework

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Graphics and Robotics

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To use the advantages of different surface representations, such as tensor-product surfaces, surfaces over triangular regions, implicitly defined surfaces, etc., it is necessary to integrate these surface types with a large variety of algorithms into one programming environment. Inheritance and polymorphism of object-oriented languages offer the opportunity to realize an implementation, which is not bound to a certain representation of the surface. The most reasonable way to benefit from such an object-oriented approach is to use existing algorithms and if necessary to develop new algorithms that are based on the functionality provided by as many surface representations as possible. An object-oriented design for surfaces is presented and the advantages of such a design are illustrated by examples.

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  1. Wilhelm-Schickard-Institut für Informatik, Graphisch-Interaktive-Systeme (WSI/GRIS), Universität Tübingen, Tübingen, Germany

    Reinhard Klein

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  1. Wilhelm-Schickard-Institut für Informatik Graphisch-Interaktive Systeme, Universität Tübingen, Auf der Morgenstelle 10, C9, D-72076, Tübingen, Germany

    Wolfgang Straßer

  2. Institut für Robotik und Prozeßinformatik, Technische Universität Braunschweig, Hamburger Straße 267, D-38114, Braunschweig, Germany

    Friedrich Wahl

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Klein, R. (1995). Surfaces In An Object-Oriented Geometric Framework. In: Straßer, W., Wahl, F. (eds) Graphics and Robotics. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-79210-6_11

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