Patent ID: 9015631
Filing Date: 2015-04-21
Classification: G06F

Abstract:
1. A computer apparatus for previewing transformations in a 3D modeling system, with a graphical user interface (GUI), comprising: a visual depiction of a 3D model, including zero, one, or more objects and a grid according to which the objects are positioned; at least one animated 3D icon associated with a transformation to the 3D model, wherein the transformation adds an object to the zero, one, or more objects of the 3D model, deletes an object when there are one or more objects in the 3D model, or changes an object when there are one or more objects in the 3D model, wherein the at least one animated 3D icon is user-selectable to apply the associated transformation to the 3D model in a manner that modifies or transforms an object within or added to the visual depiction of the 3D model, the at least one animated 3D icon includes an animated visual depiction of the associated transformation; and a cursor which is used to navigate the 3D model and to select the at least one animated 3D icon in the GUI.