Method and system of blueprint document manipulation
DCFirst Claim
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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Abstract
A system (10) allows the storing of construction drawings or blueprints in a plurality of computer files (32). The system (10) allows automatic determinations of lengths, areas and count of dimensions displayed in drawings. The measured dimensions are provided in terms of real world or full scale quantities. A scale between the full scale quantities and computer displayed dimensions is determined for each file (32) to allow subsequent measurements scaled in terms of the original blueprint designated dimensions. The dimensions are identified with particular product items so that a quantity of items and costs thereof may be automatically determined and reported.
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9 Claims
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1. A method for manipulating a construction drawing comprising the steps of:
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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. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A method for manipulating a plurality of construction drawings comprising the steps of:
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a. storing in electronic form in a memory means a construction drawing in a document file, the drawing having a full scale dimension associated therewith; b. displaying an image of the construction drawing on a video display means; c. storing in the document file a scale quantity representing the full scale dimension between two selected scale points on the image of the drawing; d. storing in the document file a scale line extending between the two scale points on the image of the drawing, the scale line representing a distance expressed as a predetermined number of image units; and e. repeating the steps a. through d. for each of a plurality of construction drawings whereby a full scale dimension between any two measuring points on a selected one of the construction drawings can be automatically determined from the scale quantity, the scale line and a number of the image units between the two measuring points associated with the selected construction drawing. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9)
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