Method and apparatus for automatically displaying and manipulating identifiers of a mechanical design
US6496195B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | Jan 31, 2000 |
| Grant date | Dec 17, 2002 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 31, 2020 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06T2219/004
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Computer instructions that operate to determine if one or more geometry pieces of a mechanical design are within a view boundary and automatically generate and order one or more identifiers corresponding to the geometry pieces within the view boundary, when executed, is disclosed. In one embodiment, the computer instructions are part of a mechanical design software application. In one embodiment, the mechanical design software application including the computer instructions are embodied in a distribution storage medium.
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