Method and system for forming an object proxy
US6831642B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jul 19, 2002 |
| Grant date | Dec 14, 2004 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 19, 2022 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06T17/10
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A system, method and computer program product for forming an object proxy. In one embodiment, a method forms an object proxy that approximates the geometry of an object. The method includes forming a volume that encompasses the object, forming an isosurface within the volume, adjusting the isosurface relative to a surface of the object, and pruning the isosurface to obtain the object proxy. An apparatus includes an isosurface former that forms an isosurface within a volume encompassing an object, and an isosurface shaper that adjusts the isosurface relative to the surface of the object and prunes the isosurface to obtain the object proxy.
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