JP2004046477A - Layout plan creation device and creation method - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To rapidly perform the creation work of an equipment arrangement plan. <P>SOLUTION: A scanner body 11, a plan creation device 21 and a flat printing and cutting device 31 are electrically connected to form the layout plan. A plurality of square memories for the arrangement plan and a fixed background for the arrangement plan are formed by the plan creation software of the plan creation device 21, and printed by the printing and cutting device 31. The flat parts of the equipment to be arranged are formed for every equipment by use of the same software, and a board is set on the printing and cutting device 31, and cut along an equipment frame. The formed paper is set to the background paper insert part 13 of the scanner body 11 to form an equipment layout plan model. After creation, the layout plan model is read, automatically converted to CAD data or the like by the data conversion part 23 of the plan creation device 21, and accumulated in a data storage part 22 as layout plan data. Thereafter, the equipment layout coordinate on CAD is confirmed, and the name of the equipment is entered. When the equipment layout plan is completed, it is stored. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2004,JPO

Description

[0001]
TECHNICAL FIELD OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a layout drawing creating apparatus and a creating method thereof that enable individual arrangement of devices and the like to be performed quickly.
[0002]
[Prior art]
At present, when creating a new map layout, the size of the layout area, doorway, window location, use of equipment, operation and maintenance of each equipment, relevance of connection and wiring, passage, inspection space, pit It is common to create the route taking into account many factors and conditions, such as a wiring route such as a duct and a space to be added. For this reason, the work of re-installing the equipment on the drawing many times until the arrangement plan is completed, that is, re-moving the equipment data, has often occurred.
[0003]
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
As the above-mentioned work, a means for making using electronic data such as a plan layout drawing is usually adopted. For the means, CAD and various drawing creation software are used, similar data is copied and created, or existing layout drawing paper is converted into electronic data by a drawing input device and created.
[0004]
Thereafter, the means created above is converted into CAD data, and the position and shape of the data of the device and the like are corrected on drawing creation software created based on the data.
[0005]
In the CAD and the drawing software, it is necessary to perform several operations in order to move or change the installation location of the device, and the number of times of changing the number of devices while considering the large number of devices and the arrangement of the devices increases. The more the number of operations increases, the more time and effort are required.
[0006]
In addition, even after the placement plan is created, until the final layout is determined, if the above conditions are changed, or if the number, shape, dimensions, etc. of the equipment are changed or reviewed, the data in the layout drawing will be corrected. However, there is a problem that a large change requires much time and effort as described above.
[0007]
The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and it is an object of the present invention to provide a layout drawing creating apparatus and a creating method thereof, which can quickly create a device layout drawing.
[0008]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
In order to achieve the above object, the present invention is directed to a layout drawing creating apparatus configured to electrically connect a scanner, a drawing creating apparatus having drawing creating software, and a flat-type printing apparatus. ,
The scanner is provided with a background paper insertion unit that reads multiple drawings physically separated and superimposed,
The flat-panel printing apparatus is provided with a cutting unit for printing and cutting a plurality of flat dies of a layout object, and is a layout drawing creating apparatus.
[0009]
A second invention is a method of creating a layout drawing by electrically connecting a scanner, a drawing creation device having drawing creation software, and a flat-type printing device,
Create multiple grid memories of the layout drawing and fixed background of the layout drawing with drawing creation software, create plane parts of the placement equipment for each device, and print the grid memory and the fixed background of the layout drawing on transparent paper After printing and cutting the flat parts of the placement equipment on the backing paper,
After setting the grid memory and transparent paper with the fixed background printed on the scanner to create a layout drawing model, read this layout drawing model with the drawing creation device, check the equipment layout coordinates, and correct the coordinate position, Enter the device name in the example column,
A layout drawing creation method characterized by storing data in a storage unit of a drawing creation device after a device layout drawing is completed.
[0010]
BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION
Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a block diagram of an arrangement drawing creating apparatus showing an embodiment of the present invention. In FIG. 1, reference numeral 11 denotes a scanner main body, reference numeral 21 denotes a drawing creating apparatus, reference numeral 31 denotes a flat type print cutting apparatus, and The printing and cutting device 31 is electrically connected to the drawing device 21. Reference numeral 41 denotes a flat part of the device which has been printed and cut by the flat-type printing / cutting device 31.
[0011]
The scanner main body 11 includes a flat placement table 12 made of, for example, a transparent glass on which a drawing is placed, and a background sheet insertion unit which has a detailed configuration formed in a transparent glass under the flat placement table 12 and which will be described later. 13, a light source transmitting / receiving unit 14, a layout drawing data creating unit 15, and a data input / output unit 16.
[0012]
