Generalized barycentric coordinates on irregular polygons

  • Authors:
  • Mark Meyer;Alan Barr;Haeyoung Lee;Mathieu Desbrun

  • Affiliations:
  • Department of Computer Science, California Institute of Technology, MS 256-80, Pasadena, CA;Computer Science Department,University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA;Department of Computer Science, California Institute of Technology, MS 256-80, Pasadena, CA;Department of Computer Science, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA

  • Venue:
  • Journal of Graphics Tools
  • Year:
  • 2002

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Abstract

In this paper we present an easy computation of a generalized form of barycentric coordinates for irregular, convex n-sided polygons. Triangular barycentric coordinates have had many classical applications in computer graphics, from texture mapping to ray tracing. Our new equations preserve many of the familiar properties of the triangular barycentric coordinates with an equally simple calculation, contrary to previous formulations. We illustrate the properties and behavior of these new generalized barycentric coordinates through several example applications.