JP2005316589A - Cutting data editing device and cutting data editing program - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a cutting data editing device and a cutting data editing program for enabling a user to easily find out the defect of cutting data before cutting. <P>SOLUTION: When cutting data are outputted, the defect of cutting data is checked. Then, when there is any defect, a defect confirmation screen is displayed. The defect confirmation screen is provided with an image display region for displaying the image of a cutting path at the center, and such messages that "there is any disconnected section, and automatic connection is possible?", and that "there is any overlapped section, and automatic connection is possible?" and a "Yes" button and a "No" button are installed under the image display region. When the "Yes" button is selected, the defect is restored. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2006,JPO&NCIPI

Description

  The present invention relates to a cutting data editing apparatus and a cutting data editing program.

  2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, a cutting apparatus that cuts a medium to be cut such as a sheet or paper in which a release paper is bonded to an adhesive film into a predetermined shape is known. There is also a cutting device that has a printing function and cuts a printed medium. Such a cutting apparatus is connected to a computer such as a personal computer, and controls the cutter based on cutting data created by the computer to cut the cutting medium. The predetermined shape is, for example, a character, a figure, a symbol, or the like, and is often used for the purpose of cutting out the inside of the shape or shape from the medium to be cut. In such a case, the cutting path (cut trajectory) by the cutting device is closed, and the cutting start point and end point are treated as the same point.

However, uncut portions may occur when the cut is actually performed. In such a case, it becomes necessary to manually separate the uncut portion. As a cause of such uncut portions, it can be considered that when the cutter is cut at the start point, the cutter does not reach the bottom surface of the medium to be cut because the medium to be cut has a thickness. The cause of the occurrence of such a hard cutting residue is solved by cutting again at a predetermined distance from the start point (the same point as the end point) when the cutting is completed up to the end point of cutting. (For example, refer to Patent Document 1).
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  However, if the start point and the end point of the cutting data itself sent from the computer do not match, even if the cutter is controlled as in Patent Document 1, it is not possible to avoid uncutting. Can not. In other words, if there is a deficiency in the cutting data itself created by the computer, it is impossible to avoid uncutting. Similarly to the uncut portion, cutting paths may intersect due to incomplete cutting data, and a part of the desired shape may be cut off. As described above, if cutting of a shape different from the originally desired shape is performed due to lack of cutting data, the medium to be cut is wasted, and the time for performing the operation is wasted. There is a problem. However, there is a problem that the output result of the cutting data cannot be confirmed until cutting is actually performed by the cutting device.

  The present invention has been made to solve the above-described problems, and provides a cutting data editing apparatus and a cutting data editing program that can easily find deficiencies in cutting data before cutting.

  In order to solve the above problems, in the cutting data editing apparatus according to the first aspect of the present invention, in addition to the configuration of the invention, the cutting medium is cut into a predetermined shape by moving the cutter relative to the cutting medium. A cutting data editing device for controlling the cutting device to edit cutting data for cutting the cutting medium into a desired shape, and the cutting data editing device for editing the cutting data, and the cutting data editing device for editing Output result display means for displaying an image of a cutting path that is a locus cut by the cutting data.

  The cutting data editing apparatus according to a second aspect of the invention includes a print data editing means for editing print data for printing on a printing medium in addition to the configuration of the invention according to the first aspect, The output result display means displays an image of the print result by the print data edited by the print data editing means, and the output result display means displays both the image of the print result and the image of the cutting path. A cutting path emphasis display control means for emphasizing the cutting path when the cutting path is present.

  Further, in the cutting data editing apparatus according to the invention of claim 3, in addition to the configuration of the invention of claim 2, the cutting path emphasis display control means indicates the cutting path by a dotted line, or the cutting path The display is highlighted by blinking.

  According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, in the cutting data editing apparatus according to the fourth aspect of the present invention, in addition to the configuration of the second or third aspect of the invention, whether to display the image of the print result on the output result display means is selected. A printing result display selection means; a cutting path display selection means for selecting whether or not to display an image of the cutting path on the output result display means; a result selected by the printing result display selection means; and the cutting And a display control means for controlling the display of the image of the printing result or the image of the cutting path on the output result display means based on the result selected by the path display selection means. It is the composition to do.

  Further, in the cutting data editing apparatus according to the invention of claim 5, the cutting medium is controlled by moving the cutter relative to the cutting medium to control the cutting apparatus that cuts the cutting medium into a predetermined shape. In a cutting data editing apparatus for editing cutting data for cutting into a desired shape, a cutting data editing means for editing the cutting data and a locus cut by the cutting data edited by the cutting data editing means Incompleteness determining means for determining whether or not the cutting path is incomplete, and incompleteness notifying means for notifying that there is an incompleteness when the defect determining means determines that there is an incompleteness.

  Further, in the cutting data editing apparatus according to the invention of claim 6, in addition to the configuration of the invention of claim 5, the cutting path image is displayed when it is determined by the defect determining means that there is a defect. A deficiency image display means is provided, and the deficiency notification means is configured to notify the presence of deficiency by displaying the image of the cutting path on the deficiency image display means.

  Further, in the cutting data editing apparatus according to the invention of claim 7, in addition to the configuration of the invention of claim 6, the cutting path displayed on the defect image display means is defective by the defect determination means. It is characterized by comprising deficient highlighting display control means for highlighting a portion determined to be, or highlighting a portion not determined to be deficient.

  Further, in the cutting data editing apparatus according to the invention according to claim 8, in addition to the configuration of the invention according to any one of claims 5 to 7, when the defect determining means determines that the defect is incomplete, Repair means for repairing, repair selection means for selecting whether or not the defect is repaired by the repair means, and repair control means for repairing the defect by the repair means when it is determined that the repair selection means repairs It is the structure characterized by having.

  Further, in the cutting data editing apparatus of the invention according to claim 9, in addition to the configuration of the invention of claim 8, a repair image display for displaying an image of the cutting path after the defect is repaired by the repair means It is the structure characterized by having a means.

  Further, in the cutting data editing device of the invention according to claim 10, in addition to the configuration of the invention of any one of claims 5 to 9, a closing determination means for determining whether or not the cutting path is closed, and At least one of intersection determination means for determining whether or not the cutting path forming a closed region intersects with another cutting path, and the deficiency is that the cutting path is not closed, and The cutting path forming the closed region is at least one of intersecting with another cutting path.

  In the cutting data editing program of the invention according to claim 11, the cutting medium is controlled by controlling the cutting device that moves the cutter relative to the cutting medium to cut the cutting medium into a predetermined shape. A computer that edits cutting data for cutting into a desired shape includes a cutting data editing unit that edits the cutting data, and a cutting path that is a locus cut by the cutting data edited by the cutting data editing unit. It functions as an output result display means for displaying an image.

  Further, in the cutting data editing program according to the twelfth aspect of the invention, in addition to the configuration of the invention according to the eleventh aspect, the computer is used as a print data editing means for editing the print data for printing on the printing medium. And functioning as the output result display means for displaying an image of a print result based on the print data edited by the print data editing means, and the output result display means displays the image of the print result and the cutting path. When both images are displayed, the image forming apparatus is configured to function as a cutting path highlighting display control unit that highlights the cutting path.

  Further, in the cutting data editing program of the invention according to claim 13, in addition to the configuration of the invention of claim 12, the computer emphasizes by indicating the cutting path with a dotted line or blinking the cutting path. It is configured to function as the cutting path emphasis display control means for highlighting the cutting path by displaying.

