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subdivision

subdivision

7.0
A computer method that makes a rough 3D model smoother by splitting its faces into smaller pieces
  • noun
  • /ˌsʌb.dɪˈvɪʒ.ən/
  • Specialized
translation icon : subdivisión
  • And next I want to add this to the subdivision to which will give us a nice smooth surface.
  • simplicial subdivision
  • regular simplicial subdivision

Examples

  • To improve the rendering quality, the designer applied a subdivision method to the polygon mesh.

  • You can do constant time insert and delete of a leaf and you can do subdivision of an edge.

  • Yeah, actually, if you want to create a very even subdivision, then probably there's a good guess.

  • So it is the sub graph of this one subdivision of some graph which then you can complete to a click.

  • All points generated on the boundary are subsequently pulled up to the unit n-sphere, forming a nearly regular simplicial subdivision.

    Academic text (2010)

  • Any conic subdivision on the plane is simplicial; therefore, each conic sector has exactly two boundaries (rays) and adjacent sectors.

    Academic text (2010)

  • However, nearly uniform simplicial subdivisions of the unit n-sphere with corresponding refinable ray partitions can be generated.

    Academic text (2010)

  • Consider a piecewise linear function of the form (8) induced by a polytope P and a corresponding conic subdivision of the state space.

    Academic text (2010)

  • The architect used subdivision techniques to create a smoother surface for the 3D model.

  • By utilizing subdivision, the computer graphics team enhanced the details of the character's surface.

Synonyms

tessellation
vssubdivision
  • Specialized
8.2

Dividing a surface into smaller shapes to add detail when a computer draws an image

focuses on recursive face refinement to create a smoother, higher resolution surface

How Smooth

subdivision
  • Specialized
7.0
polygonal shape
  • Specialized
4.2

Surface Forms

subdivision singular
subdivisions plural

Morphology

subdivision = division (semi-transparent) = sub + division

Morphologically transparent as 'sub-' + 'division', but the sense is a technical, domain-specific usage in computer graphics that learners unfamiliar with the field may not infer.

Etymology

Subdivision comes from sub- ('under' or 'below') and divide ('to separate'), and in computer graphics it means cutting a simple shape into many smaller parts again and again to make a smoother surface.