![Stanford Bunny](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/43/Stanford_Bunny.stl)
The Stanford bunny is a
computer graphics
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3D test model
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* Three-dimensional space
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developed by
Greg Turk and
Marc Levoy in 1994 at
Stanford University. The model consists of 69,451 triangles, with the data determined by
3D scanning a ceramic figurine of a
rabbit. This figurine and others were scanned to test methods of ''range scanning'' physical objects.
The data can be used to test various graphics algorithms, including polygonal simplification, compression, and surface smoothing. There are a few complications with this dataset that can occur in any 3D scan data: the model is
manifold connected and has holes in the data, some due to scanning limits and some due to the object being hollow. These complications provide a more realistic input for any algorithm that is benchmarked with the Stanford bunny,
though by today's standards, in terms of geometric complexity and triangle count, it is considered a
simple model.
The model was originally available in
.ply (polygons) file format in four different resolutions.
See also
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3D modeling
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Stanford dragon
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 ...
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Utah teapot
The Utah teapot, or the Newell teapot, is a 3D test model that has become a standard reference object and an in-joke within the computer graphics community. It is a mathematical model of an ordinary Melitta-brand teapot that appears solid w ...
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Suzanne (3D model)
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Cornell box
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List of common 3D test models This is a list of models and meshes commonly used in 3D computer graphics for testing and demonstrating rendering algorithms and visual effects. Their use is important for comparing results, similar to the way standard test images are used in image ...
References
External links
The Stanford 3D Scanning Repositoryprovides the Stanford bunny model for download.
3D graphics models
Test items
Fictional rabbits and hares
1994 works
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