Methods and apparatuses for placing a flexible drop in a CAD drawing
First Claim
1. A method for determining and drawing a flexible drop for connecting a sprinkler head to a sprinkler system pipe within a CAD drawing, comprising the steps of:
- receiving a location for the sprinkler head from a user;
receiving a set of locations for the sprinkler system pipe from the user;
receiving one or more parameters for determining the flexible drop selected by the user;
determining a connection point on the sprinkler system pipe for the flexible drop based on the location for the sprinkler head, the set of locations for the sprinkler system pipe, the one or more parameter; and
drawing the flexible drop within the CAD drawing using the flexible drop determined in the determining step.
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Abstract
The present invention is directed to methods, systems, and apparatuses for automatically placing flexible drops in a computer automated design application, and more particularly to automatically placing and drawing flexible connections between sprinkler heads and sprinkler system pipes within a CAD drawing. The present invention allows a user to automatically place and draw flexible drops from numerous sprinkler heads to sprinkler system piping simultaneously based upon a set of user-chosen flex drop parameters. The present invention may also be utilized in other applications, such as automatically placing and drawing flexible electrical connections or flexible piping connections in non-sprinkler applications.
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1. A method for determining and drawing a flexible drop for connecting a sprinkler head to a sprinkler system pipe within a CAD drawing, comprising the steps of:
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receiving a location for the sprinkler head from a user; receiving a set of locations for the sprinkler system pipe from the user; receiving one or more parameters for determining the flexible drop selected by the user; determining a connection point on the sprinkler system pipe for the flexible drop based on the location for the sprinkler head, the set of locations for the sprinkler system pipe, the one or more parameter; and drawing the flexible drop within the CAD drawing using the flexible drop determined in the determining step.
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