Management of a Display of an Assembly Model
AssigneeThe Boeing Company
InventorsChristopher J. Senesac, David J. Kasik
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Abstract
A method and apparatus for managing a display of an assembly model. The assembly model is displayed in an initial state within a first display area in a graphical user interface. A first display state of an item of the assembly model is changed to a second display state within the first display area in response to receiving a first type of input. The second display state of the item of the assembly model is changed to a third display state within the first display area in response to receiving a second type of input. An entry is added to an assembly hierarchy within a second display area in the graphical user interface in response to the second display state of the item changing to the third display state.
Claims20
A method for managing a display of an assembly model, the method comprising:
- displaying the assembly model in an initial state within a first display area in a graphical user interface;
- changing a first display state of an item of the assembly model to a second display state within the first display area in response to receiving a first type of input;
- changing the second display state of the item to a third display state within the first display area in response to receiving a second type of input;
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- adding an entry to an assembly hierarchy within a second display area in the graphical user interface in response to the second display state of the item changing to the third display state.
A method for managing a display of an assembly model that represents a physical assembly, the method comprising:
- displaying the assembly model in an initial state within a first display area in a graphical user interface;
- changing the initial state of the assembly model displayed in the graphical user interface to a selected state for the assembly model based on user input, wherein the selected state for the assembly model is selected to aid in performing at least one task on the physical assembly;
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- building, dynamically, an assembly hierarchy in a second display area of the graphical user interface during changing of the initial state of the assembly model to the selected state, wherein the assembly hierarchy tracks a sequence of how the initial state of the assembly model displayed in the graphical user interface changes to the selected state for the assembly model.
An apparatus comprising:
- a display manager that displays a graphical user interface, wherein the graphical user interface comprises:
- a first display area for visually presenting an assembly model in an initial state, wherein a first display state of an item of the assembly model is changed in response to receiving a first type of input and wherein a second display state of the item is changed to a third display state in response to receiving a second type of input;
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- a second display area for visually presenting an assembly hierarchy that tracks a sequence of how the initial state of the assembly model changes to a selected state within the first display area.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.