Siemens Product Lifecycle Management Software Inc.

Siemens Industry Software Gmbh

Kenneth A Hosch

Thomas James Buchanan

Daren Rhoades

Reed Williams

Wesley Reinhart

Rajneet Sodhi

A system having a processor is provided that facilitates drawing and annotation of objects on a touch screen. The processor is responsive to an object selection input corresponding to a selection of an object displayed at an object location, to display a preview type of an annotation for the selected object at an annotation location adjacent to the object location. Also, the processor stops displaying the annotation when an object deselection input is received that corresponds to a deselection of the object prior to the annotation being changed to a persistent type. Further, when the first object is selected, the processor is responsive to an annotation selection input corresponding to a selection of the annotation, to cause the annotation to change from being the preview type to being the persistent type that remains visually displayed when the object is deselected after the annotation has changed to the persistent type.

Annotation creation system and method

A system having a processor is provided that visually manipulates objects displayed on a touch screen or other display device responsive to inputs through the touch screen or other input device. The processor causes a display of a plurality of selectable candidate directions of constraint with respect to a movable portion of an object on a workspace. Responsive to a selection of one of the directions of constraint and motion inputs at input positions on the workspace that are spaced apart from the movable portion, the processor causes the movable portion to move along a path only in directions corresponding to the selected directions of constraint with an amount of motion produced from the motion inputs that is based at least in part on a distance between the input positions and the movable portion along a direction normal to the selected directions of constraint.

Precise object manipulation system and method

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Kenneth A Hosch