Patent ID: 8207990
Filing Date: 2012-06-26
Classification: G06F,G06T,G09G

Abstract:
1. A method of merging and cutting geometry-only format CAD objects stored within a computer aided design modeling system and without related history information, using a single geometry modification tool and interface for merging and cutting geometry-only format CAD objects, comprising: (a) displaying a plurality of CAD objects and a plurality of geometry modification tools, including the single geometry modification tool, within a graphical user interface of the computer aided design modeling system; (b) receiving an activation, from a user of the computer aided design modeling system, of the single geometry modification tool; (c) in response to receiving a group selection, from the user, of a plurality of CAD objects while the single geometry modification tool is active, inferring a merge operation in response to the group selection from the user, and automatically merging the plurality of CAD objects into a single merged CAD object, wherein the inferring is based on the user's group selection; (d) in response to receiving an individual selection from the user of a first selected single CAD object, while the single geometry modification tool is active, receiving a subsequent second selected single CAD object from the user, and further; (e) displaying the automatically generated CAD objects from the merge or cut operation within the graphical user interface of the computer aided design modeling system.