A hardware-assisted hybrid rendering technique for interactive volume visualization

B. Wilson; Kwan-Liu Ma; P. S. McCormick

doi:10.1109/SWG.2002.1226518

A hardware-assisted hybrid rendering technique for interactive volume visualization

B. Wilson, Kwan-Liu Ma, P. S. McCormick

Computer Science

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution

14 Scopus citations

Abstract

The scientific simulation and three-dimensional imaging systems in use today are producing large quantities of data that range from gigabytes to petabytes in size. Direct volume rendering, using hardware-based three-dimensional textures, is a common technique for interactively exploring these data sets. The most serious drawback of this approach is the finite amount of available texture memory. In this paper we introduce a hybrid volume rendering technique based on the use of hardware texture mapping and point-based rendering. This approach allows us to leverage the performance of hardware-based volume rendering and the flexibility of a point-based rendering to generate a more efficient representation that makes possible interactive exploration of large-scale data using a single PC.

Original language	English (US)
Title of host publication	Proceedings - IEEE / ACM SIGGRAPH Symposium on Volume Visualization and Graphics 2002, VolVis 2002
Editors	Stephen N. Spencer
Publisher	Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
Pages	123-130
Number of pages	8
ISBN (Electronic)	0780376412, 9780780376410
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1109/SWG.2002.1226518
State	Published - Jan 1 2002
Event	IEEE / ACM SIGGRAPH Symposium on Volume Visualization and Graphics, VolVis 2002 - Boston, United States Duration: Oct 28 2002 → Oct 29 2002

Other

Other	IEEE / ACM SIGGRAPH Symposium on Volume Visualization and Graphics, VolVis 2002
Country	United States
City	Boston
Period	10/28/02 → 10/29/02

Keywords

interactive visualization
large data visualization
point-based rendering
texture graphics hardware
volume rendering

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Computer Graphics and Computer-Aided Design
Software
Modeling and Simulation

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Wilson, B., Ma, K-L., & McCormick, P. S. (2002). A hardware-assisted hybrid rendering technique for interactive volume visualization. In S. N. Spencer (Ed.), Proceedings - IEEE / ACM SIGGRAPH Symposium on Volume Visualization and Graphics 2002, VolVis 2002 (pp. 123-130). [1226518] Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.. https://doi.org/10.1109/SWG.2002.1226518

A hardware-assisted hybrid rendering technique for interactive volume visualization. / Wilson, B.; Ma, Kwan-Liu; McCormick, P. S.

Proceedings - IEEE / ACM SIGGRAPH Symposium on Volume Visualization and Graphics 2002, VolVis 2002. ed. / Stephen N. Spencer. Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc., 2002. p. 123-130 1226518.

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Wilson, B, Ma, K-L & McCormick, PS 2002, A hardware-assisted hybrid rendering technique for interactive volume visualization. in SN Spencer (ed.), Proceedings - IEEE / ACM SIGGRAPH Symposium on Volume Visualization and Graphics 2002, VolVis 2002., 1226518, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc., pp. 123-130, IEEE / ACM SIGGRAPH Symposium on Volume Visualization and Graphics, VolVis 2002, Boston, United States, 10/28/02. https://doi.org/10.1109/SWG.2002.1226518

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