JP2004334313A - Cad operation supporting program, cad operation supporting method, and cad operation supporting apparatus - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To enable a user to efficiently acquire the operation information of CAD regarding a CAD operation supporting program for providing the operation information of the CAD in response to a an inquiry about the operation of the CAD from the user of the CAD. <P>SOLUTION: An operation retrieving part 110 receives a keyword associated with an operation from a user, and retrieves an operation item from an operation contents storing part 120 by using the received keyword, and retrieves and displays an operation flow including the retrieved operation item from an operation flow table 130. Also, a drawing information retrieving part 160 uses the reference history of the past operation information stored in an item reference history storing part 170 to retrieve and display the operation item made to correspond to the CAD drawing designated by the user. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2005,JPO&NCIPI

Description

[0001]
TECHNICAL FIELD OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a CAD operation support program, a CAD operation support method, and a CAD operation support device that provide operation information in response to an inquiry about a CAD operation from a CAD user. The present invention relates to a CAD operation support program, a CAD operation support method, and a CAD operation support device that enable efficient acquisition.
[0002]
[Prior art]
2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, when a CAD user does not know an operation in use and wants to know the operation procedure, he or she browses a manual of a paper medium or an electronic medium and traces a flow of a series of operations according to the operation. By doing so, the operation information was obtained. Alternatively, in the case of a CAD having an online manual and an online help function, a user considers a keyword related to an operation, and inputs the keyword to search for operation information.
[0003]
[Patent Document 1]
JP 2000-155503 A
[0004]
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
However, when browsing a manual, there is a problem that much trouble and time are required until information on a necessary operation point is obtained. According to the online help and the like, although information about one operation can be obtained by inputting a keyword, in many cases, the operation information of the previous stage is actually required in many cases. In such a case, the operation information of the previous stage is further added. There was a problem that had to be searched.
[0005]
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made to solve the above-described problems of the related art, and a CAD operation support program, a CAD operation support method, and a CAD that enable a user to efficiently obtain CAD operation information. It is an object to provide an operation support device.
[0006]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
In order to solve the above-mentioned problems and achieve the object, the present invention is a CAD operation support program for displaying operation information in response to an inquiry about a CAD operation from a CAD user, and an operation item related to the inquiry The computer is configured to execute an operation flow search procedure for searching for an operation flow including the following, and an operation information display procedure for displaying to a user the operation flow searched by the operation flow search procedure as operation information.
[0007]
The present invention also relates to a CAD operation support method for displaying operation information in response to an inquiry about CAD operation from a CAD user, wherein the operation flow search step searches for an operation flow including an operation item related to the inquiry. And an operation information display step of displaying the operation flow searched in the operation flow search step to the user as operation information.
[0008]
The present invention also relates to a CAD operation support apparatus for displaying operation information in response to an inquiry about a CAD operation from a CAD user, wherein the operation flow search means searches for an operation flow including an operation item related to the inquiry. And operation information display means for displaying the operation flow searched by the operation flow search means to the user as operation information.
[0009]
According to this invention, since the operation flow including the operation item related to the inquiry from the user is searched and the searched operation flow is displayed as the operation information to the user, the user can efficiently display the CAD operation information. Can be obtained.
[0010]
Further, the present invention is a CAD operation support program for transmitting operation information to a CAD device in response to an inquiry about a CAD operation from a user of a CAD device connected via a network, the operation being related to the inquiry. Causing the computer to execute an operation flow search procedure for searching for an operation flow including an item, and an operation information transmission procedure for transmitting the operation flow searched by the operation flow search procedure to the CAD apparatus as operation information. I do.
[0011]
Further, the present invention is a CAD operation support method of a CAD operation support apparatus for transmitting operation information to a CAD apparatus in response to an inquiry about the CAD operation from a user of the CAD apparatus connected via a network. An operation flow search step of searching for an operation flow including an operation item related to the inquiry; and an operation information transmission step of transmitting the operation flow searched by the operation flow search step to the CAD device as operation information. It is characterized.
