An Image-Ordered Parallel Volume Ray Casting Using Frame Coherence

2011 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sukhyun Lim ◽  
Daesung Lee ◽  
Byeong-Seok Shin
Keyword(s):  
Ray Casting ◽  
Parallel Volume ◽  
Volume Ray Casting

Surface Reconstruction From Dexel Data for Virtual Sculpting

2004 ◽  
Author(s):  
Xiaobo Peng ◽  
Weihan Zhang ◽  
Sai-Gowthami Asam ◽  
Ming C. Leu
Keyword(s):  
Surface Reconstruction ◽  
Cross Sections ◽  
Geometric Modeling ◽  
Ray Casting ◽  
Virtual Sculpting ◽  
Shortest Distance ◽  
Branching Problem ◽  
Volume Ray Casting ◽  
Swept Volume ◽  
Differential Equation Method

This paper presents a new method for surface reconstruction from dexel data for virtual sculpting. We are in the midst of developing a dexel model based sculpting system having the capability of interactive solid modeling with haptics interface. The geometric modeling of our sculpting system is based on the Sweep Differential Equation method to compute the boundary of the tool swept volume. Ray casting is used to perform Boolean operations between the tool swept volume and the virtual stock in dexel models to simulate the sculpting process. The dexel data are converted to a series of planar contours in parallel slices (i.e. cross sections). The overlapping ratio between two contour areas is used as the criterion for deciding on the corresponding contours in two adjacent slices. The tiling problem is tackled by using the rule of the shortest distance between points on two corresponding contours. The branching problem is solved by adding one line segment between two contours to form one composite contour. Examples are given to demonstrate the ability of the developed code to convert from dexel data to triangular meshes for the viewing of a sculpted model in different directions.

Dynamic Shader Generation for GPU-Based Multi-Volume Ray Casting

2008 ◽  
Vol 28 (5) ◽  
pp. 66-77 ◽  
Author(s):  
F. Rossler ◽  
R.P. Botchen ◽  
T. Ertl
Keyword(s):  
Ray Casting ◽  
Volume Ray Casting

scholarly journals FOCAL REGION-BASED VOLUME RENDERING

2006 ◽  
Vol 20 (05) ◽  
pp. 665-677 ◽  
Author(s):  
JIANLONG ZHOU ◽  
ZHIYAN WANG ◽  
KLAUS D. TÖNNIES
Keyword(s):  
Volume Rendering ◽  
Contextual Information ◽  
Focal Region ◽  
Ray Casting ◽  
Volumetric Data ◽  
Data Set ◽  
Volume Of Interest ◽  
Bounded Volume ◽  
Volume Ray Casting ◽  
Main Components

In this paper, a new approach named focal region-based volume rendering for visualizing internal structures of volumetric data is presented. This approach presents volumetric information through integrating context information as the structure analysis of the data set with a lens-like focal region rendering to show more detailed information. This feature-based approach contains three main components: (i) A feature extraction model using 3D image processing techniques to explore the structure of objects to provide contextual information; (ii) An efficient ray-bounded volume ray casting rendering to provide the detailed information of the volume of interest in the focal region; (iii) The tools used to manipulate focal regions to make this approach more flexible. The approach provides a powerful framework for producing detailed information from volumetric data. Providing contextual information and focal region renditions at the same time has the advantages of easy to understand and comprehend volume information for the scientist. The interaction techniques provided in this approach make the focal region-based volume rendering more flexible and easy to use.

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