Loop Subdivision

Computer Graphics · Geometry and Intersection · 1987 · loop-subdivision.yaml

The triangle counterpart of Catmull-Clark, built on box splines, for pipelines whose base meshes are triangular rather than quad.

• supersedescorrects · extends
• classifiesspecializes · part-of
• substitutes forapproximates · alternative-to
• depends onrequires · validates

Colour is the family; a dashed line is the second member of it.

This node

• specializesis a specific case of Subdivision Surfacesbox splines over triangles rather than quads

References

• Smooth Subdivision Surfaces Based on Triangles — Loop — 1987
• Background — Loop subdivision surface on Wikipedia