[0012]
According to this invention, the operation flow including the operation item related to the inquiry from the user is searched, and the searched operation flow is transmitted to the CAD apparatus as the operation information. Therefore, the user can efficiently transmit the CAD operation information. Can be obtained.
[0013]
BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION
Preferred embodiments of a CAD operation support program, a CAD operation support method, and a CAD operation support device according to the present invention will be described below in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.
[0014]
First, the concept of CAD operation support according to the present embodiment will be described. FIG. 1 is an explanatory diagram for explaining the concept of CAD operation support according to the present embodiment. In the figure, a work item “3D drawing (2D → 3D)” is composed of a series of operation items “view setting”, “3D window opening”, “vertical projection”, “rotational projection” and “shading”. It is shown that it is composed. As described above, in the CAD work, a certain work is often composed of a series of operations.
[0015]
Here, when a CAD user wants to obtain operation information of a certain operation item, he often wants to obtain not only operation information of the operation item but also operation information of an operation item preceding the operation item. For example, when a CAD user wants to obtain operation information of an operation item of “opening a three-dimensional window”, it is often the case that the user of the CAD also wants to obtain operation information of an operation item of “view setting” at a stage preceding the operation flow.
[0016]
Therefore, in the CAD operation support according to the present embodiment, not only the operation information for the operation item inquired by the user is displayed, but also the operation flow including the operation item is displayed. In this way, by displaying the operation flow including the operation items inquired by the user, the user can know the previous operation necessary for performing the predetermined operation, and efficiently display the operation information of the CAD. Can be obtained.
[0017]
In the CAD operation support according to the present embodiment, when a user refers to CAD operation information while creating a CAD drawing, the referenced operation item is stored in association with the CAD drawing attribute information, and stored. The operated item can be searched from the attribute information of the CAD drawing.
[0018]
As described above, in the CAD operation support according to the present embodiment, the user can display the operation information on each operation item of the CAD in association with the operation flow and the attribute information of the CAD drawing, thereby enabling the user to operate the CAD operation information. Can be obtained efficiently.
[0019]
Next, the configuration of the CAD operation support device according to the present embodiment will be described. FIG. 2 is a functional block diagram showing a configuration of the CAD operation support device according to the present embodiment. As shown in FIG. 1, the CAD operation support apparatus 100 includes an operation search unit 110, an operation content storage unit 120, an operation flow table 130, a display setting table 140, an operation flow registration unit 150, a drawing information search The unit 160 includes an item reference history storage unit 170, an item reference history update unit 180, and a control unit 190.
[0020]
The operation search unit 110 is a processing unit that receives a keyword from a CAD user, searches for and displays an operation flow including an operation item corresponding to the received keyword. That is, the operation search unit 110 does not simply display the operation information on the operation item corresponding to the keyword input by the CAD user, but searches and displays the operation flow including the operation item corresponding to the keyword.
[0021]
As described above, when the operation search unit 110 displays the operation flow including the operation item corresponding to the keyword, the user can obtain information on the operation of the CAD. Information can also be obtained, and operation information can be obtained efficiently.
[0022]
The operation content storage unit 120 is a storage unit that stores the CAD operation items and their operation contents in association with each other, and the operation search unit 110 searches the operation contents of the operation content storage unit 120 to provide the user with the information. Can obtain an operation item corresponding to the keyword input by the user. That is, the operation search unit 110 determines that the operation item corresponding to the operation content including the keyword received from the user is the operation item for which the user needs the operation information.
[0023]
The operation flow table 130 is a storage unit that stores a CAD work item and a series of operation items constituting the work item in association with each other. FIG. 3 is a diagram illustrating an example of the operation flow table 130.
[0024]
As shown in the figure, for example, a work item “two-dimensional drawing (front view)” is composed of a series of operation items “new creation”, “center line creation”, “outline drawing”, and “offset”. The work item “two-dimensional drawing (plan view)” is made up of a series of operation items “projection line creation”, “outline shaping”, and “hole projection”. The end of each work item indicates the end of each operation flow.
[0025]
Note that here, a case where all the operation items are different is shown, but the same operation item may be included in a plurality of work items. Further, a work item may be an operation item of another work item.