The drawing creation device 21 includes a data storage unit 22, a data conversion unit 23, a CAD editing unit 24, a display unit 25, and drivers 26 and 27.
[0013]
The flat-type printing / cutting device 31 includes a data storage unit 32, a data printing unit 33, and a flat-type cutting unit 34 (detailed description will be described later).
[0014]
In the embodiment configured as described above, a procedure for creating an arrangement drawing will be described with reference to FIG. In FIG. 2, first, S1 is a step of creating and printing transparent grid paper. In this step S1, a scale is set using drawing creation software such as CAD of the drawing creation apparatus 21, and a plurality of grid memories of the layout drawing are set. A (grid) is created and stored in the data storage unit 22, and is set on the transparent grid paper (tracing paper or the like) in the flat-type printing / cutting device 31, and printed out.
[0015]
Next, as in step S1, in step S2, the transparent grid paper is set in the flat-type printing / cutting device 31, and the scale is set using drawing creation software, and the fixed background of the layout drawing (the fixed background is After creating the walls, doors, columns, etc. of the room and storing them in the data storage unit 22, a fixed background map is printed and output.
[0016]
In step S3, as in step S1, the scale is set, the plane parts of the placement device are created for each device by using drawing creation software, the data are stored in the data storage unit 22, and the plane print cutting device 31 Set and print flat mounting paper (thin magnet etc.), cut and output.
[0017]
On the flat parts of each device, the device frame line, device name, dimension line, and dimension values are printed in black on a white background (pen plotter method, ink jet method, impact dot matrix method, semiconductor laser beam + dry electrophotography method) Etc.), cut along the device frame with a cutting head (a method of moving a fine metal needle up and down or rotating a metal blade), and ejected.
[0018]
Next, the sheets created in steps S1 and S2 are set in the background sheet insertion section 13 of the scanner main body 11, and the sheet created in step S3 is set on the flat placement table (transparent glass). The plane type of each device is arranged on the basis of the background and the grid position set in the paper insertion unit 13, and a device layout drawing model is created in step S4.
[0019]
After the device layout drawing model is created in step S4, the drawing of the device layout drawing model is read and set by the driver 26 of the layout drawing creation device 21, and the device layout drawing model is read in step S5. As a result, the background, the grid, the outline of each flat type, the device name, the dimension line, the dimension value, and the like are read into the data storage unit 22, and the data conversion unit 23 of the drawing creating apparatus 21 converts each of the image layers (layers). The data is automatically converted into CAD data or the like and is stored in the data storage unit 22 as layout drawing data.
[0020]
Next, the CAD editing unit 24 of the drawing creating apparatus 21 has an automatic correction function for the position of the plane type by a preset setting such as snapping. If an error occurs, the CAD editing unit 24 manually adjusts the position. Check the device layout coordinates in.
[0021]
After that, in step S7, the CAD editing unit 24 converts the device name added to the device into a device number according to a preset rule, and automatically fills in the device name column corresponding to the device number in the device name legend display column. . If there is a correction such as a name change, manual adjustment is performed.
[0022]
When the device layout drawing created as described above is completed, the data is stored and stored in the data storage unit 22 of the drawing creating device 21 in step S8, and the data is sent to the flat type print cutting device 31 as necessary. To print.
[0023]
3A and 3B show a detailed configuration of the background paper insertion unit 13, wherein FIG. 3A is a perspective view, FIG. 3B is a plan view of the insertion unit (glass tray), and FIG. It is. In FIG. 3, reference numeral 11 denotes a scanner main body. The scanner main body 11 is formed of, for example, a transparent type glass on which a drawing or the like is placed, and a transparent glass is formed directly below the planar type mounting table 12 with a transparent glass. A transparent insertion part (glass tray) 13a and a glass tray receiver 13b are provided.
[0024]
The glass tray receiver 13b is provided with a tray drawer 13c, and a paper insertion space 13d is provided between the flat-type placement table 12 and the glass tray 13b. As shown in FIG. 3B, the glass tray 13b is provided with a paper placement unit 13e for setting transparent background paper and a paper position fixing plate 13f for fixing the paper at an appropriate position. 17 is an upper lid.
[0025]
In the scanner main body 11 shown in FIG. 3, a light source transmitting / receiving unit 14, a layout drawing data creating unit 15, and a data input / output unit 16 are not shown.
[0026]
Next, the flat type print cutting device 31 will be described. First, the flat cutting section 34 used in the apparatus 31 is the same as the cutting section of a cutting plotter that cuts paper and the like by attaching a cutter instead of a pen of a pen plotter, ) Can be moved up and down to cut, and there is a friction type that moves paper (flat type) back and forth and the cutter moves only to the left and right to cut.
[0027]
The flat-type printing / cutting device 31 has a printing unit having a printing function like a general printer and a pen plotter and a cutting unit having a cutting function like a general cutting plotter mounted on the same device.
[0028]
Therefore, the printing method of the flat-type printing / cutting device 31 includes various printers (laser printers, inkjet printers, dot impact printers, etc.) using raster data, pen plotters using vector data, and converting vector data into raster data. There are various types of configurations such as various types of raster plotters (ink jet plotter, electrostatic plotter, laser plotter).
[0029]
The above-mentioned flat-type printing / cutting apparatus 31 is optimally implemented by a combination (unified to either raster data or vector data) in which the installation space is small and the data format of printing and cutting is simple. Accordingly, since the CAD data or the data of the cutting plotter is vector data, specifically, the printing method: pen plotter method + cutting method: cutting plotter method.
