Summary

Students study & apply core concepts and algorithms for digital geometry processing. They create their own digital and physical geometry that follows the digital 3D content creation pipeline from data acquisition, geometry processing, to physical fabrication.

Content

Keywords

geometry, 3D modeling, polygon meshes, numerical simulation, digital fabrication

Learning Prerequisites

Required courses

Linear Algebra, Calculus, Programming

Recommended courses

Introduction to Computer Graphics

Learning Outcomes

By the end of the course, the student must be able to:

• Explain and contrast fundamental geometry representations
• Explain and apply basic concepts from discrete differential geometry
• Analyze the 3D content creation pipeline and understand its limitations
• Implement and evaluate basic geometry processing algorithms, such as smoothing, remeshing, deformation, and constructive solid geometry
• Create digital 3D models from photographs and process the acquired raw geometry to build physical prototypes
• Coordinate a team during a software project

Teaching methods

Lectures, interactive demos, theory and programming exercises, programming project, project tutoring

Expected student activities

The student are expected to study the provided reading material and actively participate in class. They should prepare and resolve the exercises, prepare and carry out the programming project. Exercises in the first half of the course are done in groups of three students. For the second half of the course, the project is done in larger teams.

Assessment methods

Exercises, project, written examination

Supervision

Resources

Bibliography

A list of books will be provided at the beginning of the class

Ressources en bibliothèque

• Polygon Mesh Processing / Botsch

Notes/Handbook

Slides and online resources will be provided in class

Websites

• http://lgg.epfl.ch/DGP