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Method and system of blueprint document manipulation

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  • US 5,625,827 A
  • Filed: 12/23/1994
  • Issued: 04/29/1997
  • Est. Priority Date: 09/21/1993
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A method for manipulating a construction drawing comprising the steps of:

  • a. storing in electronic form in a memory means an image of a construction drawing in a file, the construction drawing having a full scale dimension associated therewith;

    b. displaying the image of the construction drawing in the file on a video display means;

    c. storing in the file a scale quantity representing the full scale dimension between two selected scale points on the image of the construction drawing;

    d. storing in the file a scale line extending between the two scale points on the image of the construction drawing, the scale line representing a distance expressed as a predetermined number of image units;

    e. selecting any two measuring points on the image of the construction drawing; and

    f. automatically determining a full scale dimension between the selected two measuring points from the scale quantity, the scale line and a number of the image units between the two measuring points.

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