The spatial deformation methods are a family of modeling and animation techniques for
indirectly reshaping an object by warping the surrounding space, with results that are similar …

Deformation mechanics in combination with artistic control allows the creation of remarkably
fluid and life-like 3-dimensional models. Slightly deforming and distorting a graphical mesh …

The ability to directly manipulate an embedded object in the free-form deformation (FFD)
method improves controllability. However, the existing solution to this problem involves a …

Manipulation of deformable linear objects (DLOs) has potential applications in the fields of
aerospace and automotive assembly. In this paper, we introduce a problem formulation for …

We propose a sweep‐based approach to the freeform deformation of three‐dimensional
objects. Instead of using a volume enclosing the whole object, we approximate only its …

Freeform deformation (FFD) is a well established technique for 3D animation applications,
used to deform two—or three-dimensional geometrical entities. Over the past few years, FFD …

We present a new, general design method, called design-by-morphing for an object whose
performance is determined by its shape due to hydrodynamic, aerodynamic, structural, or …

It is a challenging problem to interactively deform densely sampled complex objects. This
paper proposed an easy but efficient approach to it by using coarse control meshes to …

This paper presents an analysis of the concept of free form features in the context of
aesthetic design. Features are well known in mechanical environments as high semantic …

We present an animation interface designed to conveniently control the motion capture
process. The transition of performer's hand gestures tracked by a dataglove is recognized for …