@article{Akeo:1994:CGS,
  optpostscript = {},
  number = {3},
  month = aug,
  author = {Makoto Akeo and Hiroshi Hashimoto and Taisuke Kobayashi and Tetsuo
            Shibusawa},
  optkey = {},
  optannote = {},
  localfile = {papers/Akeo.1994.CGS.pdf},
  optkeywords = {},
  doi = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/1467-8659.1330477},
  optciteseer = {},
  journal = j-CGF,
  opturl = {},
  volume = {13},
  optwww = {},
  title = {{C}omputer {G}raphics {S}ystem for {R}eproducing
           {T}hree-{D}imensional {S}hape from {I}dea {S}ketch},
  abstract = {This paper describes the technical features and method of
              implementation of our designer support system which enables
              reproducing a three-dimensional shape from an idea sketch speedily
              and modifying the reproduced shape easily, thereby facilitating
              the consistency of the shape to be checked from a design
              viewpoint. The designer support system was developed as a tool to
              cut the time and labor designers have to spend in the design
              process and help designers to fully display their creativity--the
              essential attribute of designers. This system uses cross-section
              lines of an idea sketch of an object drawn by an industrial
              designer as input data to reproduce automatically a
              three-dimensional wire frame model of the object by a newly
              developed three-dimensional graphic algorithm including graphic
              constraints. In addition, it automatically creates planes by
              scanning the area enclosed by reproduced curved lines and subjects
              them to shading. In this process, the dimensions of the object
              need not be input to the system. The designer can operate the
              system simply by using the mouse to input appropriate data. Thus,
              the system permits the designer to easily express his idea in the
              form of a three-dimensional shape and study idea variations on the
              display screen without creating a mockup.},
  pages = {477--488},
  year = {1994},
}