ing individual. Figure 8. A wireframe matrix of a face shown at 32 x 32 resolution. Figure 9. Rendered image of a facial reconstruction. Figure 10. Computerized reconstruction of a skull from the separately scanned fragments.
             Facial reconstruction techniques use C++ and Silicon Graphics' programming languages to provide a coherent Windows-based medium for scanning, facial reconstruction and display. They build features into their models for the selective application of tissue depth datasets defined by parameters such as age, sex, build or ethnic origin. Another component allows the selection of facial features from computerised image libraries. The graphic and animation facilities of Open Inventor allow the display of a moving facial image cycling through a range of versions in a variety of lighting conditions – with the aim of maximising the likelihood of recognition. The animated 3D reconstruction could be downloaded to videotape or, as the Open Inventor.iv file format is t
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