2D/3D combined rendering

• US 20070057939A1
• Filed: 12/12/2005
• Published: 03/15/2007
• Est. Priority Date: 09/09/2005
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing LLC (Microsoft Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
• Inventors: Petschnigg, Georg, Coy, Stephen, Kernek, Matthew, Berger, Damien, Bakshi, Ashesh
• Granted Patent: US 7,999,807 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 345/419
• CPC Class Codes: G06T 15/00 3D [Three Dimensional] image rendering
• CPC Class Codes: G06T 15/50 Lighting effects
• CPC Class Codes: G06T 17/00 Three dimensional [3D] modelling, e.g. data description of 3D objects

Abstract

A system combines 2D and 3D modeling in rendering shapes and includes: a 3D modeling factory to generate a 3D model of selected shape parameters or features; a front face factory to generate 2D text and text effects, and some 2D shape effects; a ground plane factory to generate effects that are rendered on a ground plane of a shape; and a rasterizer/compositing engine to combine 2D and 3D effects generated by the front face factory, ground plan factory, and the 3D modeling factory.

Claims

1. A method for rendering shapes, the method comprising:

receiving an indication (200) to apply 3D effects to a 2D shape;

disassembling the 2D shape into one or more of a set comprising;

a 2D surface of a front face of the 2D shape, one or more ground plane effects, and a geometry of the shape; and

creating a bitmap (522) from a combination of parts resulting from the disassembling, wherein one or more effects are selectively applied to one or more of the parts.

2. The method of claim 1 further comprising selectively applying (506) one or more 2D shape effects to the 2D shape.

3. The method of claim 1 further comprising:

selectively creating a ground plane for the 2D shape (508); and

selectively associating one or more 2D shape effects to the 2D shape'"'"'s ground plane.

4. The method of claim 1 wherein the set further comprises:

text included in the 2D shape, and 3D effects to be applied to the text.

5. The method of claim 4 further comprising (502, 510), if the 2D shape includes text, selectively applying text effects to the text.

6. The method of claim 4 further comprising (504), if the 2D shape includes text with 3D effects to be applied, selectively creating a text ground plane and associating one or more 3D text effects with the text ground plane.

7. The method of claim 1 further comprising (512), selectively applying surface effects to the 2D shape.

8. The method of claim 7 further comprising (514), selectively creating a texture map is using the 2D surface effects or 2D text effects applied to text included in the 2D shape, or both.

9. The method of claim 1 further comprising (516), obtaining a 2D geometry from the 2D shape.

10. The method of claim 9 further comprising (518), generating a 3D model from the 2D geometry.

11. The method of claim 10 further comprising (520), mapping a texture map onto the 3D model, wherein the texture maps is created using 2D surface effects applied to the 2D shape or 2D text effects applied to text included in the 2D shape, or both.

12. One or more computer-readable media having stored thereon instructions that when executed by a computer implement the method of claim 1.

13. A system for rendering shapes, the system comprising:

means for receiving an indication (200) to apply 3D effects to a 2D shape;

means for disassembling the 2D shape into one or more of a set comprising;

a 2D surface of a front face of the 2D shape, one or more ground plane effects, and a geometry of the shape; and

means for creating a bitmap (522) from a combination of parts resulting from the disassembling, wherein one or more effects are selectively applied to one or more of the parts.

14. The system of claim 13 further comprising:

means for selectively applying (506) one or more 2D shape effects to the 2D shape;

means for selectively creating a ground plane for the 2D shape (508); and

means for selectively associating one or more 2D shape effects to the 2D shape'"'"'s ground plane.

15. The system of claim 13 further comprising means for (504) selectively creating a text ground plane and associating one or more 3D text effects with the text ground plane.

16. The system of claim 13 further comprising:

means for (512) selectively applying surface effects to the 2D shape;

means for (514) selectively creating a texture map is using the 2D surface effects or 2D text effects applied to text included in the 2D shape, or both.

17. The system of claim 13 further comprising:

means for (516) obtaining a 2D geometry from the 2D shape;

means for (518) generating a 3D model from the 2D geometry; and

means for (520) mapping a texture map onto the 3D model, wherein the texture maps is created using 2D surface effects applied to the 2D shape or 2D text effects applied to text included in the 2D shape, or both.

18. A system for rendering shapes, the system comprising:

an engine to receive an indication (200) to apply 3D effects to a 2D shape, the engine further comprising;

a 3D modeling component (202) to generate a 3D model of selected shape parameters;

a front face component (204) to selectively generate 2D text and text effects and 2D shape effects;

a ground plane component (206) to generate effects that are rendered on a ground plane of a shape; and

a rasterizer/compositing engine (208) to combine 2D and 3D effects generated by the front face component, ground plan component, and the 3D modeling factory.

19. The system of claim 18 wherein the front face component is further to selectively render 2D text effects, 2D shape effects, 2D surface effects, and the 2D geometry of the 2D shape, and is further to selectively create a texture map using the rendered 2D text effects and 2D surface effects for the front face of the 2D shape.

20. The system of claim 19 wherein the 3D modeling component is further to generate coordinates for mapping the texture onto the front face of the 3D model.