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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 19, 2019
Filed:
Jun. 16, 2017
Applicant:
Dassault Systemes Solidworks Corporation, Waltham, MA (US);
Inventors:
Robert M. Siegel, Lexington, MA (US);
Donald Van Zile, III, Macomb Township, MI (US);
Assignee:
Dassault Systemes SolidWorks Corporation, Waltham, MA (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06T 19/20 (2011.01); G06F 17/50 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 17/5086 (2013.01); G06F 17/5004 (2013.01); G06T 19/20 (2013.01); G05B 2219/36319 (2013.01); G06F 2217/02 (2013.01); G06T 2210/36 (2013.01);
Abstract
A computer-implemented method constructs a three-dimensional (3D) model, deletes data defining two or more features of the 3D model, and creates a new feature to replace the two or more features. Each of the two or more features has a set of faces, and a reduced amount of data is associated with the new feature with respect to the amount of data defining the two or more features. The method maps unique identifiers, enabling references to be retained and preventing a failure of an operation that uses the reference.