Patent ID: 9092584
Filing Date: 2015-07-28
Classification: G06F,G06T

Abstract:
1. A computer-implemented method of designing a modeled assembly of at least one object in a computer-aided design system, the method comprising the steps of: providing a set of icons, each icon being representative of a range of scales of size, comprising a first pre-defined subset wherein each icon represents a different usual element, and a second subset wherein each icon represents a transition between two consecutive icons of the first subset; determining the dimensions of a view of said modeled assembly; displaying, in an external frame, an icon of the first set when the determined dimensions of the view correspond to the associated scale of size, otherwise displaying in the external frame, a transition icon of the second set representing the continuous transition between two consecutive icons of the first subset, wherein a dynamic frame is dynamically displayed on the displayed transition icon to indicate the determined dimensions of said view relative to the range of scales of size represented by the displayed transition icon; receiving a request to zoom or unzoom the displayed view; and in response to the request, providing a corresponding linked displaying of a series of icons alternatively in the first and second subsets, where the first and second subsets are ordered by an increasing or decreasing range of scales of size.