Methods and systems for processing images to perform automatic alignment of electronic images

A system for cross-referencing between a three-dimensional (3D) model and a two-dimensional (2D) document, the system comprising:

• one or more processors;
• and
• one or more storage devices storing instructions that, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the one or more processors to perform a method comprising:
• receiving the 2D document and the 3D model, the 2D document comprising a first 2D image and the 3D model comprising a plurality of elements;
• generating a second 2D image based on the 3D model, the second 2D image comprising a representation of the plurality of elements from the 3D model;
• and
• generating a coded 2D image based on the second 2D image by assigning a coded indicator to each of the plurality of elements represented on the second 2D image, wherein each of the coded indicators displayed on the coded 2D image uniquely identifies a corresponding element of the plurality of elements from the 3D model, wherein the coded indicator includes a color such that the indicator value defines an RGB value that is uniquely assigned to each of the plurality of elements.

A non-transitory computer readable medium for cross-referencing between a three-dimensional (3D) model and a two-dimensional (2D) document, the non-transitory computer readable medium storing instructions that, when executed by one or more processors, cause the one or more processors to perform a method comprising:

• receiving the 2D document and the 3D model, the 2D document comprising a first 2D image and the 3D model comprising a plurality of elements;
• generating a second 2D image based on the 3D model, the second 2D image comprising a representation of the plurality of elements from the 3D model;
• and
• generating a coded 2D image based on the second 2D image by assigning a coded indicator to each of the plurality of elements represented on the second 2D image, wherein each of the coded indicators displayed on the coded 2D image uniquely identifies a corresponding element of the plurality of elements from the 3D model, wherein the coded indicator includes a color such that the indicator value defines an RGB value that is uniquely assigned to each of the plurality of elements.