Three-dimensional modeling apparatus and method utilizing the extraction of topological data, as from two-dimensional drawings
US5671343A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Dec 9, 1994 |
| Grant date | Sep 23, 1997 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 9, 2014 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06T17/10
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A three-dimensional model is formed from information of two-dimensional drawings. Information representing section is formed from the two-dimensional drawing information. Geometrical and topological information is then extracted, and the three-dimensional model is thereby formed.
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