[cad-linux] Re: CAD with server/client architecture

  • From: Jim Parker <hopeye@xxxxxxxxxx>
  • To: cad-linux@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
  • Date: Tue, 13 May 2003 18:53:47 -0400

The only thing that should have to move is your anchor point.  You'll 
have some overhead repairing the geomety, but it should be pretty minor.

cheers,
Jim parker


On 2003.05.13 18:28 Roland Krause wrote:
> 
> 
> --- Jim Parker <hopeye@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> > So the solution is to create a table of parts.  This table contains
> > information needed to uniquely identify the part, plus an anchor
> > point(s).
> >
> > So now all you have to do is change the anchor point and everthing
> > else
> > follows.  For example, move the wall containing the anchor point,
> the
> >
> 
> I dont understand, are you saying that upon every change of every
> single point (e.g. moving a door in a wall) you will then have to
> update the entire database? How about the CAD database of a building
> with 120 floors, does this scale? Am I missing something?
> 
> > program will automagically move the anchor point to stay with the
> > wall,
> > and hence the end user sees the door following the wall as he moves
> > it.  Of course you need error checking to make sure you don't break
> > the
> > laws of physics.  And you need some sort of locking mechanism so you
> 
> > can't edit the part.
> >
> Roland
> 
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