JP2000123057A - Device for preparing analytic device - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an analytic device preparing device for easily preparing an analytic device for easily inputting graphic data, and for showing a calculated result in a figure without limiting an object to be analyzed. SOLUTION: A graphic necessary for analysis is generated in a second area 12 by making a graphic correspond to the column of a chart at the time of duplicating a graphic from a first area 11 to a second area 12. At the time of inputting data, when the graphic in the second area 12 is duplicated to a area 13, the value of the graphic is inputted to one cell of the column. After analytic calculation, when a numerical value is inputted to the cell of the chart, the graphic made correspond to the column is duplicated from the second area 12 to the third area 13, and a value corresponding to the numerical value is obtained.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a device for inputting numerical data for performing a numerical analysis, in particular, data relating to a graphic such as the structure and arrangement of an object, and a device for performing an analysis calculation and outputting an analysis result.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, a calculation processing device in which data is input in a table format for each item and a calculation result is output for each item in a table so that a user can easily understand input data and output data is disclosed in, for example, Japanese Patent No. 2500448. It has been disclosed.

[0003]

However, in the above-mentioned prior art, data is input numerically into a table cell, and a calculation result is also output numerically. Therefore, graphic data such as the structure and arrangement of an object is input or applied to the object. When calculating and outputting forces, it was difficult to understand even if there were errors in input and output values. Although CAD is used as a device for inputting graphic data, it tends to be a large-scale device for enhancing a drawing function and a dedicated device according to an analysis target.

An object of the present invention is to provide an analyzer creating apparatus for easily creating an analyzer capable of easily inputting graphic data and showing a calculation result without limiting an analysis object.

[0005]

An object of the present invention is to display a table in which three graphic display areas and cells are arranged in a row direction and a column direction, and to receive a user's operation on a graphic and a numerical input / output operation on the table. A display input unit; a first graphic data storage unit for storing graphic data of a graphic to be displayed in the first area;
A second graphic data storage unit for storing graphic data of a graphic to be displayed in the area of FIG. 3, a third graphic data storage unit for storing graphic data of a graphic to be displayed in the third area, A table data storage unit for storing,
When a duplication operation is performed from the first area to the second area, a duplicate of the graphic data stored in the first graphic data storage unit is generated, and a specific item for specifying the shape of the graphic is associated with one column of the table. The first and second graphic data duplication processing units are stored in the second graphic data storage unit, and are stored in the second graphic data storage unit when the user performs a duplication operation from the second area to the third area. Generating a copy of the existing graphic data, storing the specific item in the third graphic data storage unit in a new association with one cell in the associated column of the table, and
The value of the specific item of the duplicated graphic is input to the cell associated with the table, and when a numerical value is input to the cell of the table, the value of the cell in the graphic data stored in the second graphic data storage unit is entered. A second and a third method for generating a copy of the graphic data having the specific item associated with the column and storing the value of the specific item of the duplicate graphic in the third graphic data storage unit as the input numerical value A third graphic data duplication processing unit that, when the user performs a deformation or a movement operation on the graphic in the third area to change the value of the specific item, the cell of the cell associated with the specific item in the table; Numerical values are changed accordingly, and if the numerical values entered in the table are changed, the third
An interlocking processing unit that also changes the value of a specific item associated with the cell whose numerical value has been changed in the graphic data stored in the graphic data storage unit, and a numerical value input to a table cell And a calculation processing unit that outputs a calculation result to a cell by performing calculation using

Alternatively, there is a table in which three graphic display areas and cells are arranged in a row direction and a column direction, and a first area includes a graphic having specific items for specifying the shape of the graphic. When a duplication operation is performed from the area of No. to the second area, a graphic that is a copy of the graphic of the first area and whose specific item is associated with one column of the table is generated in the second area, Next, when the user performs a duplication operation from the second area to the third area, one cell in a column of the table, which is a copy of the graphic of the second area and which is associated with the specific item, Is generated in the third area, and the value of the specific item of the generated duplicate graphic is input to the cell associated with the table, and is input to the cell of the table. Calculation processing unit that performs calculations using numerical values and outputs the calculation results to cells It is accomplished by having.

If the value of the specific item is changed by the user deforming or moving the graphic in the third area, the numerical value of the cell associated with the specific item in the table is also linked. Be changed.

