INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, DESIGN SUPPORT METHOD, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER-READABLE RECORDING MEDIUM

The invention provides an information processing apparatus, a design support method, and a non-transitory computer-readable recording medium. The information processing apparatus: calculates, for eachpart at a first time point, a first priority determination value for a first priority based on a first shortest distance between a first viewpoint and the parts and a first projection distance between a first screen center at the first time point and the parts; calculates, for each part at a second time point, a second priority determination value for a second priority based on a second shortestdistance between the first viewpoint and the parts and a second projection distance between a second screen center at the second time point and the parts; calculates a third priority determination value by replacing the first view point with viewpoint candidates; selects a new first viewpoint among the first viewpoint and the viewpoint candidates; and reproduces an image of the parts at the firsttime point as viewed from t