[0026]
The operation search unit 110 uses the operation flow table 130 to search for and display an operation flow from operation items. For example, when the operation search unit 110 obtains the operation item “outline” using the operation content storage unit 120 from the keyword input by the user, the operation search unit 110 uses this operation flow table 130 to perform “two-dimensional plotting”. (Front view) "and displays the operation flow.
[0027]
The display setting table 140 is a storage unit that stores a range for displaying an operation flow, and is used when the operation search unit 110 displays an operation flow. FIG. 4 is a diagram illustrating an example of the display setting table 140. As shown in the figure, the display setting table 140 stores, for each CAD user, the number of operation items as a pre-stage (pre) and a post-stage (post) to be displayed as an operation flow together with an operation item searched from a keyword. I have.
[0028]
For example, the operation search unit 110 displays, for the user “A”, the three operation items preceding the operation item searched from the keyword as an operation flow, and displays the work item for the user “B”. From the beginning to the operation item after the searched operation item from the keyword is displayed as an operation flow. For the user “C”, the operation item from the operation item before the operation item searched from the keyword to the last operation item is displayed. Is displayed as an operation flow.
[0029]
Here, the display setting table 140 is used to define the range in which the operation flow is displayed for each CAD user, but the entire operation flow can be always displayed together with the work items regardless of the user.
[0030]
The operation flow registration unit 150 is a processing unit that registers an operation flow in the operation flow table 130. More specifically, when a user searches CAD operation information, the searched operation item is registered in the operation flow table 130. When the user finishes the CAD work, the registration of the operation flow as a new work item is completed.
[0031]
By registering the operation flow in the operation flow table 130 by the operation flow registration unit 150, a search history of past operation information is accumulated, and the operation search unit 110 can display the operation flow based on the accumulated search history. it can.
[0032]
The drawing information search unit 160 is a processing unit that searches for and displays operation items associated with the CAD drawings. Here, the operation item associated with the CAD drawing is an operation item that the user refers to the operation information during the creation of the CAD drawing.
[0033]
FIG. 5 is a diagram illustrating an example of a drawing information search screen displayed by the drawing information search unit 160. As shown in the figure, a CAD drawing for searching for an operation item can be specified using attribute information such as a drawing name, a designer name, a product name, a business partner name, and a creation date. The attached operation item is displayed as a search result.
[0034]
The item reference history storage unit 170 is a storage unit that stores the operation items referred to by the user during the CAD drawing creation in association with the attribute information of the CAD drawing being created. FIG. 6 is a diagram illustrating an example of the item reference history storage unit 170. As shown in the figure, the item reference history storage unit 170 associates the reference date and time, drawing name, designer name, product name, supplier name, and creation date and time with the operation item that the user referred to the operation information. I remember.
[0035]
For example, FIG. 6 shows that the designer is “Tetsuya Okada”, the product name is “LAVEL-PRINTER-A100”, the supplier name is “ABC printing”, and the creation date is “February 11, 2003”. Indicates that the operation information of “three-dimensional drawing (2D → 3D)” was referred to at “22:00 on December 11, 2002” during the creation of the CAD drawing “Label Printing Apparatus Assembly 1”. ing.
[0036]
The item reference history update unit 180 is a processing unit that updates information stored in the item reference history storage unit 170 when a user refers to operation information of an operation item during CAD drawing creation.
[0037]
The control unit 190 is a processing unit that controls the entire CAD operation support apparatus 100. Specifically, the control unit 190 transfers control between functional units and exchanges data between the functional units and the storage unit. The CAD operation support device 100 is caused to function as one device.
[0038]
Next, a processing procedure of the operation search unit 110 shown in FIG. 2 will be described. FIG. 7 is a flowchart illustrating a processing procedure of the operation search unit 110 illustrated in FIG. As shown in the figure, the operation search unit 110 receives a keyword input by a CAD user to obtain operation information (step S701), and operates all operation items including the received keyword as operation contents. The content is retrieved from the content storage unit 120 and displayed (step S702).