  In the cutting data editing program according to the fourteenth aspect of the invention, in addition to the configuration of the invention according to the twelfth or thirteenth aspect, the computer displays whether the image of the print result is displayed on the output result display means. A print result display selection means for selecting, a cutting path display selection means for selecting whether or not to display an image of the cutting path on the output result display means, a result selected by the print result display selection means, and , Based on the result selected by the cutting path display selection means, to function as a display control means for controlling the display of the image of the printing result or the image of the cutting path on the output result display means. It is the structure characterized by this.

  In the cutting data editing program of the invention according to claim 15, the cutting medium is controlled by moving a cutter relative to the cutting medium to control a cutting device that cuts the cutting medium into a predetermined shape. In a cutting data editing program for editing cutting data for cutting into a desired shape, a computer is cut by cutting data editing means for editing the cutting data and the cutting data edited by the cutting data editing means A defect determining unit that determines whether or not the cutting path that is the locus is defective, and a defect notification unit that notifies that there is a defect when the defect determining unit determines that there is a defect.

  Further, in the cutting data editing program of the invention according to claim 16, in addition to the configuration of the invention of claim 15, the image of the cutting path when the computer is judged to be deficient by the deficiency judging means It functions as deficient image display means for displaying the deficiency image, and functions as the deficiency notification means for notifying the presence of deficiency by displaying the image of the cutting path on the deficient image display means. .

  Further, in the cutting data editing program of the invention according to claim 17, in addition to the configuration of the invention of claim 16, in the cutting path displayed on the deficient image display means, the computer is used by the deficiency judging means. The configuration is characterized in that a portion determined to be deficient is highlighted or functioned as deficiency highlighting control means for highlighting a portion not determined to be deficient.

  Further, in the cutting data editing program of the invention according to claim 18, in addition to the configuration of the invention according to any one of claims 15 to 17, when the computer is determined to be deficient by the deficiency determining means, Repairing means for repairing the deficiency, repairing selection means for selecting whether or not the deficiency is repaired by the repairing means, and repairing the deficiency by the repairing means when it is determined that the repairing selection means repairs It has a configuration characterized by functioning as a repair control means.

  According to a cutting data editing program of the invention of claim 19, in addition to the configuration of the invention of claim 18, the computer displays an image of the cutting path after the deficiency is repaired by the repairing means. It has a feature of functioning as a repair image display means.

  Further, in the cutting data editing program according to the twentieth aspect, in addition to the configuration of the invention according to any one of the fifteenth to nineteenth aspects, the computer determines whether or not the cutting path is closed. And at least one of intersection determination means for determining whether or not the cutting path that forms a closed region intersects with another cutting path, and the deficiency is that the cutting path is not closed And the cutting path forming the closed region is at least one of intersecting with another cutting path.

  In the cutting data editing apparatus according to the first aspect, the cutting data editing means edits the cutting data, and the output result display means is a cutting path that is a locus cut by the cutting data edited by the cutting data editing means. Display the image. Therefore, the operator can confirm the image of the cutting path before the cutting is actually performed by the cutting device. Therefore, if there is a defect in the cutting path, the operator can find out at that time, and the failure of cutting due to the defect in the cutting path can be prevented. As a result, it is possible to eliminate waste of the medium to be cut and waste of time for performing failure cutting.

  In the cutting data editing apparatus according to the second aspect, in addition to the effect of the first aspect, the print data editing means edits and outputs the print data for printing on the print medium. The result display unit displays an image of the print result based on the print data edited by the print data editing unit. The cutting path emphasis display control means highlights the cutting path when both the print result image and the cutting path image are displayed on the output result display means. Therefore, since the operator can confirm both the image of the printing result and the image of the cutting path, it is possible to find an arrangement error of the cutting path with respect to the printing result. Therefore, it is possible to eliminate the waste of the medium to be cut and the time for performing the failed cutting, which are generated when the positional relationship between the print result and the cutting path is different from the desired one.

  In addition, in the cutting data editing apparatus of the invention according to claim 3, in addition to the effect of the invention of claim 2, the cutting path emphasis display control means indicates the cutting path with a dotted line or blinks the cutting path. To highlight it. Therefore, the operator can easily distinguish between the cutting path and the print result line.

  Further, in the cutting data editing apparatus according to the fourth aspect of the invention, in addition to the effect of the invention according to the second or third aspect, the print result display selecting means displays the image of the print result on the output result display means. The cutting path display selecting means selects whether or not to display the image of the cutting path on the output result display means, and the display control means selects the result selected by the print result display selecting means, and Based on the result selected by the cutting path display selection means, the display of the print result image or the cutting path image on the output result display means is controlled. Therefore, the operator can switch the display so that only the image of the printing result, only the image of the cutting path, and both the image of the printing result and the image of the cutting path can be viewed. Makes it easier to discover.

  In the cutting data editing apparatus according to the fifth aspect of the invention, the cutting data editing means edits the cutting data, and the deficiency judging means is a cutting path that is cut by the cutting data edited by the cutting data editing means. It is determined whether there is a defect in the path, and the defect notifying unit notifies that there is a defect when the defect determining unit determines that there is a defect. Therefore, when an insufficiency that the operator does not notice is discovered and notified, the operator does not output despite the insufficiency. Therefore, it is possible to eliminate waste of a medium to be cut due to a cutting failure due to a lack of a cutting path and waste of time for performing the failed cutting.

  In addition, in the cutting data editing apparatus of the invention according to claim 6, in addition to the effect of the invention of claim 5, the deficient image display means is configured to provide a cutting path when the deficiency judging means determines that deficiency is present. Display an image. The deficiency notifying means notifies the deficiency existence by displaying the image of the cutting path on the deficient image display means. Therefore, the operator can confirm which cutting path is deficient.

  In addition, in the cutting data editing apparatus of the invention according to claim 7, in addition to the effect of the invention of claim 6, the deficiency highlighting control means includes deficiency determination means in the cutting path displayed on the deficiency image display means. The part determined to be deficient is highlighted, or the part not determined to be deficient is highlighted. Therefore, it is easy for the operator to distinguish between a defective cutting path and a defective cutting path.

  In addition, in the cutting data editing apparatus according to the eighth aspect of the invention, in addition to the effect of the invention according to any one of the fifth to seventh aspects, the repairing means is when the deficiency judging means determines that there is a deficiency. The deficiency is repaired, the repair selection means selects whether or not the deficiency is repaired by the repair means, and the repair control means repairs the deficiency by the repair means when it is determined that the repair selection means repairs. Accordingly, since the defect in the cutting path is automatically repaired, the operator can save the trouble of repair work. Furthermore, since the operator can select whether or not to repair using the repair selection means, if the operator creates a cutting path that is intentionally determined to be defective, the repair is automatically performed. Therefore, the operator can perform the intended cut.

  In the cutting data editing apparatus according to the ninth aspect of the invention, in addition to the effect of the invention according to the eighth aspect, the repair image display means displays the image of the cutting path after the deficiency is repaired by the repair means. . Therefore, since the operator can output after confirming the image of the cutting path after the repair, an unintended cutting path is created by the repair, and the cutting medium is wasted or failed due to the unintended cutting. The waste of time for cutting can be saved.

