Accelerated walkthrough of large spline models

Abstract

CAD and rmimation applications. In this pa-per, we present algorithms for interactive walkthrough ofcomplex NURBS models composed of tens of thousands ofpatches on current graphics systems. Given a spline model,the algorithm precomputes simplification of a collection ofpatches and represents them hierarchically. Given a chang-ing viewpoint, the algorithm combines these simplificationswith dynamic tessellations to generate appropriate levels ofdetail. We also propose a system pipeline for parallel im-plementation on multi-processor configurations. Diiferentcomponents,