Patent ID: 7439972
Filing Date: 2008-10-21
Classification: G05B,G06T,Y02P

Abstract:
1. A method of generating a computer readable model of a geometrical object constructed from a plurality of interconnectable construction elements, wherein each construction element has a number of connection elements for connecting the construction element with another construction element comprising encoding a first and a second one of the plurality of construction elements as corresponding first and second data structures, each representing the connection elements of the corresponding construction element, and each of the connection elements having associated with it one of a plurality of predetermined connection types; determining a first connection element of the first construction element and a second connection element of the second construction element located in a predetermined proximity of each other; and retrieving connectivity information of the corresponding connection types of the first and second connection elements indicative of whether the first and second connection elements provide a connection between the first and the second construction element.