Method and device for selecting entity in drawing

• US 10,466,877 B2
• Filed: 09/30/2014
• Issued: 11/05/2019
• Est. Priority Date: 10/18/2013
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Suzhou Gstarsoft Co., Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Suzhou Gstarsoft Co., Ltd.
• Inventors: Wang, Guangsheng, Guan, Songbin, Li, Changchun, Liang, Jiang, Lu, Xiang
• Primary Examiner(s): Kraft, Shih-Wei
• Application Number:
  US14/917,252
• Publication Number:
  US 20160224215A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,862 Days
• Field of Search: None
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0481 based on specific properties of the displayed interaction object or a metaphor-based environment, e.g. interaction with desktop elements like windows or icons, or assisted by a cursor's changing behaviour or appearance
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0484 for the control of specific functions or operations, e.g. selecting or manipulating an object, an image or a displayed text element, setting a parameter value or selecting a range
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04842 Selection of displayed objects or displayed text elements G06F3/0482 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04845 for image manipulation, e.g. dragging, rotation, expansion or change of colour
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 30/00 Computer-aided design [CAD]
• CPC Class Codes: G06T 3/40 Scaling of whole images or parts thereof, e.g. expanding or contracting

Abstract

The present invention discloses a method and a device for selecting an entity in a drawing, wherein the method includes that a hooked preview program corresponding to a functional instruction is invoked after the functional instruction is inputted into a Computer Aided Design (CAD) system; a pickup point in a drawing is selected; an entity in a predetermined range is filtered around the pickup point to obtain a preselected entity; the preselected entity is processed via the hooked preview program so as to pre-display a result of processing the preselected entity by the inputted instruction. An effect of a selected entity processed by a control instruction can be previewed according to the present invention, thus avoiding repeated selections of a graphic entity by a user to further improve working efficiency.

Claims

1. A method for selecting an entity in a drawing, which is executed by a mobile phone, comprising:

receiving, from a touch screen of the mobile phone, an input data indicating a movement of a user'"'"'s finger on the touch screen;

invoking a hooked preview program corresponding to a functional instruction after the functional instruction is inputted into a Computer Aided Design (CAD) system;

selecting a first pickup point in a drawing based on the input data;

filtering an entity in a predetermined range around the first pickup point to obtain a preselected entity;

processing the preselected entity via the hooked preview program to display a preview of a result of processing the preselected entity by the functional instruction;

obtaining a predetermined zooming-in factor;

performing calculation according to the predetermined zooming-in factor and pixels of the touch screen to obtain a size of a zoomed-in display area;

creating the zoomed-in display area at a predetermined position of the touch screen according to the first pickup point and the size of the touch screen, wherein the zoomed-in area is not shielded by the finger;

displaying, in the zoomed-in display area, the preselected entity or the preselected entity processed by the hooked preview program; and

after displaying the preview of the result of processing the preselected entity;

receiving a user selection associated with the result of processing the preselected entity, wherein the user selection comprises movement of the user'"'"'s finger on the touch screen;

in response to the user selection indicating to select the result of processing the preselected entity, returning entity information of the preselected entity to a control instruction to which the preview program is hooked, to enable the control instruction to process the preselected entity; and

in response to the user selection indicating to not select the result of processing the preselected entity, recovering the preselected entity to a state before the preselected entity has been processed by the preview program by deleting the result of processing the preselected entity in a background, and storing the state before the preselected entity was processed by the hooked preview program.

2. The method according to claim 1, processing the preselected entity via the hooked preview program to display a preview of the result of the preselected entity processed by the functional instruction comprises:

obtaining entity information of the preselected entity and coordinate values of the pickup point;

invoking a callback function in the preview program hooked to a control instruction;

transmitting, by the callback function, the entity information and the coordinate values as parameters into a preview processing function;

performing, by the preview processing function, preview processing to the preselected entity to obtain a preview processing result; and

returning the preview processing result to the callback function in the hooked preview program and displaying the preview processing result;

wherein the preview processing result is the same with the result of processing the preselected entity by the control instruction to which the hooked preview program is hooked.

3. The method according to claim 1 wherein the filtering the entity in the predetermined range around the pickup point to obtain the preselected entity comprises:

obtaining coordinate values of all entities in the drawing;

calculating an area range, which takes the pickup point as a center, according to a predetermined range threshold to obtain the predetermined range; and

matching the coordinate values of all entities with the coordinate values of the pickup point, and matching the coordinate values of all entities with coordinate values of points within the predetermined range to filter and obtain the preselected entity, wherein the preselected entity is a set of entities having completely identical or partially identical coordinate values as those of the pickup point and the points within the predetermined range around the pickup point.

4. The method according to claim 1, wherein after filtering the entity in the predetermined range around the pickup point to obtain the preselected entity, the method further comprises:

displaying the preselected entity in a predetermined highlight display manner, wherein the highlight display manner comprises;

setting a display property of the preselected entity, and setting the display property of the preselected entity comprises;

reading entity information of the preselected entity; and

updating the entity information of the preselected entity according to a preset display property to obtain the highlighted preselected entity.

