Patent · US Expired

OLE for design and modeling

US5910804A · kind A · utility

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52Claims
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Filing dateMay 12, 1997
Grant dateJun 8, 1999
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Expiry dateMay 12, 2017

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG06T2200/24
  • WIPO fieldComputer technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A method for manipulating a first three-dimensional object, in a computer system including a display, a first software application, and a second software application. The present method includes the step of creating a model of the first three-dimensional object with the first software application, which has a first three-dimensional coordinate system. A step of storing the model of the first three-dimensional object in a model format is also included. The present method further includes the step retrieving the model of the first three-dimensional object in the model format into a second software application, the second software application having a second coordinate system. The present method also includes the step of manipulating a view of the model of the first three-dimensional object with the second software application and within the second coordinate system.

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