Many applications in computer graphics require complex, highly detailed models. However,
the level of detail actually necessary may vary considerably. To control processing time, it is …

This paper presents a new tool, Metro, designed to compensate for a deficiency in many
simplification methods proposed in literature. Metro allows one to compare the difference …

Level of detail (LOD) techniques are increasingly used by professional real-time developers
to strike the balance between breathtaking virtual worlds and smooth, flowing animation …

There are a variety of application areas in which there is a need for simplifying complex
polygonal surface models. These models often have material properties such as colors …

In many applications the need for an accurate simplification of surface meshes is becoming
more and more urgent. This need is not only due to rendering speed reasons, but also to …

Edgebreaker is a simple scheme for compressing the triangle/vertex incidence graphs
(sometimes called connectivity or topology) of three-dimensional triangle meshes …

Complex triangle meshes arise naturally in many areas of computer graphics and
visualization. Previous work has shown that a quadric error metric allows fast and accurate …

This paper surveys methods for simplifying and approximating polygonal surfaces. A
polygonal surface is a piecewiselinear surface in 3-D defined by a set of polygons; typically …

We present a new algorithm for appearance-preserving simplification. Not only does it
generate a low-polygon-count approximation of a model, but it also preserves the …

Conventional wisdom says that in order to produce high-quality simplified polygonal models,
one must retain and use information about the original model during the simplification …