Method and system for creating a tessellated approximation of an outer envelope of a complex model
US6545676B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | May 24, 1999 |
| Grant date | Apr 8, 2003 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 24, 2019 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06T17/20
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
The present invention relates to providing a system and method for obtaining a tessellated approximation of an outer envelope of a geometrical representation of an object. The method of the invention can be implemented in any computer platform having a facility for creating a geometrical representation of an object. In particular, the computer-implemented method of the invention can be incorporated into a CAD/CAM system as one of the utilities provided by such a system.
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