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US 2010/0138762 A1Published application
Methods and Apparatuses for Handling a Conflict in a CAD Drawing
AssigneeM.E.P. CAD, Inc.
InventorsJoseph P. Reghetti, Phillip M. Schaeffer, Shane Hoeft
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Abstract
Methods, apparatuses/systems, and software for identifying and resolving conflicts within a drawing by highlighting each conflict in a unique way and generating various reflections of conflicted graphic objects to test different conflict resolution proposals.
Claims21
A method for identifying and resolving conflicts between one or more graphic objects within a drawing, comprising the steps of:
- identifying a conflict between a first graphic object and a second graphic object, the conflict having a set of coordinates defining an exact location of conflict;
- positioning a conflict graphic object over the set of coordinates, the conflict graphic object including an identifier that identifies a party having responsibility for the conflict;
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- attaching a set of conflict information to the conflict graphic object for export to the party, including the set of coordinates, a status of the conflict, and a set of data about the first graphic object, the second graphic object and other graphic objects within the drawing relevant to the conflict, the set of conflict information enabling the party to receive the conflict graphic object and to display the conflict graphic object in a second drawing at the exact location of conflict.
1 more element
A method of proposing a resolution to a conflict between a first graphic object and a second graphic object within a drawing, comprising the steps of:
- identifying a set of coordinates for a new location of either the first graphic object or the second graphic object that will resolve the conflict;
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- creating a replica of either the first graphic object or the second graphic object that illustrates how the first graphic object or the second graphic object will look if moved to the new location.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.