Patent ID: 7057618
Filing Date: 2006-06-06
Classification: G06T

Abstract:
1. A method for a computer system including a display comprises: displaying a two-dimensional representation of a three-dimensional object on the display; wherein the three-dimensional object comprises a plurality of components in a component hierarchy, wherein the two-dimensional representation comprises a plurality of two-dimensional regions including a first region, a second region, a third region, and a fourth region, wherein a fourth region comprises the second region and the third region, wherein the first region comprises a two-dimensional representation of a first component from the plurality of components, wherein the second region comprises a two-dimensional representation of a second component from the plurality of components, and wherein the third region comprises a two-dimensional representation of a third component from the plurality of components; receiving a graphical selection of the fourth region by a user on the display; selecting the second component from the plurality of components in response to the graphical selection of the fourth region; receiving a value for an animation variable associated with the second component from the user; modifying the animation variable of the second component in response to the value; modifying the second region to form an updated second region; and displaying an updated two-dimensional representation of the three-dimensional object on the display wherein the updated two-dimensional representation includes the updated second region.