Generating a surface representation of an item
US8416246B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | May 9, 2012 |
| Grant date | Apr 9, 2013 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 9, 2032 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06T13/20
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Among other disclosed subject matter, a computer-implemented method for generating a surface representation of an item includes identifying, for a point on an item in an animation process, at least first and second transformation points corresponding to respective first and second transformations of the point. Each of the first and second transformations represents an influence on a location of the point of respective first and second joints associated with the item. The method includes determining an axis for a cylindrical coordinate system using the first and second transformations. The method includes performing an interpolation of the first and second transformation points in the cylindrical coordinate system to obtain an interpolated point. The method includes recording the interpolated point in a surface representation of the item in the animation process.
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