  Further, in the cutting data editing apparatus of the invention according to claim 10, in addition to the effect of the invention according to any of claims 5 to 9, the closing determination means determines whether or not the cutting path is closed, The intersection determination means determines whether or not a cutting path that forms a closed region intersects with another cutting path. The cutting data editing apparatus includes at least one of a closing determination unit and an intersection determination unit. The cutting path is not closed, and the cutting path forming the closed region intersects with another cutting path. Treat at least one of them as deficient. Therefore, the operator can find the deficiency that the cutting path is not closed. Therefore, it is possible to avoid uncut portions that are generated because the cutting path is not closed, so that it is not necessary to manually separate after output. In addition, since the operator can find the deficiency that the cutting paths overlap, it is possible to avoid cutting off due to the overlapping of the cutting paths, so that the medium to be cut is wasted or failed. You can save time.

  The cutting data editing program of the invention according to claim 11 is edited by the cutting data editing means by causing the computer to function as cutting data editing means, edit cutting data, and function as output result display means. It is possible to display an image of a cutting path that is a locus cut by the cutting data.

  A cutting data editing program according to a twelfth aspect of the invention, in addition to the effect of the invention of the eleventh aspect, causes a computer to function as a print data editing means, and performs printing for printing on a printing medium. The data can be edited and function as output result display means, and an image of the print result by the print data edited by the print data editing means can be displayed. Then, the cutting path emphasis display control means can function as a cutting path when both the print result image and the cutting path image are displayed on the output result display means.

  Further, the cutting data editing program of the invention according to claim 13 causes the computer to function as the cutting path emphasis display control means in addition to the effect of the invention of claim 12, and indicates the cutting path by a dotted line, Alternatively, the cutting path can be highlighted by blinking the cutting path.

  According to a fourteenth aspect of the present invention, in addition to the effects of the twelfth or thirteenth aspect of the invention, the cutting data editing program causes a computer to function as a print result display selection unit and displays an output result on the output result display unit. It is possible to select whether or not to display an image and to function as a cutting path display selection unit and to select whether or not to display an image of the cutting path on the output result display unit. Then, based on the result selected by the print result display selecting unit and the result selected by the cutting path display selecting unit, the image of the print result or the output result of the cutting path image is made to function as a display control unit. The display on the display means can be controlled.

  Further, the cutting data editing program of the invention according to claim 15 is capable of editing cutting data by causing a computer to function as cutting data editing means, functioning as deficiency judging means, and edited by the cutting data editing means. It is possible to determine whether or not the cutting path, which is the trajectory cut by the cutting data, is incomplete, function as incomplete notification means, and incomplete when it is determined by the incompleteness determination means Can be notified.

  In addition to the effect of the invention of claim 15, the cutting data editing program of the invention according to claim 16 causes the computer to function as a deficient image display means, and the deficiency judging means has judged that there is a deficiency. In this case, an image of the cutting path can be displayed and function as a defect notification means, and the presence of the defect can be notified by displaying the image of the cutting path on the defect image display means.

  According to a seventeenth aspect of the present invention, there is provided a cutting data editing program that, in addition to the effect of the sixteenth aspect of the invention, causes a computer to function as a deficiency emphasis display control unit and is displayed on a deficient image display unit. In the above, it is possible to highlight a portion determined to be deficient by the deficiency determining means, or to highlight a portion not determined to be deficient.

  Further, the cutting data editing program of the invention according to claim 18 has the effect of the invention according to any one of claims 15 to 17 that the computer is caused to function as a repairing means and there is a defect by the defect determining means. When it is judged, the defect is repaired, and it is made to function as a repair selection means, and whether or not the defect is repaired is selected, and when it is judged to be repaired by the repair selection means by functioning as a repair control means The deficiencies can be repaired by means.

  In addition to the effect of the invention according to claim 18, the cutting data editing program of the invention according to claim 19 is a cutting path after the computer is functioned as a repair image display means and the deficiencies are repaired by the repair means. Images can be displayed.

  In addition to the effect of the invention according to any one of claims 15 to 19, the cutting data editing program of the invention according to claim 20 makes the computer function as a closing judgment means to determine whether or not the cutting path is closed. Or at least one of determining whether or not a cutting path forming a closed region intersects with another cutting path by functioning as an intersection determination means. At least one of the fact that the path is not closed and that the cutting path forming the closed area intersects with another cutting path can be treated as deficient.

  Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. As a “cutting data editing device” of the present invention, a personal computer (hereinafter referred to as “PC”) 5 equipped with a “cutting data editing program” is considered. The PC 5 is a well-known personal computer, to which a cutting printer 1 is connected. The cutting printer 1 is a well-known cutting printer, and performs printing on a medium such as paper or a sheet or cuts the medium with a cutter. In this embodiment, the operator creates print data and cutting data on the PC 5 and outputs the print data and cutting data to the cutting printer 1 connected from the PC 5. The cutting printer 1 performs printing on a sheet or the like based on the output print data, and then performs cutting based on the cutting data. Further, the cutting printer 1 according to the present embodiment performs printing by an ink jet method.

  Here, the cutting printer 1 and the PC 5 will be described with reference to FIGS. 1 to 3. 1 is a block diagram showing a main electrical configuration of the cutting printer 1, FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing a main electrical configuration of the PC 5, and FIG. 3 is a schematic diagram showing a storage area of the RAM 53 of the PC 5. is there.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the control unit 30 includes a CPU 32 that controls each device of the cutting printer 1, an input / output interface 31 connected to the CPU 32 via a data bus 35, a ROM 33, and a RAM 34. . In addition, the print cutting mechanism unit 20 moves the drive circuit 26 for driving the inkjet head 25, the drive circuit 24 for driving the solenoid 23a for moving the cutter 23 for cutting the medium up and down, and the paper. A driving circuit 22 for driving the paper feeding mechanism 21 for the above, various sensors 27 for detecting the presence or absence of paper, etc., an inkjet head 25, and a cutter 23 that can be moved up and down, and The carriage 28 is movable in a direction orthogonal to the paper feed direction, and a drive circuit 29 for moving the carriage 28. The input / output interface 31 is connected with a drive circuit 26, a drive circuit 24, a drive circuit 22, various sensors 27, a drive circuit 29, and an external connection interface 36 for connection to the PC 5. Yes. A cable is connected to the external connection interface 36 and is connected to the PC 5. The RAM 34 stores print data and cutting data transmitted from the PC 5. The ROM 33 reads the print data stored in the RAM 34 to read the print drive control program for driving the inkjet head 25, the carriage 28, and the paper feed mechanism 21, and the cutting data stored in the RAM 34 to read the solenoid 23a, the carriage 28, and the like. A cutter drive control program for driving the paper feed mechanism 21 and various parameter tables are stored.

  Next, the electrical configuration of the PC 5 will be described with reference to FIG. As shown in FIG. 2, the PC 5 is provided with a CPU 51 that controls the PC 5. The CPU 51 is inserted with a ROM 52 storing a program such as BIOS executed by the CPU 51, a RAM 53 temporarily storing data, and a CD-ROM 541 which is a data storage medium via the bus 59 to read the data. Are connected to a CD-ROM drive 54 that performs data storage and an HDD 55 that is a data storage device. The HDD 55 has a program storage area for storing various programs executed by the PC 5 including the cutting data editing program, and a program related information storage area for storing information such as settings, initial values and data necessary for executing the program. Etc. are provided.

  Further, the CPU 51 performs screen display processing of an external connection interface 56 for communicating with external devices including the cutting printer 1 via the bus 59 and a display 571 for displaying an operation screen to the operator. A display control unit 57 to be connected and a keyboard 581 and a mouse 582 to which an operator inputs operations are connected, and an input detection unit 58 to detect those inputs is connected. Note that the PC 5 may be provided with a floppy (registered trademark) disk drive (not shown), an input / output unit for sound, various interfaces, and the like.

