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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 05, 2012
Filed:
Feb. 27, 2008
Jason Smith, San Rafael, CA (US);
Frederic P. Pighin, San Francisco, CA (US);
Cary Phillips, Moss Beach, CA (US);
Jason Smith, San Rafael, CA (US);
Frederic P. Pighin, San Francisco, CA (US);
Cary Phillips, Moss Beach, CA (US);
Lucasfilm Entertainment Company Ltd., San Francisco, CA (US);
Abstract
Among other disclosed subject matter, a computer-implemented method for generating a surface representation of an item includes identifying, for a point on an item in an animation process, at least first and second transformation points corresponding to respective first and second transformations of the point. Each of the first and second transformations represents an influence on a location of the point of respective first and second joints associated with the item. The method includes determining an axis for a cylindrical coordinate system using the first and second transformations. The method includes performing an interpolation of the first and second transformation points in the cylindrical coordinate system to obtain an interpolated point. The method includes recording the interpolated point in a surface representation of the item in the animation process.