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Method and apparatus for dynamically displaying consistently dimensioned two-dimensional drawings

  • US 5,771,342 A
  • Filed: 06/05/1995
  • Issued: 06/23/1998
  • Est. Priority Date: 06/05/1995
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A method of consistently dimensioning and dynamically displaying geometric elements on a computer display, the method comprising:

  • entering first and second geometric elements on a computer, said first and second geometric element being associated with a geometric figure;

    displaying the first and second geometric elements on a display associated with the computer;

    sizing the first element to a first apparent dimension and the second element to a second apparent dimension respectively which are linked with respective graphical size on the display screen;

    assigning a first real dimension to the first geometric element;

    associating the first real dimension with a scaling factor of the computer display screen;

    graphically displaying the real dimension on the computer screen;

    assigning a second real dimension to the second geometric element;

    graphically displaying the real dimension on the computer screen; and

    redrawing the second element prior to the figure being maximally dimensioned so that the second element has an apparent dimension approximately equal to a ratio of the second real dimension to the scaling factor.

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