Alternatively, there is a table in which three graphic display areas and cells are arranged in a row direction and a column direction, and a first area includes a graphic having specific items for specifying the shape of the graphic. When the duplication operation from the area of the first area to the second area is performed, the graphic of the first area is duplicated and the specific item for specifying the shape of the graphic is associated with one column of the table. Is generated in one area of the table, and when a numerical value is input into one cell of the table, the figure is a copy of the figure having the specific item associated with the column of the cell among the figures in the second area, A specific item is newly associated with the cell in which the numerical value is input, and a graphic in which the value of the specific item is the input numerical value is generated in the third area, and the numerical value input in the table cell A calculation process that performs calculations using It is accomplished by having the parts.

When the numerical value entered in the table is changed, the value of the specific item associated with the cell whose numerical value has been changed in the graphic in the third area is also changed accordingly. You.

[0010] Preferably, a variable array having a cell of the column as an array element is provided for each column of the table, and the variable array has a variable array name that can be arbitrarily set by a user, and the user uses the variable array name by using the variable array name. A formula description area is provided to describe the formula,
The calculation processing unit performs calculations according to the calculation formula described in the calculation formula description area using the values of the cells of the table corresponding to the array elements of the variable array names described in the calculation formula description area.

[0011] Preferably, the user's copy operation is a drag operation with a pointing device from a copy source figure to a copy destination area.

Preferably, the user associates an arbitrary image with the graphic in the second area, and when generating the graphic in the third area, sets the associated image to the value of a specific item of the graphic. The image is deformed accordingly and displayed on top of the figure.

Preferably, when a graphic is generated in the second area, the graphic is displayed in a column of a table associated with a specific item of the graphic.

More preferably, when a graphic is generated in the second area and the user associates an arbitrary image with the graphic, a specific column of the graphic is associated with a column of the table. Display the associated image.

Preferably, when a graphic is generated in the second area, the name of the graphic and the name of the specific item are displayed in a column of a table associated with the specific item of the graphic.

Preferably, a variable array name set by the user is displayed in each column of the table.

Alternatively, there is provided a calculation processing unit for performing a calculation using a numerical value input to a cell of the table and outputting the calculation result to the cell, and associating each cell of the table with a specific item of a graphic to the cell. This is achieved by displaying, in each column of a table, a graphic associated with each column of a table, in an analyzer generating apparatus that displays a graphic having an input value as a value of a specific item.

Preferably, the specific items of the analysis device creation device include any of center point coordinates, vertex coordinates, side length, radius length, and angle size of the figure.

[0019]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 is a block diagram of an analyzer according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Reference numeral 1 denotes a display / input unit comprising a display, a pointing device such as a mouse, a keyboard for inputting numerical values, and the like. The display is divided into several areas. 11 is a first graphic display area, 12 is a second graphic display area.
A graphic display area 13 is a third graphic display area, each of which is 31
The figure is displayed in accordance with the figure data stored in the first figure data storage section, the second figure data storage section 32, and the third figure data storage section 33. The displayed figure can be set by the user through a pointing device by a drag operation or numerical input.

Reference numeral 14 denotes a table representing a list of input / output data. The cells are arranged in a row direction and a column direction, and a value of a specific item of a graphic is input to each cell, a numerical value of an analysis result is input, and a user inputs data using a keyboard. Columns and rows are numbered or numbered to identify each cell. The cells are grouped for each column, and the user can assign an item name or a variable name to each column as needed. Data input / output to / from the table is stored in the table data storage unit 4.

The data is stored in one variable array for each column. The row number of the cell corresponds to the array element number, and the data input to each cell is stored in each array element. The data assigned to each array element is displayed by each cell. For example, if data of 3.1 is input to a cell having a column symbol of B and a row number of 5 and a variable name of centerY is named in column B, centerY (5) = 3.1. If F1X (3) = 10.8 and column E of the table has a variable name of F1X, 10.8 is displayed in the third row of column E. Here, the numbers in parentheses indicate the array element numbers. The user describes a calculation formula described later using this variable array.

Reference numeral 15 denotes a calculation formula description area. When the user describes a calculation formula in this area using the above-described variable array, the described calculation formula is stored in the calculation formula storage unit 81. Then, the calculation processing unit 82 refers to the calculation formula in the calculation formula storage unit 81 and performs the calculation according to the calculation formula while acquiring the array element data of the described variable array from the table data storage unit 4. The user writes F1X when writing a formula.
The calculation formula is described in a format in which the result is assigned to an array element, such as (3) = function (centerY (5)). Then, after the calculation, the calculation processing unit 82 substitutes the calculation result in the array element of the table data storage unit 4, and the calculation result is displayed in the corresponding cell of Table 14.

