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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 29, 2008
Filed:
Oct. 12, 2005
Thomas M. Inzinga, Henniker, NH (US);
Lisa E. Fox, Sandown, NH (US);
Kumud D. Vaidya, Penacook, NH (US);
Bradford V. Ek, Jr., Concord, NH (US);
Nagesh Narayanaswamy, Manchester, NH (US);
Chakravarthy Gavini, Amherst, NH (US);
Thomas M. Inzinga, Henniker, NH (US);
Lisa E. Fox, Sandown, NH (US);
Kumud D. Vaidya, Penacook, NH (US);
Bradford V. Ek, Jr., Concord, NH (US);
Nagesh Narayanaswamy, Manchester, NH (US);
Chakravarthy Gavini, Amherst, NH (US);
AUTODESK, Inc., San Rafael, CA (US);
Abstract
Embodiments of the invention provide a method for creating a complete 3D model of complex infrastructure configurations, such as divided highways, roadway intersections, etc. Current CAD applications have been limited to creating 3D models based on the geometry of a single alignment. In one embodiment, each baseline for a 3D model using four data inputs: a topographical terrain model, an alignment specifying the longitudinal 2D geometry for the structure being modeled, a profile specifying the elevations of the baseline along the horizontal alignment, and the geometry for cross-sectional assemblies along the horizontal and vertical alignments.