Panoptic Visualization Of Elements Of A Complex System Using A Model Viewer

摘要

A system is provided that includes a model viewer configured to receive selection of a point on a visual presentation of a digital 3D model of a complex system, and translate the point to a location within a coordinate system of the complex system. A search engine configured to identify a document component that depicts an element of the complex system at or within a volume about the location. The document component is from a collection for which at least some components depict elements of the complex system and have associated metadata that includes information reflecting the 3D geometry of at least some depicted elements. A layout engine configured to generate a layout of panoptically-arranged document components including the identified document component and other document component(s) identified according to the associated metadata for the identified document component, which further includes information identifying a link between the respective document components.

主权项

1. A system for panoptic visualization of one or more elements of a complex system, the system comprising:
a model viewer configured to receive user-selection of a particular point on a visual presentation of a digital three-dimensional (3D) model of a complex system, and translate the particular point to a particular location within a coordinate system of the complex system; a search engine coupled to the model viewer and configured to identify a document component of a panoptic visualization document collection having a plurality of document components at least some of which depict elements of the complex system and have associated metadata that, for each of at least some of the depicted elements, includes information reflecting a 3D geometry of the respective element within a coordinate system of the complex system, the identified document component depicting an element of the complex system at the particular location or within a volume about or at least in part defined by the particular location; a layout engine coupled to the search engine and configured to generate a layout of panoptically-arranged document components including the identified document component and one or more other document components identified according to the associated metadata for the identified document component, the respective metadata further including information identifying a link between the identified document component and respective one or more other document components, wherein the layout engine is configured to communicate the layout.