Support for animating wavy deformation of capes

Abstract

Animation of characters’ clothing is in high demand in a variety of digital content. In particular, a cape flapping in the wind is often an important element in a dynamic scene. However, it is not an easy task to create 3DCG animations of capes as desired by artists. We, therefore, propose a system that creates an animation of a cape waving in the wind from a small number of parameters. The system, therefore, uses Laguerre Voronoi decomposition to control the undulating surface mesh of the cape.