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SLAI 2021: Geometric Modeling

May 5, 2021 by Chris Johnson. Filed under public, slai-2021.

Welcome to Geometric Modeling, one of the courses at the Summer Liberal Arts Institute for Computer Science held in 2021 at Carleton College. This page contains all the course notes and exercises that you will need throughout the week.

Session 1: 2D

• Setup
• First Shape
• Triangulation
• Refactor
• Wrapped Addition
• Circle
• Dots

Session 2: 3D and Parametric Surfaces

• Cube
• Cone
• Grid
• Terrain
• Ripples

Session 3: Revolutions, Part I

• Range-mapping
• Cylinder
• Sphere

Session 4: Revolutions, Part II

• Capsule
• Torus
• Spiral

Session 5: Extrusion

• Star
• Plus
• Extrude
• Other Extrusions

Extra

• Project Ideas
• Visual Studio Code Setup