  The CD-ROM 541 stores software incorporating a cutting data editing program, settings and data used when executing this program, and a program provided from the CD-ROM 541 to the HDD 55 at the time of introduction. It is stored in a storage area or a program related information storage area. The print data editing program of the PC 5 and the method of acquiring the use data are not limited to those using the CD-ROM 541 but may be any other recording medium such as a floppy (registered trademark) disk or MO. It may be connected to a network and acquired from another terminal on the network.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 3, the RAM 53 is used to check the print data storage area 531 for storing the created print data, the cutting data storage area 532 for storing the created cutting data, and the lack of cutting data. Line segment information storage area 533, intersection point information storage area 534, split line segment information storage area 535, repair line segment information storage area 536, base data storage area 537 in which base data for printing data and cutting data is stored. Etc. are provided. The RAM 53 is provided with various storage areas not shown.

  In software for editing data for printing and cutting with the cutting printer 1, the operator uses a cutting path (image data such as images and photo data drawn by operating the keyboard 581 and mouse 582). Cutting trajectory) can be set. For example, the operator drags the mouse 582 to enter a cutting path on the image, or designates the periphery of the contour of the designated image as a cutting path. When an “output” instruction is given, print data for printing and cutting data for cutting are transmitted to the cutting printer 1. Software incorporating the cutting data editing program of the present invention can display an output result preview screen (see FIGS. 4 to 6) before output. In addition, if the cutting path is incomplete at the time of output, the software displays a defect confirmation screen to that effect (see FIGS. 17 and 25), and after correcting the defect automatically by the cutting data editing program, Cutting data can be transmitted to the cutting printer 1.

  First, the preview screen display will be described with reference to FIGS. 4 is an image diagram of the preview screen 101, FIG. 5 is an image diagram of the preview screen 102, and FIG. 6 is an image diagram of the preview screen 103. FIG. 7 is a flowchart of the preview process.

  As shown in the image diagrams of FIGS. 4 to 6, the preview screen is provided with an image display area for displaying an output result image at the center thereof. Two check boxes for “display” are provided, and a “close” button is provided therebelow. With the two check boxes, the operator can specify an image to be displayed in the image display area. When the “display print data” check box is checked, a print image is displayed. In addition, when the “Display cutting data” check box is displayed, a cutting path is displayed.

  In the preview screen 101 of FIG. 4, both the check boxes are checked, both the print image and the cutting path are displayed, and the cutting path along the outline of the regular octagonal image is displayed by a thick solid line. The cutting path along the outline of the mold image is displayed as a thick solid line. Further, in the preview screen 102 of FIG. 5, only the “Display print data” check box is checked, only regular octagonal images and star-shaped images are displayed, and thick solid cutting paths are not displayed. . In the preview screen 103 of FIG. 6, only the “Display cutting data” check box is checked, and only cutting paths along a regular octagon and a star-shaped outline are displayed with a thick solid line.

  Next, preview screen processing will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG. This process is executed when an instruction “Preview screen display” is given. First, basic data of an image to be previewed is acquired (S1). Then, print data is created from the acquired data (S2), and further cutting data is created (S3). This print data is for controlling the inkjet head 25, the carriage 28, and the paper feed mechanism 21 of the cutting printer 1, and is well-known print data in which the ink color and its discharge amount are digitized. The cutting data is command data for controlling the solenoid 23a of the cutter 23, the carriage 28, and the paper feed mechanism 21 (see FIGS. 14, 15, 16, 19, and 24).

  Then, based on the print data and cutting data, data for the image display area of the preview screen is created (S4), and the print flag and cutting flag are set to “ON” (S5). The print flag and the cutting flag correspond to two check boxes of “display print data” and “display cutting data”, respectively. In the present embodiment, both the print data and the cutting data are displayed as the initial display, and thus the flags are both set to “ON”.

  Then, a preview screen is displayed based on the print flag and the cutting flag (S6). Here, since both flags are “ON”, a preview screen (for example, the preview screen 101 in FIG. 4) on which the print data and the cutting data are displayed is displayed. If the “print data display” check box is operated and changed (S7: YES), if it is checked (S8: YES), the print flag is set to “ON” (S10). If it is not checked (S8: NO), the print flag is set to “OFF” (S9). Then, the process returns to S6, and a preview screen based on the print flag and the cutting flag is displayed (S6).

  When the cutting check box is operated and changed by the operator (S11: YES), if it is checked (S12: YES), the cutting flag is set to “ON” (S14) and is checked. If not (S12: NO), the cutting flag is set to “OFF” (S13). Then, the process returns to S6, and a preview screen based on the print flag and the cutting flag is displayed (S6). If the “close” button is selected by the operator (S15: YES), the preview screen is closed and the preview screen processing ends. If neither the check box operation nor the “close” button is selected by the operator (S7: NO, S11: NO, S15: NO), the process returns to S7, and the input from the operator is repeated. Reception processing is performed.

  As described above, according to the present invention, the output image of the print data and the cutting data can be confirmed on the preview screen on the preview screen, so that the operator can confirm the cutting path before actually performing printing or cutting. You can check for deficiencies and make corrections before output. The operator can also check whether the positional relationship with the print data is appropriate. For example, in the preview screen 101 shown in FIG. 4, if the operator determines that it is appropriate to separate the cutting path from the print image, the operator moves the cutting path position away from the print image before output. You can make corrections. In addition, by displaying only the cutting path, the operator can more easily check the deficiencies than displaying it together with the print data.

  In FIG. 4 to FIG. 6, the cutting path is displayed with a thick solid line so that the cutting path is conspicuous. However, the cutting path may be displayed in other formats. FIG. 8 is a modified example of the preview screen and is an image diagram of the preview screen 111. As shown in FIG. 8, the cutting path may be indicated by a dotted line. Further, it may be displayed in a conspicuous color such as red, displayed in a color set by the operator, blinked, or a dotted line may flow on the cutting path. In this case, when creating data for the image display area of the preview screen in S4, the operator designates data for specifying the method of expressing the cutting path image as a dotted line, a line of a predetermined color, or a flow line. The data should be

  Next, output processing will be described with reference to FIGS. This output process is executed when an “output” instruction is given. First, the flow of this output process will be described with reference to FIGS. Next, with reference to FIG. 15 to FIG. 18, a deficiency in which the cutting path is not closed (closed deficiency) will be described with a specific example, and with reference to FIG. 19 to FIG. A deficiency (overlap deficiency) with overlapping paths will be described with a specific example.

