System and method for simulation of virtual wear articles on virtual models
First Claim
1. A method for designing a wear article for an object, the method comprising:
- providing a virtual three-dimensional model of the object, including first data representing three dimensions of the object;
providing at least one virtual pattern representing at least a portion of the wear article;
assembling the at least one virtual pattern into a virtual three-dimensional wear article, the virtual three-dimensional wear article including second data representing three dimensions of the wear article;
associating a material type with one of the at least one virtual pattern and the virtual three-dimensional wear article, the material type having third data representing at least one physical property of the material type;
simulating the fit of the virtual three-dimensional wear article on the virtual three-dimensional model by;
comparing the first and second data to determine non-intersection of the virtual three-dimensional wear article with the virtual three-dimensional object; and
causing the virtual three-dimensional wear article to conform to the virtual three-dimensional model within constraints imposed by the third data.
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Abstract
A system and method for designing a wear article for an object comprises providing a virtual three-dimensional model of the object, including first data representing three dimensions of the object. Virtual two-dimensional patterns representing different portions of the wear article are assembled into a virtual three-dimensional wear article. The virtual three-dimensional wear article includes second data representing three dimensions of the wear article. A material type is associated with one or more of the virtual patterns and the virtual three-dimensional wear article. The material type has third data representing at least one physical property of the material type. In order to display the virtual three-dimensional wear article on the virtual three-dimensional model, the first and second data are compared to determine the non-intersection of the virtual three-dimensional wear article with the virtual three-dimensional object. The virtual three-dimensional wear article is then conformed to the virtual three-dimensional model within constraints imposed by the third data. With this arrangement, the system and method enables the virtual wear article to stretch, flex, sag, etc., on the virtual model to better approximate the real-life fit and look of the wear article on an object during design of the wear article.
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52 Claims
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1. A method for designing a wear article for an object, the method comprising:
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providing a virtual three-dimensional model of the object, including first data representing three dimensions of the object; providing at least one virtual pattern representing at least a portion of the wear article; assembling the at least one virtual pattern into a virtual three-dimensional wear article, the virtual three-dimensional wear article including second data representing three dimensions of the wear article; associating a material type with one of the at least one virtual pattern and the virtual three-dimensional wear article, the material type having third data representing at least one physical property of the material type; simulating the fit of the virtual three-dimensional wear article on the virtual three-dimensional model by; comparing the first and second data to determine non-intersection of the virtual three-dimensional wear article with the virtual three-dimensional object; and causing the virtual three-dimensional wear article to conform to the virtual three-dimensional model within constraints imposed by the third data. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A method for designing a wear article for an object, the method comprising:
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providing a virtual three-dimensional model of the object; providing at least one virtual pattern representing at least a portion of the wear article; assembling the at least one virtual pattern into a virtual three-dimensional wear article; simulating the fit of the virtual three-dimensional wear article on the virtual three-dimensional model by; determining non-intersection of the virtual three-dimensional wear article with the virtual three-dimensional object, and causing the virtual three-dimensional wear article to conform to the virtual three-dimensional model within constraints imposed by at least one physical property associated with said three-dimensional wear article; changing at least one parameter on one of the virtual pattern and virtual three-dimensional wear article; and automatically changing a corresponding parameter on the other of the virtual pattern and the virtual three-dimensional wear article. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30)
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31. A system for designing wear articles for an object, the system comprising:
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a first station having a digital processor and a display; a virtual three-dimensional model of the object, including first data representing three dimensions of the object located at the first station; at least one virtual pattern at the first station representing at least a portion of the wear article; means at the first station for assembling the at least one virtual pattern into a virtual three-dimensional wear article, the virtual three-dimensional wear article including second data representing three dimensions of the wear article; means for associating a material type with one of the at least one virtual pattern and the virtual three-dimensional wear article, the material type having third data representing at least one physical property of the material type; means for simulating the fit of the virtual three-dimensional wear article on the virtual three-dimensional model; means for comparing the first and second data to determine non-intersection of the virtual three-dimensional wear article with the virtual three-dimensional object; and means for causing the virtual three-dimensional wear article to conform to the virtual three-dimensional model within constraints imposed by the third data. - View Dependent Claims (32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41)
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42. A system for designing wear articles for an object, the system comprising:
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a virtual three-dimensional model of the object; at least one virtual pattern representing at least a portion of the wear article; means for assembling the at least one virtual pattern into a virtual three-dimensional wear article; means for simulating the fit of the virtual three-dimensional wear article on the virtual three-dimensional model by; determining non-intersection of the virtual three-dimensional wear article with the virtual three-dimensional object, and causing the virtual three-dimensional wear article to conform to the virtual three-dimensional model within constraints imposed by at least one physical property associated with said three-dimensional wear article; means for displaying the virtual three-dimensional wear article on the virtual three-dimensional model; means for changing at least one parameter on one of the virtual pattern and virtual three-dimensional wear article; and means for automatically changing a corresponding parameter on the other of the virtual pattern and the virtual three-dimensional wear article. - View Dependent Claims (43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52)
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