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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 19, 2016
Filed:
May. 23, 2013
Wen-jun Wu, Novi, MI (US);
Brian W Kao, Farmington Hills, MI (US);
BO Robert Zhou, Bloomfield Hills, MI (US);
John R Borth, Clarkston, MI (US);
Wen-Jun Wu, Novi, MI (US);
Brian W Kao, Farmington Hills, MI (US);
Bo Robert Zhou, Bloomfield Hills, MI (US);
John R Borth, Clarkston, MI (US);
FCA US LLC, Auburn Hills, MI (US);
Abstract
A method for determining a mated portion of an object can include receiving design data defining a three-dimensional object having a first member mated with a second member. Each member can be represented by a plurality of triangles. The method can include determining an outer layer of the three-dimensional object and a mated surface of the three-dimensional object. The mated surface may be determined by utilizing a recursive process to analyze each specific triangle of the plurality of triangles. The recursive process can classify a triangle as: (i) on the outer layer when all of its vertices are on the outer layer, and (ii) in the mated surface when none of its vertices are on the outer layer. When a triangle has at least one but not all of its vertices on the outer layer, the triangle can be subdivided into sub-triangles, which are then analyzed individually.
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