Described is a measuring equipment and associated techniques for transferring the optical impression of real materials like leather, fabrics and car paint into the virtual world. Currently, the creation of a computer generated picture is a creative but likewise technical process. Essential knowledge of the underlying 3d software package is mandatory. Numerous parameters have to be adjusted each and every time a picture with realistic impression is created. This is twice a challenging situation. First, there is a requirement for special knowledge in the field of computer graphics. Second, equally worse, it is the picture which should give a realistic impression of what the material applied on the future vehicle should look like and not the other way round. This gave reason for Volkswagen to develop a virtual representation of a real material. The virtual material has to satisfy a set of conditions, most significant one is the replication of the optical properties. Another constraint is the case of application. Hence, no special computer graphics knowledge is required.
Virtual representation of real materials for car visualization
2008
10 Seiten, 8 Bilder, 7 Quellen
Conference paper
English
Virtual representation of real materials for car visualization
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