JP2003168125A - Plotting device and plotting program - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a plotting device capable of performing individual environmental setting for every individual plotting tool and maintaing/storing every setting state, and to provide a plotting program. <P>SOLUTION: The plotting device performing plotting by moving a cursor 1 on a screen is provided with a plotting pointer 3 having an individual setting dialog 2 and being operated by being gripped by the cursor 1. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2003,JPO

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a drawing device and a drawing program used when creating so-called computer graphics, and more particularly to a drawing pointer that moves on the screen when drawing.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Today's drawing devices have various drawing tools, but a drawing pointer is displayed by selecting a so-called pen tool or a similar drawing tool (hereinafter referred to as a drawing tool) on a tool box. A desired figure can be drawn by moving the drawing pointer by a predetermined operation, and the erase pointer is displayed by selecting the erase tool on the tool box to delete part or all of the drawn figure. In general, the drawn figure can be erased by moving the erase pointer by a predetermined operation.

[0003]

However, in the conventional drawing tool, only one drawing pointer is prepared for one kind of drawing tool, and needless to say, there is only one setting dialog of the drawing tool. Met. As a result, for example, in the case of the drawing tool, in the drawing work using a plurality of lines with different line types, line colors, etc. (hereinafter referred to as line types, etc.) It was necessary to change the setting items of the log, which forced an extremely complicated work. Similarly, for other drawing tools as well, individual environment settings cannot be made for each drawing tool, and the setting state is maintained and saved at least until the drawing program is terminated. I could not say that.

The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and a drawing apparatus capable of individually setting the environment for each drawing tool and maintaining and saving the set state. The purpose is to provide a drawing program.

[0005]

A drawing apparatus according to the present invention made to solve the above-mentioned problems is a drawing apparatus which draws by moving a cursor on a screen, and includes an individual setting dialog and It is characterized in that it has a drawing pointer that is operated by being gripped by a cursor.

The cursor is used to select and activate the function menu displayed on the menu bar on the screen of the display device or the various windows and to actually operate the function. The drawing pointer is a cursor with a drawing function that is displayed for designating the base point, area, etc. when actually drawing on the drawing window. Specifically, it may be a drawing pointer that gives a new figure (picture, text, etc .; the same applies hereinafter) on the drawing window, or an eraser that erases the already given figure (hereinafter referred to as drawing). Pointers, twist pointers that give effects to shapes, expandable pointers that expand and contract shapes, attribute pointers that display and change the attributes of shapes,
Alternatively, it may be a copy pointer for copying a figure.

The setting dialog includes the width of the line, the type of the line (solid line, dotted line, dash-dot line, etc .; the same applies hereinafter), the attributes of the drawing contents such as the color of the line, and the usage of the pointer. It is a box for setting. The drawing pointer that is operated by being gripped by the cursor is, for example, when multiple drawing pointers are displayed on the screen, only the drawing point that has been selected / started by a single cursor becomes active and works. The operation status of each depends on the environment setting status in the setting dialog.

[0008] A drawing pointer that allows the background to be seen through, a drawing pointer provided with a function button for operating the setting dialog, and a drawing pointer arrangement for assembling / arranging a plurality of drawing pointers at predetermined positions in the drawing window. It is also possible to configure as a drawing device provided with a means, and as a drawing device provided with a drawing pointer colored as a set line color and having a line width display section and a line type display section as the drawing pointer. It can also be configured. Here, the provision of the function button on the drawing pointer means that it is provided as a part of the drawing pointer.
To be transparent through the drawing pointer means to be transparent including the function buttons. Further, the line width display portion and the line type display portion may integrally display the drawn line as an image as they are, or show the line width and the line type only with numerical values, or with numerical values and images. ,
It may be displayed as a separate body.

A drawing program according to the present invention made to solve the above-mentioned problem is provided with a computer equipped with an individual setting dialog and gripped by the cursor in order to move the cursor on the screen for drawing. It is characterized by causing it to function as a drawing device equipped with an operating drawing pointer.

A drawing program for functioning as a drawing device having a drawing pointer that allows the background to be seen through, and a drawing functioning as a drawing device provided with a function button for operating the setting dialog are provided. The program may be a program or a drawing program for causing a plurality of drawing pointers to function as a drawing apparatus provided with a drawing pointer arranging unit for collecting and arranging the plurality of drawing pointers at predetermined positions in the drawing window. As a drawing program, the drawing program may be configured to function as a drawing apparatus having a drawing pointer that is colored in the set line color and that includes a line width display section and a line type display section.

