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Metropolis procedural modeling

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Jerry O. Talton,

Radomír Měch,

Vladlen KoltunAuthors Info & Claims

ACM Transactions on Graphics (TOG), Volume 30, Issue 2

Article No.: 11, Pages 1 - 14

https://doi.org/10.1145/1944846.1944851

Published: 22 April 2011 Publication History

Abstract

Procedural representations provide powerful means for generating complex geometric structures. They are also notoriously difficult to control. In this article, we present an algorithm for controlling grammar-based procedural models. Given a grammar and a high-level specification of the desired production, the algorithm computes a production from the grammar that conforms to the specification. This production is generated by optimizing over the space of possible productions from the grammar. The algorithm supports specifications of many forms, including geometric shapes and analytical objectives. We demonstrate the algorithm on procedural models of trees, cities, buildings, and Mondrian paintings.

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Metropolis procedural modeling
1. Computing methodologies
  1. Computer graphics
    1. Shape modeling
2. Theory of computation
  1. Randomness, geometry and discrete structures
    1. Computational geometry

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ACM Transactions on Graphics Volume 30, Issue 2

April 2011

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ISSN:0730-0301

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DOI:10.1145/1944846

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Published: 22 April 2011

Accepted: 01 January 2011

Revised: 01 November 2010

Received: 01 July 2010

Published in TOG Volume 30, Issue 2

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