hypertexture

noun, verb — 2 senses

hypertexture

noun

Etymology From hyper- + texture.

1

Computer graphics, Computing, Engineering, Mathematics, Natural sciences, Physical sciences, Sciences A realistic simulated surface texture produced by adding small distortions across the surface of an object.

  • The cost is high for this function, as it uses noise() many times to calculate the hypertexture.2000, Anthony A. Apodaca, Larry Gritz, Ronen Barzel, Advanced RenderMan: Creating CGI for Motion Pictures, →ISBN, page 417:
  • In 1989, Perlin and Hoffert presented hypertexture, a modeling technique where an ordinary surface is thickened into a region of space with some density.2002, Marc Olano, John Hart, Wolfgang Heidrich, Real-Time Shading, →ISBN, page 86:
2 more examples
  • The volume density functions that I use for gases are, in reality, hypertexture functions.2009, Rick Parent, David S. Ebert, David Gould, Computer Animation Complete: All-in-One, →ISBN, page 218:
  • Then, for each type of hypertexture, I construct a different "application" code, describing a particular hypertexture.2014, David S. Ebert, Texturing and Modeling: A Procedural Approach, →ISBN, page 203:

hypertexture

verb

Etymology From hyper- + texture.

1

Computer graphics, Computing, Engineering, Mathematics, Natural sciences, Physical sciences, Sciences To apply a hypertexture to.

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