Research Contents/SKIT のバックアップ(No.22)

SKIT †

SKIT is the abbrevation of "SKetch Input Tracer" (Those who would like to view the demonstraton vedio first, please see here)

SKIT is realized as a front-end processor that makes use of FSCI engine so that it is possible to add sketch recognition ability to existing various CAD applications and 3D modellers with less effort as possible.

SKIT stays as a background service and as soon as a connection request come from applications via their interface modules, starts a sketch identification service and enables direct sketch input of geometrical shapes. And naturally when you turn off SKIT, it is possible to use all the enhanced features unique to that application.

Although development of a interface module in accordance with a standard protocol is needed for each application so that it can support SKIT, this is possible by a simple code of few hundred lines.

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Image of how SKIT works †

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- Users turns the sketch input mode ON.
- SKIT covers the drawing area of the application with a semi-transparent screen for FSCI.
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- The user sketches the curve as the input.
- SKIT identfies the sketched curve using FSCI as one of the primitive geometrical curves.
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- The user turns OFF the sketch input mode.
- SKIT transfers the primitive curve to the application.
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- The user uses the functions unique for that application.
- SKIT waits in the background

(1)Overlay of the screen	(2)Sketch identification by FSCI
(3)Transfer of results to the application	(4)Unique editing by the application is also possible