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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 22, 2007
Filed:
May. 06, 2004
Steven Clay Hunter, San Francisco, CA (US);
David H. Mullins, Ii, Kensington, CA (US);
Robert H. Russ, Richmond, CA (US);
William A. Wise, Oakland, CA (US);
William F. Sheffler, Oakland, CA (US);
Christian D. Hoffman, Oakland, CA (US);
Steven Clay Hunter, San Francisco, CA (US);
David H. Mullins, II, Kensington, CA (US);
Robert H. Russ, Richmond, CA (US);
William A. Wise, Oakland, CA (US);
William F. Sheffler, Oakland, CA (US);
Christian D. Hoffman, Oakland, CA (US);
Pixar, Emeryville, CA (US);
Abstract
A graphical user interface for a computer system includes a display portion configured to display a representation of a first three-dimensional object, wherein the first three-dimensional object has an associated first volume, and a control icon associated with the first three-dimensional object, wherein the control icon is configured to allow a user to specify a bend amount to the first three-dimensional object in a first dimension, wherein the display portion is also configured to display a representation of a bent first three-dimensional object, wherein the bent first three-dimensional object comprises the first three-dimensional object that is bent lengthwise in response to the bend amount, and that may have an adjusted thickness in response to the bend amount.