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Fast and Controllable Simulation of the Shattering of Brittle Objects
Author(s) -
Smith Jeffrey,
Witkin Andrew,
Baraff David
Publication year - 2001
Publication title -
computer graphics forum
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.578
H-Index - 120
eISSN - 1467-8659
pISSN - 0167-7055
DOI - 10.1111/1467-8659.t01-1-00202
Subject(s) - computer science , citation , graphics , computer graphics (images) , world wide web
We present a method for the rapid and controllable simulationof the shattering of brittle objects under impact. Anobject to be broken is represented as a set of point massesconnected by distance-preserving linear constraints. Thisuse of constraints, rather than stiff springs, gains us a significantadvantage in speed while still retaining fine controlover the fracturing behavior. The forces exerted bythese constraints during impact are computed using Lagrangemultipliers. These constraint ...