  FIG. 9 is a flowchart of the output process, FIG. 10 is a flowchart of the closed defect confirmation process performed in the output process, and FIG. 11 is a flowchart of the overlap defect confirmation process performed in the output process. FIG. 12 is a flowchart of the defect repair process performed in the output process. FIG. 13 is a schematic diagram showing a part of cutting data 5371 of the base data. FIG. 14 is a schematic diagram of cutting data 5321 that is an example of cutting data stored in the cutting data storage area 532, and FIG. 15 is a cutting that is an example of cutting data stored in the cutting data storage area 532. 4 is a schematic diagram of data 5322. FIG. FIG. 16 is a schematic diagram of cutting data 5323 that is an example of cutting data stored in the cutting data storage area 532. FIG. 17 is an image diagram of a defect confirmation screen 201 which is an example of a defect confirmation screen, and FIG. 18 is an image diagram of a transmission confirmation screen 202 which is an example of a transmission confirmation screen. FIG. 19 is a schematic diagram of cutting data 5324, which is an example of cutting data stored in the cutting data storage area 532. FIG. 20 shows line segment information stored in the line segment information storage area 533. 21 is a schematic diagram of an example, FIG. 21 is a schematic diagram of an example of intersection information stored in the intersection information storage area 534, and FIG. 22 is a dividing line segment stored in the dividing line segment information storage area 535. 23 is a schematic diagram of an example of information. FIG. 23 is a schematic diagram of an example of repair line segment information stored in the repair line segment information storage area 536, and FIG. 24 is stored in the cutting data storage area 532. It is a schematic diagram of cutting data 5325 which is an example of cutting data. FIG. 25 is an image diagram of a defect confirmation screen 301 which is an example of a defect confirmation screen, and FIG. 26 is an image diagram of a transmission confirmation screen 302 which is an example of a transmission confirmation screen.

  First, the overall flow of output processing will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG. First, basic data of an image to be output is acquired (S21). Then, print data is created from the acquired data (S22). This print data is for controlling the inkjet head 25, the carriage 28, and the paper feed mechanism 21 of the cutting printer 1, and is well-known print data in which the ink color and its discharge amount are digitized. Next, cutting data is created (S23). This cutting data is command data for controlling the solenoid 23a of the cutter 23, the carriage 28, and the paper feed mechanism 21 (see FIGS. 14, 15, 16, 19, and 24).

  Here, the cutting data creation process (S23) will be described with reference to the cutting data 5371 in FIG. 13 and the cutting data 5321 in FIG. The data acquired in S21 includes information on graphics constituting the cutting path. For example, when there is a rectangular cutting path whose coordinates of four vertices are (0, 0), (100, 0), (100, 50), (0, 50), as shown in FIG. Five pieces of information of “movepoint (0, 0)”, “drawline (100, 0)”, “drawline (100, 50)”, “drawline (0, 50)”, “drawline (0, 0)” are stored. ing. Here, the values in parentheses indicate the coordinates, “movepoint” indicates movement to the coordinates, and “drawline” indicates that a straight line is drawn to the coordinates. That is, in the example shown in FIG. 13, the point moves to the point (0, 0), a straight line is drawn from the point (0, 0) to the point (100, 0), and the point (100, 0) to the point (100, 50). Information is stored that draws a straight line to point (100, 50) to point (0, 50) and draws a straight line from point (0, 50) to point (0, 0). It should be noted that other commands are used to represent curves, circles, and freehand lines. For example, in the case of a circle having the center (2, 30) and the radius (14), the center point and the radius are indicated as “circle (2, 30), 14”.

  Therefore, in the cutting data creation process of S23, the cutting data included in the basic data is analyzed and cutting data is created. As shown in FIG. 14, the cutting data is composed of commands and accompanying information. In the example shown in FIG. 14, the cutting data shown in FIG. 13 is analyzed and used as cutting data. The command “movepoint (moves the cutter to the specified coordinates)” is selected from “movepoint (0,0)”, the coordinates (0,0) are set as the accompanying information, and “CutOn (lower the cutter)” is set. Is done. Then, “Drawline (100, 0)” to “CutLine (moves and cuts the cutter to the designated coordinates)” is selected, and coordinates (100, 0) are set as the accompanying information. Then, “CutLine” is selected from “drawline (100, 50)”, and coordinates (100, 50) are set as the accompanying information. “CutLine” is selected from “drawline (0, 50)”, and coordinates (0, 50) are set as the accompanying information. “CutLine” is selected from “drawline (0, 0)”, and coordinates (0, 0) are set as the accompanying information. Then, since there is no information after that, “CutOff” is set.

  Next, in the output process shown in FIG. 9, a closing defect confirmation process is performed (S24), and an overlapping defect confirmation process is performed (S25). These processes will be described with reference to a specific example later. If there is a closing defect, the closing defect flag is set to ON in the closing defect confirmation process, and if there is an overlapping defect, the overlapping defect is not achieved. In the confirmation process, the overlap defect flag is turned ON. Then, it is determined whether or not there is a defect based on the values of these flags (S26). If there is no deficiency (S26: NO), a transmission confirmation screen is displayed (S30) (see FIGS. 18 and 26). As shown in FIGS. 18 and 26, an image display area for displaying an image of a cutting path is provided in the center of the transmission confirmation screen, and a message “Send data” and “ A “Send” button and a “Cancel” button are provided.

  Therefore, when the “Send” button is selected by the operator (S31: YES), the print data created in S22 and the cutting data created in S23 are sent to the cutting printer 1 (S32), and this processing is performed. Ends. When the “cancel” button is selected by the operator (S31: NO), this process is terminated without doing anything.

  If either the closed defect flag or the overlap defect flag is “ON” and there is a defect (S26: YES), a defect confirmation screen is displayed (S27) (see FIGS. 17 and 25). . As shown in Fig. 17 and Fig. 25, the deficiency confirmation screen has an image display area that displays the image of the cutting path in the center, and below that is "There is a part that is not connected. "?" And "There are overlapping parts. Can you connect automatically?" A message indicating the contents of the deficiency, "Yes" button and "No" button are provided.

  When “No” is selected by the operator (S28: NO), a transmission confirmation screen is displayed (S30). Here, since no restoration instruction is given, an image of a cutting path that is incomplete is displayed in the image display area. When the cutting paths are not connected intentionally or when there are overlapping cutting paths, “NO” is selected by the operator. When the “Send” button is selected on the transmission confirmation screen by the operator (S31: YES), the printing data created in S22 and the cutting data created in S23 are not restored and are directly cut. 1 (S32), and the process ends. When the “cancel” button is selected by the operator (S31: NO), this process is terminated without doing anything.

  If “Yes” is selected by the operator (S28: YES), deficiency repair processing is performed (S29). This process will be described later with a specific example. If there is an imperfect closing, connect cutting paths that are not connected, and if there are overlapping cutting paths, the cutting paths will not overlap. The cutting path is changed so that the area formed by the path is one closed area. Then, the process returns to S24, the closing defect check process is performed again (S24), and the overlap defect check process is performed (S25). Since the deficiency has been eliminated by the repair (S26: NO), the process proceeds to S30 and a transmission confirmation screen is displayed (S30) (see FIGS. 18 and 26). When the “Send” button is selected by the operator (S31: YES), the print data created in S22 and the cutting data restored in S29 are sent to the cutting printer 1 (S32). Ends. When the “cancel” button is selected by the operator (S31: NO), this process is terminated without doing anything.

  In this way, when a defect in the cutting path is automatically discovered and a repair is instructed by the operator, the cutting data is automatically repaired, and the repaired cutting data is sent to the cutting printer 1. Will be sent.

  Here, the flow of the closing defect confirmation process will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG. Here, the coordinates indicating the starting point of the cutting path and the current point during the cutting are used for determining deficiencies. First, as an initial process, the closed defect flag is set to “OFF”, and the values of the start point and the current point are cleared (S50). Then, one command stored in the cutting data storage area 532 is read in ascending order (S51), and processing for the command is performed. If all commands have been processed and there is no command to be read (S52: YES), the processing ends. It is determined whether or not the read command is a command that can be processed at that time (S53). If the command cannot be processed (S53: NO), error processing is performed (S54) and the command is not closed. The confirmation process is terminated and the process returns to the output process. For example, if the CutOff command is given even if the CutOn command has not been instructed to lower the cutter, the CutOn command is instructed to lower the cutter. Despite the fact that the CutOn command is given again, this is the case when the movepoint command is given even though the cutter is being lowered during cutting.

