METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR SIMPLIFIED DIMENSIONING OF MECHANICAL DESIGN - Patent 1285353

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EP 1 285 353 A2

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(88)	Date of publication A3:
	18.04.2002

(43)	Date of publication:
	26.02.2003 Bulletin 2003/09

(21)	Application number: 01935749.0

(22)	Date of filing: 24.05.2001

(51)	International Patent Classification (IPC)⁷: G06F 17/00

(86)	International application number:
	PCT/US0117/033

(87)	International publication number:
	WO 0109/0923 (29.11.2001 Gazette 2001/48)

(84)	Designated Contracting States:
	AT BE CH CY DE DK ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE TR
	Designated Extension States:
	AL LT LV MK RO SI

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Priority:

24.05.2000 US 578818
23.10.2000 US 694759

(71)	Applicant: Autodesk, Inc.
	San Rafael,California 94903 (US)

(72)	Inventors:
	SCOTT, Phillip, J. San Diego, CA 92127 (US) HASSAN, Alaa E. San Marcos, CA 92069 (US)

(74)	Representative: Dendorfer, Claus, Dr. et al
	Wächtershäuser & HartzTal 29 80331 München 80331 München (DE)

(54)	METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR SIMPLIFIED DIMENSIONING OF MECHANICAL DESIGN