Patent ID: 7791606
Filing Date: 2010-09-07
Classification: G06T

Abstract:
1. A computer-implemented method of animating a cloth, implemented by a computer, wherein the computer comprises a processor, the method comprising: obtaining, using a processor, a first shape for the cloth at a first time; obtaining, using the processor, a first goal shape for the cloth at the first time, wherein the first goal shape is specified by a user using a plurality of goal shape control points, and wherein the first shape and the first goal shapes have different shapes; determining, using the processor, a first goal-directed force for the cloth at the first time from the first shape and the first goal shape, wherein the first goal-directed force includes a component that measures a difference between the first shape and the first goal shape; and determining, using the processor, a second shape for the cloth at a second time from the first shape and the first goal-directed force by dynamically advancing the cloth from the first time to the second time.