Patents by Inventor Pierre Denis Voirin

Pierre Denis Voirin has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Method for computing an unfolded part of a modeled bended part of a 3D object
    Patent number: 11341296
    Abstract: A computer-implemented method computes an unfolded part of a modeled bended 3D object in a 3D scene of a computer-aided design system. The method a) provides the 3D object; b) selects a fixed portion (FP) of the 3D object; c) selects a mobile portion (MP) of the 3D object; d) determines a 1D interface (INT) forming an intersection between the fixed portion (FP) and the mobile portion; e) computes a transformed portion resulting from a linear transformation of the mobile portion (MP) according to an drawing direction (DD); f) trims the transformed portion in the vicinity of the 1D interface (INT), thereby forming a trimmed transformed portion (TTP); g) creates a fillet (FI) between the 1D interface (INT) and the trimmed transformed portion (TTP); and h) defines the unfolded part as an union of the fixed portion (FP), the trimmed transformed portion (TTP) and the created fillet (FI).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 10, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 24, 2022
    Assignee: DASSAULT SYSTEMES
    Inventor: Pierre Denis Voirin
  • METHOD FOR COMPUTING AN UNFOLDED PART OF A MODELED BENDED PART OF A 3D OBJECT
    Publication number: 20190197202
    Abstract: A computer-implemented method computes an unfolded part of a modeled bended 3D object in a 3D scene of a computer-aided design system. The method a) provides the 3D object; b) selects a fixed portion (FP) of the 3D object; c) selects a mobile portion (MP) of the 3D object; d) determines a 1D interface (INT) forming an intersection between the fixed portion (FP) and the mobile portion; e) computes a transformed portion resulting from a linear transformation of the mobile portion (MP) according to an drawing direction (DD); f) trims the transformed portion in the vicinity of the 1D interface (INT), thereby forming a trimmed transformed portion (TTP); g) creates a fillet (FI) between the 1D interface (INT) and the trimmed transformed portion (TTP); and h) defines the unfolded part as an union of the fixed portion (FP), the trimmed transformed portion (TTP) and the created fillet (FI).
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 10, 2018
    Publication date: June 27, 2019
    Inventor: Pierre Denis Voirin