DUPLICATION OF OBJECTS WITH POSITIONING BASED ON OBJECT DISTANCE

摘要

A method of graphically duplicating graphic objects through the steps of a computer: receiving a selection of at least two objects and a direction of duplication along an axis. A zero axis point, a farthest axis point for the objects based on the direction of duplication, and a proximal object is determined. A proximal offset point equivalent to a farthest point on the proximal object from the zero axis point is set. A distal object is determined from the objects based on the direction of duplication along the axis, with a starting point of the distal object being designated as a distal offset point. An offset distance equal to a distance between the distal offset point and the proximal offset point is determined. The selection of the objects is duplicated and placed immediately after the farthest axis point plus the offset distance from the farthest axis point.

主权项

1. A method of graphically duplicating graphic objects, comprising the steps of:
a computer receiving a selection of at least two objects and a direction of duplication along an axis, each of the at least two objects having a starting point and a farthest point relative to the direction of the duplication along the axis; the computer determining a zero axis point and a farthest axis point based on the direction of duplication of the at least two objects; the computer determining a proximal object from the at least two objects and setting a proximal offset point equivalent to a farthest point on the proximal object from the zero axis point; the computer determining a distal object from the at least two objects based on the direction of duplication along the axis, and that the distal object has a starting point that is further along the axis associated with the direction of duplication than the proximal offset point; the computer designating a starting point of the distal object as a distal offset point; the computer determining an offset distance equal to a distance between the distal offset point and the proximal offset point; and the computer duplicating the selection of the at least two objects and placing duplicates of the selection of the at least two objects immediately after the farthest axis point, plus the offset distance from the farthest axis point.