System and method for component scattering
View Patent ↗A system, method, and computer program for component scattering, comprising calculating a bounding box for each of a plurality of parts; calculating a centroid corresponding to each of said bounding boxes; placing a first part having a bounding box and a centroid at said start position, and; placing said plurality of parts in a pre-determined direction from said first part; whereby in a single operation said plurality of parts are logically added to an assembly view in a pre-determined manner, and appropriate means and computer-readable instructions.
1. A computer-implemented method for component scattering, comprising:
calculating a bounding box for each of a plurality of parts by a computer;
calculating, by the computer, a centroid corresponding to each of said bounding boxes;
placing a first part having a bounding box and a centroid at a start position by the computer, and;
placing, by the computer, said plurality of parts in a pre-determined direction from said first part,
whereby in a single operation said plurality of parts are logically added to an assembly view in a pre-determined manner.
2. The method of claim 1 , wherein said placing occurs by placing said plurality of parts in a square matrix on a work view plane.
3. The method of claim 1 , wherein said plurality of parts is spaced apart by a distance corresponding to a largest bounding box.
4. The method of claim 3 , wherein said distance is 1.2 times of said part having said largest bounding box.
5. A non-transitory computer-program product tangibly embodied in a machine readable medium to perform a method for component scattering, comprising instructions operable to cause a computer to:
calculate a bounding box for each of a plurality of parts;
calculate a centroid corresponding to each of said bounding boxes;
place a first part having a bounding box and a centroid at a start position; and
place said plurality of parts in a pre-determined direction from said first part,
whereby in a single operation said plurality of parts are logically added to an assembly view in a pre-determined manner.
6. The computer-program product of claim 5 , wherein said placing occurs by placing said plurality of parts in a square matrix on a work view plane.
7. The computer-program product of claim 5 , wherein said plurality of parts is spaced apart by a distance corresponding to a largest bounding box.
8. The computer-program product of claim 7 , wherein said distance is 1.2 times of said part having said largest bounding box.
9. A data processing system comprising:
a processor; and
an accessible memory, the data processing system configured to implement a method for component scattering by:
calculating a bounding box for each of a plurality of parts;
calculating a centroid corresponding to each of said bounding boxes;
placing a first part having a bounding box and a centroid at a start position; and
placing said plurality of parts in a pre-determined direction from said first part.