Patent ID: 9158441
Filing Date: 2015-10-13
Classification: G06F,G06T

Abstract:
1. A method of facilitating design of a three-dimensional object having components, using a computer-aided design application that provides a graphical user interface, the method comprising: in the computer-aided design application, receiving from a user a plurality of meanings, each meaning pertaining to (a) a user-defined purpose of a component within the design and (b) a categorization by the user of like components into classes; in the computer-aided design application, receiving from the user data indicating many-to-many relationships between a plurality of the meanings and a plurality of the components; displaying on the graphical user interface an input capable of receiving a selection of a meaning in the plurality of received meanings; and in response to receiving such a selection from the user, distinctively displaying on the graphical user interface a collection of components of the three-dimensional object, wherein each component in the collection is associated with the selected meaning according to the received relationships, the distinctive display of the collection facilitating the design of the three-dimensional object by the user.