JP2001350806A - Total space design system of building using information system - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a total space design system of a building using an information system capable of efficiently operating the room allocation of the floor of a building or the arrangement of equipment or the like on a terminal screen. SOLUTION: A CAD system is connected to an Internet server connected to the Internet, and the Internet server is provided with a database part in which data related to a building and data related to members are stored and a data part in which necessary data are stored and a front program for operating data processing related to the building with the terminal connected to the Internet. In this case, the space of the building can be prepared, and the layout condition data of furniture to be arranged can be obtained from the terminal.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a comprehensive space design system for buildings such as offices, hospitals, schools and the like using an information system such as the Internet, and more particularly, to a personal computer terminal at a company or home. In addition to being able to easily compose and edit the room layout of each department, meeting rooms and reception rooms, etc. under conditions that match the space (floor area, shape) of the building to be relocated or newly entered, furniture (equipment, The present invention relates to a comprehensive space design system for a building using an information system that enables a space design to be easily performed without any extra labor, and to select furniture and the like.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, for example, when relocating an office,
You will receive a scale map of each floor from the owner of the relocation building or real estate agent, write down the room layout of each department, the arrangement of desks and partitions, etc. directly with a pencil, ballpoint pen, etc., and select equipment and fixtures etc. We design offline offices such as locating them. In designing the office space, look at the catalogs and pamphlets distributed by each manufacturer,
The selection work is performed while taking into account the dimensions and prices of the equipment and fixtures to be placed on the floor.

[0003]

As described above, in the conventional space design method in which the layout of rooms, desks, chairs, and the like are written in the floor plan of each floor, the work is extremely inefficient and non-operational. It is efficient, and when rearranging or changing the arrangement, it must be erased and rewritten each time with an eraser or the like, which is very troublesome.

[0004] Further, since fixtures and fixtures are selected and arranged in catalogs and pamphlets, there is a problem that time and labor are required for the selection work, and efficient work cannot be performed.
Estimates and delivery dates are also calculated for each of the selected fixtures, and the fact is that a great deal of time and effort is spent.

The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and an object of the present invention is to provide a comprehensive architectural space design system that matches an information-oriented society. An information system that enables space design such as layout of building floors and arrangement of equipment on a terminal screen by connecting a server connected to the Internet to a CAD (Compute Aided Design) system. An object of the present invention is to provide a comprehensive space design system for a building using a computer.

[0006]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention relates to a comprehensive space design system for buildings such as offices using an information system such as the Internet, and an object of the present invention is to provide a CAD system for an Internet server connected to the Internet. And a database unit in which the Internet server stores data on buildings and data on members, a data unit for storing necessary data, and data processing on the building between the terminal connected to the Internet. And a layout program for creating and arranging the space of the building and arranging furniture and the like can be performed from the terminal.

[0007]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS In the present invention, an Internet server having a front program, a database section and a data section is connected to the Internet, and a CA operating with an Auto Lisp program is connected to the Internet server.
D system is connected. The database part of the Internet server stores data on buildings and data on members, and the data part stores data generated by the front program and also stores product library data generated by the CAD system. The front program of the Internet server processes data related to the building with the terminal of the registered customer connected to the Internet, and executes the customer's request condition and DXF (Data Ex
change Format) file and save it in the data section. The CAD system includes a program 1 for converting a DXF file stored in data and a program for converting a request condition, and generates product data, graphic data, attribute code, product number, price, and the like as product library data. I do. Registered customers can freely design the space of the building from their own terminals.

Hereinafter, an integrated space design system for a building using the information system according to the present invention will be specifically described with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 shows an overall configuration diagram of a space design system for a building using an information system according to the present invention. The terminals (personal computers) of a large number of registered customers 1 who are members of the system are shown in FIG. The Internet 2 is connected to the Internet 2. An Internet server 10 for space design of a building operated by the business entity is connected to the Internet 2. The Internet server 10 is provided with a front program 11, a database unit (engine program) 12, and a data unit 13.
Further, a CAD system 20 for automatically generating a space design drawing is connected to 0. The CAD system 20 automatically generates space design drawing data based on the data generated by the Internet server 10 and transfers the drawing data to the Internet server 10.

