Image processing apparatus for finding internal gaps in a three-dimensional model

摘要

A calculation area including a three-dimensional (3D) product model (11) is specified, and a plurality of cross-sectional images (14) is cut out from the calculation area (12). Each cross-sectional image (14) is divided into plural pieces of voxel data (15), and voxel data (15) of a gap area of the inside of a product is generated from the plural pieces of voxel data. A 3D model of the gap area of the inside of the product is generated, and also a volume of the gap area of the inside of the product is calculated, based on the voxel data of the gap area obtained by each cross-sectional image (14). In this way, internal spaces within a designed product may be found.