Image processing apparatus, image processing method, and storage medium storing a program for causing an image processing apparatus to execute an image processing method

An image processing method for generating a two-dimensional output image based on three-dimensional data of a product model assembled from its parts, the image processing method comprising:

• operating a computer system such that it performs the acts of:
• generating an individual image of each part based on the three-dimensional data;
• generating a parts assembly image of the entire product model with a specific part highlighted;
• calculating boundary information for each part highlighted on the parts assembly image;
• obtaining a center position of the highlighted part on the assembly image based on the boundary information;
• obtaining a straight line dividing the parts assembly image to equally distribute the parts into respective areas defined by the straight line;
• calculating a position of arrangement of the individual image of each part corresponding to the highlighted part distributed in each of the areas;
• and
• generating an output image in which the individual image of each part is arranged around the parts assembly image and a leading line extends from the individual image of each part to the corresponding part on the parts assembly image.

A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium having recorded thereon computer-readable program code for causing a computer system to execute an image processing method when the program code is executed on the computer system,

• the image processing method comprising:
• generating an individual image of each part of a product model based on three-dimensional data;
• generating a parts assembly image of the entire product model with a specific part highlighted;
• calculating boundary information for each part highlighted on the parts assembly image;
• obtaining a center position of the highlighted part on the assembly image based on the boundary information;
• obtaining a straight line dividing the parts assembly image to equally distribute the parts into areas defined by the straight line;
• calculating a position of arrangement of the individual image of each part corresponding to the highlighted part distributed in the divided area;
• and
• generating an output image in which the individual image of each part is arranged around the parts assembly image and a leading line extends from the individual image of each part to the corresponding part on the parts assembly image.