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3D Web-Based Shape Modelling: Building up an Adaptive Architecture

Authors:
Ali Abdallah
Oleg Fryazinov
Valery Adzhiev
Alexander Pasko

Keywords: Adaptive architecture, 3D shape modelling, WebGL, Collaborative shape modelling, Function Representation

Abstract:
3D web-based shape modelling and rendering is becoming an increasingly important research area. Many applications have emerged, both established ones, such as collaborative design and new ones, such as heterogeneous objects modelling along with their subsequent fabrication using 3D printing. In this paper, we explore a crucial issue of the technology, which is building a proper adaptive architecture for an interactive client-server based system with a particular emphasis on rendering aspects. We identify the most probable scenarios of executing modelling and rendering in terms of server-client communications and associated decision making, and then describe a number of case-studies, which allowed us to experiment with different rendering techniques in the context of various task distribution and communications mode of the adaptive interactive client-server based system. Finally, we present and analyse the results and suggest a number of practical recommendations. The main results of the paper are concerned with consideration of rendering.

Pages: 96 to 102

Copyright: Copyright (c) IARIA, 2014

Publication date: March 23, 2014

Published in: conference

ISSN: 2308-4138

ISBN: 978-1-61208-325-4

Location: Barcelona, Spain

Dates: from March 23, 2014 to March 27, 2014