US 2009/0214120 A1 · VOLUMETRIC DATA CONNECTING APPARATUS AND METHOD

Abstract

A volumetric data connecting apparatus, includes a reference point determining device for having an operator determine reference points A, B and C which are not on the same straight line on first volumetric data V; a connection point a determining device for having the operator determine a connection point a corresponding to said reference point A on second volumetric data v; an auxiliary line q displaying device for displaying “a section fb of the second volumetric data v” selected by the operator and a curve q which results from the crossing of said section fb and “a spherical surface Q having the distance between the reference points AB as its radius and the connection point a as its center”; a connection point b determining device for having the operator determine a connection point b corresponding to said reference point B on said section fb; an auxiliary lines rt displaying device for displaying “a section fc of the second volumetric data v” selected by the operator, a curve r which results from the crossing of said section fc and “a spherical surface R having the distance between the reference points AC as its radius and the connection point a as its center” and a curve t which results from the crossing of said section fc and “a spherical surface T having the distance between the reference points BC as its radius and the connection point b as its center”; a connection point c determining device for having the operator determine a connection point c corresponding to said reference point C on said section fc; and a coordinate adjusting device for so adjusting the coordinates of said first volumetric data V and said second volumetric data v that said reference points A, B and C and said connection points a, b and c have respectively the same coordinates.

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Dependent claims

A volumetric data connecting apparatus comprising:

a reference point determining device for having an operator determine reference points A, B and C which are not on the same straight line on first volumetric data V;
a connection point a determining device for having the operator determine a connection point a corresponding to said reference point A on second volumetric data v;
an auxiliary line q displaying device for displaying “a section fb of the second volumetric data v” selected by the operator and a curve q which results from the crossing of said section fb and “a spherical surface Q having the distance between the reference points AB as its radius and the connection point a as its center”;
a connection point b determining device for having the operator determine a connection point b corresponding to said reference point B on said section fb;
an auxiliary lines rt displaying device for displaying “a section fc of the second volumetric data v” selected by the operator, a curve r which results from the crossing of said section fc and “a spherical surface R having the distance between the reference points AC as its radius and the connection point a as its center” and a curve t which results from the crossing of said section fc and “a spherical surface T having the distance between the reference points BC as its radius and the connection point b as its center”;
a connection point c determining device for having the operator determine a connection point c corresponding to said reference point C on said section fc;
and
a coordinate adjusting device for so adjusting the coordinates of said first volumetric data V and said second volumetric data v that said reference points A, B and C and said connection points a, b and c have respectively the same coordinates.

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A volumetric data connecting apparatus comprising:

a reference point determining device for having an operator determine reference points A, B and C which are not on the same straight line on first volumetric data V;
a connection points ab determining device for having the operator determine a connection point a corresponding to said reference point A and a connection point b corresponding to said reference point B on a second volumetric data v;
an auxiliary lines rt displaying device for displaying “a section fc of the second volumetric data v” selected by the operator, a curve r which results from the crossing of said section fc and “a spherical surface R having (the distance between the reference points AC)×(the distance between the connection points ab)÷(the distance between the reference points AB) as its radius and the connection point a as its center” and a curve t which results from the crossing of said section fc and “a spherical surface T having (the distance between the reference points BC)×(the distance between the connection points ab)÷(the distance between the reference points AB) as its radius and the connection point b as its center”;
a connection point c determining device for having the operator determine a connection point c corresponding to said reference point C on said section fc;
and
a coordinate adjusting device for so adjusting the coordinates of said first volumetric data V and said second volumetric data v that said reference points A, B and C and said connection points a, b and c have respectively the same coordinates.

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A volumetric data connecting method comprising:

a reference point determining step for having an operator determine reference points A, B and C which are not on the same straight line on first volumetric data V;
a connection point a determining step for having the operator determine a connection point a corresponding to said reference point A on second volumetric data v;
an auxiliary line q displaying step for displaying “a section fb of the second volumetric data v” selected by the operator and a curve q which results from the crossing of said section fb and “a spherical surface Q having the distance between the reference points AB as its radius and the connection point a as its center”;
a connection point b determining step for having the operator determine a connection point b corresponding to said reference point B on said section fb;
an auxiliary lines rt displaying step for displaying “a section fc of the second volumetric data v” selected by the operator, a curve r which results from the crossing of said section fc and “a spherical surface R having the distance between the reference points AC as its radius and the connection point a as its center” and a curve t which results from the crossing of said section fc and “a spherical surface T having the distance between the reference points BC as its radius and the connection point b as its center”;
a connection point c determining step for having the operator determine a connection point c corresponding to said reference point C on said section fc;
and
a coordinate adjusting step for so adjusting the coordinates of said first volumetric data V and said second volumetric data v that said reference points A, B and C and said connection points a, b and c have respectively the same coordinates.