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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 09, 2019
Filed:
Sep. 17, 2013
Dentsply Implants NV, Hasselt, BE;
Carl Van Lierde, Meerbeke, BE;
Joris Vanbiervliet, Kessel-Lo, BE;
Pieter De Ceuninck, Gelrode, BE;
Stefaan Dhondt, Webbekom, BE;
Veerle Pattijn, Kessel-Lo, BE;
Jan Heyninck, Mechelen, BE;
DENTSPLY IMPLANTS NV, Hasselt, BE;
Abstract
System or components such as software for 3D modelling of bodies is described. This can be realized by a computer based method for modelling a body by scanning a determined space divided into elementary spaces, each elementary space being assigned a signed distance parameter indicative of the distance of said elementary space to said body and a weight parameter indicative of the importance of the distance parameter; said scanning of said body providing scanned points and each scanned point thus obtained possibly modifying said signed distance and weight parameters of each elementary space of said determined space; wherein, each one of selected elementary spaces is modified by subdividing said selected elementary space into higher level elementary spaces defined by the same parameters; wherein, in order to decrease details of the model of said body, said elementary spaces are modified by replacing selected elementary spaces with lower level elementary spaces.