Method and apparatus for automatically displaying and manipulating identifiers of a mechanical design
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1. A method comprising:
- determining if one or more geometry pieces of a mechanical design are within a view boundary; and
automatically generating and ordering one or more identifiers corresponding to the geometry pieces within the view boundary.
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Abstract
Computer instructions that operate to determine if one or more geometry pieces of a mechanical design are within a view boundary and automatically generate and order one or more identifiers corresponding to the geometry pieces within the view boundary, when executed, is disclosed. In one embodiment, the computer instructions are part of a mechanical design software application. In one embodiment, the mechanical design software application including the computer instructions are embodied in a distribution storage medium.
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24 Claims
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1. A method comprising:
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determining if one or more geometry pieces of a mechanical design are within a view boundary; and
automatically generating and ordering one or more identifiers corresponding to the geometry pieces within the view boundary. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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- 9. A storage medium having stored therein a plurality of instructions that are machine executable, wherein when executed, the executing instructions operate to determine if one or more geometry pieces of a mechanical design are within a view boundary and automatically generate and order one or more identifiers corresponding to the geometry pieces within the view boundary.
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17. An apparatus comprising:
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a storage medium having stored therein a plurality of instructions that are machine executable, wherein when executed, the executing instructions operate to determine if one or more geometry pieces of a mechanical design are within a view boundary and automatically generate and order one or more identifiers corresponding to the geometry pieces within the view boundary; and
a processor coupled to the storage medium to execute the instructions. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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