Chapter 17 Soft object animation

1. Deformation: the polygonal representation & the parametric representation;

2. Deformation of Bezier patch representation;

3. Deformation of B-spline patch representation - Hierarchy;

4. Deformation independent of representation:

a. Non-linear global deformation;

b. Free Form Deformation;

c. Extended free form deformation;

5. Animating deformation:

a. Factor curves(both space and time);

6. Deformation of animated articulated structures:

a. Three layers: skeletal layer, muscle layer and skin layer;

7. Animating facial expression;

8. Inbetweening key deformations;