Patent ID: 6647305
Filing Date: 2003-11-11
Classification: G06F,Y10S

Abstract:
A method of operating an administration system for designing products of different configurations, the administration system coupled to a computer aided design system including a plurality of object designs of components, the object designs including a plurality of object properties, the administration system configured to facilitate creation of relationships between the object properties of the plurality of object designs, the administration system including an input and an output device, the method of operating the administration system comprising the steps of:receiving a first input corresponding to a selection of a first object design; retrieving the object properties and values of the object properties for the first object design from the computer aided design system; displaying the first object design on the output device; receiving a second input corresponding to a selection of a second object design for interaction with the first object design; retrieving the object properties and values of the object properties for the second object design from the computer aided design system; displaying the second object design on the output device; receiving a third input corresponding to a selection of at least one of the values associated with one of said object designs; and displaying on the output device the combination of said first and second object designs in accordance with the selected value.