5. The method according to claim 4, wherein before displaying the preselected entity in the predetermined highlight display manner, the method further comprises:

determining whether a current pickup point is the same as the last pickup point, wherein

in response to determining that the current pickup point is the same as the last pickup point, returning to an operation of determining whether to end obtaining a pickup point, wherein in response to determining not to end obtaining the pickup point and in response to determining that the last pickup point is located in the predetermined range, obtaining the last pickup point;

otherwise, cancelling display of a preselected entity corresponding to the current pickup point;

wherein in response to determining that the current pickup point is different from the last pickup point, performing a step of processing the preselected entity corresponding to the current pickup point via the hooked preview program.

6. The method according to claim 1, wherein the method further includes:

in response to the user selection indicating to not select the result of processing the preselected entity, selecting a second pickup point to obtain a new preselected entity.

7. A mobile phone for selecting an entity in a drawing, the mobile phone comprising:

a touch screen, configured to receive an input data corresponding to a movement of a user'"'"'s finger on the touch screen of the mobile phone; and

a processor, wherein the processor is configured to execute a plurality of program modules stored in a memory, the plurality of program modules comprising;

an invoking module, configured to invoke a hooked preview program corresponding to a functional instruction after the functional instruction is inputted into a Computer Aided Design system;

a selecting module, configured to select a first pickup point in a drawing based on the input data, wherein the first pickup point is not shielded by the user'"'"'s finger;

a filtering module, configured to filter an entity in a predetermined range around the first pickup point to obtain a preselected entity;

a displaying module, configured to display the preselected entity in a predetermined highlight display manner, wherein the highlight display manner comprises setting a display property of the preselected entity by;

reading entity information of the preselected entity; and

updating the entity information of the preselected entity according to a preset display property to obtain a highlighted preselected entity;

a processing module, configured to process the preselected entity via the hooked preview program to display a preview of a result of processing the preselected entity by the functional instruction;

a first determining module, configured to, after displaying a preview of the result of processing the preselected entity, receiving a user selection associated with the result of processing the preselected entity;

a returning module, configured to return, in response to the user selection indicating to select the result of processing the preselected entity, the entity information of the preselected entity to a control instruction to which the preview program is hooked, to enable the control instruction to process the preselected entity; and

a recovering module, configured to recover, in response to the user selection indicating not to select the result of processing the preselected entity, the preselected entity to a state before the preselected entity has been processed by the preview program by recovering and storing the state before the preselected entity has been processed by the preview program.

8. The mobile phone according to claim 7, wherein the processing module comprises:

a first obtaining module, configured to obtain entity information of the preselected entity and coordinate values of the pickup point;

an invoking sub-module, configured to invoke a callback function in the preview program hooked to a control instruction;

a transmitting module, configured to transmit, by the callback function, the entity information and the coordinate values as parameters into a preview processing function;

a preview processing module, configured to perform, by the preview processing function, preview processing to the preselected entity to obtain a preview processing result;

a display module, configured to return the preview processing result to the callback function in the preview program and display the preview processing result;

wherein the preview processing result is the same with a result of processing the preselected entity by the control instruction to which the preview program is hooked.

9. The mobile phone according to claim 8, wherein the filtering module comprises:

a second obtaining module, configured to obtain coordinate values of all entities in the drawing;

a first calculating module, configured to calculate an area range, which takes the pickup point as a center, according to a predetermined range threshold to obtain the predetermined range; and

an entity matching module, configured to match the coordinate values of all entities with the coordinate values of the pickup point, and match the coordinate values of all entities with coordinate values of points within the predetermined range to filter and obtain the preselected entity, wherein the preselected entity is a set of entities having completely identical or partially identical coordinate values as those of the pickup point and the points within the predetermined range around pickup point.

10. The mobile phone according to claim 8, wherein the mobile phone further comprising:

a third obtaining module, configured to obtain a predetermined zooming-in factor;

a second calculating module, configured to perform calculation according to the predetermined zooming-in factor and pixels of a display screen to obtain a size of a zoomed-in display area;

a creating module, configured to create the zoomed-in display area at a predetermined position of the display screen; and

a zooming-in display module, configured to display, in the zoomed-in display area, the preselected entity, or the preselected entity processed by the hooked preview program.

11. The mobile phone according to claim 7, wherein the mobile phone further comprising:

a third obtaining module, configured to obtain a predetermined zooming-in factor;

a second calculating module, configured to perform calculation according to the predetermined zooming-in factor and pixels of a display screen to obtain a size of a zoomed-in display area;

a creating module, configured to create the zoomed-in display area at a predetermined position of the display screen;

a zooming-in display module, configured to display, in the zoomed-in display area, the preselected entity, or the preselected entity processed by the hooked preview program.

12. The mobile phone according to claim 11, wherein the filtering module comprises:

a second obtaining module, configured to obtain coordinate values of all entities in the drawing;

a first calculating module, configured to calculate an area range, which takes the pickup point as a center, according to a predetermined range threshold to obtain the predetermined range;

an entity matching module, configured to match the coordinate values of all entities with the coordinate values of the pickup point, and match the coordinate values of all entities with coordinate values of points within the predetermined range to filter and obtain the preselected entity, wherein the preselected entity is a set of entities having completely identical or partially identical coordinate values as those of the pickup point and the points within the predetermined range around pickup point.

