Character articulation through profile curves
AssigneePixar
InventorsFernando Ferrari DE GOES, Kurt W. FLEISCHER, William F. SHEFFLER
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Abstract
Techniques for computer animation are disclosed. These techniques include receiving a plurality of curvenet segments relating to a computer animation model comprising a surface mesh, and generating a cut-mesh that cuts the surface mesh using the curvenet segments. The techniques further include computing a deformation of the plurality of curvenet segments to the surface mesh using the cut-mesh, and displaying the computer animation model in a pose based on the deformation.
Claims20
A method, comprising:
- receiving a plurality of curvenet segments relating to a computer animation model comprising a surface mesh;
- generating a cut-mesh that cuts the surface mesh using the curvenet segments;
- computing a deformation of the plurality of curvenet segments to the surface mesh using the cut-mesh;
- and
- displaying the computer animation model in a pose based on the deformation.
A non-transitory computer-readable medium containing computer program code that, when executed by operation of one or more computer processors, performs operations comprising:
- receiving a plurality of curvenet segments relating to a computer animation model comprising a surface mesh;
- generating a cut-mesh that cuts the surface mesh using the curvenet segments;
- computing a deformation of the plurality of curvenet segments to the surface mesh using the cut-mesh;
- and
- displaying the computer animation model in a pose based on the deformation.
A system, comprising:
- a processor;
- and
- a memory having instructions stored thereon which, when executed on the processor, performs operations comprising:
- receiving a plurality of curvenet segments relating to a computer animation model comprising a surface mesh;
- generating a cut-mesh that cuts the surface mesh using the curvenet segments;
- computing a deformation of the plurality of curvenet segments to the surface mesh using the cut-mesh;
- and
- displaying the computer animation model in a pose based on the deformation.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.