  If it is determined that the command can be processed (S53: YES), if it is a “movepoint” command (S55: YES), the starting point of the cutting path is indicated in the accompanying information. Are set (S56), the process returns to S51, and the next command is read (S51). If the command is “CutOn” (S57: YES), the process returns to S51 without doing anything and the next command is read (S51).

  If the command is a cutting instruction command such as the “CutLine” command (S58: YES), the coordinates set in the accompanying information are set to the cutting end point, and the coordinates are set to the current point (S59). Then, it is determined whether or not the coordinates of the start point and the current point are the same (S60). If the coordinates of the start point and the current point are the same (S60: YES), the cutting path is closed, and the values of the start point and the current point are cleared (S61). If the coordinates of the start point and the current point are not the same (S60: NO), the cutting path is not closed, so nothing is done. Then, the process returns to S51.

  If the command is “CutOff” (S62: YES), it is determined whether or not values are set for the start point and the current point (S63). If the value is set (S63: YES), the cutting path is not closed, and therefore the close defect flag is set to “ON” (S64). If no value is set (S63: NO), the cutting path is closed, so nothing is done. Then, the process returns to S51.

  By repeating the above processing, when the “CutOff” command is processed, if the start point and the current point are different coordinates and a value is set, the cutting path is not closed. Judgment is made and the incomplete closing flag is set to “ON” to indicate that there is an incompleteness.

  Here, a closing example will be described with a specific example. The cutting data 5322 shown in FIG. 15 is taken as an example. The deficiency confirmation screen 201 shown in FIG. 17 is a deficiency confirmation screen on which a cutting path having a closed deficiency discovered by performing the closing deficiency confirmation processing of the cutting data 5322 is displayed. In the defect confirmation screen 201 shown in FIG. 17, two cutting paths are displayed in the image display area. The cutting path on the upper right is a regular octagon and is closed. The lower left cutting path is substantially rectangular, but the left side is not connected to the lower side and is not closed. Here, the lower left cutting path will be described as an example.

  As illustrated in FIG. 15, the cutting data 5322 includes “movepoint (0, 0)”, “CutOn”, “CutLine (100, 0)”, “CutLine (100, 50)”, “CutLine (0, 50)”. ) "," CutLine (0, 10) ", and" CutOff "are stored. A command for a regular octagonal cutting path is stored after the “CutOff” command, but is omitted here. Using this data as an example, first, the closing defect confirmation processing will be described with reference to the flowchart shown in FIG. 10, and then the repair processing will be described with reference to the flowchart shown in FIG.

  First, the incomplete closing flag is set to “OFF”, and the values of the start point and the current point are cleared (S50). Next, the command “movepoint (0, 0)” is read (S51). Since all the commands have not been processed yet (S52: NO), it is determined whether the command is a command that can be processed (S53). The fact that the “movepoint” command comes first is to move the cutter to the start position, and since it is a normal command, it is determined that the command can be processed (S53: YES). Since it is a “movepoint” command (S55: YES), (0, 0) set in the accompanying information is set at the start point (S56). Then, the process returns to S51 and the next command is read (S51).

  Since the next command is “CutOn” and the command has been read yet, the processing of all commands has not been completed (S52: NO), and it is determined whether or not the command can be processed (S53). . Since the cutter is moved to (0, 0) by the “movepoint” command in a pseudo manner, it is a normal process to lower the cutter by the “CutOn” command. Therefore, it is determined that the command can be processed (S53: YES). Since it is a “CutOn” command (S55: NO, S57: YES), the process returns to S51 without doing anything and the next command is read (S51).

  The next command is “CutLine (100, 0)”, and since the command has been read yet, the processing of all the commands has not been completed (S52: NO), and it is determined whether the command can be processed. Performed (S53). Since the cutter is virtually lowered to (0, 0), it is normal processing to perform cutting to (100, 0) by the “CutLine” command. Therefore, it is determined that the command can be processed (S53: YES), and since the “CutLine” command is a cutting command (S55: NO, S57: NO, S58: YES), it is set as accompanying information at the current point. (100, 0) is set (S59). Next, it is determined whether or not the coordinates of the start point and the current point are the same (S60). Since the starting point is (0, 0) and the current point is (100, 0) and they are not the same coordinates (S60: NO), the process returns to S51 without doing anything. Then, the next command is read (S51).

  The next command is “CutLine (100, 50)”, and since the command has been read yet, the processing of all the commands has not been completed (S52: NO), and it is determined whether the command can be processed. Performed (S53). Since the cutter is cut and moved from (0, 0) to (100, 0), it is normal to perform cutting to (100, 50) using the “CutLine” command. Therefore, it is determined that the command can be processed (S53: YES), and since the “CutLine” command is a cutting command (S55: NO, S57: NO, S58: YES), it is set as accompanying information at the current point. (100, 50) is set (S59). Next, it is determined whether or not the coordinates of the start point and the current point are the same (S60). Since the starting point is (0, 0) and the current point is (100, 50) and they are not the same coordinates (S60: NO), the process returns to S51 without doing anything. Then, the next command is read (S51).

  The next command is “CutLine (0, 50)”, and since the command has been read yet, the processing of all the commands has not been completed (S52: NO), and it is determined whether the command can be processed. Performed (S53). Since the cutter is cut and moved from (100, 0) to (100, 50) in a pseudo manner, it is normal to perform cutting to (0, 50) using the “CutLine” command. Therefore, it is determined that the command can be processed (S53: YES), and since the “CutLine” command is a cutting command (S55: NO, S57: NO, S58: YES), it is set as accompanying information at the current point. (0, 50) is set (S59). Next, it is determined whether or not the coordinates of the start point and the current point are the same (S60). Since the starting point is (0, 0) and the current point is (0, 50) and they are not the same coordinates (S60: NO), the process returns to S51 without doing anything. Then, the next command is read (S51).

  The next command is “CutLine (0, 10)”, and since the command has been read yet, the processing of all commands has not been completed (S52: NO), and it is determined whether or not the command can be processed. Performed (S53). Since the cutter is cut and moved from (100, 50) to (0, 50), it is a normal process to perform cutting to (0, 10) using the “CutLine” command. Therefore, it is determined that the command can be processed (S53: YES), and since the “CutLine” command is a cutting command (S55: NO, S57: NO, S58: YES), it is set as accompanying information at the current point. (0, 10) is set (S59). Next, it is determined whether or not the coordinates of the start point and the current point are the same (S60). Since the start point is (0, 0) and the current point is (0, 10), which are not the same coordinates (S60: NO), the process returns to S51 without doing anything. Then, the next command is read (S51).

  Since the next command is “CutOff” and the command has been read, the processing of all the commands has not been completed (S52: NO), and it is determined whether or not the command can be processed (S53). . Since the cutter is cut and moved from (0, 50) to (0, 10) in a pseudo manner, the process of raising the cutter by the “CutOff” command can be performed (S53: YES). Since it is a “CutOff” command (S55: NO, S57: NO, S58: NO, S62: YES), the start point and the current point are the same, and whether or not the values of the start point and the current point are cleared. Is determined (S63). Since the starting point is (0, 0), the current point is (0, 10), and the value is set (S63: YES), the cutting path is not closed, and there is a closing defect. Therefore, the closed defect flag is set to “ON” (S64). Then, the process returns to S51.