[0039]
Then, from the displayed operation items, a work item including the operation item selected by the user in the operation flow is searched from the operation flow table 130 (step S703), and the number of searched work items is checked (step S704). If the number of work items is one, the operation flow of the work item is displayed for the number of steps according to the display setting table 140 (step S707).
[0040]
On the other hand, if the number of searched work items is plural, all work items are displayed (step S705), and a work item selected by the user from the displayed work items is received (step S706). The operation flow of the work item is displayed for the steps according to the display setting table 140 (step S707).
[0041]
As described above, the operation retrieval unit 110 retrieves the operation flow including the operation item corresponding to the keyword input by the user from the operation flow table 130 and displays the operation flow, so that the user can efficiently acquire the operation information. be able to.
[0042]
Next, the processing of the operation flow registration unit 150 shown in FIG. 2 will be described. FIG. 8 is an explanatory diagram for explaining the processing of the operation flow registration unit 150 shown in FIG. As shown in the figure, when the user searches for operation information on operations p, q, r, and s during CAD work, the operation flow registration unit 150 performs operations p, q, and q. An operation flow having r and operation s as a series of operation items is registered in the operation flow table 130.
[0043]
FIG. 9 is a flowchart showing a processing procedure of the operation flow registration unit 150. As shown in the drawing, while the user is performing CAD work (No at Step S901), the operation flow registration unit 150 performs a search for a CAD operation (Yes at Step S902). Then, the searched operation items are sequentially registered in one entry of the operation flow table 130 (step S903).
[0044]
Then, when the work is completed (Yes at Step S901), when a search is performed for the CAD operation, a new work name is assigned and registration in the operation flow table 130 as one work item is completed (Step S901). S904).
[0045]
As described above, in the present embodiment, the operation search unit 110 receives a keyword related to an operation from the user, searches for an operation item from the operation content storage unit 120 using the received keyword, and searches the searched operation item. Since the operation flow including the operation flow is retrieved from the operation flow table 130 and displayed, the CAD user can efficiently obtain information on the operation flow related to the operation specified by the keyword.
[0046]
Further, in the present embodiment, the drawing information search unit 160 uses the reference history of the past operation information stored in the item reference history storage unit 170 to store the operation item associated with the CAD drawing specified by the user. Is retrieved and displayed, so that operation information related to each CAD drawing can be efficiently acquired.
[0047]
In the present embodiment, a CAD operation support apparatus that performs everything from the reception of an input from a user to the output of operation information with a single apparatus has been described. However, the present invention is not limited to this. The present invention can be similarly applied to a CAD operation support device that is connected to a plurality of CAD devices via a network and provides operation information in response to a request from these CAD devices.
[0048]
That is, each CAD device accepts an input from a user and displays a search result, and the CAD operation support device accumulates an operation flow, an operation item reference history, and the like, and receives a user input from the CAD device. Operation information is retrieved, and the retrieved operation information is passed to the CAD device. As described above, by using a CAD operation support device commonly used by a plurality of CAD devices, more operation information reference histories can be accumulated, and more information can be provided to the user. Becomes possible.
[0049]
Further, in the present embodiment, the CAD operation support device has been described, but a CAD operation support program having the same function can be obtained by realizing the configuration of the CAD operation support device by software. Therefore, a computer system that executes the CAD operation support program will be described.
[0050]
FIG. 10 is a diagram illustrating a computer system that executes the CAD operation support program according to the present embodiment. As shown in the figure, the computer system 200 includes a main body 201, a display 202 for displaying information on a display screen 202a according to an instruction from the main body 201, and a computer for inputting various information to the computer system 200. A keyboard 203, a mouse 204 for specifying an arbitrary position on a display screen 202a of a display 202, a LAN interface connected to a local area network (LAN) 206 or a wide area network (WAN), and a public line 207 such as the Internet. And a modem 205 to be connected. Here, the LAN 206 connects other computer systems (PC) 211, the server 212, the printer 213, and the like to the computer system 200.
[0051]
FIG. 11 is a functional block diagram showing the configuration of the main body 201 shown in FIG. As shown in the figure, the main body 201 includes a CPU 221, a RAM 222, a ROM 223, a hard disk drive (HDD) 224, a CD-ROM drive 225, an FD drive 226, an I / O interface 227, a LAN Interface 228.