Reference numeral 2 denotes a user operation receiving unit. Recognize the user's operation and activate the process associated with the operation. For example, when the user drags one graphic in the first graphic display area 11 to the second graphic display area 12, the first to second graphic data replication processing unit 51 is activated,
When the user drags one graphic in the second graphic display area 12 to the third graphic display area 13, the second
→ Start the third graphic data duplication processing unit. Further, when a deformation or a movement operation is performed on the graphic displayed in the third graphic display area 13 or when data is input or data is changed in a cell of the table 14, the interlocking processing unit 7 described later is started. I do.

Reference numeral 61 denotes an image data storage unit which stores image data associated with a figure stored in the second figure data storage unit 32 or the third figure data storage unit 33 by the user. The associated image is displayed in the second graphic display area 12 or the third graphic display area 13 after being deformed by the image deformation processing unit 62 according to the size of the graphic.

Next, the operation flow of the embodiment of FIG. 1 and the respective steps will be described with reference to FIGS. 2 to 5 which show examples of display and storage data and FIG. 6 which shows the operation flow. display·
Display of input unit 1 and first to third graphic data storage units 31 to 3
3 will be described.

FIG. 2 shows display and storage data at the start and in the initial stage.

In the initial stage, there are only figures in the first figure display area 11, and no figures or data are contained in other figure display areas or tables. The figures in the first figure display area 11 are basic figures. Although circles, polygons, and arrows are shown in the figure, other ellipses, curves, and straight lines may be prepared. First
The graphic data storage unit stores what data is required to draw these figures. For example, in the case of a circle, the center point and a point on the circumference in the 0-degree direction are required as specific items. It also stores that color information for identifying when a plurality of figures having the same shape are used in another figure display area is necessary.

The circle (p1x, p1y, p2) in the example of FIG.
x, p2y, color), the circle is the x coordinate value of the center point, the y coordinate value of the center point, the x coordinate value of the point on the circumference in the 0-degree direction, and the y coordinate of the point on the circumference in the 0-degree direction Indicates that values and colors are required. Since the value of the specific item is later input to the table cell, the user needs to know what the specific item of each figure is. Therefore, the location of a specific item of each figure is shown in the figure display area.

First, the user drags one figure in the first figure display area 11 to the second figure display area 12 (S101). Then, the first to second graphic data duplication processing unit 51 is activated. The first to second graphic data duplication processing unit 51 first copies and acquires the graphic data of the dragged graphic from the first graphic data storage unit 31. For example, when a circle is dragged, the data of the circle is copied and acquired. Then, each data of the specific item is associated with a column of the table 14 which is not yet associated with the specific item. For example, p1x is associated with column A, p1y is associated with column B, p2x is associated with column C, and p2y is associated with column D.

The association is made with the second graphic data storage unit 3
2 (S102). Second graphic display area 12
Is displayed (S103), and the user sets the name, color, image, etc. of the graphic as necessary (S1).
04). Further, the corresponding column is changed as needed (S10
5) Input the item name and variable name of the associated column (S106). Steps S101 to S106 are repeated until all the graphic components related to the input / output data of the analysis are obtained (S107).

FIG. 3 shows a state in which a duplicate figure has been generated in the second figure display area 12.

In the analysis of this embodiment, the input data relating to the figure includes the size and position of the gear, the size and position of the motor, and the output data includes the position, size and direction to which an axial force is applied.
Therefore, three figures for gear, motor and axial force are first
Drag from the graphic display area 11 to the second graphic display area 12. First, when a circle is dragged, a circle in which specific items are associated with columns A to D is generated in the second graphic display area 12. A center point, which is one of the specific items, can be used as gear position data, and a point on the circumference in the 0-degree direction can be used as data for obtaining a size from a difference from the center point.

The user inputs a name "gear" on the keyboard, sets the color to white, and associates gear image data. As a result, the circle (A,
B, C, D, white, and Gear Picture) are stored. The user inputs an item name such as “center X” and a variable name such as “center X” in the columns associated with the specific items. In the table, figures are drawn in each column so that the associated figures and specific items can be easily understood.

Next, the circle is dragged again for the motor. This time, circles in which specific items are associated with columns E to H are generated. However, since the user thought that the gear data and the motor data may be treated equally, the association of the columns E to H is changed to columns A to D. Then enter the name motor and set the color to black.

