Popup: automatic paper architectures from 3D models

Paper architectures are 3D paper buildings created by folding and cutting. The creation process of paper architecture is often laborintensive and highly skill-demanding, even with the aid of existing computer-aided design tools. We propose an automatic algorithm for generating paper architectures given a user-specified 3D model. The algorithm is grounded on geometric formulation of planar layout for paper architectures that can be popped-up in a rigid and stable manner, and sufficient conditions for a 3D surface to be poppedup from such a planar layout. Based on these conditions, our algorithm computes a class of paper architectures containing two sets of parallel patches that approximate the input geometry while guaranteed to be physically realizable. The method is demonstrated on a number of architectural examples, and physically engineered results are presented. CR Categories: I.3.5 [Computer Graphics]: Computational Geometry and Object Modeling—Geometric algorithms, languages,...

• Type: Conference
• Year: 2010
• Where: SIGGRAPH
• Authors: Xian-Ying Li, Chao-Hui Shen, Shi-Sheng Huang, Tao Ju, Shi-Min Hu
• Keywords: Computer Graphics, Paper Architectures, Paper Buildings, Planar Layout, SIGGRAPH 2010