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“For-each” label components in CAD drawings

  • US 7,644,363 B2
  • Filed: 04/10/2006
  • Issued: 01/05/2010
  • Est. Priority Date: 04/10/2006
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method for generating a label associated with a drawing element in a computer aided design (CAD) drawing, comprising:

  • receiving a selection of a first drawing element included in the CAD drawing, wherein the first drawing element is associated with a set of drawing elements included in the CAD drawing;

    receiving a selection of a first drawing element type, wherein at least one drawing element in the set of drawing elements is an instance of the first drawing element type;

    receiving a selection of a first attribute of the first drawing element type, wherein each instance of the first drawing element type is defined, at least in part, by a value of the first attribute;

    defining a label style associated with the first drawing element, wherein the label style includes a for-each label component that specifies the first drawing element type and the first attribute;

    identifying one or more drawing elements included in the set of drawing elements that are instances of the first drawing element type included in the for-each label component; and

    generating label content for a first label associated with the first drawing element based on the label style by determining the value of the first attribute included in the for-each label component for each drawing element included in the one or more drawing elements.

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