METAPHOR OF 2D EDITING FOR 3D GRAPHICS Russian patent published in 2011 - IPC G06T15/50 G06T17/00 

FIELD: information technologies.

SUBSTANCE: system of forms visualisation comprises a visualisation mechanism that operates on a processor in a computer system. Besides, the system comprises an application configured to provide a user interface to select form parameters. At the same time the user interface is a facility for selection of one or more according 2D parameters for the specified shape. The system also comprises a mechanism of 2D visualisation, comprising a facility to use 2D effects and 2D surface effects to the specified form, a facility to develop a texture card from 2D text, a facility to generate the first initial plane for 2D effects, a facility to generate and visualise effects of 2D text on the second initial plane. Besides, the system comprises a 3D modelling factory, which includes a facility to produce 2D geometry from the specified form, and a facility to generate a 3D model. The system also comprises a facility to display texture card at a 3D model and a facility to visualise 3D model.

EFFECT: reduced scope of calculations in development of 3D graphics compared to traditional 3D modelling.

20 cl, 8 dwg