Ptc Inc.

Parametric Technology Corporation

Peter H Ernst

Don Boxley, Jr

Methods and systems link non-geometric data to the geometric elements in a CAD file. The methods and systems are independent of any CAD system and allows the user to add, edit, view, query and report on non-geometric data associated with geometric data. The methods and systems support 'content rich' non-geometric data and allow this data to be 'attached' to any level of the geometric CAD data. The methods and systems are easily accessible outside of a CAD system and leverage existing standards for Internet commerce.

Method and apparatus for linking non-geometric data to geometric elements of a CAD file independent of the proprietary CAD file format

A method for automatically sensing a set of elements in a computer system, wherein each element in the set has an associated character body from a plurality of character bodies, and each character body comprises character strings which characterize a respective element, the performance of the method involving a search for at least one prescribed character string within the character bodies and use of the at least one character string to ascertain at least one property for at least one element, and association of this at least one ascertained property with at least one category, and this involving a user of the method being provided with a taxonomy which is inherent of the set of elements.

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Sindelfingen, Germany

Peter H Ernst