Positioning and alignment aids for shape objects having authorable behaviors and appearances

1. Field of the Invention An intelligent shape is displayed in conjunction with a CAD application program, wherein the intelligent shape selectively displays positioning and alignment aids on the monitor of the computer to assist a user in operating one or more functions of the host application prog...

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Hauptverfasser: Felser, Lawrence David, Wallace, John Rogers
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Sprache:eng
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Zusammenfassung:1. Field of the Invention An intelligent shape is displayed in conjunction with a CAD application program, wherein the intelligent shape selectively displays positioning and alignment aids on the monitor of the computer to assist a user in operating one or more functions of the host application program. When invoked, the intelligent shape displays plugs and sockets related to the shapes on the monitor and aids the user in positioning, aligning, rotating, and connecting shapes together.