Appeal No. 95-4605
Application 08/076,285
The examiner relies on the following references:
HP-DESIGN (HP 98355A), Technical Description Nov. 1984.
AutoCAD Release 10 Reference Manual (September 1988),
pages 121-124.
HP-DESIGN discloses a 2-dimensional (2-D) design system
using variation design, which enables the designer to enter a
geometrical sketch without inputting coordinate values. The
dimensions are assigned numerical values later using the ACTUAL
design module (see the two examples under the heading
"Actualisation"). "The variation design feature of HP-DESIGN
makes it possible to produce any variant of an existing design
simply by modifying the numerical dimension values." (Heading
"Variation Design.") The geometry of standard parts, such as
nuts, can be stored as a picture element (macro) in a picture
library created by the user using the PICLIB design module.
"These macros can then be recalled and inserted into an object,
so saving the time needed to recreate commonly used parts."
(Heading "Picture Libraries.")
AutoCAD discloses a replication command called ARRAY. "The
ARRAY command allows you to make multiple copies of selected
objects in a rectangular or polar (circular) pattern."
(Page 121, sec. 5.2.7). After entering the ARRAY command, the
user is prompted to select objects to be duplicated (such as the
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