On Mar 5, 2015, at 5:07 AM, Tawhid Hannan <t.hanna...@gmail.com> wrote:
> I'm Tawhid, a final year Chemistry student. I've been developing little > things for about a two years now, and have a decent understanding of C++ and > Java. GSoC seems like a good opportunity to get involved with something > bigger than a little molecule simulation, and a few of the starting points > given in your project ideas list look interesting and importantly, > achievable. Hi Tawhid, > Particularly, I am interested in the 3D -> 2D vector idea. I'm still reading > through the given material and due to exams, won't be able to go hardcore > research mode for another week or two, but does anybody have any further > recommendations of papers on the matter or other software that has > implemented something similar? That’s an important area but your exam conflict will make things more difficult for you. That’s because it’s a little complicated to even talk about without having the research background well-understood, and applications open in under two weeks. That said, there’s a lot of research and information around the web and likely available at your university library. Basically, you’re looking for papers involving the projection of 3D surfaces to 2D, hidden line and hidden surface removal, object contouring, object slicing, etc. They are all related math problems. Here’s a few papers I found quickly, but there are certainly more: http://dl.acm.org/citation.cfm?id=97890 http://dl.lcg.ufrj.br/cg2/downloads/non-photorealistic%20rendering/Intro%20to%203D%20NPR%20Silhouettes%20and%20Outlines.pdf http://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007/978-4-431-68204-2_37#page-1 http://citeseerx.ist.psu.edu/viewdoc/download?doi=10.1.1.54.8712&rep=rep1&type=pdf http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0010448504001356 > Also is there a bug tracker somewhere? I want to maybe try submit some small > patches or something, or at least get a good look at the codebase. This is strongly recommended for any and all applicants as it lets us know where you stand in terms of coding ability. Any level of experience is allowed, but your proposal objectives must match your ability and be realistically achievable. If you can’t find our bug tracker independently, you’re not going to have a good time. ;) > I'm really looking forward to getting involved with BRL-CAD, like i said > before, the problems you guys are tackling look interesting. Look forward to discussing your proposal more. Cheers! Sean ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Dive into the World of Parallel Programming The Go Parallel Website, sponsored by Intel and developed in partnership with Slashdot Media, is your hub for all things parallel software development, from weekly thought leadership blogs to news, videos, case studies, tutorials and more. Take a look and join the conversation now. http://goparallel.sourceforge.net/ _______________________________________________ BRL-CAD Developer mailing list brlcad-devel@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/brlcad-devel
