Re: [Algorithms] Mesh Skinning

[Jon W. <jw...@gm...>]

Stefan Dänzer wrote:
> I want to implement an open-source library for fast mesh skinning. 
> Mesh skinning is widely used in character animation. I want to 
> implement such an algorithm for surgical training simulation. The idea 
> is to have different resolutions of a 3D model, usually this model 
> represents a human organ. Deformations are applied to a low-res 
> version of the model. A high-res model is coupled by mesh skinning to 
> the low-res model. The high-res model is then rendered. I was 
> wondering if someone has experience in this filed and could provide me 
> with useful references for a start.

What you talk about doesn't sound like skinning. In skinning, you 
"drape" a skin across a skeleton of articulated joints. It sounds like 
what you're trying to do would be better served by treating the 
lower-resolution mesh as a control cage for some higher-order surface.

Sincerely,

jw