RE: Internet conference update

From: Anshuman Razdan (razdan@gloo3d.com)
Date: Fri Dec 22 2000 - 05:29:02 EET


This was the email I had sent.

AR

>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Anshuman Razdan [mailto:razdan@gloo3d.com]
>> Sent: Thursday, December 21, 2000 7:55 PM
>> To: 'Ian Gibson'; 'rp-ml@bart.lpt.fi'
>> Subject: RE: Internet conference update
>>
>>
>>
>> I would like to see how many people are moving away from the
>> traditional NURBS modeling to Subdivision surfaces. The
>> popularity of subdivision surfaces will certainly have an
>> impact in free form surface design perhaps not as much in
>> the traditional mechanical design but elsewhere. What are
>> the popular CAD software where subdiv surfaces are being
>> actively used for design. Has any one in the RP group
>> actively taken designing that way? If yes, what are your
>> experiences.
>>
>> Leading from this are other related topics such as Reverse
>> Engineering with subdivision surfaces. This is area of
>> current academic research and interest. However, much needs
>> to be developed but if subdivision surfaces are to
>> eventually replace NURBS (and I am by no means implying that
>> they will).
>>
>> If there is interest in this subject I would like to explore
>> making it part of Ian's conference. How do RE software
>> developers feel about this and what are they doing to
>> respond to the needs of animators who particularly seem to
>> like modeling with subdiv surfaces.
>>
>> Thoughts, comments and debate is welcome
>>
>> AR
>>
>> Dr Anshuman Razdan,
>> Director PRISM
>> MC 5906, GWC 574
>> Arizona State University
>> Tempe AZ 85287
>> http://prism.asu.edu/~razdan
>> 480 965 0483 (Tina)
>>
>>

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