[0011]

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION Embodiments of a drawing apparatus according to the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings together with a drawing program that causes a computer to function as the drawing apparatus.

The computer in this example is shown in FIG.
A keyboard or a pointing device such as a mouse or a tablet as described in (a) (hereinafter referred to as a mouse).
And an output device such as a display device, a printer or a plotter, a recording device for writing data on a magnetic disk or various recording media, and an arithmetic device called a main body of a personal computer. By loading and operating the drawing program according to the present invention on the computer, the coordinate input means 8, the drawing support means 9, and the drawing means 1 as the drawing apparatus.
0, the recording unit 11 and the output unit 12 (see FIG. 12B) function.

The coordinate input means 8 detects the operation system coordinates on the desk generated by the operation of the input device, and the function system coordinates used for function selection on the screen of the display device, and the drawing on the drawing window 7. It is to be converted into editing system coordinates used for.

The drawing support means 9 is, as shown in FIG. 1, a drawing window 7 for drawing on the screen of the display device.
And a menu bar 13 for selectively activating and selectively activating functions such as file operation, paper size selection, and stationery selection by cursor position coordinates (function coordinates), and the function menu selected and activated. A pop-up window (see FIG. 2) or a pull-down window (not shown) corresponding to the above is appropriately displayed, and further, the function menu displayed in the menu bar 13 or the various windows is selected and operated and the function is actually manipulated. The cursor 1 and the drawing pointer 3 selected by the cursor 1 and in operation are displayed at a position based on the function system coordinates and the edit system coordinates formed by the conversion by the coordinate input means 8.

The drawing means 10 selects with the cursor 1
The editing system coordinates generated by the movement of the operated drawing pointer 3 are sequentially recorded in the recording means 11, and the drawing data in which the coordinates and the functions and text data corresponding to various drawing pointers described later are collected are created. .

As a concrete operation, first, the cursor 1 is moved on the drawing window 7 by operating a mouse or the like, stationery is selected from the menu bar 13, and the drawing is performed from the function menu displayed in the pull-down window. A desired drawing pointer 3 is introduced into the window 7 (display in the drawing window. The same applies hereinafter) (see FIG. 3).
2), in the dialog window 14 shown in FIG. 2, attributes of drawing contents such as line width, line type, line color, etc., or usage of the drawing pointer 3 (hereinafter referred to as attributes etc.). Introduced drawing pointer 3 while setting
The desired drawing pointer 3 is selected and operated by, for example, a click operation with the mouse or the like. It is confirmed that the drawing pointer 3 is gripped by the cursor 1 by this operation, the cursor 1 and the gripped drawing pointer 3 are moved, and the clicking operation by the mouse or the like, the enter operation by the keyboard, or their operation. While doing, a drag operation for moving the cursor 1 and the gripped drawing pointer 3 and a setting operation for inputting a predetermined command, a numerical value or the like with a keyboard are performed (see FIGS. 5 to 10). By appropriately repeating these operations, the drawing work will proceed (see FIG. 11).

As the drawing pointer 3, a drawing pointer (see FIG. 4 (a)) 3a for giving a new figure (picture, text, etc.) to the drawing window 7 and erasing the already given figure. Eraser pointer (see FIG. 4 (b)) 3b, twist pointer that gives an effect to a figure (see FIG. 4 (c)), expandable / contractible pointer to extend / contract a figure (see FIG. 4 (d)), attribute display and attribute change There is an attribute pointer (see FIG. 4 (e)) for performing or a copy pointer (see FIG. 4 (f)) for copying a figure,
Different images are displayed for convenience of identification.

Each image of the drawing pointer 3 can be seen through the back, for example, the pattern and the color of the drawing pointer are overlaid and mixed on the existing pixels while maintaining the color of the existing drawing content. Processing and the like are performed, and it is displayed semitransparently on the drawing window 7 (see FIG. 7). As a result, it is possible not only to prevent the drawing pointers from overlapping each other but also to hide the drawing pointers, but also to grasp the drawing contents and the shapes of both of the various drawing pointers 3.
Compared with the case where the drawing content already drawn is hidden by, the drawing work becomes extremely easy.

