It is a fundamental but challenging problem to efficiently edit complex 3D objects. By embedding the input models into coarse tetrahedral control meshes, this paper develops a unified framework to discuss two useful editing operations: interactive deformation and deformation transfer. First, a new rigidity energy is proposed to make the tetrahedral control mesh deform as rigidly as possible, wh...

The objective of this study was to develop a numerical model for the prediction of temperature distribution, effective plastic strain distribution, and especially material flow in friction stir welding of copper plates. The DEFORM-3D software was used by incorporating a lagrangian incremental formulation. Threedimensional results of the material flow pattern which were extracted using the point...

Virtual characters are being modeled and animated with increasing accuracy and photorealism in current games and virtual reality simulations. However, the detailed modeling of dynamic skin deformations due to movement of the muscles during articulation is still prohibitively expensive for real-time simulations. We present in this paper a fast approach for modeling such deformations driven by El...

In recent years the Vision community has shown interest in processing images and video for use by the entertainment industries. Typical applications include 3D reconstruction of models, and rendering graphics models into video. This paper broadly aligns with that trend, but differs in that we process video to emphasise motion in Cartoon-like styles, in which moving objects deform in defiance of...

This paper presents a new scheme for acquiring 3D kinematic structure and motion from time-series volume data, in particular, focusing on human body. Our basic strategy is to first represent the shape structure of the target in each frame by using aMRG, augmented Multiresolution Reeb Graph [6], and then deform each of the shape structures so that all of them can be identified as a common kinema...

Bacterial cells utilize three-dimensional (3D) protein assemblies to perform important cellular functions such as growth, division, chemoreception, and motility. These assemblies are composed of mechanoproteins that can mechanically deform and exert force. Sometimes, small-nucleotide hydrolysis is coupled to mechanical deformations. In this review, we describe the general principle for an under...

A novel approach to drag-and-drop composition of point-sampled surfaces is described which allows a complex surface feature to be interactively selected and dragged to a new target region. We automatically fill the hole left behind and deform the feature such that it conforms to the target surface. Both of these operations are implemented using a new geometric deformation technique which preser...

X. D. Shu, J. Wei, C. Liu: College of Mechanical Engineering and Mechanics, Ningbo University, China The paper presents a new method of one closed cross wedge rolling (CWR) based wedge block to achieve near net forming of CWR shafts. The modeling is performed by using the Finite Element Method (FEM) software DEFORM-3D. The metal flow rule of the shaft is clarified by analyzing the strain and di...

Semi-solid forming processes are now used for producing near net shape parts especially in the automotive and aircraft industries. Non Newtonian rheology of semisolid alloys and its dependence on the various parameters such as reheating cycle, method used to produce non-dendritic structure, thermo-shear history etc. have made the simulation of the flow behavior of semisolid material a difficult...

The purpose of this research is to achieve the optimal parameters for producing forged aluminium alloy 7075 aircraft door bracket by using finite element modelling (FEM) with commercial DEFORM-3D V6.1 and physical simulations with plasticine and Plexiglas dies. Also, forging speed has been examined as the main factor for controlling to produce a part without any defects. The results of Physical...