Display apparatus
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1. A display apparatus used in a CAD system for designing a work of a plurality of members, comprising:
- display means for simultaneously displaying figures representing two and/or three dimensional shapes of respective ones of the plurality of members, said figures being displayed as elements of the work to be designed;
first designating means for designating a specific member among the plurality of members; and
control means, in response to said first designating means, for controlling the display means to display an identifier which visually identifies the member designated by said first designating means within an area in which a shape of the designated member in said display means is displayed, in place of the shape of the designated member, said identifier being displayed in the vicinity of a centroid position of the displayed shape of the designated member.
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The shapes of a plurality of parts are displayed simultaneously on a display screen. When the shape of one of the parts is designated in a "hide" mode, the display of the shape of this part is inhibited and an icon is displayed in its place. When the icon is designated in a "show" mode, the icon is erased and the shape of the original member is re-displayed.
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19 Claims
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1. A display apparatus used in a CAD system for designing a work of a plurality of members, comprising:
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display means for simultaneously displaying figures representing two and/or three dimensional shapes of respective ones of the plurality of members, said figures being displayed as elements of the work to be designed; first designating means for designating a specific member among the plurality of members; and control means, in response to said first designating means, for controlling the display means to display an identifier which visually identifies the member designated by said first designating means within an area in which a shape of the designated member in said display means is displayed, in place of the shape of the designated member, said identifier being displayed in the vicinity of a centroid position of the displayed shape of the designated member. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A display apparatus used in a CAD system for designing a work of a plurality of members, comprising:
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display means for simultaneously displaying figures representing two and/or three dimensional shapes of respective ones of the plurality of members, wherein a shape figure of any member is displayed as elements of the work to be designed in the CAD system is capable of being hidden from view; mode setting means for setting the display apparatus to a mode in which the shape of a hidden member is caused to be re-displayed; designating means for allowing an operator to designate any position on a screen of the display means; searching means for searching for a hidden member over a prescribed range based upon the position designated by the operator using said designating means; and control means for controlling the display means to display a shape figure of a hidden member situated in the vicinity of the position designated by the operator using said designating means. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13)
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14. A control method for controlling display means used in a CAD system which simultaneously displays figures representing two and/or three dimensional shapes of respective ones of a plurality of members as elements of the work to be designed in the CAD system, comprising the steps of:
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designating a specific member among the plurality of members; and controlling the display means to display an identifier which visually identifies the designated member within an area in which a shape of the designated member in said display means is displayed, in place of the shape of the designated member, said identifier being displayed in the vicinity of a centroid position of the displayed shape of the designated member. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A method for simultaneously displaying figures representing two and/or three dimensional shapes of respective ones of a plurality of members and controlling display means used in a CAD system capable of hiding from view a shape figure of any displayed member which is displayed as elements of the work to be designed in the CAD system, comprising the steps of:
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setting a mode in which the shape of a hidden member is caused to be re-displayed; allowing an operator to designate any position on a screen of the display means; searching for a hidden member over a Prescribed range based upon the designated position; and controlling the display means in such a manner that a shape figure of a hidden member situated in the vicinity of the designated position is displayed.
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