Further, each of the drawing pointers 3 has a plurality of function buttons 4 displayed and set by the drawing support means 9, and the setting dialog 2 for setting the attributes and the like by the function buttons 4 concerned. Make up.

For example, in the case of the drawing pointer 3a,
When none of the function buttons 4 is selected and operated, the tool becomes a freehand tool as shown in FIG. 5, and the clicked point on the drawing window is used as one end of the line, and the trajectory dragged appropriately is drawn as one line. . For the function button 4 of the drawing pointer 3a, the dialog for setting the line width, the line type, and the line color by the selection operation by selecting and operating the selection operation by clicking the mouse or the like. A line setting button 15 in which a window (see FIG. 2) 14 is displayed, or the absolute coordinates of the existing positions of the various drawing pointers 3a on the drawing window 7 as shown in FIG. A coordinate display button 16 is provided to display the relative coordinates of the drawing pointer 3a at the end of drawing with the position coordinates of the drawing pointer 3a at the start of drawing for each operation as the origin (see FIG. 4).

Further, the drawing pointer 3a is used as a text editing tool by selecting and operating the selection operation, a text box 18 is formed at a clicked position on the drawing window 7, and a text is input to the text box 18 by a keyboard. A text editing button 17 that enables input placement (see FIG. 8), and the drawing pointer 3a is used as a line editing tool by selecting and operating in the selection operation, and a line connecting the click points on the drawing window 7 with a straight line. A line edit button 19 that enables editing (see FIG. 6) is selected and operated by the selection operation, and the drawing pointer 3a is used as a box editing tool, and the clicked point on the drawing window 7 is set as one of the four corners of a rectangle. , Draw a rectangle by dragging it diagonally Allowing the door (see FIG. 7) box edit button 20 is provided.

A plurality of the drawing pointers 3a are selected from the menu bar 13 as described above and introduced into the drawing window 7, and the line setting button 15 is selected and activated for each of them, and different line widths, line types, and line numbers are displayed. If you set the color,
Since the palette 21 of the drawing pointers 3a of different types can be formed on the drawing window 7 (see FIG. 1), it is not necessary to open a pull-down window or a pop-up window every time the drawing line is changed, unlike the conventional case. Moreover, since each drawing pointer 3a is colored in the set line color and further provided with the line width display section 5 and the line type display section 6, the drawing pointer 3a to be selected and operated at a glance. Can be recognized.

The plurality of drawing pointers 3a and other drawing pointers 3 forming the palette 21 are operated at predetermined positions in the drawing window 7 as shown in FIG. Can be assembled and aligned. For example, when a plurality of drawing pointers 3 are scattered on the drawing window 7 and a zoom operation or a screen movement operation is performed under the situation, part or all of the drawing pointers 3 are drawn from the drawing window 7. In many cases, it protrudes and the whereabouts are unknown. In such a case, by operating the pointer rearranging module 22, all drawing pointers 3 that are being introduced even in any zoom screen are gathered / aligned to the lower left of the drawing window 7 and desired drawing is performed. The pointer 3 can be quickly searched and used.

Similarly, the eraser pointer 3b also has a plurality of function buttons 4 displayed and set by the drawing support means 9 (see FIG. 4B), and the selection operation is performed by the selection operation. By the eraser pointer 3
b is an object erasing tool, and the clicked place on the drawing window 7 is one of the four corners of the rectangle, and the entire existing object that intersects with the outline of the rectangle is erased by drawing a rectangle by dragging toward the diagonal. (FIG. 9 (a) (b)) The object erase button 23 that enables the eraser pointer 3b to be an area erase tool by operating the erase operation by the selection operation, and the click point on the drawing window 7 has a rectangular shape. An area delete button 2 that allows one of the four corners to be drawn by dragging in a diagonal direction to draw a rectangle and delete the area surrounded by the outline of the rectangle (FIGS. 9A and 9C).
5, and the eraser pointer 3b is used as an object notch tool by selectively operating the selection operation,
By drawing a line that sequentially connects the clicked points on the drawing window 7 with a straight line, an intersection between the line and the existing object is set, and the lines are erased in such a manner that the adjacent intersections are cut out (Fig. 10 (a) (b). )) Object notch button 24 that enables the above, and the absolute coordinates of the existing position of the eraser pointer 3b on the drawing window 7 by selecting and operating by the selecting operation, or at the time of starting the erasing point selection for each operation. The relative coordinates of the eraser pointer 3b at the end of selection of the erase point with the position coordinates of the eraser pointer 3b in the origin as the origin (display similar to the drawing pointer. See FIG. 5) coordinate display button 2
6 is provided.

