Three-dimensional surface texturing

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9934601-B2
Application number	US-201514804758-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jul 21, 2015
Priority date	Jul 21, 2015
Publication date	Apr 3, 2018
Grant date	Apr 3, 2018

Abstract

A scanned texture can be applied to a three-dimensional model using a scanner. A user can scan a surface texture with a three-dimensional scanner and then use the same scanner as a three-dimensional input device to apply the texture to a three-dimensional model displayed in a virtual modeling environment. To accomplish this, the surface texture may first be isolated and extracted from a scanned surface. The surface texture can then be applied to a three-dimensional model in a virtual workspace by using the scanner as a navigational and control input. Thus, in a similar manner and motion in which a real-world object is scanned, the surface texture can be applied to the digital model displayed in the virtual modeling environment. The scanner therefore provides a user with a simple and intuitive way in which to capture physical surface textures and apply them to digital objects.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A method comprising:
capturing a three-dimensional scan of a surface with a handheld scanner;
isolating a surface texture of the surface comprising a three-dimensional texture independent of an aggregate shape of the surface, wherein isolating the surface texture includes:
low-pass filtering the surface to provide a filtered surface;
warping the filtered surface with a transform to form a plane;
applying the transform to the surface to form a warped surface; and
sampling a region of the warped surface to provide an isolated surface texture;

displaying a digital model of an object within a virtual modeling environment;
receiving spatial input from the handheld scanner to navigate to a pose within the virtual modeling environment; and
in response to user input, applying the surface texture to the digital model according to the pose.

2. The method of claim 1 further comprising fabricating the digital model with the surface texture using a three-dimensional printer.

3. The method of claim 1 wherein the handheld scanner is a laser line scanner.

4. The method of claim 1 wherein the handheld scanner acquires three-dimensional data using one or more of structured light, shape from motion, and range finding.

5. The method of claim 1 wherein the user input includes pushing a button on the handheld scanner.

6. The method of claim 1 further comprising displaying the pose in a display of the virtual modeling environment.

7. The method of claim 1 further comprising displaying an area on the digital model that will receive the surface texture within the virtual modeling environment based on the pose.

8. The method of claim 7 further comprising providing a tool within the virtual modeling environment for a user to adjust a size of the area on the digital model that will receive the surface texture.

9. The method of claim 7 further comprising providing a tool within the virtual modeling environment for a user to adjust a shape of the area on the digital model that will receive the surface texture.

10. The method of claim 7 further comprising providing a tool within the virtual modeling environment for a user to adjust a scale of the surface texture in one or more dimensions.

11. The method of claim 1 further comprising isolating a two-dimensional visual feature of the surface.

12. The method of claim 11 wherein the two-dimension feature includes a color of the surface.

13. The method of claim 11 wherein the two-dimensional feature includes a texture map.

14. The method of claim 11 wherein the two-dimensional feature includes a two-dimensional image.

15. The method of claim 11 further comprising providing a user input for a user to select at least one of the two-dimensional visual feature and the surface texture for application to the digital model.

16. A computer program product comprising non-transitory computer-executable code embodied in a non-transitory computer readable medium that, when executing on one or more computing devices, performs the steps of:
receiving a three-dimensional scan of a surface;
isolating a surface texture of the surface comprising a three-dimensional texture independent of an aggregate shape of the surface, wherein isolating the surface texture includes:
low-pass filtering the surface to provide a filtered surface;
warping the filtered surface with a transform to form a plane;
applying the transform to the surface to form a warped surface; and
sampling a region of the warped surface to provide an isolated surface texture;

displaying a digital model of an object within a virtual modeling environment;
receiving spatial input from a handheld scanner to navigate to a pose within the virtual modeling environment; and
in response to user input, applying the surface texture from the first object to the digital model according to the pose.

17. The computer program product of claim 16 , further comprising code that performs the steps of:
displaying the pose in a display of the virtual modeling environment; and
displaying an area on the digital model that will receive the surface texture within the virtual modeling environment based on the pose.

18. A system comprising:
a handheld scanner configured to capture a three-dimensional scan of a surface, the handheld scanner including a first network interface; and
a user device including a processor, a memory, and a display, the user device coupled to the handheld scanner through the first network interface, the processor configured to perform the steps of:
receiving the three-dimensional scan of the surface from the handheld scanner;

isolating a surface texture of the surface comprising a three-dimensional texture independent of an aggregate shape of the surface, wherein isolating the surface texture includes:
low-pass filtering the surface to provide a filtered surface;
warping the filtered surface with a transform to form a plane;
applying the transform to the surface to form a warped surface; and
sampling a region of the warped surface to provide an isolated surface texture;
displaying a digital model of an object within a virtual modeling environment on the display;
receiving spatial input from a handheld scanner to navigate to a pose within the virtual modeling environment; and
in response to user input, applying the surface texture to the digital model according to the pose.

Assignees

• Makerbot Ind Llc

Inventors

• Palmer Mark
• Mccallum Benjamin R
• Dinh Quynh
• Askedall Andrew J

Classifications

• G06T19/20

  Editing of three-dimensional [3D] images, e.g. changing shapes or colours, aligning objects or positioning parts · CPC title

• G06T2219/2024

  Style variation · CPC title

• G06T15/04 Primary

  Texture mapping · CPC title

• B29C64/393

  for controlling or regulating additive manufacturing processes · CPC title

• B29C67/0088

  Operations & Transport · mapped topic