Further, the arrow is dragged. Since the arrow has two specific items, a start point and an end point, the start point can be used as data indicating the position where the force is applied, and the end point can be used as data representing the difference between the start point and the magnitude and the direction in which the force is applied. Various names and the like are set as in the case of other figures.

As described above, three types of analysis parts are generated.

The user inputs an item name and a variable name in a column that is not associated with a specific item in order to input data that cannot be input by a graphic as needed (S108).
Then, the user describes the calculation formula in the calculation formula description area 15. The variables centerX (i), centerY (i), r0X (i),
The axial force is calculated using r0Y (i), and the arrays F1X (i), F1X (i)
An expression in which the result is substituted into 1Y (i) is created (S10
9). Thus, the analysis device is completed.

Next, the operation when an analysis is performed using this analyzer will be described.

First, data input is performed. The user drags the figure in the second figure display area 12 to the three figure display area 13 (S110). Then, the second-to-third graphic data duplication processing unit 52 first copies the graphic data of the dragged graphic from the second graphic data storage unit 32. For example,
When the motor graphic is dragged, the motor graphic data is duplicated and acquired. Table 1 shows each data of the specific item.
The cell is associated with the cell not yet associated with the specific item in the associated column of No. 4. For example, since the center point x is originally associated with the column A, it is associated with the cell 1 in the column A that has not been associated with a specific item yet.
The cell of the specific item in the same figure is associated with the cell of the same row. Therefore, the other points correspond to B1, C1, and D1.
(S111).

The generated figure is displayed in the third figure display area 13.
(S112). At that time, the image transformation processing unit 62 reads the associated image data from the image data storage unit 61, enlarges or reduces the image according to the size of the figure, and superimposes the figure on the third figure display area 13. indicate. In addition, the interlocking processing unit 7
Inputs the value of the specific item of the figure at the present time into the cell associated with each.

The user performs deformation and movement operations of the duplicate figure as needed. The figure displayed in the third figure display area is transformed or moved according to the transformation and movement operation,
The interlocking processing unit 7 inputs a new value to the cell (S11).
3). In the same manner, a necessary number of figures are generated by dragging necessary types of parts a required number of times.

When the figure is dragged, the parts are automatically associated in ascending order of the cell number. If there are parts of different types whose values are to be input to the same line, the user can use the pointing device to input the third figure. Select a figure to be made the same in the display area and point the same line button. Then, the table data storage unit 4 changes the element number change and also changes the display so that the values of the selected components all enter the cell of the same element number (S114).

As described above, steps S110 to S114 are repeated until all the input data related to the figure are prepared (S11).
5).

When the data input by the graphic is completed, the user inputs data of items that cannot be input by the graphic into the table (S116).

The input of data necessary for the analysis is completed. FIG. 4 shows a state in which the input has been completed. A required number of motor and gear figures are arranged in the third figure display area 13 and are displayed together with cell row numbers for identification.
Then, the data of the motor and the gear are input in the table.

Next, when the user instructs the execution of the calculation, the calculation processing unit 82 performs the calculation (S117). When the calculation result is input to the array element of the table data storage unit 4 and the cell of the table 14 (S118), the second to third graphic data duplication processing unit 52 generates a duplicate graphic as in S111 (S119). A graphic in which the value of the specific item of the duplicate graphic is the numerical value of the cell is displayed in the third graphic display area 13. If the numerical value of the cell in which data has already been input is changed by recalculation or the like, the value of a specific item of the graphic associated with the interlocking processing unit 7 is changed without generating a new graphic, Third figure display area 1
3 displays a figure whose value has been changed. The state after the analysis calculation is shown in FIG. A value is entered in the column of axial force in the table, and a figure of axial force is newly added.

In the above example, the steps from the creation of the analyzer to the analysis were performed. However, once the target analyzer has been created, if the analysis for the same purpose is to be performed, only steps S110 to S119 need be performed. At the time of analysis, the first graphic display area 11 is unnecessary and may be hidden.

The data created by performing steps S101 to S116 is copied and input to another analyzer.
The analysis result may be copied and returned to the table, and the analysis calculation itself may be performed by another device using this device as an analysis data input / output device.

