Method and system for graphically navigating among stored objects

A technology of objects and management systems, applied in the direction of image data processing, image data processing, data processing applications, etc., can solve problems such as inappropriate

Active Publication Date: 2006-06-28
DASSAULT SYSTEMES
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This interface is still not suitable to allow users to distinguish between different relationships of contact data

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[0048] The present invention relates to a PLM system comprising a database storing objects, preferably 3D objects, and relationships between the objects. The PLM system provides a graphical user interface adapted to display to the user a graphical representation of the hierarchical structure of the stored objects. The graphical user interface is adapted to display objects related to the selected object when the user selects the displayed object. At a given level in the hierarchy, the displayed objects are distributed according to their respective weights. The weight of a displayed object depends on the number of its child nodes in the hierarchy that are displayed in the graphical representation described. The invention makes it possible to navigate in the database of a PLM system, which stores particularly complex modeled objects with interconnected data. Through the aforementioned principle of weight correlation, the solution also allows the user to understand its progressi...

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The invention is directed to a product life cycle management (PLM) system, comprising a database storing objects, preferably 3D objects, and relations between said objects. The PLM system provides a graphical user interface suitable for displaying to a user a graphical representation of a hierarchy of stored objects. The graphical user interface is adapted, upon selection of a displayed object by a user, to display objects related to the selected object. At a given level in the hierarchy, displayed objects are distributed according to a respective weight. The weight of a displayed object depends on the number of its descendants in the hierarchy, which are displayed in said graphical representation. The invention makes it possible to navigate in a database of a PLM system, storing notably complex modeled objects through interrelated data. Thanks to the principle of the weight dependence discussed above, the solution further allows the user to comprehend its progression through the organized data as well as the relations between objects and this, in an easy and intuitive way.

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technical field [0001] The present invention relates to the field of computer programs and systems, and more particularly, the present invention relates to a product life cycle management solution comprising a database consisting of data representing modeled objects. Background technique [0002] A large number of systems and programs for the design of components or combinations of components, forming products, such as the system offered by Dassault Systemes under the trademark CATIA, are available on the market. These CAD systems allow users to create and manipulate complex three-dimensional (3D) models of objects or combinations of objects. CAD systems thus use edges or lines (and in some cases faces) to provide a representation of the modeled object. Lines or edges can be represented in various ways, such as non-uniform rational B-splines (NURBS). These CAD systems manage components or component assemblies as modeling objects, which are essentially geometrical specifica...

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Patent Type & Authority Applications(China)
IPC IPC(8): G06F17/30G06F3/048G06T15/00
CPCG06Q50/04G06T1/00
Inventor 阿诺·农克莱尔纪尧姆·德拉吕
Owner DASSAULT SYSTEMES
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