System, method and computer program product for associative region generation and modification

A system that creates and modifies associative regions comprising:

• a processor;
• a memory coupled to said processor;
• an associative region creation and modification module executable on said processor operative to create and modify associative regions wherein said associative region creation and modification module comprises:
• a shape selector operative to select a multi-dimensional shape in a graphics file,
• a boundary element associator that associates said multi-dimensional shape with an associative region, and
• an assignor that assigns a formation operator to an associative region.

A computer program product embodied on a computer readable medium, said computer program product comprising program logic wherein the computer program product comprises:

• associative region creation and modification program code means for enabling a processor to create and modify associative regions, further comprising
• selecting means for enabling said processor to select a multidimensional shape in a graphics file;
• boundary element associating means for enabling said processor to associate said multi-dimensional shape with an associative region, and
• assigning means for enabling said processor to assign a formation operator to said associative region.

A computer-readable medium containing a data structure for storing an associative region comprising:

• a boundary element identifier list containing an entry for each boundary element associated with an associative region, each entry containing a unique identifier for a boundary element;
• a seed point list containing an entry for each seed point of said associative region;
• and
• a formation operator parameter containing an constant indicating the formation operation used to generate said associative region.