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System and method for trimmed surface tessellation

US8884956B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateAug 10, 2007
Grant dateNov 11, 2014
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Expiry dateSep 10, 2033

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG06T17/20
  • WIPO fieldComputer technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A system, method, and computer program for tessellation. A method includes tessellating a curve having a plurality of polygons, connecting said plurality of polygons in a preferred direction, and decomposing polygons into a plurality of triangles. A mesh representation is created from the plurality of triangles.

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