FIG. 2 shows the Internet server 10 and the CA.
3 shows the detailed contents of the D system 20, and the front program 11 in the Internet server 10 executes the ASP (App)
It has a lication service provider) function, and performs authentication of a registered customer, acquisition of layout condition data, and registration of customer request data in cooperation with a registered customer database 121 and a product master 122 of the database unit 12. The front program 11 includes a Java program, and performs creation of a space and creation of a zone, acquisition of space information and data conversion, and creation of a DXF file. The DXF file is an intermediate file from which data can be read by the CAD system 20, and is developed by Auto Desk of the United States in order to share data among various CAD systems.

The database unit 12 includes a registered customer database 121 storing registered customer names, addresses, IDs, passwords, e-mail addresses, etc., a maker name, prices of equipment, furniture, furniture, etc., and a delivery date. , A product master 122 that stores product numbers, product codes, attribute codes, and the like. The data unit 13 stores customer information 131, request conditions (including product information, codes, product numbers, and prices) 132, and DXs.
An F file 133 and a storage unit 134 are provided. The database unit 12 is an SQL-Server,
(Structured query language)
RDBMS (Relational Database Management System) that provides a function to use a database on a network
stem).

A front program 11 in the Internet server 10 is a program as a service of a website on the Internet 2 with the registered customer 1, and authenticates the registered customer, creates a space and creates a zone, and creates space information as services. Data conversion, creation of a DXF file, acquisition of layout condition data, and registration of customer request data are performed. The authentication of the registered customer 1 is to confirm and authenticate the registered customer 1 by accessing the registered customer database 121 in the server when accessing the website. Creating a space and creating a zone using the Java program provides a tool for drawing the space of an architectural space that the customer wants to design and lay out.
The purpose of this is to make it easy to freely arrange zones for creating a space and using the space. Also, J
The data conversion of the space information and the creation of the DXF file by the ava program automatically generate the DXF file 133 using the Java script (program) for the space and zone information created by the customer.

[0013] The layout condition data is acquired by the front program by selecting furniture required for the space or zone created by the customer, requesting the required quantity, number of people, and scale on the Web. In order to enable direct access to the product master 122, selection is made while confirming visual product information. When registering customer request data, information on a product selected by the customer is registered as a request condition 132 in the data section 13 of the server 10 by clicking a layout plan request (decision, transmission button, etc.).
In the process P3, visual products and product specifications are directly checked and selected from the product master 122 for products required in the customer's space or zone.
In step P4, all information accessed by the customer is transferred to and stored in the data unit 13 of the server 10, and the data format at this time is registered in the database as new data.

On the other hand, the CAD system 20 operates with an AutoLisp program which is a CAD system programming language, and executes programs 1 and 2. Program 1
Is the DXF file 133 stored in the data section 13
, And the program 2 converts the request condition 132. That is, program 1 is a program that converts a space or zone created by a customer into data of a CAD system, and program 2 reads a CAD library from product information requested by a customer and reads a CAD library on a drawing automatically generated by the program 1. This is a program that is automatically placed in Further, the CAD system 20 stores product data, graphic data (two-dimensional and three-dimensional), attribute codes, product numbers, and prices, and stores product library data that cooperates with the program 2.

The process P5 between the Internet server 10 and the CAD system 20 is to start the program 1 and automatically convert the DXF file 133 in the server 10 into CAD data. Created space, zone allocated by customer (use area)
It is. In step P6, the library is automatically arranged by generating and executing a script (simple program) for converting the request condition 132 into product library data by activating the program 2. The request condition is text data, and information on product information (code, product number), zone name (use area name), and number of people is information to read and arrange the library. In step P8, CAD data generated by the CAD system 20 is stored in the storage unit 134, and a plan, a solid perspective, an estimate, a delivery date response, and the like are stored.

A step P7 in the CAD system 20 is a library access of the program 2, and a script created by the program 2 describes a file name for reading the library, and the library is read and arranged based on the file name. . Library data includes product data, graphic data (two-dimensional and three-dimensional), attribute codes, product numbers, prices, and the like.