[0052]
The CAD operation support program executed in the computer system 200 is stored in a portable storage medium such as a floppy disk (FD) 208, a CD-ROM 209, a DVD disk, a magneto-optical disk, or an IC card. And installed in the computer system 200.
[0053]
Alternatively, the CAD operation support program includes a database of the server 212 connected via the LAN interface 228, a database of another computer system (PC) 211, a database of another computer system connected via the public line 207, and the like. And read from these databases and installed in the computer system 200.
[0054]
The installed CAD operation support program is stored in the HDD 224, and is executed by the CPU 221 using the RAM 222, the ROM 223, and the like.
[0055]
(Supplementary Note 1) A CAD operation support program that displays operation information in response to an inquiry about CAD operation from a CAD user,
An operation flow search procedure for searching for an operation flow including an operation item related to the inquiry,
An operation information display procedure for displaying the operation flow searched by the operation flow search procedure to the user as operation information,
A computer-readable program for causing a computer to execute the program.
[0056]
(Supplementary Note 2) A CAD operation support program that transmits operation information to a CAD device in response to an inquiry about a CAD operation from a user of the CAD device connected via a network,
An operation flow search procedure for searching for an operation flow including an operation item related to the inquiry,
An operation information transmission procedure for transmitting the operation flow searched by the operation flow search procedure to the CAD apparatus as operation information;
A computer-readable program for causing a computer to execute the program.
[0057]
(Supplementary note 3) The computer further executes an operation flow registration procedure of registering, in an operation flow table, a history in which the user has searched for operation information on operation items as an operation flow. The CAD operation support program according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the operation flow is searched by using the CAD.
[0058]
(Supplementary Note 4) A CAD operation support program that displays operation information in response to an inquiry about CAD operation from a CAD user,
An item reference history storage procedure for storing, as an item reference history, an operation item in which the user referred to operation information while creating a CAD drawing, in association with attribute information of the CAD drawing being created;
A drawing information search procedure for searching for an associated operation item and providing the same as operation information by referring to the item reference history based on the attribute information of the CAD drawing;
A computer-readable program for causing a computer to execute the program.
[0059]
(Supplementary Note 5) A CAD operation supporting method for displaying operation information in response to an inquiry about CAD operation from a CAD user,
An operation flow search step of searching for an operation flow including an operation item related to the inquiry,
An operation information display step of displaying the operation flow searched by the operation flow search step to the user as operation information,
A CAD operation support method comprising:
[0060]
(Supplementary Note 6) A CAD operation support method of a CAD operation support apparatus that transmits operation information to a CAD apparatus in response to an inquiry about the CAD operation from a user of the CAD apparatus connected via a network,
An operation flow search step of searching for an operation flow including an operation item related to the inquiry,
An operation information transmission step of transmitting the operation flow searched by the operation flow search step to the CAD device as operation information;
A CAD operation support method comprising:
[0061]
(Supplementary Note 7) The method further includes an operation flow registration step of registering, as an operation flow, a history in which the user has searched for operation information on operation items in an operation flow table, wherein the operation flow search step uses the operation flow table. 7. The CAD operation support method according to claim 5, wherein the operation flow is searched.
[0062]
(Supplementary Note 8) A CAD operation supporting method for displaying operation information in response to an inquiry about CAD operation from a CAD user,
An item reference history storing step of storing, as an item reference history, an operation item in which the user referred to operation information while creating the CAD drawing, in association with the attribute information of the CAD drawing being created;
A drawing information search step of searching for the associated operation item by referring to the item reference history based on the attribute information of the CAD drawing and providing the operation item as operation information;
A CAD operation support method comprising:
[0063]
(Supplementary Note 9) A CAD operation support device that displays operation information in response to an inquiry about CAD operation from a CAD user,
An operation flow search unit for searching for an operation flow including an operation item related to the inquiry,
Operation information display means for displaying the operation flow searched by the operation flow search means to the user as operation information,
A CAD operation support device comprising:
[0064]
(Supplementary Note 10) A CAD operation support device that transmits operation information to a CAD device in response to an inquiry about a CAD operation from a user of the CAD device connected via a network,
An operation flow search unit for searching for an operation flow including an operation item related to the inquiry,
Operation information transmission means for transmitting the operation flow searched by the operation flow search means to the CAD device as operation information;
A CAD operation support device comprising:
[0065]
【The invention's effect】
As described above, according to the present invention, an operation flow including an operation item relating to an inquiry from a user is searched, and the searched operation flow is configured to be displayed to the user as operation information. This makes it possible to obtain the operation information efficiently.
