Utah teapot
English edit
Etymology edit
After the University of Utah, whose researcher Martin Newell designed the model in 1975.
Noun edit
Utah teapot (plural Utah teapots)
- (computer graphics) A three-dimensional mathematical model of a teapot, often used as a reference object to test or assess a rendering technique.
- 1996, Alyn Rockwood, Peter Chambers, Interactive Curves and Surfaces: A Multimedia Tutorial on CAGD:
- The preceding figure shows the Utah teapot, a popular benchmark for surfaces. The teapot is textured by a random polka-dot pattern.
- 2003, Stanley Osher, Nikos Paragios, Geometric level set methods in imaging, vision, and graphics:
- Figure 23.7 demonstrates our smoothing operator applied to a preliminary 3D scan conversion of the Utah teapot.
- 2004, Saty Raghavachary, Rendering for Beginners: Image Synthesis Using RenderMan:
- At the RfB site you will find the complete dataset for the Utah teapot and Gumbo. You are encouraged to use them in your own RenderMan renders […]