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US 9,607,422 B1Granted
Interactive vertex manipulation system and methods for geometry repair
AssigneeMSC.Software Corporation
InventorJames Harvey Leedom
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Abstract
A method for simulating a physical object includes receiving user input to move a vertex of a simulated surface from a first location to a second location that is across an edge of the surface. The method also includes generating a visual display that is configured to inform the user that the movement of a vertex to the second location across an edge of the surface is unpermitted.
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A method for simulating a physical object, comprising:
- receiving, with an electronic input device, user input to move a vertex of a simulated surface from a first location to a second location that is across an edge of the surface;
- determining an invalid topology in response to receiving the user input to move the vertex to the second location;
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- generating, with a processor for displaying at a display device, a visual display to inform the user that the invalid topology resulted from the movement of the vertex to the second location across the edge of the surface is unpermitted.
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A method for simulating a simulated object, comprising:
- determining an invalid topology in response to receiving a user input to move an attribute from a first location to a second location that is across an edge of a surface;
- generating, with a processor for displaying at a display device, a visual display to inform the user that the invalid topology resulted from the movement of the attribute to the second location across the edge of the surface is unpermitted;
- providing, by the display device, a visual display indicating a resulting shape of the simulated object based on user input received to move the attribute of the simulated object to the second position if the invalid topology did not result from the movement of the attribute;
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- removing, by the processor, an unselected attribute of the simulated object that is in contact with the selected attribute in response to moving the attribute.
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