3D painting on scanned surfaces

  • Authors:
  • Maneesh Agrawala;Andrew C. Beers;Marc Levoy

  • Affiliations:
  • Computer Science Department, Stanford University;Computer Science Department, Stanford University;Computer Science Department, Stanford University

  • Venue:
  • I3D '95 Proceedings of the 1995 symposium on Interactive 3D graphics
  • Year:
  • 1995

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Abstract

We present an intuitive interface for painting on unparameterized three-dimensional polygon meshes using a 6D Polhemus space tracker as an input device. Given a physical object we first acquire its surface geometry using a Cyberware scanner. We then treat the sensor of the space tracker as a paintbrush. As we move the sensor over the surface of the physcial object we color the corresponding locations on the scanned mesh. The physical object provides a natural force-feedback guide for painting on the mesh, making it intuitive and easy to accurately place color on the mesh.