Level Set Methods in Computer Graphics: A Practical Approach Based on Openvdb (Paperback)

Theory: Level Set Methods. Motivation. Implicit Surfaces and Signed Distance Fields. Properties for Level Set Surfaces. The Fundamental Level Set Equations. Spatial Finite Difference. Temporal Finite Difference. Stability. Reinitializing and Interface Tracking. Advanced Topics. Implementation: OpenVDB. Previous Level Set Data Structures. VDB the Data Structure. Data Access Algorithms in VDB. VDB Specific Algorithms. Optimization Tricks. Applications: Level Set and OpenVDB in Production. Converting to and from Level Sets. Constructive Solid Geometry. Geometric Modeling. Segmentation. Texturing. Particle Surfacing. Volumetric Fracturing. Shape Morphology. Collision Detection. Ray Tracing. Appendices.