CSG Sweeps: Feature-aware sweep surfacing of deformable CSGs
Year: 2026
Type: article
Abstract: Computing the sweep surface of a moving 3D solid is a fundamental problem in computer graphics. The problem is particularly challenging when the solid is piecewise-smooth, which yields a complex network of sharp features on the sweep surface. Few methods can model these features, and they are all limited to rigid-body motions (translation and rotation). We present the first feature-aware method to surface the sweep of a deforming piecewise-smooth shape. Our method works on any input represented as a 4D time-varying CSG, allowing changes to both geometry and topology during sweeping. Our technical contributions include a generalization of the lifted sweeping formulation from smooth functions to CSG functions, and robust algorithms for discretizing multiple intersecting implicit surfaces in arbitrary dimensions. We demonstrate our algorithm for capturing the sharp features on the sweep surface under both rigid and non-rigid motions.
Source: ACM Transactions on Graphics
DOI: 10.1145/3842580
Language: English
Field: Computer Science
Domain: Physical Sciences
Open Access status: hybrid
OpenAlex ID: W7225612678