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Articles | Volume XL-5/W4
https://doi.org/10.5194/isprsarchives-XL-5-W4-469-2015
https://doi.org/10.5194/isprsarchives-XL-5-W4-469-2015
02 Mar 2015
 | 02 Mar 2015

BUILT BY ALGORITHMS – STATE OF THE ART REPORT ON PROCEDURAL MODELING –

C. Schinko, U. Krispel, T. Ullrich, and D. Fellner

Keywords: Generative Modeling, Procedural Modeling, Inverse Modeling, Modeling Applications, Shape Description, Language Design

Abstract. The idea of generative modeling is to allow the generation of highly complex objects based on a set of formal construction rules. Using these construction rules, a shape is described by a sequence of processing steps, rather than just by the result of all applied operations: Shape design becomes rule design. Due to its very general nature, this approach can be applied to any domain and to any shape representation that provides a set of generating functions. The aim of this report is to give an overview of the concepts and techniques of procedural and generative modeling as well as their applications with a special focus on Archaeology and Architecture.