The drawing support means 9 activates the tool selection module 27 when the drawing pointer 3 is introduced, and the line setting button 15, the text edit button 17, the line edit button 20, and the box edit button of each drawing pointer 3 are operated. When selecting 21, operating the object deletion button 23, the object cutout button 24, or the area deletion button 25, the tool setting module 28 is operated, and the desired drawing pointer 3 is made to function from the drawing pointer 3 introduced as described above. The tool operating module 29 is activated when the cursor 1 is gripped and the drawing pointer 3 is activated, and the measurement module 30 is activated when the coordinate display buttons 16 and 26 of the drawing pointer 3 are selected and activated. Further, as described above, a predetermined portion in the drawing window 7 Pointer organizing module 3 when to set-align all the drawing pointer 3 which is introduced
Run 1 Also, in operating each module,
In order for the operator to recognize the selection status of the function, the operating status thereof, and the progress status of the drawing work, the display module 31 for reflecting them in the drawing window 7 is operated (FIG. 11).
reference).

By the function of the tool operating module 29, the editing system coordinates generated by the movement of the drawing pointer 3 that is activated, and the attributes of the drawing content set by the tool setting module 28 are passed through various data tables. The drawing data is updated for each unit work by sequentially recording the uniquely generated function, text data, etc. in the recording means 11, and the drawing in which the updated drawing data is reflected is displayed on the drawing window 7. The data table may be stored in a recording device such as a hard disk, or may be loaded into a memory such as a RAM and used.

The recording means 11 for storing the setting contents in the tool setting module 28 and the drawing data is R
A memory such as an AM or a virtual memory such as a hard disk is used, and the data is recorded on a magnetic disk or a recording medium capable of retaining data even when the output means 12 is operated by the registration operation using the keyboard or the mouse and the drawing apparatus is powered off Saved through the device. Further, the output means 12 is operated by the output operation with the keyboard, the mouse or the like, and the data can be output to a printer, another recording device, or an information network such as the Internet.

Also in the other drawing pointers 3, the function buttons 4 are appropriately selected and operated in the same manner as the drawing pointer 3a and the eraser pointer 3b, and the drawing assisting means 9 causes the drawing pointer 3 to exert its predetermined function. The tool selection module 27, the tool setting module 28, the tool operating module 29, or the measurement module 30, the pointer organizing module 22, and the display module 31 are appropriately operated.

[0029]

As described above, the drawing apparatus and the drawing program according to the present invention have the individual setting dialog and the drawing pointer which is operated by being gripped by the cursor. In this case, even in drawing work that uses multiple lines with different line types, there is no need to perform complicated work such as changing the setting items in the setting dialog each time you work with different lines, and other drawing tools Similarly,
It is possible to set individual environment for each drawing tool and save it. Further, if the drawing device and the drawing program are provided with additional functions, the following effects can be obtained.

By adopting the structure provided with the drawing pointers which allow the back side to be seen through, not only is there a possibility that the drawing pointers will not overlap and be hidden as described above, but also the drawing contents and the shapes of various drawing pointers can be grasped. It becomes possible, and the drawing work becomes extremely easy as compared with the case where the drawing contents already drawn by the drawing pointer are hidden.

If the drawing pointer is provided with a function button for operating the setting dialog, the correspondence between the drawing pointer and the setting dialog is clarified, and a plurality of drawing pointers are provided with names or names thereof. The burden of remembering is also unnecessary.

If the drawing pointer organizing means for gathering / arranging a plurality of drawing pointers at a predetermined position in the drawing window is provided, a part or all of the drawing pointers are out of the drawing window and the location is unknown. In such a case, all the drawing pointers being introduced are collected and aligned at a predetermined position in the drawing window, and the desired pointer can be used promptly.

The drawing pointer introduced as described above is set by adopting the construction of the drawing pointer which is colored in the set line color and has the line width display section and the line type display section as the drawing pointer. It is possible to confirm the selected line type and the like at a glance and reliably use the pointer to be selected and operated.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is an explanatory diagram showing an example of a screen displayed by the operation of a drawing device and a drawing program according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is an explanatory diagram showing an example of a dialog window displayed by the operation of the drawing apparatus and the drawing program according to the present invention.

