Shadows for Incomplete Point-based Isosurfaces
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This paper presents a method for computing shadows on incomplete point-based isosurfaces. Such surfaces are obtained in our setting by a view-dependent isosurface extraction method that allows interactive exploration of large scale datasets on commodity hardware. This approach raises the need for a novel and efficient technique to generate high-quality shadows. The latter dramatically enhances the realism of the visualized isosurface and provides essential cues to perceive depth and small features of the geometry. Shadows for Incomplete Point-based Isosurfaces Y. Livnat ∗and X. Tricoche† SCI Institute, University of Utah, USA
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