Patent · US Expired

Method for interactive construction of virtual 3D models

US7466313B2 · kind B2 · utility

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15Claims
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Filing dateDec 22, 2000
Grant dateDec 16, 2008
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Expiry dateFeb 9, 2025

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG06T2219/2021
  • WIPO fieldComputer technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

The present invention provides a processing system for enabling modifications to be made to a virtual design in a CAD system, in particular a collaborative CAD system with a number of spatially distributed users. An indication is constantly provided as to the degrees of freedom of the components involved in any modification and the effects on the degrees of freedom of any changes to be made.

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