Patent Document ID: 7974461
Application ID: 11351245
Patent Status: 1

Claim One:
1. A method for displaying a calculated geometric entity within at least one 3D range data set, comprising: at a computer processor for rendering 3D range data as a displayed image: representing a provided first 3D range data set as at least one displayed image; specifying a calculated geometric entity for representing a non-physical entity comprising: a calculated trajectory or path of motion, a calculated origin of a trajectory or path of motion, a calculated region of fluid flow, a calculated swept volume, a calculated projection of light or shadow, a calculated position of a light source, a calculated sight line, calculated trajectories of explosion debris, a calculated intersection with any of the above, or a calculated normal vector to any of the above; and displaying the calculated geometric entity merged within said at least one displayed image, wherein the first 3D range data set represents physical objects and wherein the calculated geometric entity represents something other than the physical objects represented by the first 3D range data set.