Method for generating and changing a parametric graphic design, application programing interface and CAD system
AssigneeSystem Metrix Co., Ltd.
InventorsYoshio Maeda, Hiroyuki Watanabe
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Abstract
The present invention provides an API that can be modified by a user using a parametric function of an automatic CAD system with a parametric function. The API passes information to the parametric engine of the auto-design CAD system and receives constrained conditions for a parametric graphic design described in a general script to pass it to the parametric engine. In other words, the API passes the information to the parametric engine of the auto-design CAD system and receives the information inputted from a sheet of a spreadsheet program to pass it to the parametric engine.
Claims19
A method performed by a computer for generating and changing a parametric graphic design in a computer aided design or drafting system having a parametric function, the method comprising the steps of:
- receiving a constrained condition of the parametric graphic design;
- describing the constrained condition in a general script;
- passing the general script to an application program interface associated with a parametric engine;
- and
- operating the parametric engine according to the general script passed to the application program interface.
A method performed by a computer for generating and changing a parametric graphic design in a computer aided design or drafting system having a parametric function, the method comprising the steps of:
- expressing a constrained condition of the parametric graphic design as a worksheet of a spreadsheet program;
- passing the worksheet to an application program interface associated with a parametric engine;
- and
- operating the parametric engine according to the worksheet passed to the application program interface.
A computer readable medium having contents for causing a computer based information handling system to perform steps for generating and changing a parametric graphic design in a computer aided design or drafting system having a parametric function, the steps comprising:
- receiving a constrained condition of the parametric graphic design;
- describing the constrained condition in a general script;
- sending the general script to an application program interface and then converting the general script;
- and
- sending the converted general script from the application program interface to a parametric engine and then recognizing and executing the converted general script.
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