Cut-and-paste editing of multiresolution surfaces

Cutting and pasting to combine different elements into a common structure are widely used operations that have been successfully adapted to many media types. Surface design could also benefit from the availability of a general, robust, and efficient cut-andpaste tool, especially during the initial stages of design when a large space of alternatives needs to be explored. Techniques to support cut-and-paste operations for surfaces have been proposed in the past, but have been of limited usefulness due to constraints on the type of shapes supported and the lack of real-time interaction. In this paper, we describe a set of algorithms based on multiresolution subdivision surfaces that perform at interactive rates and enable intuitive cut-and-paste operations.

• Type: Journal
• Year: 2002
• Where: TOG
• Authors: Henning Biermann, Ioana M. Martin, Fausto Bernardini, Denis Zorin
• Keywords: Cut-and-paste Operations, Efficient Cut-andpaste Tool, Intuitive Cut-and-paste Operations, TOG 2002