title        : Multiresolution Feature Extraction from Unstructured Meshes
entry        : 
author       : A. Hubeli, M. Gross
language     : English
pages        : 8
month        : 
year         : 2001
institution  : ETH Zürich
keywords     : Surface Representations, Geometric Modeling, Triangle Decimation,
               Multiresolution Models, Feature Extraction
abstract     : 
We present a framework to extract mesh features from unstructured two-manifold
surfaces. Our method computes a collection of piecewise linear curves describing
the salient features of surfaces, such as edges and ridge lines. We extend these
basic techniques to a multiresolution setting which improves the quality of the
results and accelerates the extraction process. The framework is semi-automatic,
that is, the user is required to input a few control parameters and to select
the operators to be applied to the input surface. Our mesh feature extraction
algorithm can be used as a preprocessor for a variety of applications in
geometric modeling including mesh fairing and subdivision.