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Three-dimensional modeling apparatus and method utilizing the extraction of topological data, as from two-dimensional drawings

  • US 5,671,343 A
  • Filed: 12/09/1994
  • Issued: 09/23/1997
  • Est. Priority Date: 09/04/1990
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A three-dimensional drawing forming apparatus comprising:

  • recognizing means for recognizing a closed region of two-dimensional drawings, said recognizing means performing recognizing with regard to two-dimensional drawings of a first direction and those of a second direction, respectively;

    addition means for adding information in a depth direction to the closed region recognized by said recognizing means, said addition means performing addition with regard to two-dimensional drawings of a first direction and those of a second direction, respectively;

    section forming means for forming a plurality of sectional information in accordance with the information in the depth direction added to the recognized closed region; and

    drawing forming means for forming a three-dimensional drawing from the plurality of sectional information.

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