Patent attributes
Directional pattern generation techniques are described for digital images as implemented by a directional pattern system. In an implementation, a user input is received to specify a direction with respect to the object. A directional pattern system then fills the object using a directional pattern based on the contours of the object as well as the user-specified direction. To do so, the directional pattern system generates a directional vector field that specifies directions with respect to corresponding locations within the field defined by a mesh. Uniform field embedding is employed to transfer the directional vector field to a grid by superimposing the grid onto the mesh of the directional vector field. The directional pattern system then generates the directional pattern within the object by filling the grid with one or more pattern cells.
