To foster the use of 3D geometry, the authors introduce a piecewise linear parameterization of 3D surfaces suited for texture mapping, morphing, remeshing, and geometry imaging.
Citation:
Haeyoung Lee, Yiying Tong, Mathieu Desbrun, "Geodesics-Based One-to-One Parameterization of 3D Triangle Meshes," IEEE MultiMedia, vol. 12, no. 1, pp. 27-33, Jan. 2005, doi:10.1109/MMUL.2005.5