[0066]
According to the present invention, an operation flow including an operation item related to an inquiry from a user is searched, and the searched operation flow is transmitted to the CAD apparatus as operation information. There is an effect that the information can be obtained efficiently.
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 is an explanatory diagram for explaining the concept of CAD operation support according to the present embodiment.
FIG. 2 is a functional block diagram illustrating a configuration of a CAD operation support device according to the present embodiment.
FIG. 3 is a diagram illustrating an example of an operation flow table.
FIG. 4 is a diagram illustrating an example of a display setting table.
FIG. 5 is a diagram showing an example of a drawing information search screen displayed by a drawing information search unit.
FIG. 6 is a diagram illustrating an example of an item reference history storage unit.
FIG. 7 is a flowchart illustrating a processing procedure of an operation search unit illustrated in FIG. 2;
FIG. 8 is an explanatory diagram illustrating a process of an operation flow registration unit illustrated in FIG. 2;
FIG. 9 is a flowchart illustrating a processing procedure of an operation flow registration unit.
FIG. 10 is a diagram showing a computer system that executes a CAD operation support program according to the present embodiment.
11 is a functional block diagram illustrating a functional configuration of a main unit illustrated in FIG. 10;
[Explanation of symbols]
100 CAD operation support device
110 Operation search unit
120 Operation content storage unit
130 Operation flow table
140 Display setting table
150 Operation flow registration unit
160 Drawing Information Search Unit
170 Item reference history storage
180 Item reference history update unit
190 control unit
200 Computer System
201 body
202 Display
202a Display screen
203 keyboard
204 mouse
205 modem
206 LAN
207 Public line
208 floppy disk
209 CD-ROM
211 PC
212 server
213 Printer
221 CPU
222 RAM
223 ROM
224 Hard Disk Drive
225 CD-ROM drive
226 floppy disk drive
227 I / O interface
228 LAN interface

Claims (5)

A CAD operation support program for displaying operation information in response to an inquiry about CAD operation from a CAD user,
An operation flow search procedure for searching for an operation flow including an operation item related to the inquiry,
An operation information display procedure for displaying the operation flow searched by the operation flow search procedure to the user as operation information,
A computer-readable program for causing a computer to execute the program. A CAD operation support program for transmitting operation information to a CAD device in response to an inquiry about the CAD operation from a user of the CAD device connected via a network,
An operation flow search procedure for searching for an operation flow including an operation item related to the inquiry,
An operation information transmission procedure for transmitting the operation flow searched by the operation flow search procedure to the CAD apparatus as operation information;
A computer-readable program for causing a computer to execute the program. A CAD operation supporting method for displaying operation information in response to an inquiry about CAD operation from a CAD user,
An operation flow search step of searching for an operation flow including an operation item related to the inquiry,
An operation information display step of displaying the operation flow searched by the operation flow search step to the user as operation information,
A CAD operation support method comprising: A CAD operation supporting method of a CAD operation supporting apparatus, which transmits operation information to a CAD apparatus in response to an inquiry about a CAD operation from a user of a CAD apparatus connected via a network,
An operation flow search step of searching for an operation flow including an operation item related to the inquiry,
An operation information transmission step of transmitting the operation flow searched by the operation flow search step to the CAD device as operation information;
A CAD operation support method comprising: A CAD operation support device for displaying operation information in response to an inquiry about a CAD operation from a CAD user,
An operation flow search unit for searching for an operation flow including an operation item related to the inquiry,
Operation information display means for displaying the operation flow searched by the operation flow search means to the user as operation information,
A CAD operation support device comprising:

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