3D Visualization System Using 2D Sketch Node Extrusion
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current Configure, Price, Quote (CPQ) systems face challenges in providing high-quality, photorealistic three-dimensional visualizations of configured products in real-time, especially in e-commerce environments, where rapid changes require efficient and effective visualization methods.
Innovation Solution
A method and system that utilize a two-dimensional sketching user interface to generate three-dimensional drawings by receiving user input or image files, defining nodes with various properties such as position, rotation, scaling, texture, and light, and updating the visualization in real-time based on user manipulations, allowing users to create high-fidelity visualizations without relying on third-party services.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If traditional third-party services are used for three-dimensional visualization, then hardware compatibility and ease of operation are improved, but response time and control over visualization quality deteriorate
Solution Approach 1:
The system enables users to directly create and manipulate three-dimensional visualizations through a user interface without relying on external third-party services. Users can define nodes, apply transformations, and generate visualizations independently, eliminating dependency on external services and reducing response time while maintaining ease of operation.
Solution Approach 2:
The visualization system is divided into discrete nodes, each representing a specific element or feature. This segmentation allows the system to process and update individual nodes independently, enabling rapid response time while maintaining the ease of operation through modular node manipulation.
2Manufacturing precision
If complex three-dimensional visualization algorithms are implemented, then visualization quality and photorealism are improved, but device complexity and processing requirements worsen
Solution Approach 1:
The complex visualization task is divided into discrete nodes, each handling a specific aspect of the visualization. This segmentation reduces the complexity of individual processing units while maintaining overall visualization quality through the coordinated operation of multiple simple nodes.
Solution Approach 2:
The system uses parameter transformations and node manipulations to achieve high-quality visualizations. By changing parameters such as position, rotation, scaling, and material properties of nodes, the system generates photorealistic visualizations without requiring complex underlying algorithms, thus reducing device complexity.
3Productivity
If real-time updates are implemented for configuration changes, then productivity and response speed are improved, but device complexity and computational load worsen
Solution Approach 1:
The system segments the visualization into independent nodes that can be updated individually. When configuration changes occur, only the affected nodes need to be updated rather than regenerating the entire visualization, enabling real-time updates with reduced computational load and maintained productivity.
Solution Approach 2:
The system implements dynamic node manipulation where nodes can be created, modified, and removed in real-time. The system dynamically adjusts the visualization based on configuration changes, enabling real-time updates without requiring complete regeneration, thus maintaining productivity while managing device complexity.
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Embodiments of the disclosure provide systems and methods for generating a three-dimensional drawing or representation of a product or other object. According to one embodiment, a method for generating a three-dimensional drawing representing an object can comprise presenting a two-dimensional sketching user interface and receiving two-dimensional sketch data through the two-dimensional sketch user interface. The two-dimensional sketch data can define a plurality of nodes and the plurality of nodes can define a two-dimensional sketch of at least a portion of the object. Node data for each of the plurality of nodes defined in the two-dimensional sketch data can be read and the three-dimensional drawing representing the object can be extruded from the node data.