FIG. 3 shows an operation example of the present invention. In using the present system, the registered customer 1 inputs an ID and a password previously given at the time of member registration, and creates a space after authentication confirmation. First, the space creation starts with selection of a basic shape as shown in FIG. 4 (step S1). When the basic shape is selected and specified, the space shape is displayed as shown in FIG. 5A (step S2), and the space size is adjusted on the screen so as to correspond to the actual space (step S3). ). As the shape of the space, for example, the closest one is selected from several registered types, and the dimensions of the selected shape are input on the screen. The dimensions are input for each side as shown in FIG. 6, and the adjusted space shape is shown in FIG.
It is displayed as shown in (B). Then, as shown in FIG. 7, the arrangement of the doors and windows is input (steps S4 and S5),
Further, as shown in FIG. 8, the arrangement of walls, columns, and the like is input (step S6), and the space is determined (step S7). FIG. 9 shows an example of the determined space. In addition to walls and pillars, it is also possible to input information such as a switchboard and a kitchen.

Thereafter, the registered customer 1 selects a zone such as an office on a menu screen as shown in FIG. 10 (step S10), and sequentially selects a reception area, a work area, a reception room, etc., as shown in FIG. A box (rectangle) for arranging the selected zone is displayed (step S11). Next, a zone for arranging these arrangement boxes in the determined space is arranged (step S12), and then the zone is determined and the space creation is completed (step S13). FIG. 12 shows an example of the determined zone.

The registered customer 1 sets layout conditions for the zone determined as described above, and an example of the operation will be described with reference to FIG.

First, a zone such as a work area, a reception room, an office room, etc. is selected (step S20), whereby an image of the space of the selected zone is displayed on the screen (step S21). Please select the furniture you want to use in the next zone. "Message is displayed, and select the required furniture from the product database of the product master 122 according to the guidance (step S22). FIG. 14 shows an example of setting conditions for a conference room. The menu screen of the product database is as shown in FIG.
FIG. 16 shows an example of the office chair database, FIG. 17 shows an example of the office desk database, and FIG. 18 shows an example of the desk style database. As described above, two-dimensional data and three-dimensional data are registered in the product database in addition to data such as a product name, a model number, a product number, and a shape. When the selection of the necessary furniture is completed, the number of persons and the number are input (step S23), the furniture selection is confirmed (step S24), and the above operation is repeated for all zones (step S25).

The input of the layout conditions is performed by the product master 122 of the database unit 12 and the front program 11
In the process P3, the product code, the product number and the like are obtained by selecting the product information, and are stored in the data part 13 as a text file in the process P4. The data stored in the data unit 13 includes a customer ID, a reception date and time, a zone name, a selected product code, a product number, a quantity of the selected product, and the like. The data stored in the data section 13 in the process P2 is a space, a door, a window, a pillar, etc. of the space data (DXF), a zone arrangement of the zone arrangement information (DXF) file, a zone use name, and the like. It is.

As described above, the Internet server 1
0 generated and stored in the CAD system 2
The processing is transferred to 0, and the operation will be described with reference to FIG. That is, in the program 1 in which the CAD system 20 is built, by executing the conversion of the DXF file 133, a space diagram is displayed and a zone area is displayed. Also, the program 2 has a request condition 13
2 conversion, library reading and product library data (product data, graphic data (2D, 3D),
Attribute code, product number, price). That is, the elements of the zone are matched with the product code, product number, etc. selected by the customer and the library data, and the CAD figures (libraries) are arranged as a group or alone.

FIG. 20 shows the details of steps P5, P6, and P8 related to the CAD system 20. In step P5, a drawing is generated by DXFIN of an AutoCAD command using the space data of the data stored in step P2. And the zone arrangement information in the AutoCAD command D
Generate a drawing with XFIN. The data of the process P6 is furniture library data as an arrangement place, a product number, a code, and an arrangement quantity. The layout plan, three-dimensional parse, quote, delivery date response form, and layout plan generated by the CAD system 20 are transferred to the data unit 13 in the process P8 and stored in the storage unit 134. An example of the arrangement data generated by the CAD system 20 is shown in FIG. 21, and the three-dimensional image is shown in FIG.

