Patent ID: 6907573
Filing Date: 2005-06-14
Classification: G06F,G06T,Y10S

Abstract:
1. A method for defining mating properties of a graphical component in a computer-implemented drawing program, comprising: initiating an option to create a first constraint interface for a first geometric characteristic of a first component; in response to the initiation, displaying a dialog window for specifying settings for the first constraint interface regardless of whether a second constraint interface is currently displayed, wherein the settings define mating properties for how the first geometric characteristic of the first component mates with the second constraint interface; persisting the first constraint interface of the first geometric characteristic with the first component; displaying a glyph within a browser window, wherein the display of the glyph indicates an existence of the first constraint interface and the glyph graphically represents the settings for the first constraint interface; and modifying the glyph when the first constraint interface is mated with the second constraint interface.