Inventors:
Daniel D. Silva - San Rafael CA
Gary S. Yost - Mill Valley CA
Phillip Miller - Petaluma CA
Assignee:
Autodesk, Inc. - San Rafael CA
International Classification:
G06T 1700
Abstract:
A mechanism for depicting a plurality of graphical components is provided. According to an aspect of the present invention, a graphical component hierarchy is displayed. A graphical component hierarchy includes graphic nodes that each correspond to a graphical component, links between graphic nodes, and images associated with graphic nodes. A link between graphical components represent manipulations performed between the graphical components. The graphical component hierarchy includes images for each graphical component, graphically representing how they affect a final image at various stages.