Systems and methods for creating a two-dimensional representation of a model

A system for creating a two-dimensional representation of a model, the system comprising:

• a memory area for storing the two-dimensional representation and model data;
• and
• a processor programmed to:
• receive data corresponding to the first component;
• define a first component representation corresponding to the first component, the first component representation including one or more closed graphics, wherein the one or more closed graphics are polygons, a visibility of one or more edges of the one or more closed graphics, and coordinates of the one or more closed graphics that correspond to the first component;
• define a structure of the first component representation with respect to each of the closed graphics, the visibility of the one or more edges of the one or more closed graphics, and coordinates of the closed graphics that correspond to the first component;
• determining if the first component includes one more self-occluding and/or mutually occluding closed graphics based on an orientation of the first component;
• based on the determination that the first component includes one or more self-occluding and/or mutually occluding closed graphics, split each self-occluding and/or mutually occluding closed graphic into two or more non-occluding closed graphics;
• define an occluding order of the closed graphics;
• and
• generate an illustration file.

One or more non-transitory computer-readable media having computer-executable modules, the modules comprising:

• an interface module that when executed by at least one processor causes the at least one processor to receive data corresponding to the first component;
• and
• a creation module that when executed by at least one processor causes the at least one processor to:
• define a first component representation corresponding to the first component, the first component representation including one or more closed graphics, wherein the one or more closed graphics are polygons, a visibility of one or more edges of the one or more closed graphics, and coordinates of the one or more closed graphics that correspond to the first component;
• define a structure of the first component representation with respect to each of the closed graphics, the visibility of the one or more edges of the one or more closed graphics, and coordinates of the closed graphics that correspond to the first component;
• determining if the first component includes one more self-occluding and/or mutually occluding closed graphics based on an orientation of the first component;
• based on the determination that the first component includes one or more self-occluding and/or mutually occluding closed graphics, split each self-occluding and/or mutually occluding closed graphic into two or more non-occluding closed graphics;
• define an occluding order of the closed graphics;
• and
• generate an illustration file.