Generating a 2D view of a 3D model
AssigneeAutodesk, Inc.
InventorTobias Krimmer
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Abstract
A method for generating a 2D view (40) of a 3D model (30), the 3D model (30) comprising at least one object (32), wherein a test is made whether or not a predefined 2D representation (52) of the object (32) is available for the 2D view (10, 40), and, if the 2D representation (52) is available, this 2D representation (52) is used in the 2D view (40), and if the 2D representation (52) is not available, a 2D projection (42) of the object (32) is calculated and used in the 2D view (10, 40). A computer program product and an apparatus comprise corresponding features. The invention increases the degree of automation when generating a high-quality 2D view of a 3D model by reducing the amount of manual finishing operations that have hitherto been necessary.
Claims21
A method for generating a 2D view of a 3D model, said 3D model comprising at least one object, said method comprising, for at least one object of said 3D model, the steps of:
- testing whether or not a predefined 2D representation of said object is available for said 2D view,
- if said 2D representation is available, using this 2D representation in said 2D view, and
- if said 2D representation is not available, calculating a 2D projection of said object and using this 2D projection in said 2D view.
A computer program product for execution by a computer for generating a 2D view of a 3D mode, said 3D model comprising at least one object, said computer program product comprising computer instructions that cause said computer to perform, for at least one object of said 3D model, the steps of:
- testing whether or not a predefined 2D representation of said object is available for said 2D view,
- if said 2D representation is available, using this 2D representation in said 2D view, and
- if said 2D representation is not available, calculating a 2D projection of said object and using this 2D projection in said 2D view.
An apparatus comprising at least one computer, said computer being programmed for generating a 2D view of a 3D model, said 3D model comprising at least one object, said computer being programmed for executing, for at least one object of the 3D model, the steps of:
- testing whether or not a predefined 2D representation of said object is available for said 2D view,
- if said 2D representation is available, using this 2D representation in said 2D view, and
- if said 2D representation is not available, calculating a 2D projection of said object and using this 2D projection in said 2D view.
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