[0030]
The raster data read by the scanner body 11 is handled by being converted into vector data by the data conversion unit 23 of the drawing creating apparatus 21. In addition, the print cutting device 31 needs a mechanism that recognizes and cuts only a device frame line to be cut by a cutter instead of the pen or print head after printing with a pen or print head.
[0031]
For this reason, as a delivery mechanism for cutting with a cutter after printing with a pen, if the friction type is such that the paper (plane type) is moved back and forth, and the cutter moves only to the left and right, the printing section and the cutting section are separated. Means to provide. Also, in the case of a flatbed type, there is a method in which the pen and the cutter are manually replaced using the same mechanism in order to simplify the mechanism.
[0032]
FIG. 4 is a schematic configuration diagram of the flat-type printing / cutting device 31. As shown in FIG. 4, a fixing portion of a pen 51 serving as a printing portion and a fixing portion of a cutter 52 serving as a cutting portion are connected to the same fixing portion 53 (pen / pen). (Fixed portion of the cutter). Then, the pen 51 and the cutter 52 are fixed so as to face in directions opposite to each other by 180 degrees, and after printing, the fixing portion is rotated by 180 degrees so that the cutter is in a direction perpendicular to the paper (flat type) (for cutting). After appropriate control, cutting is performed.
[0033]
The printing / cutting head 54 is provided with a driver 55, and the driver 55 is configured so that the pen / cutter fixing portion 53 can be rotated. Reference numeral 56 denotes a rotating shaft. The driving force from the driver 55 is transmitted to the fixed portion 53 via the shaft 56, and the pen 51 and the cutter 52 are rotated by 180 degrees as described above. 57 is a surface on which the paper is placed, and 58 is a scanning rail bar. With such a configuration, printing and cutting are switched by rotating the rotating shaft 56 with the drive unit 55.
[0034]
In the case where the pen and the cutter are configured in the same fixed portion in the friction type in the same manner as described above, a mechanism that cuts the paper (flat type) again after passing through the same place after printing, or a pen / cutter fixed A mechanism is required to pass the paper (flat type) through the cutting section without rotating the section by 180 degrees.
[0035]
【The invention's effect】
As described above, according to the present invention, the individual arrangement of the devices and the like is not performed by CAD operation, but by arranging the actual planar reduced object on the simulated drawing frame on the arrangement table of the scanner, The work of creating the arrangement can be performed quickly and intuitively, and the time can be considerably reduced as compared with the CAD operation.
[0036]
It is possible to automatically print and cut the reduced object of the above-mentioned flat type printing by a flat type printing cutting device.
[0037]
In addition, by providing the background paper insertion unit in the scanner, a plurality of drawings can be read while being physically separated from each other and superimposed.
[0038]
Furthermore, in the drawing creation software, the device name data is converted into a device number according to a preset rule, and an automatic entry function is provided in the device name column corresponding to the device number in the device name legend display column, so that the device arrangement can be changed. After the determination, the device number and the device name can be regularly and automatically described in the legend column, and the efficiency of the legend entry operation can be improved.
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing an arrangement drawing creating apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 2 is a flowchart illustrating an arrangement drawing creation procedure according to the embodiment;
FIGS. 3A and 3B show a detailed configuration of a background sheet insertion unit, wherein FIG. 3A is a perspective view, FIG. 3B is a plan view of a glass tray, and FIG.
FIG. 4 is a schematic configuration diagram of a flat type print cutting device.
[Explanation of symbols]
DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 11 ... Scanner main body 12 ... Drawing / plane type mounting table 13 ... Background paper insertion part 14 ... Light source transmission / reception part 15 ... Data creation part 16 ... Data input / output part 21 ... Drawing creation device 22 ... Data storage part 23 ... Data Conversion unit 24 CAD editing unit 25 Display units 26 and 27 Driver 31 Planar print cutting device 32 Data storage unit 33 Data printing unit 34 Plane cutting unit

Claims (2)

A scanner, a drawing drawing device having drawing drawing software, and a layout drawing drawing device configured by electrically connecting a flat type printing device,
The scanner is provided with a background paper insertion unit that reads multiple drawings physically separated and superimposed,
An arrangement drawing creating apparatus characterized in that a cutting part for printing and cutting a plurality of plane types of an arrangement object is provided in the plane type printing apparatus. A scanner, a drawing creation apparatus having drawing creation software and a method of creating an arrangement drawing by electrically connecting a flat type printing apparatus,
Create multiple grid memories of the layout drawing and fixed background of the layout drawing with drawing creation software, create plane parts of the placement equipment for each device, and print the grid memory and the fixed background of the layout drawing on transparent paper After printing and cutting the flat parts of the placement equipment on the backing paper,
After setting the grid memory and transparent paper with the fixed background printed on the scanner to create a layout drawing model, read this layout drawing model with the drawing creation device, check the equipment layout coordinates, and correct the coordinate position, Fill in the device name,
A method for creating a layout drawing, comprising storing data in a storage unit of a drawing creation device after a device layout drawing is completed.

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