Learning mesh-based simulation with graph networks

T Pfaff, M Fortunato, A Sanchez-Gonzalez… - arXiv preprint arXiv …, 2020 - arxiv.org
Mesh-based simulations are central to modeling complex physical systems in many
disciplines across science and engineering. Mesh representations support powerful …

Adaptive anisotropic remeshing for cloth simulation

R Narain, A Samii, JF O'brien - ACM transactions on graphics (TOG), 2012 - dl.acm.org
We present a technique for cloth simulation that dynamically refines and coarsens triangle
meshes so that they automatically conform to the geometric and dynamic detail of the …

Augmented MPM for phase-change and varied materials

A Stomakhin, C Schroeder, C Jiang, L Chai… - ACM Transactions on …, 2014 - dl.acm.org
In this paper, we introduce a novel material point method for heat transport, melting and
solidifying materials. This brings a wider range of material behaviors into reach of the …

Continuum foam: A material point method for shear-dependent flows

Y Yue, B Smith, C Batty, C Zheng… - ACM Transactions on …, 2015 - dl.acm.org
We consider the simulation of dense foams composed of microscopic bubbles, such as
shaving cream and whipped cream. We represent foam not as a collection of discrete …

Breaking bad: A dataset for geometric fracture and reassembly

S Sellán, YC Chen, Z Wu, A Garg… - Advances in Neural …, 2022 - proceedings.neurips.cc
Abstract We introduce Breaking Bad, a large-scale dataset of fractured objects. Our dataset
consists of over one million fractured objects simulated from ten thousand base models. The …

Designing inflatable structures

M Skouras, B Thomaszewski, P Kaufmann… - ACM Transactions on …, 2014 - dl.acm.org
We propose an interactive, optimization-in-the-loop tool for designing inflatable structures.
Given a target shape, the user draws a network of seams defining desired segment …

CD-MPM: continuum damage material point methods for dynamic fracture animation

J Wolper, Y Fang, M Li, J Lu, M Gao… - ACM Transactions on …, 2019 - dl.acm.org
We present two new approaches for animating dynamic fracture involving large elastoplastic
deformation. In contrast to traditional mesh-based techniques, where sharp discontinuity is …

Folding and crumpling adaptive sheets

R Narain, T Pfaff, JF O'Brien - ACM Transactions on Graphics (TOG), 2013 - dl.acm.org
We present a technique for simulating plastic deformation in sheets of thin materials, such as
crumpled paper, dented metal, and wrinkled cloth. Our simulation uses a framework of …

All‐hex mesh generation via volumetric polycube deformation

J Gregson, A Sheffer, E Zhang - Computer graphics forum, 2011 - Wiley Online Library
While hexahedral mesh elements are preferred by a variety of simulation techniques,
constructing quality all‐hex meshes of general shapes remains a challenge. An attractive …

Interactive simulation of surgical needle insertion and steering

N Chentanez, R Alterovitz, D Ritchie, L Cho… - ACM SIGGRAPH 2009 …, 2009 - dl.acm.org
We present algorithms for simulating and visualizing the insertion and steering of needles
through deformable tissues for surgical training and planning. Needle insertion is an …