Apparatus and method for forming 2D views of a structure from 3D point data
US6633290B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | May 18, 2000 |
| Grant date | Oct 14, 2003 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 18, 2020 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06T7/00
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
An apparatus and method are described for forming 2D views of a structure from 3D point data. In the present invention, a plane is specified and triangulated meshes are intersected with the plane to form a group of polylines. The significant features of each polyline are then extracted, and the features are then connected to form intersection polylines that closely approximate the intersection polylines that would be generated by intersecting the real 3D structure with the specified plane. The final 2D view consists of the connected features extracted from the polylines.
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