Computer-Implemented Method for Designing a Three-Dimensional Modeled Object

• US 20150178991A1
• Filed: 12/12/2014
• Published: 06/25/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 12/20/2013
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Dassault Systemes SA
• Original Assignee: Dassault Systemes SA
• Inventors: Peythieux, Laura, Gunther, Mathieu, Renard, Amelie, Letzelter, Frederic
• Granted Patent: US 9,472,024 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 2203/04803 Split screen, i.e. subdividing the display area or the window area into separate subareas
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0482 Interaction with lists of selectable items, e.g. menus
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0483 Interaction with page-structured environments, e.g. book metaphor
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04845 for image manipulation, e.g. dragging, rotation, expansion or change of colour
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0486 Drag-and-drop
• CPC Class Codes: G06T 15/08 Volume rendering
• CPC Class Codes: G06T 19/006 Mixed reality object pose determination, tracking or camera calibration for mixed reality G06T7/00
• CPC Class Codes: G06T 2219/20 Indexing scheme for editing of 3D models

Abstract

A computer-implemented method for designing a three-dimensional modeled object comprising the steps of providing a three-dimensional designing scene (41) in a display screen (40); and providing a graphical tool (42) in a first area (43) with a reduced size in the display area (44) of the screen (40) comprising at least one image (45, 46, 47). The graphical tool (42) is permanently superimposed over the scene (41).

Claims

1. A computer-implemented method for designing a three-dimensional modeled object comprising the steps of:

providing a three-dimensional designing scene (41) in a display screen (40); and

providing a graphical tool (42) in a first area (43) with a reduced size in the display area (44) of the screen (40) comprising at least one image (45, 46, 47), the graphical tool (42) being permanently superimposed over the scene (41).

2. Computer-implemented method of claim 1, wherein said reduced size of the first area (43) represents less than a quarter of the display area (44) of the screen (40).

3. Computer-implemented method of claim 2, wherein said reduced size of the first area (43) represents a sixth of the display area (44) of the screen (40).

4. Computer-implemented method of claim 1, wherein images (51, 50, 47, 45) are arranged in a stack.

5. Computer-implemented method of claim 1, wherein the graphical tool (42) comprises a number of images inferior or equal to a threshold, images are partially superimposed such that there is no loss of more than 20% of each image.

6. Computer-implemented method of claim 5, wherein images are messy arranged.

7. Computer-implemented method of claim 1, wherein the graphical tool is extended in a second area (52) being an horizontal banner in the display area (44), comprising the first area (43).

8. Computer-implemented method of claim 1, wherein the graphical tool is extended in a third area (53) being a vertical banner in the display area (44), comprising the first area (43).

9. Computer-implemented method of claim 7, wherein images are scrolled in the banner.

10. Computer-implemented method of claim 1, wherein an image is scaled, rotated, or translated in the graphical tool (42).

11. Computer-implemented method of claim 1, wherein an image is added or deleted in the graphical tool (42).

12. Computer-implemented method of claim 1, wherein an image of the graphical tool (42) is imported in the scene (41), or an image of the scene (41) is exported in the graphical tool (42).

13. Computer-implemented method of claim 12, wherein, an importation in the scene (41) of an image of the graphical tool (42) being effected with a drag and drop of the image, a drop is not taken into account when made inside a wide security area comprising the current area (43, 52, 53) of the graphical tool (42).

14. Computer-implemented method of claim 13, wherein, during the drag in the scene (41), outside the wide security area, a representation of the imported image is represented in partial transparency at the current position of the drag.

15. Computer-implemented method of claim 14, wherein, at the end of the drag, at the drop position, the image is created in the scene (41) at the drop position.

16. A computer program product comprising:

a computer readable medium, for designing a three-dimensional modeled object;

computer-executable instructions embodied on the computer readable medium including code means for causing a computer system to;

provide a three-dimensional designing scene (41) in a display screen (40); and

provide a graphical tool (42) in a first area (43) with a reduced size in the display area (44) of the screen (40) comprising at least one image (45, 46, 47), the graphical tool (42) being permanently superimposed over the scene (41).

17. An apparatus for designing a three-dimensional modeled object comprising:

a processor; and

a memory operatively coupled to the processor in a manner supporting designing a three-dimensional modeled object by instructing the processor to;

provide a three-dimensional designing scene (41) in a display screen (40); and

provide a graphical tool (42) in a first area (43) with a reduced size in the display area (44) of the screen (40) comprising at least one image (45, 46, 47), the graphical tool (42) being permanently superimposed over the scene (41).

18. Apparatus as claimed in claim 17 wherein said reduced size of the first area (43) represents less than a quarter of the display area (44) of the screen (40).

19. Apparatus as claimed in claim 17 wherein images are one of:

arranged in a stack, and messy arranged.

20. Apparatus as claimed in claim 17 wherein the graphical tool is extended in a second area (52), the second area being one of:

an horizontal banner in the display area (44), and a vertical banner in the display area.

21. Apparatus as claimed in claim 17 wherein images are any one or combination of:

scrolled in a banner,

scaled, rotated, or translated in the graphical tool, and

added or deleted in the graphical tool.

22. Apparatus as claimed in claim 17 wherein an image of the graphical tool is imported in the scene, or an image of the scene is exported in the graphical tool.