Method and system for design and drafting
First Claim
1. A method for automatically creating a dimension indicator to define the size of a geometric object for a user of a computer-aided design and drafting system, comprising:
- providing programming means for controlling the system into(a) displaying at least one geometric object;
(b) determining the geometry of the displayed object;
(c) choosing one of a plurality of possible dimension indicators for the object based on the determination in step (b);
(d) displaying an image of the chosen dimension indicator until a placement location is selected for the chosen dimension indicator; and
(e) displaying the dimension indicator in the vicinity of the placement location.
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Abstract
A dimension indicator is automatically created to define the size of a geometric object or the spatial relationship between two geometric objects for a user of a computer-aided design and drafting system by the data processing steps of displaying one or more geometric objects; determining the geometry of one or more of the displayed objects; choosing one of a plurality of possible dimension indicators for the object(s) based on the determination in the previous step; displaying an image of the chosen dimension indicator until a placement location is selected for the chosen dimension indicator; and then displaying the dimension indicator in the vicinity of the placement location.
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20 Claims
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1. A method for automatically creating a dimension indicator to define the size of a geometric object for a user of a computer-aided design and drafting system, comprising:
providing programming means for controlling the system into (a) displaying at least one geometric object; (b) determining the geometry of the displayed object; (c) choosing one of a plurality of possible dimension indicators for the object based on the determination in step (b); (d) displaying an image of the chosen dimension indicator until a placement location is selected for the chosen dimension indicator; and (e) displaying the dimension indicator in the vicinity of the placement location. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A method for automatically creating a dimension indicator to define the spatial relationship between two geometric objects for a user of a computer-aided design and drafting system, comprising:
providing programming means for controlling the system into (a) displaying at least two geometric objects; (b) determining the geometry of a first one of the displayed objects; (c) determining the geometry of a second one of the displayed objects; (d) choosing one of a plurality of possible dimension indicators for the first and second objects based on the determinations in steps (b) and (c); (e) displaying an image of the chosen dimension indicator until a placement location is selected for the chosen dimension indicator; and (f) displaying the dimension indicator in the vicinity of the placement location. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A computer-aided design and drafting system, comprising:
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a computer having at least a memory and a processor; a display device coupled to the computer; a cursor controlling device coupled to the computer for generating signals indicative of desired movement on the display device; and programming means for operating the computer, comprising; (a) means for displaying at least one geometric object on the display device; (b) means for determining the geometry of the displayed object; (c) means for choosing, based on the determination made by the geometry determining means, a dimension indicator for the object from a plurality of possible dimension indicators stored in the memory; (d) means for displaying an image of the chosen dimension indicator on the display device, in response to the signals generated by the cursor controlling device, until a placement location is selected for the chosen dimension indicator on the display device via the cursor controlling device; and (e) means for displaying the dimension indicator on the display device in the vicinity of the placement location.
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