GB2388507B - An interface and method of interfacing between a parametric modelling unit and a polygon based rendering system. - Google Patents

An interface and method of interfacing between a parametric modelling unit and a polygon based rendering system.

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GB2388507B
GB2388507B GB0210769A GB0210769A GB2388507B GB 2388507 B GB2388507 B GB 2388507B GB 0210769 A GB0210769 A GB 0210769A GB 0210769 A GB0210769 A GB 0210769A GB 2388507 B GB2388507 B GB 2388507B
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Simon Fenney
Clifford Gibson
John Russell
Jonathan Alan Redshaw
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    • G06T—IMAGE DATA PROCESSING OR GENERATION, IN GENERAL
    • G06T17/00—Three-dimensional [3D] modelling for computer graphics
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    • G06—COMPUTING OR CALCULATING; COUNTING
    • G06T—IMAGE DATA PROCESSING OR GENERATION, IN GENERAL
    • G06T17/00—Three-dimensional [3D] modelling for computer graphics
    • G06T17/20—Finite element generation, e.g. wire-frame surface description, tesselation
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GB0517744A GB2415117B (en) 2002-05-10 2002-05-10 An interface and method of interfacing between a parametric modelling unit and a polygon based rendering system
GB0517745A GB2415118B (en) 2002-05-10 2002-05-10 An interface and method of interfacing between a parametic modelling unit and a polygon based rendering system
GB0210769A GB2388507B (en) 2002-05-10 2002-05-10 An interface and method of interfacing between a parametric modelling unit and a polygon based rendering system.
EP03725375.4A EP1537539B1 (en) 2002-05-10 2003-05-08 An interface and method of interfacing between a parametric modelling unit and a polygon based rendering system
PCT/GB2003/001966 WO2003096277A2 (en) 2002-05-10 2003-05-08 An interface and method of interfacing between a parametric modelling unit and a polygon based rendering system
JP2004504186A JP4542889B2 (ja) 2002-05-10 2003-05-08 パラメトリックモデリングユニットとポリゴンベースレンダリングシステム間のインターフェースをとるインターフェース及びその方法
US10/435,759 US20040113909A1 (en) 2002-05-10 2003-05-09 Interface and method of interfacing between a parametric modelling unit and a polygon based rendering system
US11/232,760 US7227546B2 (en) 2002-05-10 2005-09-22 Interface and method of interfacing between a parametric modelling unit and a polygon based rendering system
US11/638,545 US7362328B2 (en) 2002-05-10 2006-12-13 Interface and method of interfacing between a parametric modelling unit and a polygon based rendering system
US12/148,043 US7768511B2 (en) 2002-05-10 2008-04-16 Interface and method of interfacing between a parametric modelling unit and a polygon based rendering system
JP2010103076A JP5124615B2 (ja) 2002-05-10 2010-04-28 サーフェス法線ベクトルを求めるための装置又は方法

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