PROCEDURAL MODELLING OF MONUMENTAL BUILDINGS FROM TEXTUAL DESCRIPTIONS

• Type: Article in International Conference Proceedings Book
• Date: 2010

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rodrigues, r (Author) Other; coelho, a (Author) FEUP; reis, lp (Author) FEUP

Conference proceedings International

Title: GRAPP 2010 - Proceedings of the International Conference on Computer Graphics Theory and Applications

Pages: 130-133

GRAPP 2010 - Proceedings of the International Conference on Computer Graphics Theory and Applications, Angers, France, May 17-21, 2010

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Authenticus ID: P-007-VD3

Abstract (EN): The generation of three-dimensional models of urban environments using procedural modelling is presented as being a solution which allows financial and temporal gains, maintaining an acceptable visual fidelity level. Nevertheless, the modelling of anchor buildings (or monumental), identifying certain urban areas, needs a more careful modelling due to the high level of detail necessary, using, generally, manual modelling. We present an automation proposal of the building modelling process through the introduction of additional knowledge from textual descriptions in a procedural modelling system. The results show that the data model is flexible enough to build distinct models of churches. The data model can also provide an initial structure for high level modelling, providing the global shape for the building and the location of doors, windows or other structures. High detailed models can be built from this initial structure. The results. demonstrate also that it is possible to create a 3D model from a text and thus permitting that non-specialised users may increase effectiveness using a procedural modelling system.

Language: English

Type (Professor's evaluation): Scientific

No. of pages: 4