Fast Volume Rendering Techniques for 3D Reconstruction of Geological Objects
De Wen Seng, Da Qing Li · Applied Mechanics and Materials · 2012
The procedure of volume rendering techniques is introduced. The principles and methods of two kinds of different volume rendering techniques of 3D spatial data are discussed. Application of Marching Cubes (MC) algorithm in the modeling of geological objects is given. This algorithm is modified and improved in several aspects. The asymptotic decider algorithm is employed to solve the ambiguity problem and oct-tree structure is used to reduce the number of polygons generated, which will increases the efficiency of the algorithm. The improved algorithm is applied to real geological data obtained from an iron mine in China. Real data derived from an iron mine of China demonstrates the effectiveness and efficiency of the system and the algorithms.