In the above example, an analyzer for calculating the axial force applied to the gears of the gear train was created. However, when an analyzer for another purpose is created, a figure corresponding to the analysis is displayed in the second figure display area 12. To create. For example, if you want to create an analysis device that shows and illustrates the deformation when a force is applied to a building, a figure for inputting the initial shape of the building, a figure for inputting the force applied to the building, Create a figure to output the shape of. The building figure may be generated from an inner polygon figure of the figure in the first figure display area 11, and the force figure may be generated from an arrow figure.

In the figure described above, the first graphic display area 11
Gives only three examples of shapes,
It is better to have other basic figures such as curves, points, crosses, etc. Further, it is preferable that there are figures having the same shape but different specific items. For example, in the above example, the circle has the center point and a point on the circumference in the 0-degree direction as the specific items. However, it is better that there is a figure having the center point and the size of the radius as the specific items.

In the above example, a two-dimensional figure has been described, but a three-dimensional figure may be used.

[0054]

According to the present invention, it is possible to create a graphic in which the shape and the value of the table cell are linked by a simple operation of dragging the graphic from the first area to the second area. An analyzer that can be visualized can be easily created.

Further, since a name and an image can be set for a basic figure, a figure suitable for a target analysis can be created without limiting the analysis purpose.

Since the table is automatically handled as one array variable for each column, the user can describe the calculation formula without particularly declaring the correspondence between the variable and the cell of the table. is there. Since the array variable name can be arbitrarily set by the user, the variable can be handled with a name in which the contents of the data are easy to understand, so that the description is easier.

Also, since the figures, specific item names, and variable names corresponding to the respective columns are displayed in the table, the correspondence between the variable names, data, and figures is easy to understand.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram of an analyzer according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a diagram showing an example of display and storage data at an initial stage of the embodiment of FIG. 1;

FIG. 3 is a diagram showing an example of display and storage data at a stage of creating an analyzer according to the embodiment of FIG. 1;

FIG. 4 is a diagram showing an example of display and storage data at a data input stage in the embodiment of FIG. 1;

FIG. 5 is a diagram showing an example of display and storage data at the stage of showing the analysis result of the embodiment of FIG. 1;

FIG. 6 is a flowchart showing a flow of the operation of the embodiment of FIG. 1;

[Explanation of symbols]

1 display / input unit, 11 first graphic display area, 12
Second graphic display area, 13... Third graphic display area, 14
... table, 15 ... calculation formula description area, 2 ... user operation receiving section, 31 ... first figure data storage section, 32 ... second figure data storage section, 33 ... 3rd figure data storage section, 4 ... table data storage section , 51... First to second graphic data duplication processing unit, 52
... Second-third graphic data duplication processing unit, 61 image data storage unit, 62 image deformation processing unit, 7 interlocking processing unit, 81
... Calculation formula storage unit, 82 ... Calculation processing unit.

Claims (1)

[Claims] A display input unit for displaying a table in which three graphic display areas and cells are arranged in a row direction and a column direction and receiving a user's operation on a graphic and a numerical input / output operation on the table;
A first graphic data storage unit for storing graphic data of a graphic to be displayed in an area of the second type, a second graphic data storage unit for storing graphic data of a graphic to be displayed in the second area, and a graphic to be displayed in the third area A third graphic data storage unit for storing graphic data of the table, a table data storage unit for storing numerical values input / output to / from the table, and a first operation when the user performs a copying operation from the first area to the second area. First and second figures for generating a copy of the figure data stored in the figure data storage unit and storing in the second figure data storage unit a specific item for specifying the shape of the figure in association with one column of the table A data copy processing unit, and when a user performs a copy operation from the second area to the third area, creates a copy of the graphic data stored in the second graphic data storage unit and associates specific items with a table One of the columns Is newly stored in the third graphic data storage unit, and the value of the specific item of the duplicate graphic is input to the cell associated with the table, and when a numerical value is input to the cell of the table. Generating a copy of the graphic data having a specific item associated with the column of the cell among the graphic data stored in the second graphic data storage unit; and
A second and third graphic data duplication processing unit for converting the value of the specific item of the duplicate graphic into the input numerical value and storing the numerical value in the third graphic data storage unit; When the value of a specific item is changed by performing the above, the value of the cell associated with that specific item in the table is also changed in conjunction with it, and when the value entered in the table is changed Is an interlocking processing unit that interlocks and changes the value of a specific item associated with the cell whose numerical value has been changed in the graphic data stored in the third graphic data storage unit; A calculation processing unit for performing calculation using the set numerical value and outputting a calculation result to a cell.