The invention relates to technologies for visualizing a three-dimensional (3D) image. According to the claimed method, a 3D model is generated, images of an object are produced, a 3D model is visualized, the 3D model together with a reference pattern and also coordinates of texturing portions corresponding to polygons of the 3D model are stored in a depiction device, at least one frame of the image of the object is produced, the object in the frame is identified on the basis of the reference pattern, a matrix of conversion of photo image coordinates into dedicated coordinates is generated, elements of the 3D model are coloured in the colours of the corresponding elements of the image by generating a texture of the image sensing area using the coordinate conversion matrix and data interpolation, with subsequent designation of the texture of the 3D model.

The invention relates to technologies for visualizing a three-dimensional (3D) image. According to the claimed method, a 3D model is generated, images of an object are produced, a 3D model is visualized, the 3D model together with a reference pattern and also coordinates of texturing portions corresponding to polygons of the 3D model are stored in a depiction device, at least one frame of the image of the object is produced, the object in the frame is identified on the basis of the reference pattern, a matrix of conversion of photo image coordinates into dedicated coordinates is generated, elements of the 3D model are coloured in the colours of the corresponding elements of the image by generating a texture of the image sensing area using the coordinate conversion matrix and data interpolation, with subsequent designation of the texture of the 3D model.

A method for generating stereoscopic images is provided. The method includes: creating a three-dimensional mesh to obtain a stereoscopic scene and capturing a two-dimensional image of the stereoscopic scene; performing image preprocessing to obtain a first image in response to the two-dimensional image not being a side-by-side image; utilizing a graphics processing pipeline to perform depth estimation on the first image to obtain a depth image, to update the three-dimensional mesh according to a depth setting of the depth image, and to map the three-dimensional mesh to a corresponding coordinate system; utilizing the graphics processing pipeline to project the first image onto the mapped three-dimensional mesh to obtain an output three-dimensional mesh, and to capture an output side-by-side image from the output three-dimensional mesh; and utilizing the graphics processing pipeline to weave a left-eye and right-eye image into an output image, and to display the output image.

In one embodiment, a computing system may store, in a memory unit, a first array of pixel values to represent a scene as viewed along a first viewing direction. The first array of pixel values may correspond to a number of positions uniformly distributed in an angle space. The system may determine an angular displacement from the first viewing direction to a second viewing direction. The system may determine a second array of pixel values to represent the scene as viewed along the second viewing direction by: (1) shifting a portion of the first array of pixel values in the memory unit based on the angular displacement, or (2) reading a portion of the first array of pixel values from the memory unit using an address offset determined based on the angular displacement. The system may output the second array of pixel values to a display.

In one embodiment, a computing system may store, in a memory unit, a first array of pixel values to represent a scene as viewed along a first viewing direction. The first array of pixel values may correspond to a number of positions uniformly distributed in an angle space. The system may determine an angular displacement from the first viewing direction to a second viewing direction. The system may determine a second array of pixel values to represent the scene as viewed along the second viewing direction by: (1) shifting a portion of the first array of pixel values in the memory unit based on the angular displacement, or (2) reading a portion of the first array of pixel values from the memory unit using an address offset determined based on the angular displacement. The system may output the second array of pixel values to a display.

One embodiment of a method for computing a texture color includes tracing a ray cone through a graphics scene, determining a curvature of a first surface within the graphics scene at a point where the ray cone hits the first surface based on differential barycentric coordinates associated with the point, determining, based on the curvature of the first surface, a width of the ray cone at a subsequent point where the ray cone hits a second surface within the graphics scene, and computing a texture color based on the width of the ray cone

One embodiment of a method for computing a texture color includes tracing a ray cone through a graphics scene, determining a curvature of a first surface within the graphics scene at a point where the ray cone hits the first surface based on differential barycentric coordinates associated with the point, determining, based on the curvature of the first surface, a width of the ray cone at a subsequent point where the ray cone hits a second surface within the graphics scene, and computing a texture color based on the width of the ray cone

A method of adjusting a three-dimensional representation of an object to be manufactured in an additive manufacturing process comprises determining a processing operation to be applied to the object, and adjusting the three-dimensional representation of the object based on adjustment parameters associated with the processing operation.

A method of adjusting a three-dimensional representation of an object to be manufactured in an additive manufacturing process comprises determining a processing operation to be applied to the object, and adjusting the three-dimensional representation of the object based on adjustment parameters associated with the processing operation.

A method can include identifying a geolocation of an object in an image, the method comprising receiving data indicating a pixel coordinate of the image selected by a user, identifying a data point in a targetable three-dimensional (3D) data set corresponding to the selected pixel coordinate, and providing a 3D location of the identified data point.