Design tool for complex objects which links object structures of a design object in multiple design domains
US5664180A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 20, 1995 |
| Grant date | Sep 2, 1997 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 20, 2015 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F2111/02
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method and apparatus displays a plurality of representations of an environment. The method includes the steps of (a) providing an object structure having a first branch of object data structures that defines a first domain of the environment, a second branch of object data structures that defines a second domain of the environment, both a first object data structure of the first branch and a second object data structure of the second branching defining a particular article in the environment; (b) displaying a first graphical image defined by the first object data structure; (c) changing a feature of the first object data structure; (d) automatically notifying the second object data structure; and (e) displaying a second graphical image defined by the second object data structure, the second graphical image providing an indication of a feature change of the first object data structure.
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