Smart content and placement in a computer-aided design application
AssigneeAutodesk, Inc.
InventorsShelly Mujtaba, Anup Chatterjee, Kirill Goldin, Michael B. Haley
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Abstract
A method, apparatus, and article of manufacture provide the ability to manipulate a graphical representation of a real-world object in a computer drawing application. A semantic behavior is defined for the real-world object. A graphical representation of the real-world object (referred to as a subject object) is obtained. The semantic behavior is assigned to the subject object. The subject object is placed into a drawing. When placed, the subject object automatically, without additional user input, places itself into the drawing based on the semantic behavior.
Claims20
A computer implemented method for manipulating a graphical representation of a real-world object in a computer drawing application comprising:
- defining a semantic behavior for the real-world object;
- obtaining a graphical representation of the real-world object, wherein the graphical representation is referred to as a subject object;
- assigning the semantic behavior to the subject object;
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- placing the subject object into a drawing using the computer-drawing application, wherein the subject object automatically, without additional user input, places itself into the drawing based on the semantic behavior.
An apparatus for manipulating a graphical representation of a real-world object in a computer drawing application in a computer system comprising:
- (a) a computer having a memory;
- (b) a computer drawing application executing on the computer, wherein the computer drawing application is configured to
- (i) define a semantic behavior for the real-world object;
- (ii) obtain a graphical representation of the real-world object, wherein the graphical representation is referred to as a subject object;
- (iii) assign the semantic behavior to the subject object;
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- (iv) place the subject object into a drawing, wherein the subject object automatically, without additional user input, places itself into the drawing based on the semantic behavior.
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