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Computer aided modeling

  • US 10,417,819 B2
  • Filed: 06/11/2013
  • Issued: 09/17/2019
  • Est. Priority Date: 06/12/2012
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A computerized modeling method, comprising:

  • providing, by an object modeling and managing unit in a computing device, a modeling application with different physical object types, wherein each physical object type does not define a three-dimensional structure but includes a first set of parameters for defining a physical object that represents a three-dimensional structure, the first set of parameters including parameters for the physical object'"'"'s type of object, dimensions of its three-dimensional structure, its location in a model, and its association to one or more virtual objects in a model, the different physical object types including a first set of physical object types for modeling concrete structures including beams, columns, and walls, and a second set of physical object types for modeling reinforcement bars to be included into one or more of the concrete structures;

    providing, by the object modeling and managing unit, the modeling application with a virtual object type that is a generic modeling aid to assist with modeling more than one physical object, the virtual object type does not define a three-dimensional structure but includes a second set of parameters for defining a virtual object that represents a three-dimensional object, the second set of parameters including parameters for the virtual object'"'"'s dimensions of its three-dimensional structure, its location in the model and its association to one or more physical objects in the model;

    creating, by the object modeling and managing unit for storing in one or more data storages, a virtual object using the virtual object type by defining the parameters for its location in the model and the dimensions of its three-dimensional shape;

    creating, by the object modeling and managing unit for storing in one or more data storages, more than one physical object to generate the model by using one of the first or second set of physical object types, and by linking to the parameters of the virtual object, each physical object being one of the first or second sets of physical object types and being a separate object from the virtual object, wherein one real-world article can be modeled only by one physical object;

    generating, by the object modeling and managing unit for storing in the one or more data storages, the model comprising the more than one physical object created by linking to the virtual object without requiring its own set of definitions; and

    outputting, by the object modeling and managing unit, the model stored in the one or more data storages to a user interface for displaying to a user, the model comprising the more than one physical object linked to the virtual object.

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