Interactive Visualization of Historical Fabrics at Yarn Level using Sphere Tracing

Abstract

In this paper we present preliminary results of a new approach for interactive visualization of historical fabrics at yarn level based on models using Signed Distance Functions. They are compared with the results of Virtual Loom, an interactive application for rendering historical fabrics from the 15th to the 19th century, resulting from the European SilkNow project [PSA*18]. Yarns used on these fabrics has an special complexity due to a metallic cover that appears in some elements of the fabric. This new approach is based on rendering using Sphere Tracing. We will propose a signed distance function that allows both the visualization of a single yarn and a complete fabric in real time.