Cloth animation modeling
US6532014B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | Jan 13, 2000 |
| Grant date | Mar 11, 2003 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 13, 2020 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06T2210/16
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A model for cloth, which allows for substantially real-time animation of the cloth, is disclosed. The latitudinal (vertical) nodes of the model are decoupled from the longitudinal (horizontal) nodes in one embodiment. In one embodiment, the latitudinal nodes are modeled as physical splines, and the longitudinal nodes are modeled as stiff multi-section rods between adjacent latitudinal nodes. The model is then rendered.
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