CAD Reordering Tool for Sequential Data Values
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional CAD systems lack effective numbering control and management, leading to tedious and error-prone renumbering processes when sequences are interrupted, which can cause significant issues during design implementation.
Innovation Solution
A reordering tool that allows users to specify a start value and incremental value for data values assigned to graphical objects, with drop-down menus for selecting property sets and properties, enabling efficient reassignment and visualization of data values, including the ability to add, delete, or swap data values between objects.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Manufacturing precision
If manual reassignment of data values is performed to restore sequence integrity, then sequence accuracy is improved, but time consumption and operational complexity increase significantly
Solution Approach 1:
The system automatically performs the sequence restoration operation without requiring manual intervention for each individual object. When a user modifies a data value, the system self-corrects subsequent objects in the sequence automatically, eliminating the need for manual reassignment while maintaining sequence accuracy.
Solution Approach 2:
The system pre-establishes the sequence relationship and automatic update mechanism before the user performs any modifications. The automatic reassignment logic is built into the system structure, so when a modification occurs, the sequence restoration is already prepared to execute immediately without manual step-by-step intervention.
2Manufacturing precision
If manual reassignment of data values is performed to restore sequence integrity, then sequence accuracy is improved, but the number of operational steps and complexity increase
Solution Approach 1:
The system automatically performs the sequence restoration operation without requiring manual intervention for each individual object. When a user modifies a data value, the system self-corrects subsequent objects in the sequence automatically, eliminating the need for manual reassignment while maintaining sequence accuracy.
Solution Approach 2:
The system combines multiple discrete manual operations into a single automatic process. Instead of requiring separate manual steps for each object reassignment, the system merges these operations into one automated sequence restoration mechanism that handles all affected objects simultaneously.
3Loss of time
If automatic reassignment of data values is implemented, then time consumption is reduced, but system complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The system continuously monitors data value modifications and automatically triggers sequence restoration based on this feedback. When a user modifies a data value, the system detects this change and automatically adjusts subsequent objects in the sequence, creating a closed-loop system that reduces time consumption while managing complexity through intelligent automation.
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AI summary
A reordering tool for sequentially reordering data values assigned to graphical objects in a CAD model is described. The reordering tool can be a software application or a tool included in a software application. The reordering tool can have one or more graphical user interfaces configured to receive input from a user and present information to a user prior to reordering data values of the objects.