Method and apparatus for controlling procedural models
US8280703B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | Jan 20, 2009 |
| Grant date | Oct 2, 2012 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 8, 2031 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06T11/001
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Methods and apparatus are described that may be used interactively to control the synthesis of patterns via procedural modeling. In one method, a direct brush tool may be used to directly control placement of parts of a procedural model. An element of a pattern may be synthesized according to the procedural model along a curve from a start point to an end point. Other elements of the pattern may be synthesized along the curve according to the procedural model. In another method, an auto brush tool may be used to grow a procedural model automatically to a specified distance from the curve. A pattern may be synthesized according to the procedural model along the curve from a start point to an end point; the synthesis of the pattern by the procedural model may be constrained to a region defined by a specified distance from the curve.
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