Two dimensional objects can be scanned in a raster pattern into an array of pixels.
The equivalent can be done in 3 dimensions. This is often used in applications like medical scanners.
There are many ways to code voxel data, for instance:
Volume renderingDVR (direct volume rendering) DSR (direct surface rendering) MIP (maximum intensity projection) vizmed sites (check out Volrend, Volpack, etc). surfels" and surfel rendering techniques (effectively floating voxels). |
