Institute of Computer Science, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Israel

In this work a new method for surface reconstruction is introduced, which simplifies the original object mesh and then builds a smooth surface on top of it. It handles original models containing free-form faces, and is not restricted to initial triangular or polygonal faces. The method is illustrated by building of several free form surfaces from an arbitrary topology mesh.

Keywords: Clustering, subdivision, finite-element method (FEM), piecewise beezier surface, limited curvature regions, thin plate energy, quadrilateral mesh.

Computer-Aided Design, Vol 30 No. 11, pp 875-882, 1998.