Paul J Mcgoey

US Patent:

20060066609, Mar 30, 2006

Filed:

Dec 7, 2004

Appl. No.:

11/006262

Inventors:

Arthur Iodice - Issaquah WA, US
Charles Gingrich - Issaquah WA, US
Paul McGoey - Kent WA, US

International Classification:

G06T 15/00

US Classification:

345419000

Abstract:

A system for remotely viewing geometry of an object model generated by a CAD tool hosted on a server computer on a network. The system has an image viewer accessible via a client computer on the network and an image server operatively connected between the image viewer and the CAD tool. The system receives an object model selection, provides the CAD tool with an ICAD application associated with the selection, commands the CAD tool to generate an object model having one or more elements using the ICAD application, displays on the client computer a structure identifying the one or more elements, receives a request to view a selected element, commands the CAD tool to generate an image file describing geometry of the selected element in response to the request, and displays the geometry of the selected element on the client computer in accordance with the image file.