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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 29, 2026
Filed:
May. 23, 2024
Adobe Inc., San Jose, CA (US);
Élie Louis Simon Michel, Paris, FR;
Valentin Deschaintre, London, GB;
Mathieu Kevin Pascal Gaillard, San Jose, CA (US);
Axel Florent Jacques Paris, Paris, FR;
Adrien Kaiser, Lyons, FR;
Marzia Riso, Rome, IT;
Adobe Inc., San Jose, CA (US);
Abstract
Techniques are disclosed for direct manipulation of implicitly defined digital three-dimensional (3D) shapes. In an example method, a computing device renders a 3D shape based on an implicit definition including one or more parameters. The computing device receives an indication of an input indicating a modification to the 3D shape at a point. The computing device determines an alternative representation of the point. The computing device determines a position of the point based on the alternative representation. The computing device determines a transformation that relates the position to the one or more parameters. The computing device determines a change in at least one parameter based on the transformation and the input. The computing device re-renders the 3D shape based on the implicit definition and the change in the at least one parameter. The re-rendered 3D shape includes the modification indicated by the input.