The data stored in the storage section 134 in the data section 13 can be added or corrected by the registered customer 1 from the terminal. The screen at that time is as shown in FIG. CAD system 2 in Internet server 10
Since the storage unit 134 for the data generated in step 0 is provided, the customer can freely access the data from the terminal.

Although the design of the office has been described above, the present invention can be similarly applied to a space design of a hospital, a school, a store, and the like.

[0026]

As described above, according to the comprehensive space design system for a building using the information system according to the present invention, it is possible to freely design with the sense of own layout according to the actual space. A space design with a degree of freedom can be efficiently and quickly performed, which is very convenient.
In addition, since the information can be designed online by an information system using the Internet or the like, there is an advantage that the design can be made in an office or at home according to one's own schedule or convenience.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing the overall configuration of a comprehensive space design system using an information system according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing contents of an Internet server and a CAD system of the comprehensive space design system of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a flowchart illustrating an operation example of space creation according to the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a diagram showing an example of a basic shape of a space.

FIG. 5 is a diagram for explaining adjustment of a space dimension.

FIG. 6 is a diagram showing an input example of a space dimension.

FIG. 7 is a diagram for explaining input of arrangement of doors and windows.

FIG. 8 is a diagram for explaining input of arrangement of walls and columns.

FIG. 9 is a diagram illustrating an example of a determined space.

FIG. 10 is a diagram showing an example of a menu screen for zone selection.

FIG. 11 is a diagram showing an example of an arrangement box for a selection zone.

FIG. 12 is a diagram showing an example of a determined zone.

FIG. 13 is a flowchart illustrating an operation example of layout condition setting.

FIG. 14 is a diagram showing an example of setting layout conditions.

FIG. 15 is a diagram showing an example of a menu screen of a product database.

FIG. 16 is a diagram showing an example of a database of office chairs.

FIG. 17 is a diagram showing an example of an office desk database.

FIG. 18 is a diagram showing an example of a desk style database.

FIG. 19 is a diagram for explaining the operation of the CAD system according to the present invention.

FIG. 20 is a diagram for explaining details of steps related to the CAD system of the present invention.

FIG. 21 is a diagram illustrating an example of arrangement data generated by a CAD system.

FIG. 22 is a diagram showing an example of three-dimensional data generated by a CAD system.

FIG. 23 is a diagram showing an example of a data addition / correction input screen.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 Registered Customer (Terminal) 2 Internet 10 Internet Server 11 Front Program 12 Database Unit (Engine Program) 13 Data Unit 20 CAD System 121 Registered Customer Database 122 Product Master

Claims (7)

[Claims] 1. A CAD system is connected to an Internet server connected to the Internet, wherein the Internet server stores a database section storing data relating to buildings and data relating to members, a data section storing necessary data, and the Internet. And a front program that performs data processing on the building with a terminal connected to the terminal, so that layout conditions such as furniture to be created and arranged in the building can be performed from the terminal. A comprehensive space design system for buildings using an information system characterized by the following. 2. The system according to claim 1, wherein said CAD system is Auto Lisp.
An integrated space design system for a building using the information system according to claim 1 that operates by a program. 3. The integrated space design system for a building using the information system according to claim 1, wherein said front program has an ASP configuration and generates a DXF file. 4. The integrated space design system for a building using the information system according to claim 3, wherein said CAD system comprises a program 1 for converting said DXF file and a program 2 for converting request conditions. . 5. The integrated space design system for a building using the information system according to claim 4, wherein said CAD system comprises a product library storing product data, graphic data, attribute codes, product numbers, and prices. 6. The data of the product library of the CAD system is stored in a data section of the Internet server.
6. A comprehensive space design system for a building using the information system according to claim 5, wherein the terminal is freely accessible from the terminal. 7. An integrated building using an information system according to claim 4, wherein said CAD system calculates an estimate and a delivery date based on the selected product data and stores it in said data section. Space design system.