Patents by Inventor Toby S. Smith

Toby S. Smith has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Method and system for aligning and laying out drawing elements in CAD drawings
    Patent number: 7634324
    Abstract: Embodiments of the invention include a method for aligning and laying out drawing elements in a computer-aided design drawing and computer-readable medium storing instructions for implementing the method. Specifically, one embodiment of the present invention sets forth a method, which includes the steps of receiving a selection of an insertion point on an object within the CAD drawing, where the drawing element attaches to the object at the insertion point, placing the drawing element at the insertion point, and orienting the drawing element at a predetermined alignment angle relative to the object.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 11, 2007
    Date of Patent: December 15, 2009
    Assignee: Autodesk, Inc.
    Inventor: Toby S. Smith
  • METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR ALIGNING AND LAYING OUT DRAWING ELEMENTS IN CAD DRAWINGS
    Publication number: 20080172605
    Abstract: Embodiments of the invention include a method for aligning and laying out drawing elements in a computer-aided design drawing and computer-readable medium storing instructions for implementing the method. Specifically, one embodiment of the present invention sets forth a method, which includes the steps of receiving a selection of an insertion point on an object within the CAD drawing, where the drawing element attaches to the object at the insertion point, placing the drawing element at the insertion point, and orienting the drawing element at a predetermined alignment angle relative to the object.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 11, 2007
    Publication date: July 17, 2008
    Inventor: Toby S. Smith