System for model distribution and associated methods

A system for distributing a tessellated model comprising:

• one or more processors coupled to memory;
• wherein the one or more processors are collectively operable to execute a distribution environment, and the distribution environment is operable to:
• generate a tessellated model including one or more geometric objects that establish a tessellation of geometry associated with a computer-aided design (CAD) model, the one or more geometric objects operable to display the tessellation in a user interface according to a plurality of views associated with respective view identifiers, each of the views associated with a respective depiction of the one or more geometric objects in the user interface;
• determine one or more transaction parameters associated with a smart contract, the one or more transaction parameters including a view access parameter specifying one or more of the view identifiers;
• store at least one instance of the tessellated model in a respective tessellated file readable by a lightweight viewer, the at least one instance of the tessellated model associated with a combination of the views specified by the view access parameter;
• generate a hash value for the respective tessellated file based on the one or more transaction parameters;
• and
• cause the smart contract to be stored in a block of a blockchain, the smart contract including the hash value, the one or more transaction parameters and a memory location associated with the respective tessellated file.

A method of distribution for a tessellated model comprising:

• generating a tessellated model including one or more geometric objects that establish a tessellation of geometry stored in a computer-aided design (CAD) model, wherein the one or more geometric objects are operable to display the tessellation in a user interface according to a plurality of views, the view objects associated with respective view identifiers and respective depictions of the one or more geometric objects in the user interface;
• determining one or more transaction parameters associated with a smart contract, the one or more transaction parameters including a view access parameter specifying one or more of the view identifiers;
• storing at least one instance of the tessellated model in a respective tessellated file readable by a lightweight viewer, the at least one instance of the tessellated model associated with a combination of the views specified by the view access parameter;
• generating a hash value for the respective tessellated file based on the one or more transaction parameters;
• and
• permitting display of one or more of the views on a requesting device in response to one or more criteria being met, the one or more criteria including receiving information in a request by the requesting device that matches the hash value and the one or more transaction parameters, but blocking display of the one or more of the views on the requesting device in response to the one or more criteria not being met.