Multi-User Decomposition of Design Space Models
First Claim
1. A method for collaborative editing of an electronic model of an engineering object within a design space, the method comprising:
- enabling a user to define a partitioning constraint for the design space;
partitioning the design space into a plurality of editing regions according to the partitioning constraint;
enabling the user to reserve a selected editing region of the plurality of editing regions for editing by a specified user;
enabling the specified user to edit features associated with the selected editing region; and
blocking access from other users to features associated with the selected editing region.
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Abstract
A method for collaborative CAx editing may include enabling a user to define a partitioning constraint for a design space and partitioning the design space into editing regions according to the partitioning constraint and assigning users to specific editing regions. The method may also include displaying a feature tree, enabling a user to select and lock a selected feature for editing by a specified user, enabling the specified user to edit the selected feature and blocking access from other users to the selected feature. An apparatus corresponding to the above method is also disclosed herein.
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20 Claims
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1. A method for collaborative editing of an electronic model of an engineering object within a design space, the method comprising:
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enabling a user to define a partitioning constraint for the design space; partitioning the design space into a plurality of editing regions according to the partitioning constraint; enabling the user to reserve a selected editing region of the plurality of editing regions for editing by a specified user; enabling the specified user to edit features associated with the selected editing region; and blocking access from other users to features associated with the selected editing region. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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5. A method for collaborative editing of an electronic model of an engineering object within a design space, the method comprising:
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enabling a user to specify one or more selected geometries from a plurality of geometries associated with an engineering object; enabling the user to assign a specified user for the selected geometries; enabling the specified user to edit the selected geometries and features associated therewith; and blocking access from other users to the selected geometries and features associated therewith.
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10. A method for collaborative editing of an electronic model of an engineering object within a design space, the method comprising:
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displaying a feature tree for an engineering object, the feature tree comprising a plurality of nodes that correspond to editable features of the engineering object; enabling a user to select and lock a selected feature, for editing by a specified user, via the feature tree; enabling the specified user to edit the selected feature; and blocking access from other users to the selected feature. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A method for collaborative editing of an electronic model of an engineering object within a design space, the method comprising:
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displaying a feature tree for an engineering object, the feature tree comprising a plurality of nodes that correspond to an editable feature of the engineering object; enabling a user to associate a specified constraint with a selected feature via the feature tree; and constraining editing of the selected feature by users according to the specified constraint. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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