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We present a reverse Chaikin algorithm which generates a multiresolution representation of any line chain. It has applications in multiresolution editing and compression. We also sketch how this might be extended to the bivariate Loop subdivision algorithm.
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Hassan, M.F., Dodgson, N.A. (2005). Reverse Subdivision. In: Dodgson, N.A., Floater, M.S., Sabin, M.A. (eds) Advances in Multiresolution for Geometric Modelling. Mathematics and Visualization. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/3-540-26808-1_15
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