Method for ignoring redundant constraints in a graphic editor
US6081268A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Sep 3, 1997 |
| Grant date | Jun 27, 2000 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 3, 2017 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06T11/203
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Using an input device of a computer system, a graphic drawing is defined to include at least one graphic component. The graphic component is subject to a plurality of constraints. At least one of the constraints is redundant with respect to the other constraints. Approximate linear equations are substituted for the constraints. A subset of the equations are selected to determine a converging solution for the redundantly constrained graphic drawing.
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