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ArtNova : Touch-Enabled 3D Model Design Mark Foskey Miguel A. Otaduy Ming C. Lin University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill foskey,otaduy,lin @ /geom/ArtNova Abstract We present a system, ArtNova, for 3D model design with a haptic interface. ArtNova offers the novel capability of interactively applying textures onto 3D surfaces directly by brush strokes, with the orientation of the texture determined by the stroke. Building upon the framework of inTouch [GEL00], it further provides an intuitive physically-based force response when deforming a model. This system also uses a user-centric viewing technique that seamlessly inte- grates the haptic and visual presentation, by taking into ac- Figure 1. A turtle modeled and painted using Art- count the user’s haptic manipulation in dynamically deter- Nova . Notice the patterns on its back and legs. mining the new viewpoint locations. Our algorithm permits automatic placement of the user viewpoint to navigate about 1.1 Main Results the object. ArtNova has been tested by several users and they were able to start modeling and painting with just a Our goal is to develop a digital model design sytem that sup- few minutes of training. Preliminary user feedback indicates ports geometric modeling and texture painting with a direct promising potential for 3D texture painting and modeling. 3D interface via force-feedback devices. Our system of- fers 3D texture painting on arbitrary polygonal meshes with Keywords: Haptics, Modeling, 3D Painting, Textures