Scientists develop lifelike computer simulated textiles

In their SIGGRAPH paper, the authors also simulated other types of fabric like plain linen and a silk crepe de chine. Their goal was to demonstrate the model’s ability to handle different types of thread and an unlimited variety of weaving patterns. The only other models that may be able to produce similar results to the one Sadeghi and colleagues developed put fabrics through a micro-CT-scan, an expensive and time-consuming procedure.

The other computer scientist working on the paper was Joachim De Deken, a master’s student, who took measurements of fabrics.

University of California – San Diego