We present a method that brings the benefits of physics-based simulations to traditional
animation pipelines. We formulate the equations of motions in the subspace of deformations …

Character rigs are procedural systems that compute the shape of an animated character for
a given pose. They can be highly complex and must account for bulges, wrinkles, and other …

Current approaches to skeletally-controlled character articulation range from real-time,
closed-form skinning methods to offline, physically-based simulation. In this paper, we seek …

Example-based mesh deformation methods are powerful tools for realistic shape editing.
However, existing techniques typically combine all the example deformation modes, which …

Abstract 3D shape editing is widely used in a range of applications such as movie
production, computer games and computer aided design. It is also a popular research topic …

We propose a fully automatic method for specifying influence weights for closed-form
skinning methods, such as linear blend skinning. Our method is designed to work with …

Cage based deformation techniques aims to be an easy to use tool for graphics modeling,
texturing and animation. In this paper we describe the most important methods, their …

Skinning transformations enable digital characters to be animated with minimal user input.
Physics simulations can improve the detailed dynamic movement of an animated character; …

Skinning is an indispensable component of the content creation pipeline for character
animation in the context of feature films, video games, and in the special effects industry …

Computer animation relies heavily on rigging setups that articulate character surfaces
through a broad range of poses. Although many deformation strategies have been proposed …