Stanford Dragon
Encyclopedia
The Stanford Dragon is a computer graphics
test model created with a Cyberware 3030 Model Shop (MS) Color 3D Scanner
at Stanford University
.
The Dragon consists of data describing 871,414 trianglesAlthough the Stanford web page says that it has 1,132,830 triangles, the actual face count is 871,414 in the .ply file. determined by 3D scanning
a real figurine. The data set is often used to test various graphics algorithms; including polygonal simplification, compression, and surface smoothing. It first appeared in 1996.
The model is available in different file formats (.ply, vrml, vl, ...) on the web for free.
Computer graphics
Computer graphics are graphics created using computers and, more generally, the representation and manipulation of image data by a computer with help from specialized software and hardware....
test model created with a Cyberware 3030 Model Shop (MS) Color 3D Scanner
3D scanner
A 3D scanner is a device that analyzes a real-world object or environment to collect data on its shape and possibly its appearance . The collected data can then be used to construct digital, three dimensional models....
at Stanford University
Stanford University
The Leland Stanford Junior University, commonly referred to as Stanford University or Stanford, is a private research university on an campus located near Palo Alto, California. It is situated in the northwestern Santa Clara Valley on the San Francisco Peninsula, approximately northwest of San...
.
The Dragon consists of data describing 871,414 trianglesAlthough the Stanford web page says that it has 1,132,830 triangles, the actual face count is 871,414 in the .ply file. determined by 3D scanning
3D scanner
A 3D scanner is a device that analyzes a real-world object or environment to collect data on its shape and possibly its appearance . The collected data can then be used to construct digital, three dimensional models....
a real figurine. The data set is often used to test various graphics algorithms; including polygonal simplification, compression, and surface smoothing. It first appeared in 1996.
The model is available in different file formats (.ply, vrml, vl, ...) on the web for free.
External links
- The Stanford 3D Scanning Repository provides the Stanford Dragon model for download.
- Large Geometric Models Archive at Georgia TechGeorgia Institute of TechnologyThe Georgia Institute of Technology is a public research university in Atlanta, Georgia, in the United States...
provides the Stanford Dragon model for download in standard file formats. - MrBluesummers.com 3dsMax Resources Download the Stanford Dragon Model in OBJ format. (more common than .PLY)