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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 29, 2025
Filed:
Nov. 01, 2023
Vertex Software, Inc., Des Moines, IA (US);
Gerrick Bivins, Ames, IA (US);
Alexander Prinsen, Ames, IA (US);
Daniel Murray, Ames, IA (US);
Daniel Schultz, Ankeny, IA (US);
Michael Mccarty, Ames, IA (US);
Vertex Software, Inc., Des Moines, IA (US);
Abstract
Methods, systems, and computer-readable media for generating a cross-section of a 3D model are disclosed. An example method includes determining a cross-section plane intersecting the 3D model, performing ray-tracing by passing each of a plurality of rays through a corresponding pixel of a viewing plane such that each ray intersects the cross-section plane, determining one or more rays that are within a threshold distance of the 3D model at their respective points of intersection with the cross section plane, and highlighting pixels corresponding to the determined rays.