Stanford dragon explained

The Stanford dragon is a computer graphics 3D test model created with a Cyberware 3030 Model Shop (MS) Color 3D Scanner at Stanford University. The data for the model was produced in 1996.

The dragon consists of data describing 871,414 triangles^{[1] [2]} determined by 3D scanning a real figurine. The data set is often used to test various graphics algorithms, including polygonal simplification, compression, and surface smoothing,^[3] similar to the Stanford bunny (1993).

The model is available in different file formats (.ply, vrml, vl, etc.) on the internet for free.

See also

• List of common 3D test models
• Stanford bunny

References

1. Although the Stanford web page says that it has 1,132,830 triangles, the actual face count is 871,414 in the .ply file.
2. Book: Zomorodian, Afra J.. Topology for Computing. 2005-01-10. Cambridge University Press. 9781139442633. 3. en.
3. Book: Kumar, Vipin. Computational Science and Its Applications - ICCSA 2003: International Conference, Montreal, Canada, May 18-21, 2003, Proceedings. Gavrilova. Marina L.. Marina Gavrilova. Tan. C. J. Kenneth. L'Ecuyer. Pierre. 2003-08-03. Springer. 9783540448426. 290. en.

External links

• The Stanford 3D Scanning Repository provides the Stanford dragon model for download
• Large Geometric Models Archive at Georgia Tech provides the Stanford dragon model for download in standard file formats