C++ & OpenGL
Cloth Simulation
For my final MSc project at the NCCA, I worked in a group with Elaine Kieran and Luke Openshaw. We designed and implemented a C++ and OpenGL cloth simulation application that utilises the Alias FBX SDK, to allow motion capture data to drive a skirt object.
A framework was implemented for the results to be exported to RenderMan RIB files for rendering. The movie clip below highlights the motion capture data driving the skirt.
Skirt Simulation:
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Filename: skirtWeb.mov
File size: 2.9 MB
The application also has a variety of cloth simulation tests for interaction with static objects. It consists of a square sheet of cloth and a collision object. The movie clip below highlights the sheet colliding with a static scene object.
Sheet Simulation:
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Filename: sheetWeb.mov
File size: 2.6 MB
The following list outlines some of the main components of the application:
- Mass-spring-damper model for cloth object
- Customizable simulation parameters
- Several numerical integration techniques
- OpenGL display for real-time feedback
- OBJ importer for static collision objects
- Cloth-object and cloth-cloth collision detection and response
- FBX framework
- RenderMan framework
- RenderMan shaders for cloth objects
- C++ object oriented class design
Additional information relating to this project can be found in the RenderMan section.
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