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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 22, 2014
Filed:
Sep. 29, 2010
Christine Waggoner, Berkeley, CA (US);
Meng Yu, San Francisco, CA (US);
David Baraff, Oakland, CA (US);
Christine Waggoner, Berkeley, CA (US);
Meng Yu, San Francisco, CA (US);
David Baraff, Oakland, CA (US);
Pixar, Emeryville, CA (US);
Abstract
An interactive multi-mesh modeling system allows users to employ a variety of modeling techniques to interactively create objects for a variety of different tasks or tools. Some of these different tasks or tools can have requirements for computer-generated representations of objects on which they operate. These requirements may differ from how some computer-generated representations were originally created (e.g., 3D solid objects output using solid modeling techniques vs. 2D flat 'panel constructed' objects required for some computer simulations). Thus, the interactive multi-mesh modeling system may further employ a variety of techniques for taking a source computer-generated representation of an object and providing the automatic creation, management, and maintenance of instances or versions of the source. The interactive multi-mesh modeling system may further employ a variety of techniques for the automatic management and transfer of information defined thereon or associated with these meshes.