Patent ID: 11900537
Assignee: TECHNOLOGIES SHAPESHIFT 3D INC.
Field: Computer technology (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC G  B | IPC G

Claim 15:
16. A method of deforming a 3D object into a deformed 3D object in a constrained manner to permit the deformed 3D object to conform to a 3D target object comprising:
receiving the 3D object and the 3D target object;
applying part processing of the 3D object through a topological rig, thereby generating a plurality of branches into which the 3D object is separated;
applying zone definition and constraint zone selection to the plurality of branches, the constraint zone selection comprising a selection of constraint zone types that include one or more rigid zones and one or more non-rigid zones from a list consisting of extrinsic rigid (XR) zones, extrinsic non-rigid (XNR) zones, intrinsic rigid (IR) zones, and intrinsic non-rigid (INR) zones, thereby generating a 3D model having a plurality of zones;
applying constraints on the 3D model through zone processing applied to the plurality of zones, thereby generating a deformed 3D object conforming to at least a portion of the 3D target object; and
outputting the deformed 3D object for use to cause the deformed 3D object to be digitally fabricated.