Patent ID: 8438531

Claim:
A method for displaying shape information in a graphical interface, the method comprising: using a computer system to perform the following: causing a display of at least a portion of a design in a view on a display device, wherein one or more shapes of the design are displayed in the view; determining a plurality of labels for display in the view on the display device, each of the labels associated with a different one of the displayed shapes, wherein the labels are derived from stored connectivity information for the one or more shapes describing the connections of the shapes; determining a display size for each of one or more shapes based at least partially on a current display zoom level of the view in the graphical interface, wherein the current display zoom level is one of a plurality of zoom levels available for the view; and causing a display of each of the labels in the view at least partially overlaying its associated shape if the associated shape has a display size above a predetermined threshold size, wherein if the associated shape does not have a display size above the predetermined threshold size, the associated label is not displayed.