Implicit modelling as an underlying metaphor provides a large number of techniques that facilitate building of complex models. The BlobTree provides tools that make use of blending, CSG, deformation, precise contact modelling and other procedural techniques. Figure 10.1 shows a sea anemone model that was built using the BlobTree. The spines were placed procedurally using spiral phyllotaxis and blended to the base. The base of the anemone deforms to fit the rock using precise contact modelling. In the following sections we explore methods for describing complex models from the natural world using the implicit methodology.
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(2009). Natural Phenomenae-I: Static Modelling. In: Gomes, A.J.P., Voiculescu, I., Jorge, J., Wyvill, B., Galbraith, C. (eds) Implicit Curves and Surfaces: Mathematics, Data Structures and Algorithms. Springer, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-84882-406-5_10
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