Method and apparatus for displaying and manipulating multiple geometric constraints of a mechanical design
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1. A method comprising:
- (a) determining if a cursor is within a predetermined proximity of a first piece of geometry of a mechanical design; and
(b) automatically facilitating a user in manipulating, at one time, multiple geometric constraints, associated with the first piece of geometry, upon determination that the cursor is within a predetermined proximity of the first piece of geometry.
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Abstract
Computer instructions that operate to view a display of geometric constraints associated with a selected piece of geometry of a mechanical design and to drag and manipulate multiple geometric constraints of multiple pieces of geometry associated with the selected piece of geometry, when executed, is disclosed. In one embodiment, the computer instructions are part of a mechanical design software application. In one embodiment, the mechanical software application including the computer instructions are embodied in a distribution storage medium.
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1. A method comprising:
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(a) determining if a cursor is within a predetermined proximity of a first piece of geometry of a mechanical design; and
(b) automatically facilitating a user in manipulating, at one time, multiple geometric constraints, associated with the first piece of geometry, upon determination that the cursor is within a predetermined proximity of the first piece of geometry. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
(ii) determining if the cursor is used to select a graphical icon representative of expanding the display; and
(iii) automatically displaying a second number of graphical icons representative of one or more geometric constraints of one or more geometry pieces associated with the first piece of geometry.
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5. The method of claim 4, wherein (b)(iii) comprises displaying the second number of graphical icons within one or more framed areas.
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6. The method of claim 4, wherein (b) further comprises:
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(iii) determining if a user has selected at least one of the first and the second number of displayed graphical icons representative of one or more geometric constraints; and
(iv) enabling the user to drag and manipulate at least one of the first and the second number of displayed graphical icons representative of one or more geometric constraints.
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7. The method of claim 4, wherein (b) further comprises:
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(iii) determining if a user has selected a plurality of the first and the second number of displayed graphical icons representative of one or more geometric constraints; and
(iv) enabling the user to drag and manipulate the plurality of the first and the second number of displayed graphical icons representative of one or more geometric constraints at one time.
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- 8. A storage medium having stored therein a plurality of instructions that are machine executable, wherein when executed, the executing instructions operate to automatically facilitate a user in manipulating, at one time, multiple geometric constraints associated with one or more pieces of geometry of a mechanical design responsive to a location of a cursor within a predetermined proximity of a first piece of geometry.
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15. An apparatus comprising:
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(a) a storage medium having therein a plurality of instructions that are machine executable, wherein when executed, the executing instructions operate to automatically facilitate a user in manipulating, at one time, multiple geometric constraints associated with one or more pieces of geometry of a mechanical design responsive to a location of a cursor within a predetermined proximity of a first piece of geometry; and
(b) a processor coupled to the storage medium to execute the instructions. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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