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This chapter will present an overview of the emerging research area of volume modelling. To date, there has been considerable research on the development of techniques for visualising volume data, but very little on modelling volume data. This is somewhat surprising since the potential benefits of volume models are tremendous. This situation is explained by the fact that volume data is relatively new and researchers have spent their efforts in figuring out ways to “look” at the data and have not been able to afford the resources needed to develop methods for modelling volume data. In addition to providing a means for visualising volume data, some of the benefits of a volume model are the generation of hierarchical and multi- resolution models which are extremely useful for the efficient analysis, visualisation, transmission, and archiving of volume data. In addition, the volume model can serve as the mathematical foundation for subsequent engineering simulations and analysis required for design and fabrication.
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Nielson, G.M. (2000). Volume Modelling. In: Chen, M., Kaufman, A.E., Yagel, R. (eds) Volume Graphics. Springer, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4471-0737-8_2
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