Creating a broken representation of a computer-aided design model
US9870436B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Jan 23, 2015 |
| Grant date | Jan 16, 2018 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 7, 2036 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06T2219/2008
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A computer-implemented method and system create computer-generated three-dimensional (3D) models in a broken state (broken view representation). To create a 3D model in a broken state, an area of the 3D model in an unbroken state is removed to create the 3D model in the broken state and a mapping between the 3D model in the unbroken state and the 3D model in a broken state is implemented to enable operations performed on the 3D model in the broken state to utilize data defining the 3D model in the unbroken state. The mapping maintains a relationship between data defining the 3D model in the unbroken state and data defining the 3D model in the broken state.
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