METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR CREATION OF THREE-DIMENSIONAL WIRE FRAMES AND FOR THREE-DIMENSIONAL STEREO MORPHING

摘要

Methods and apparatus are disclosed for the rapid creation of wire frame representations of 3-dimensional objects using generic wire frames which are prototypical of a class of objects and which are modifiable to correspond to a specific instance of the class. A set of generic wire frames are bundled (Figure 3) as a tool kit with software for editing wire frames (900-1200) (figures 9-12). A method of morphing from a source 3-dimensional stereo rendered wire frame to a target rendered wire frame is also disclosed and the apparent camera viewpoint can change during morphing.