13. The mobile phone according to claim 7, wherein the mobile phone further comprises:

a second determining module, configured to determine whether a current pickup point is the same as the last pickup point; and

a determining module, configured to, in response to determining that the current pickup point is the same as the last pickup point, return to an operation of determining whether to end obtaining a pickup point, wherein in response to determining not to end obtaining the pickup point and determining that the last pickup point is located in the predetermined range, obtain the last pickup point;

otherwise, cancel obtaining of the current pickup point;

in response to determining that the current pickup point is different from the last pickup point, execute the processing module to process the preselected entity corresponding to the current pickup point via the hooked preview program.

14. The mobile phone according to claim 7 wherein the filtering module comprises:

a second obtaining module, configured to obtain coordinate values of all entities in the drawing;

a first calculating module, configured to calculate an area range, which takes the pickup point as a center, according to a predetermined range threshold to obtain the predetermined range; and

an entity matching module, configured to match the coordinate values of all entities with the coordinate values of the pickup point, and match the coordinate values of all entities with coordinate values of points within the predetermined range to filter and obtain the preselected entity, wherein the preselected entity is a set of entities having completely identical or partially identical coordinate values as those of the pickup point and the points within the predetermined range around pickup point.

15. A method for selecting an entity in a drawing, which is executed by a mobile phone, comprising:

receiving, from a touch screen of the mobile phone, an input data indicating a movement of a user'"'"'s finger on the touch screen;

invoking a hooked preview program corresponding to a functional instruction after the functional instruction is inputted into a Computer Aided Design (CAD) system;

selecting a first pickup point in a drawing based on the input data, wherein the first pickup point is not shielded by the user'"'"'s finger;

filtering an entity in a predetermined range around the first pickup point to obtain a preselected entity;

processing the preselected entity via the hooked preview program to display a preview of a result of processing the preselected entity by the functional instruction;

displaying the preselected entity in a predetermined highlight display manner, wherein the highlight display manner comprises setting a display property of the preselected entity by;

reading entity information of the preselected entity; and

updating the entity information of the preselected entity according to a preset display property to obtain a highlighted preselected entity; and

after displaying the preview of the result of processing the preselected entity;

receiving a user selection associated with the result of processing the preselected entity, wherein the user selection comprises movement of the user'"'"'s finger on the touch screen;

in response to the user selection indicating to select the result of processing the preselected entity, returning entity information of the preselected entity to a control instruction to which the preview program is hooked, to enable the control instruction to process the preselected entity; and

in response to the user selection indicating to not select the result of processing the preselected entity, recovering the preselected entity to a state before the preselected entity has been processed by the preview program by deleting the result of processing the preselected entity in a background, and storing the state before the preselected entity was processed by the hooked preview program.

16. The method according to claim 15, wherein after processing the preselected entity via the hooked preview program, the method further comprises:

obtaining a predetermined zooming-in factor;

performing calculation according to the predetermined zooming-in factor and pixels of a display screen to obtain a size of a zoomed-in display area;

creating the zoomed-in display area at a predetermined position of the display screen;

displaying, in the zoomed-in display area, the preselected entity or the preselected entity processed by the hooked preview program.

17. A mobile phone for selecting an entity in a drawing, the mobile phone comprising:

a touch screen, configured to receive an input data corresponding to a movement of a user'"'"'s finger on the touch screen of the mobile phone; and

a processor, wherein the processor is configured to execute a plurality of program modules stored in a memory, the plurality of program modules comprising;

an invoking module, configured to invoke a hooked preview program corresponding to a functional instruction after the functional instruction is inputted into a Computer Aided Design system;

a selecting module, configured to select a first pickup point in a drawing based on the input data;

a filtering module, configured to filter an entity in a predetermined range around the first pickup point to obtain a preselected entity;

a displaying module, configured to;

obtain a predetermined zooming-in factor;

perform calculation according to the predetermined zooming-in factor and pixels of the touch screen to obtain a size of a zoomed-in display area;

create the zoomed-in display area at a predetermined position of the touch screen according to the first pickup point and the size of the touch screen, wherein the zoomed-in area is not shielded by the finger;

display, in the zoomed-in display area, the preselected entity or the preselected entity processed by the hooked preview program;

a processing module, configured to process the preselected entity via the hooked preview program to display a preview of a result of processing the preselected entity by the functional instruction;

a first determining module, configured to, after displaying a preview of the result of processing the preselected entity, receive a user selection associated with the result of processing the preselected entity;

a returning module, configured to return, in response to the user selection indicating to select the result of processing the preselected entity, the entity information of the preselected entity to a control instruction to which the preview program is hooked, to enable the control instruction to process the preselected entity; and

a recovering module, configured to recover, in response to the user selection indicating not to select the result of processing the preselected entity, the preselected entity to a state before the preselected entity has been processed by the preview program by recovering and storing the state before the preselected entity has been processed by the preview program.