Shape Modeling International '99: International Conference on Shape Modeling and Applications, Aizu-Wakamatsu, Japan, March 1-4, 1999 : Proceedings

Topological and geometric modeling, implicit surfaces, analyzing and transforming shapes, volume modeling, and applications are among the concerns of the 32 papers selected for publication. The seven invited papers discuss valid versus invalid computational shape modeling, computational topology for shape modeling, skeletal methods of shape manipulation, various constraints in three dimensions, cylindrical coordinate representations for modeling surfaces of the cornea and contact lenses, intersecting surfaces of special types, and analyzing shapes using high-performance computing techniques. Several pages of color plates are included. No subject index. Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or.