Dassault Systemes Solidworks Corporation

Austin J O'Malley, Iii

Vajrang Parvate

Parapura Thazathil Rajkumar

Timothy D Gallagher

Bryson K Kido

Reusing design data in a computer-aided design model includes automatically analyzing a computer-aided design file to identify a set of elements, storing information corresponding to each element in a manner enabling querying and retrieval of the information, presenting one element in a user interface upon retrieval of the information corresponding to the one element, selecting the presented element for inclusion in the model, and constructing the model by incorporating the presented element in the model. The information identifies corresponding elements to facilitate reproduction of at least one element. The information is data indicating a location in the computer-aided design file or data defining at least one of the elements. The stored information allows querying and searching for elements matching a search criterion in a manner free of opening the design file.

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Acton, MA, United States of America

Austin J O'Malley, Iii