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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 08, 2001
Filed:
Mar. 10, 1998
Naoyuki Satoh, Kanagawa, JP;
Ricoh Company, Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A method of generating a solid-shell object from a solid object having a shelling-designated surface and other surfaces includes the steps of inwardly displacing the other surfaces to generate displaced surfaces, dividing the shelling-designated surface and the displaced surfaces into portions, removing unnecessary portions among the portions to leave necessary portions of the shelling-designated surface and the displaced surfaces, and connecting the necessary portions of the shelling-designated surface and the displaced surfaces together to generate a first surface model. The method further includes the steps of removing the shelling-designated surface from the solid object to generate a second surface model, and connecting the first surface model and the second surface model to generate the solid-shell object.