  Next, although omitted in the cutting data 5322 shown in FIG. 15, when the command processing for the upper right regular octagonal cutting path is repeatedly performed and the processing of all the commands is completed (S <b> 52: YES), the incomplete closing is performed. The confirmation process ends. In this way, it can be seen that the cutting data 5321 shown in FIG.

  Next, the closed defect repair process discovered in this way will be described with reference to the flowchart shown in FIG. 12 and the cutting data 5323 after repair shown in FIG.

  First, since the closed defect flag is “ON” (S91: YES), a command addition process is performed (S92). Specifically, a cutting path from the current point (0, 10) to the start point (0, 0) is created. Therefore, as shown in FIG. 16, after the “CutOff” command, the “movepoint (0, 10)” command is added, the cutter is moved to the current point (0, 10), and the “CutOn” command is added. Then, lower the cutter, add the “CutLine (0,0)” command, instruct cutting from (0,10) to (0,0), add the “CutOff” command, raise the cutter End the cutting pass.

  Since the overlap defect flag is “OFF” (S93: NO), the process is terminated as it is, and the process returns to the output process. In this way, since the cutting data 5323 with the closed defect repaired is stored in the cutting data storage area 532, the defect is not found in the closed defect confirmation process (S24) of the output process shown in FIG. The flag is “OFF”. Therefore, since the overlap flag is also “OFF”, it is determined that there is no deficiency in S26 (S26), and the transmission confirmation screen 202 (see FIG. 18) is displayed (S30). In the transmission confirmation screen 202, as shown in FIG. 18, the lower left cutting path of the image display area is closed to be a rectangular shape, which is a closed cutting path. If “transmission” is selected by the operator (S31), the repaired cutting data 5323 is transmitted (S32).

  Next, the flow of the overlap defect confirmation process will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG. Here, a line segment information storage area 533 (see FIG. 20), an intersection point information storage area 534 (see FIG. 21), a divided line segment information storage area 535 (see FIG. 22), and a repair line segment information storage area 536 (see FIG. 23). ) Is used. Details of each storage area will be described later when a specific example is given.

  As shown in FIG. 11, first, “OFF” is set to the overlap defect flag as an initial process, and the value of each storage area is cleared (S <b> 70). Then, one command stored in the cutting data storage area 532 is read in ascending order (S71), and processing for that command is performed. If all commands have been processed and there is no command to be read (S72: YES), the overlap defect confirmation processing is terminated and the processing returns to the output processing. A determination is made as to whether or not the read command is a command for calculating an expression representing the locus of the cutting path at that time (S73). If it is not a command to be calculated (S73: NO), other processing is performed. Is performed (S74), the process returns to S71, and the next command is read (S71). What is not determined as a command to be calculated is a “CutOn” command or a “CutOff” command for instructing to raise or lower the cutter. Further, although the “movepoint” command in which cutting is not performed only by designating the starting point of the cutting path is not determined as a command for calculating, the coordinates of the starting point of the cutting path for calculation are stored. In addition, when the “CutOff” command is given even though the “CutOn” command is not instructed to lower the cutter, conversely, the “CutOn” command is instructed to lower the cutter. If the “CutOn” command is given again, and there is a deficiency in the command sequence, such as when the “movepoint” command is given even though the cutter is being lowered during cutting Error processing is performed.

  If it is determined that the command is to be calculated (S73: YES), processing for calculating an equation is performed, and the information is set in the line segment information storage area 533 (S75). If the command is for the first cutting path (S76: YES), the process returns to S71 without doing anything, and the next command is read (S71). If it is not the first cutting path (S76: NO), in order to determine whether or not it intersects with another cutting path, it is calculated whether or not it has an intersection with another cutting path expression that has already been calculated. (S77). If there is an intersection (S78: YES), the cutting paths are overlapped, so the overlap defect flag is set to “ON” (S79). If there is no intersection (S78: NO), the cutting paths do not overlap, so nothing is done. Then, the process returns to S71, and the next command is read (S71). It should be noted that whether or not it is the first cutting pass may be turned ON when the processing of the first cutting pass is completed using a flag.

  By repeating the above processing for all commands, an expression indicating a miracle of the cutting path is calculated, and used to determine whether the cutting path has an intersection with another cutting path. If there is an intersection and cutting paths intersect, the overlap defect flag is set to “ON” and it is determined that there is an overlap defect.

  Here, an incomplete overlap will be described with a specific example. The cutting data 5324 shown in FIG. 19 is taken as an example. The deficiency confirmation screen 301 shown in FIG. 25 is a deficiency confirmation screen on which cutting paths having overlapping deficiencies discovered by performing the overlap deficiency confirmation processing of the cutting data 5324 are displayed. In the deficiency confirmation screen 301 shown in FIG. 25, two cutting paths are displayed in the image display area. Here, the upper cutting path is a rectangle, and the lower cutting path is a triangle. And the vertex of the triangle is inside the rectangle, and the two sides of the triangle overlap the lower side of the rectangle.

  As shown in FIG. 19, the cutting data 5324 includes “movepoint (0, 50)”, “CutOn”, “CutLine (80, 50)”, “CutLine (80, 100)”, “CutLine (0, 100)”. ) "," CutLine (0, 50) "," CutOff "," movepoint (0, 0) "," CutOn "," CutLine (60, 60) "," CutLine (120, 0) "," CutLine ( 0, 0) ”and“ CutOff ”are stored. Therefore, when this cutting data 5324 is executed, the starting point is (0, 50), and (80, 50), (80, 100), (0, 100), (0, 50) are cut. The rectangular cutting path is formed first, and once the cutter is lifted, it moves to the start point (0, 0) of the next cutting path, and (60, 60), (120, 0), (0, A triangular cutting path that is cut as 0) is formed. Using this data as an example, the overlap defect confirmation process will be described first with reference to the flowchart shown in FIG. 11, and then the repair process will be described with reference to the flowchart shown in FIG.

  Note that the line segment information storage area 533 shown in FIG. 20 and the intersection point information storage area 534 shown in FIG. 21 are data used to find deficiencies in the cutting data 5324 shown in FIG. As shown in FIG. 20, the line segment information storage area 533 is provided with a formula column, a pass number column, and a formula number column. A path number is assigned for each cutting path, and each formula that forms a cutting path. An expression number is assigned to. As shown in FIG. 21, the intersection information storage area 534 is provided with a first line segment field, a second line segment field, and an intersection coordinate field, and the line segment that forms the intersection point with respect to the coordinates of the intersection point. Are stored in association with each other.

  In the overlap defect confirmation process, first, the overlap defect flag is set to “OFF”, each storage area is cleared, and an initial value “1” is set to the counter for counting the pass number and the expression number (S70). Next, “movepoint (0, 50)” is read (S71). Since the processing of all commands has not been completed yet (S72: NO), it is determined whether or not the command is for calculating an expression (S73). Since the “movepoint” command is a command for designating the starting point of the cutting path, it is determined that it is not a command for calculating an expression (S73: NO), other processing is performed (S74), and the process returns to S71. Here, the accompanying information (0, 50) is stored as the current point of the cutter. The next command is “CutOn” (S71), and since the command has been read yet, the processing of all commands has not been completed (S72: NO), and the “CutOn” command is not a command for calculating an expression. (S73: NO), other processing is performed (S74), and the process returns to S71.

