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Abstract

Editing 3D models from excellent commercial software GUIs seems almost equivalent to a sculptor carving a Japanese cypress, or molding clay into a sculpture. There is nothing in this direct operational environment that causes the user to perform complicated mathematical calculations. It is easy to forget that CG creation is built upon numbers. However, the 3D models that we create from this illusionary act of formation are simply numbers in memory space, far removed from real-space models like sculptures or statues. If we cannot touch them with our hands, they do not communicate the accumulation of time (because it takes time to create sculptures).