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Method and system for identifying peripheral elements of a complex model

US6580428B1 · kind B1 · utility

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Filing dateMay 24, 1999
Grant dateJun 17, 2003
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Expiry dateMay 24, 2019

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG06T2207/20132
  • WIPO fieldComputer technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

The present invention relates to a method and system for determining peripheral elements, e.g., outer surfaces, 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 the system.

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