Designing a circular staggered pattern of objects
US9558302B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Nov 15, 2013 |
| Grant date | Jan 31, 2017 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 20, 2035 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06T2219/2021
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
The invention is directed to computer-implemented method for designing a staggered pattern of objects in a computer-aided design system. The method comprises providing a rotation axis that is the origin of two or more concentric circles, providing a reference object to be multi-instantiated, defining the number of objects to be instantiated from the reference object on each concentric circle, defining an angular shift, instantiating the number of objects from the reference object on each concentric circle, the instantiated objects being spaced according to an angular deviation between two consecutive instantiated objects on a given concentric circle, in one of every two concentric circle, shifting the instantiated objects in accordance with the angular shift.
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