Method and apparatus for polar coordinate snap in a computer implemented drawing tool
US5793377A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Nov 22, 1995 |
| Grant date | Aug 11, 1998 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 22, 2015 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F3/04845
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A drawing tool and method having a snap function for constraining items drawn and/or modified to precise angles and precise intervals of polar coordinates is described. Using the drawing tool and method, objects may be drawn or modified at precise angles and intervals in accordance with user settable parameters.
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