Patent ID: 7016747
Filing Date: 2006-03-21
Classification: B33Y,G06F,G06T,G16Z,Y10S

Abstract:
1. An article design support computer system comprising: constituent member selection means for accepting, out of a plurality of types of constituent members, a selection of the plurality of types of constituent members used for designing an article; first input means for accepting an input of data related to a combination of the selected plurality of types of constituent members; second input means for accepting an input of size data related to at least one of the selected plurality of types of constituent members; first storage means for storing data respectively representing the selected plurality of types of constituent members, the inputted data related to the combination, and the inputted size data; and display means for displaying an image representing an article constructed by combining the plurality of types of constituent members on the basis of the data representing the selected plurality of types of constituent members, the inputted data related to the combination, and the inputted size data, wherein said display means displays images representing the selected plurality of types of constituent members and comprises a display device, and an area on which the image representing the selected constituent member is displayed and an area on which an image representing an article constructed by combining the constituent members during or after the completion of the combination is displayed are provided on a display screen of the display device.