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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 22, 2020
Filed:
Sep. 20, 2017
Dassault Systemes, Velizy Villacoublay, FR;
Christophe Rene Francis Delfino, Saint Laurent du Var, FR;
Guillaume Romain Dayde, Grasse, FR;
Jacques De Cherade De Montbron, Antibes, FR;
Sebastien Tixier, Saint Cloud, FR;
Francois-Xavier Dolbeau, Paris, FR;
Dassault Systemes, Velizy Villacoublay, FR;
Abstract
A computer-implemented method of generating and displaying an exploded view of a three-dimensional model of an assembly (A) of parts (), the three-dimensional model having a hierarchical structure comprising a plurality of levels, the method comprising the steps of: a) displaying an unexploded view of the assembly; b) displaying a graphical tool (GT) representing the levels of the structure of the assembly and, for each level, an explosion ratio; c) receiving an input for selecting a level and an explosion ratio, and using the graphical tool for displaying them; d) displaying an exploded view of the assembly, wherein only groups of parts associated to higher levels than the selected one are taken apart. A computer program product, non-volatile computer-readable data-storage medium and computer system for carrying out such a method.