A System for Efficient 3D Printed Stop-motion Face Animation (SIGGRAPH 2020)

We present the first system for processing computer animation sequences (typically faces) to produce an optimal set of replacement parts for use in 3D printed stop-motion animation. Given an input animation sequence of topology invariant deforming meshes, our problem is to output a library of replacement parts and per-animation-frame assignment of the parts, such that we maximally approximate the input animation, while minimizing the amount of 3D printing and assembly. Project page - https://www.dgp.toronto.edu/projects/stop-motion-faces/