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Systems and methods for interactively extrapolating breaklines over surfaces

US11461971B1 · kind B1 · utility

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Filing dateJul 23, 2021
Grant dateOct 4, 2022
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Expiry dateJul 23, 2041

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG06T2219/004
  • WIPO fieldComputer technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

Systems, methods, devices, and non-transitory media of the various embodiments may provide for extrapolating a breakline for a user in a graphical application, such as an Earthworks rendering application. Various embodiments may enable a breakline to be extrapolated and rendered on a surface from two or more points selected by a user on that surface. In various embodiments, the surface may be any type directional surface, such as a triangle mesh, pointcloud, heightmap, fusions of such surfaces, etc.

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