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Skewed Mirror Symmetry for Depth Estimation in 3D Line-Drawings

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Graphics Recognition. Recent Advances and Perspectives (GREC 2003)

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We aim to reconstruct three-dimensional polyhedral solids from axonometric-like line drawings. A new approach is proposed to make use of planes of mirror symmetry detected in such sketches. Taking account of mirror symmetry of such polyhedra can significantly improve the reconstruction process. Applying symmetry as a regularity in optimisation-based reconstruction is shown to be adequate by itself, without the need for other inflation techniques or regularities. Furthermore, symmetry can be used to reduce the size of the reconstruction problem, leading to a reduction in computing time.

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  1. Department of Technology, Universitat Jaume I, Castellon, Spain

    Ana Piquer & Pedro Company

  2. Department of Computer Science, Cardiff University, Cardiff, UK

    Ralph Martin

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  1. Computer Vision Center, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Bellaterra, 08193, (Barcelona), Spain

    Josep Lladós

  2. Departmen Computer Science and Engineering, Chung-Ang University, 221 Heuksukdong, Dongjakku, Seoul, Korea

    Young-Bin Kwon

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Piquer, A., Martin, R., Company, P. (2004). Skewed Mirror Symmetry for Depth Estimation in 3D Line-Drawings. In: Lladós, J., Kwon, YB. (eds) Graphics Recognition. Recent Advances and Perspectives. GREC 2003. Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol 3088. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-25977-0_13

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