Image editing method, image editing apparatus, computer program, and memory product
First Claim
1. An image editing method using an image editing apparatus for editing a three-dimensional image configured with a plurality of element figure surfaces, comprising:
- accepting the three-dimensional image to be edited;
receiving specification of an element figure surface among the plurality of element figure surfaces;
retrieving, by a computer, one of another element figure surface connected to the specified element figure surface among the plurality of element figure surfaces and another element figure surface included in the three-dimensional image except for the specified element figure surface;
determining, by the computer, whether the retrieved another element figure surface has a specific relationship to the specified element figure surface;
relating, by the computer, the retrieved another element figure surface determined as having the specific relationship, to the specified element figure surface; and
preparing one object figure configured with the specified element figure surface and the related another element figure surface, and processing the prepared object figure as one unit to edit the three dimensional image.
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Abstract
In the case where a three-dimensional image including a plurality of element figures, such as a quadrangular plane, a curved surface including a ridgeline, and a cylinder, is edited using an image editing apparatus such as a three-dimensional CAD apparatus, when one element figure in the three-dimensional image is specified, other element figures connected to the specified one element figure, or other element figures included in the same three-dimensional image in which the one element figure is included are retrieved, and other element figure in the retrieved other element figures, which was determined as having a specific relationship to the one element figure is related to the one element figure. Then, the specified element figure and the element figures related to the specified element figure are edited collectively based on an operation received by the image editing apparatus.
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11 Claims
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1. An image editing method using an image editing apparatus for editing a three-dimensional image configured with a plurality of element figure surfaces, comprising:
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accepting the three-dimensional image to be edited; receiving specification of an element figure surface among the plurality of element figure surfaces; retrieving, by a computer, one of another element figure surface connected to the specified element figure surface among the plurality of element figure surfaces and another element figure surface included in the three-dimensional image except for the specified element figure surface; determining, by the computer, whether the retrieved another element figure surface has a specific relationship to the specified element figure surface; relating, by the computer, the retrieved another element figure surface determined as having the specific relationship, to the specified element figure surface; and preparing one object figure configured with the specified element figure surface and the related another element figure surface, and processing the prepared object figure as one unit to edit the three dimensional image.
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2. An image editing apparatus for editing a three-dimensional image including a plurality of element figures, comprising:
one or more computers configured to execute an operation including; receiving specification of an element figure among the plurality of element figure figures; retrieving one of another element figure connected to the specified element figure among the plurality of element figures and another and element figure included in the three-dimensional image in which the specified element figure is included except for the specified element figure; determining whether the retrieved another element figure has a specific relationship to the specified element figure; relating the retrieved another element figure determined as having the specific relationship, to the specified element figure; and preparing one object figure configured with the specified element figure and the related another element figure, and processing the prepared object figure as one unit to edit the three dimensional image. - View Dependent Claims (3, 4)
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5. A non-transitory computer-readable memory product storing a computer program for causing a computer to edit a three-dimensional image configured with a plurality of element figure surfaces, wherein the computer program comprises:
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accepting the three-dimensional image to be edited; receiving specification of an element figure surface among the plurality of element figure surfaces; retrieving one of another element figure surface connected to the specified element figure surface among the plurality of element figure surfaces and another element figure surface included in the three-dimensional image except for the specified element figure surface; determining whether the retrieved another element figure surface has a specific relationship to the specified element figure surface; relating the retrieved another element figure surface determined as having the specific relationship, to the specified element figure surface; and preparing one object figure configured with the specified element figure surface and the related another element figure surface, and processing the prepared object figure as one unit to edit the three dimensional image.
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6. An image editing apparatus for editing a three-dimensional image including a plurality of three-dimensional element figures, comprising:
a processor capable of performing operations of; receiving specification of a three-dimensional element figure among the plurality of three-dimensional element figures; retrieving one of another three-dimensional element figure connected to the specified three-dimensional element figure among the plurality of three-dimensional element figures and another three-dimensional element figure included in the three-dimensional image except for the specified three-dimensional element figure; determining whether the retrieved another three-dimensional element figure has a specific relationship to the specified three-dimensional element figure; and relating the retrieved another three-dimensional element figure determined as having the specific relationship, to the specified three-dimensional element figure; and preparing one object figure configured with the specified three-dimensional element figure and the related another three-dimensional element figure, and processing the prepared object figure as one unit to edit the three dimensional image.
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7. An image editing apparatus for editing a three-dimensional image including a plurality of element figures, comprising:
a processor programmed to perform operations of; receiving specification of an element figure among the plurality of element figures; retrieving another element figure connected to the specified element figure among the plurality of element figures; determining whether the retrieved another element figure is a surface connected to the specified element figure in a tangent continuous manner; and relating the retrieved another element figure determined as being a surface connected in a tangent continuous manner to the specified element figure; and preparing one object figure configured with the specified element figure and the related another element figure, and processing the prepared object figure as one unit to edit the three dimensional image.
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8. An image editing apparatus for editing a three-dimensional image including a plurality of element figures, comprising:
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means for receiving specification of an element figure among the plurality of element figures; means for retrieving another element figure connected to the specified element figure from among the plurality of element figures; means for determining whether the retrieved another element figure is a surface connected to the specified element figure in a tangent continuous manner; means for relating the retrieved another element figure determined as being a surface connected in a tangent continuous manner to the specified element figure; and means for preparing one object figure configured with the specified element figure and the related another element figure surface, and processing the prepared object figure as one unit to edit the three dimensional image. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11)
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