Opaque Cubes

Opaque Cube Fundamentals

• All "On" Cells are Represented as Hexahedra
• Render Six Faces With Traditional Methods
• Herman and Liu "Cuberille"
• Pass #1: Polygonalize Cells in Object Order
• Pass #2: Render Polygons in Object Order

Opaque Cubes and Iso-surface For Each Cell that Brackets the Threshold Render
Opaque Cubes Only

Opaque Cube Advantages and Disadvantages

• Advantages
  • Straight-forward to Implement
  • Data Classification is Easy
  • One Threshold Value
• Disadvantages
  • Jaggies
  • Same Problems as Surface Fitting

Main Surface Fitting Algorithm Page
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