Sutherland's Volkswagen
Sutherland's Volkswagen, or the Utah VW Bug, is a 3D model. It is a mathematical model of a 1967 Volkswagen Beetle and one of the earliest 3D computer models, aside from Catmull's hand.
The Volkswagen model was created by students[1] of Professor Ivan Sutherland in 1972[2] at the University of Utah. The students created the model by measuring a real version of the car with yardsticks. Only the car body is modeled, not the wheels or chassis. The model became slightly iconic after all the various parts, as measured by students, were pieced together, with the necessary rotations, scaling, and translations.[2]
See also
References
- "vw.JPG". excelsior.asc.ohio-state.edu. Retrieved 2018-04-12.
- McDermott, Robert (2003). "Robert Remembers: the VW Bug" (PDF).
External links
- "vw.JPG". excelsior.asc.ohio-state.edu. Retrieved 2018-04-12.
- "The First Real Object Ever 3D Scanned And Rendered Was A VW Beetle". jalopnik.com. Retrieved 2018-04-12.
- "The Utah Teapot - CHM Revolution". computerhistory.org. Retrieved 2018-04-12.
- "David Evans and Ivan Sutherland - CHM Revolution". computerhistory.org. Retrieved 2018-04-12.
- "Mapping Sutherland's Volkswagen - CHM Revolution". computerhistory.org. Retrieved 2018-04-12.
- "Wireframe model of Sutherland's Volkswagen - CHM Revolution". computerhistory.org. Retrieved 2018-04-12.
- http://www.computerhistory.org/revolution/computer-graphics-music-and-art/15/206/559
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