Patent ID: 8041744
Filing Date: 2011-10-18
Classification: G06F

Abstract:
1. A modeling method, wherein a model comprises objects created by different types of elements, said method comprising the steps of: providing elements of different geometry, each element having individual parameters, wherein a geometry of a corresponding object is defined based on the individual parameters of each element, each element being one of at least two types of elements, the at least two types of elements comprising a elements of first type and elements of a second type, an element of the first type being a parametric element used to create an independent object which may exist alone or be associated with one or more other objects, an element of the second type being a parameterized element used only to create a non-independent object after an object created by means of an element of the first type has been created, and has to have in its individual parameters at least one parameter via whose value an object created by the means of the element of the second type is to be associated directly or indirectly with an object created by an element of the first type, and at least one element of the second type is provided with information indicating that an object created by means of the provided at least one element of the second type is to be a part of an object created by means of an element of the first type; creating a first object to a model by selecting at least one element of the first type and providing parameter values to the selected element, creating a preliminary geometry for an object to be modeled by means of the first object; adding to the model, at least once, a second object created by means of an element that is one of the at least one element of the second type provided with the information, the second object being associated with the first object; and generating the geometry of the object to be modeled by adding, to the preliminary geometry, the geometry of the second object so that the geometry of the second object is incorporated into the preliminary geometry.