Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC

Garrett William Brown

Michael Jay Gilmore

Tyler Robert Adams

Thomas Nhan

Stephanie Horn

Alexandre Gueniot

Jie Li

Onur Onder

Matthew William Kernek

Constance Worsfold Gervais

Ramya Tridandapani

Thomas R Mignone

Heather Joanne Alekson

Eric Minghai Gao

Bharat Kumar Ahuja

Jordan Krissi

Michael Alexander Fuller

Adam Ross Le Doux

Chris Welman

Systems, methods, and software are disclosed herein for supporting an object reshaping feature in software applications. In an implementation, an application receives an input stroke on a canvas in a user interface to the application. The input stroke originates with an instrument-down action on the canvas, terminates with an instrument-up action on the canvas, and comprises a leading component. The application monitors for interactions to occur between the leading component of the input stroke and objects on the canvas during the input stroke. When an interaction occurs between the leading component and an object on the canvas, the application reshapes the object during the input stroke to reflect the interaction.

Reshaping objects on a canvas in a user interface

A three-dimensional model can be presented in a two-dimensional digital canvas on a computer display. User input directed at the three-dimensional model in the two-dimensional canvas can be received. The three-dimensional model can be manipulated in response to the user input. A two-dimensional view of the three-dimensional model can be displayed. Corresponding data structures for the model, the canvas, and the two-dimensional objects in the data structure can be maintained and updated. One or more additional techniques can also be utilized in a computer system, such as continuous user-controlled model rotation in a two-dimensional canvas; viewport autofit and non-autofit modes; rotating the model around a camera look-at point; ghosting outside the viewport; normalizing modeling units and values; preset buttons with on-button previews; user-defined view presets; and/or two-dimensional image substitution.

Three-dimensional digital models in two-dimensional digital canvases

Three-dimensional digital modeling with two-dimensional canvas

Three-dimensional model look-at-point rotation and viewport modes

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