A. Functional Orientation
The target users of PlantCAD are dedicated to agronomic
researcher and developer of 3D digital media (e.g., landscape
demonstration, virtual simulation software for technical
education, game and 3D movie). A number of high-level goals
are expected to guide the design and development of PlantCAD:
• Realism: PlantCAD dedicate to the modeling of plant
varieties. We emphasize the resulted 3D models both on
geometric and visual realism, to represent the detail
characteristics and differences in plant varieties.
• Multi-scale modelling: PlantCAD needs to construct 3D
geometries of plant ranging from tissue, organs to plant
communities, to fulfill different application
requirements.
• Quality : PlantCAD especially focus on the quantitative
analysis of plant structure and its physiological function.
The accuracy of the quantitative analysis is a major
considering in the design of this software.