Patent ID: 9177082
Filing Date: 2015-11-03
Classification: G06F,G06T

Abstract:
1. A drawing automation method performed by a computer aided design (CAD) data processing system, comprising: performing a setup process to instantiate a booklet of CAD drawings; receiving a user selection of a template from a user, the template associated with at least one part to be included in the booklet of CAD drawings and comprising rules including knowledge-based engineering rules; receiving geometry content information from the user, the geometry content information including parts to be included in the booklet of CAD drawings; receiving reference geometry associated with the parts from a user; applying the rules to the parts such that for each part, one or more of the rules is copied to the part and the part is added to a drawing file; after instantiating the template to create a drawing sheet of the booklet of CAD drawings, creating a view of a CAD drawing on the drawing sheet, the view of the CAD drawing having a first view orientation; setting a second view orientation of the CAD drawing on the drawing sheet different from the first view orientation based at least in part on the knowledge-based engineering rules; and creating the booklet of CAD drawings including the drawing sheet based on the template, the knowledge-based engineering rules, the geometry content information and the reference geometry.