Efficient Procedural Modeling of Trees Based on Interactive Growth Volume Control

• Jinmo Kim,

Vol. 7, No. 9, September 29, 2013
10.3837/tiis.2013.09.009, Download Paper (Free):

• Procedural modeling of trees
• interactive control
• growth volume
• growth simulation

Abstract

The present study proposes efficient procedural modeling methods for enabling the growth and creation of various trees with minimal user control. Growth volume algorithms are utilized in order to easily and effectively calculate many parameters that determine tree growth, including branch propagation. Procedural methods are designed so that users’ interactive control structures can be applied to these algorithms to create unique tree models efficiently. First, through a two-line-based interactive growth volume control method, the growth information that determines the overall shape of the tree is intuitively adjusted. Thereafter, independent branch control methods designed to control individual branches are added to the growth deformation in order to enable the growth of unique trees. Whether the growth processes of desired trees can be easily and intuitively controlled by the proposed method is verified through experiments. Methods that can apply the proposed methods are also verified.

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