Visualization of Minkowski operations by computer graphics techniques
We consider the problem of visualizing 3D objects defined as a Minkowski addition or subtraction of elementary objects. It is shown that such visualizations can be obtained by using techniques from computer graphics such as ray tracing and Constructive Solid Geometry . Applications of the method are found in solid modelling and shape description.
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