System for creating animations using component stress indication
US11074738B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | Jan 28, 2021 |
| Grant date | Jul 27, 2021 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 28, 2041 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06T2219/2021
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
In an embodiment, an animator is provided with an indication when a model's component such as a joint or limb is being moved or twisted in a way that would be unnatural and cause unusual stress on the model component. For example, as a shoulder joint is stressed by moving an arm in an extreme position a yellow bar or coloring of the shoulder, arm or other component can grow increasingly bright and shift to red just before a breaking point is reached. An animator can choose to go past the breaking point and the breaking can be modeled and incorporated into the animation.
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