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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 17, 2001
Filed:
Jan. 20, 2000
Lawrence David Felser, Ithaca, NY (US);
David Wayne Arsenault, Ithaca, NY (US);
Autodesk, Inc., San Rafael, CA (US);
Abstract
An intelligent shape is displayed in conjunction with a CAD application program, wherein the intelligent shape can be authored by a user. The intelligent shape comprises a frame and at least one property which defines the shape. The intelligent shape comprises several objects for use in connecting, manipulating, displaying, mapping, and otherwise creating a new component or modifying an existing one. The intelligent shape also monitors the user's interaction with the CAD application program during execution of the sequence of steps, wherein handlers defined for the shape provide additional customization of the component shape during system operations.