FIG. 3 is an explanatory diagram showing an example of a screen displayed by the operation of the drawing apparatus and the drawing program according to the present invention.

4 (a), (b), (c), (d), (e), and (f) are explanatory views exemplifying a drawing pointer displayed by the operation of the drawing apparatus and the drawing program according to the present invention.

FIG. 5 is an explanatory diagram showing an example of a usage mode as a freehand tool by operating a drawing apparatus and a drawing program according to the present invention.

FIG. 6 is an explanatory diagram showing an example of a usage mode as a line editing tool by operating a drawing apparatus and a drawing program according to the present invention.

FIG. 7 is an explanatory diagram showing an example of a usage mode as a box editing tool by operating a drawing apparatus and a drawing program according to the present invention.

FIG. 8 is an explanatory diagram showing an example of a usage mode as a text editing tool by operating a drawing device and a drawing program according to the present invention.

9A, 9B, 9C, 9D, 9E, 9F, 9G, 9H, 9I, 9I, 9I, 9I, 9I, 9I, 9I, 9I, 9I, 9I, 9I, 9I, 9I, 9I, 9F, 9I, 9I, 9I, 9F, 9I, 9I, 9I5 9I 9I 9I and 9I are explanatory views showing examples of usages as an object erasing tool and an area erasing tool by operating a drawing apparatus and a drawing program according to the present invention.

10A and 10B are explanatory diagrams showing an example of a usage mode as an object notch tool by the operation of the drawing apparatus and the drawing program according to the present invention.

FIG. 11 is a flow chart showing an example of a flow of a drawing work performed by the operation of the drawing apparatus and the drawing program according to the present invention, and an example of a module that operates in accordance with the flow.

12A and 12B are block diagrams showing an example of a hardware configuration and a functional configuration of the drawing apparatus according to the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

1 cursor, 2 setting dialog, 3 drawing pointer, 4 function button, 5 line width display part, 6 line type display part, 7 drawing window, 8 coordinate input means, 9 drawing support means, 10 drawing means, 11 recording means, 12 output means, 13 menu bar, 14 dialog window, 15 line setting button, 16 coordinate display button, 17 text edit button, 18 text box, 19 line edit button, 20 box edit button, 21 palette, 22 pointer arrangement module, 23 object delete button, 24 object cutout button, 25 area delete button, 26 coordinate display button, 27 tool selection module, 28
Tool setting module, 29 tool operating module, 30 measuring module, 31 display module,

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Claims (10)

[Claims] 1. A drawing pointer (3), which is provided with an individual setting dialog (2) and is operated by being gripped by the cursor (1), in a drawing device for drawing by moving a cursor (1) on a screen. A drawing device equipped with. 2. The drawing apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising the drawing pointer (3) that allows the back side to be seen through. 3. The drawing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the drawing pointer (3) is provided with a function button (4) for activating the setting dialog (2). 4. The drawing pointer organizing means for assembling / arranging a plurality of drawing pointers (3) at a predetermined position in a drawing window (7).
The drawing device according to any one of 1. 5. The drawing pointer (3), comprising a drawing pointer colored in a set line color and having a line width display section (5) and a line type display section (6). The drawing device according to any one of 2, 3, and 4. 6. A drawing pointer (3) equipped with an individual setting dialog (2) and operated by being gripped by the cursor (1) in order to move the cursor (1) on the screen for drawing. ), A drawing program for functioning as a drawing device. 7. The drawing program according to claim 6, which functions as a drawing device equipped with the drawing pointer (3) whose back can be seen through. 8. The drawing program according to claim 6, for causing a function button (4) for operating the setting dialog (2) to function as a drawing device provided in a drawing pointer (3). . 9. A drawing device having a drawing pointer arranging means for assembling / arranging the plurality of drawing pointers (3) to a predetermined position in the drawing window (7). Claims 6 and 7 of
Or the drawing program described in any one of 8 above. 10. The drawing pointer (3) is provided with a drawing pointer (3a) which is colored with a set line color and includes a line width display section (5) and a line type display section (6). The drawing program according to any one of claims 6, 7, 8 or 9 for causing it to function as a drawing device.