The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document.
The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 05, 2004
Filed:
May. 01, 2002
Masanobu Ishii, Irvine, CA (US);
Dmitry Leshchiner, Irvine, CA (US);
Tony Weber, Santa Ana, CA (US);
Amada Company, Limited, Kanagawa, JP;
Abstract
A method of editing an assembly with CAD includes selecting, through navigation, a first element of a first part among parts displayed on a CAD screen, the parts being made of sheet metal and being assembled into the assembly, the navigation automatically selecting an element of a part under a cursor as the cursor is moved on the CAD screen, dragging the first part including the first element with the cursor in one of horizontal and perpendicular directions relative to the first element, selecting, through navigation, a second element of a second part among the parts displayed on the CAD screen, and attaching the first element of the first part to the second element of the second part.