System and method for processing commands in a computer-graphics software environment

A system for processing control commands for a computer-graphics (CG) environment, the system comprising a first computing running on a first operating system, the first computing device comprising:

• a memory for storing a plurality of instructions;
• a data storage device;
• and
• a processor coupled to the memory, the processor when executing the plurality of instructions being configured for:
• displaying the CG environment according to a current view setting;
• receiving a first user command generated from user interaction with a touch-enabled first input device, the first user command defining an adjustment to the current view setting comprising at least one of a rotation, a translation and a zoom of the CG environment;
• adjusting the displaying of the CG environment via the first computing device in accordance with the view adjustment defined by the first user command;
• receiving a second user command generated from user interaction with a second input device other than the touch-enabled first input device, the second user command being generated in a computer mouse protocol and defining an creation/editing action for creation/editing of a design object displayed within the CG environment;
• and
• displaying, within the CG environment, application of the object creation/editing action defined by the second user command;
• wherein the touch-enabled first input devivce is implemented on a second computing device running on a second operating system that is separate from the first operating system;
• wherein the first user command generated from user interaction with the first input device is received in a protocol other than the computer mouse protocol;
• wherein receiving the first user command generated from the user interaction with the touch-enabled first input device comprises:
• receiving at least one captured gesture made by the user interacting with the touch-enabled device;
• and
• translating the at least one captured gesture into the first user command defining the adjustment to the view setting, wherein the at least one captured gesture is a multi-point gesture.

A non-transitory computer-readable medium having stored thereon data and instructions for execution by a computer for carrying out a method for processing control commands in a computer-graphics (CG) environment, the method comprising:

• displaying, via a first computing device running on a first operating system, the CG environment according to a current view setting;
• receiving a first user command generated from user interaction with a touch-enabled first input device, the first user command defining an adjustment to the current view setting comprising at least one of a rotation, a translation and zoom of the CG environment;
• adjusting the displaying of the CG environment via the first computing device in accordance with the view adjustment defined by the first user command;
• receiving a second user command generated from user interaction with a second input device other than the touch-enabled first input device, the second user command being generated in a computer mouse protocol defining a CG creation/editing action of a design object displayed within the CG environment;
• and
• displaying, within the CG environment, application of the CG creation/editing action defined by the second user command;
• wherein the touch-enabled first input device is implemented on a second computing device running on a second operating system that is separate from the first operating system;
• wherein the first user command generated from user interaction with the touch-enabled first input device is received in a protocol other than the computer mouse protocol;
• and
• wherein receiving the first user command generated from the user interaction with the touch-enabled first input device comprises:
• receiving at least one captured gesture made by the user interacting with the touch-enabled input devicve;
• and
• translating the at least one captured gesture into the first user command defining the adjustment to the view setting, wherein the at least one captured gesture is a multi-point gesture.