  The next command is “CutLine (80, 50)” (S71). Since the command has been read yet, the processing of all the commands has not been completed (S72: NO), and is the command for calculating an expression? A determination of whether or not is made (S73). Since the “CutLine” command is a command for cutting and is a command for calculating an expression (S73: YES), an expression for a straight line connecting the current points (0, 50) and (80, 50) is calculated (S75). Specifically, since the straight line connecting these two points is “Y = 50 (0 ≦ X ≦ 80)”, this equation, pass number “1”, and equation number “1” are set in the line segment information storage area. Is done. Note that (80, 50) is the current point of the cutter. And since it is still the 1st cutting path (S76: YES), it returns to S71 as it is.

  The next command is “CutLine (80, 100)” (S71). Since the command has been read yet, the processing of all the commands has not been completed (S72: NO), and is the command for calculating an expression? A determination of whether or not is made (S73). Since the “CutLine” command is a cutting command and is a command for calculating an expression (S73: YES), an expression for a straight line connecting the current point (80, 50) and (80, 100) is calculated (S75). Specifically, since the straight line connecting these two points is “X = 80 (50 ≦ Y ≦ 100)”, this equation, pass number “1”, and equation number “2” are set in the line segment information storage area. Is done. Note that (80, 100) is the current point of the cutter. And since it is still the 1st cutting path (S76: YES), it returns to S71 as it is.

  The next command is “CutLine (0, 100)” (S71). Since the command has been read yet, the processing of all the commands has not been completed (S72: NO), and is the command for calculating an expression? A determination of whether or not is made (S73). Since the “CutLine” command is a cutting command and is a command for calculating an expression (S73: YES), an expression for a straight line connecting the current point (80, 100) and (0, 100) is calculated (S75). Specifically, since the straight line connecting the two points is “Y = 100 (0 ≦ X ≦ 80)”, this equation, pass number “1”, and equation number “3” are set in the line segment information storage area. Is done. Note that (0, 100) is the current point of the cutter. And since it is still the 1st cutting path (S76: YES), it returns to S71 as it is.

  The next command is “CutLine (0, 50)” (S71). Since the command has been read yet, the processing of all the commands has not been completed (S72: NO), and is the command for calculating an expression? A determination of whether or not is made (S73). Since the “CutLine” command is a cutting command and is a command for calculating an expression (S73: YES), an expression for a straight line connecting the current point (0, 100) and (0, 50) is calculated (S75). Specifically, since the straight line connecting these two points is “X = 0 (50 ≦ Y ≦ 100)”, this equation, pass number “1”, and equation number “4” are set in the line segment information storage area. Is done. Note that (0, 50) is the current point of the cutter. And since it is still the 1st cutting path (S76: YES), it returns to S71 as it is.

  The next command is “CutOff” (S71), and since the command has been read, the processing of all commands has not been completed (S72: NO), and it is determined whether the command is a command for calculating an expression. Performed (S73). Since the “CutOff” command is not a command for calculating an expression (S73: NO), other processing is performed (S74). Here, “1” is added to the counter set as the pass number, and the equation number is set to the initial value “1”. Further, it is determined here whether or not the cutting path is closed based on whether or not the current point and the starting point are equal. Then, for example, the determination result is stored in a path information storage area not shown. In the path information storage area, a closing flag is stored corresponding to the path number. If the current point and the starting point are equal, the flag is set to “ON”. If the current point is not equal, the flag is set to “OFF”. Then, the process returns to S71.

  The next command is “movepoint (0, 0)” (S71), and since the processing of all commands has not been completed yet (S72: NO), it is determined whether the command is a command for calculating an expression. (S73). Since the “movepoint” command is a command for designating the starting point of the cutting path, it is determined that it is not a command for calculating an expression (S73: NO), other processing is performed (S74), and the process returns to S71. Here, the accompanying information (0, 0) is stored as the current point of the cutter.

  The next command is “CutOn” (S71), and since the command has been read yet, the processing of all commands has not been completed (S72: NO), and the “CutOn” command is not a command for calculating an expression. (S73: NO), other processing is performed (S74), and the process returns to S71.

  The next command is “CutLine (60, 60)” (S71). Since the command has been read yet, the processing of all commands has not been completed (S72: NO), and is the command for calculating an expression? A determination of whether or not is made (S73). Since the “CutLine” command is a cutting command and is a command for calculating an expression (S73: YES), an expression of a straight line connecting the current point (0, 0) and (60, 60) is calculated (S75). Specifically, since the straight line connecting the two points is “XY = 0 (0 ≦ X ≦ 60)”, this equation, the pass number “2”, and the equation number “1” are stored in the line segment information storage area. Is set. Note that (60, 60) is the current point of the cutter. Since the path number is “2” and it is not the first cutting path (S76: NO), the intersection is calculated (S77). In other words, each line segment stored in the line segment information storage area 533 and the line segment calculated in S74 are solved by simultaneous equations. It is set, and its own pass number and formula number are set in the first line segment column, and its own pass number and formula number are set in the second line segment column.

  Specifically, the intersection of “Y = 50 (0 ≦ X ≦ 80)” (pass number “1”, expression number “1”) and “XY = 0 (0 ≦ X ≦ 60)” is calculated. Is done. Since these two line segments have an intersection at (50, 50), the path number of the first line segment is “2”, the expression number is “1”, the path number of the second line segment is “1”, Is set to “1” and the intersection coordinates are set to “(50, 50)”. Next, the intersection of “X = 80 (50 ≦ Y ≦ 100)” (pass number “1”, equation number “2”) and “XY = 0 (0 ≦ X ≦ 60)” is calculated. However, since there is no intersection, nothing is stored in the intersection information storage area 534. Next, the intersection of “Y = 100 (0 ≦ X ≦ 80)” (pass number “1”, equation number “3”) and “XY = 0 (0 ≦ X ≦ 60)” is calculated. However, since there is no intersection, nothing is stored in the intersection information storage area 534. Next, the intersection of “X = 0 (50 ≦ Y ≦ 100)” (pass number “1”, equation number “4”) and “XY = 0 (0 ≦ X ≦ 60)” is calculated. However, since there is no intersection, nothing is stored in the intersection information storage area 534. Next, since there is an intersection (S78: YES), the overlap defect flag is set to “ON” and the process returns to S71.

  The next command is “CutLine (120, 0)” (S71). Since the command has been read yet, the processing of all the commands has not been completed (S72: NO), and is the command for calculating an expression? A determination of whether or not is made (S73). Since the “CutLine” command is a cutting command and is a command for calculating an equation (S73: YES), an equation for a straight line connecting the current point (60, 60) and (120, 0) is calculated (S75). Specifically, since the straight line connecting these two points is “X + Y = 0 (60 ≦ X ≦ 120)”, this equation, pass number “2”, and equation number “2” are stored in the line segment information storage area 533. Set. Note that (120, 0) is the current point of the cutter. Since the path number is “2” and it is not the first cutting path (S76: NO), the intersection is calculated (S77).

  Specifically, the intersection of “Y = 50 (0 ≦ X ≦ 80)” (pass number “1”, expression number “1”) and “X + Y = 0 (60 ≦ X ≦ 120)” is calculated. . Since these two line segments have an intersection at (70, 50), the path number of the first line segment is “2”, the equation number is “2”, the path number of the second segment is “1”, and the equation number Is set to “1” and the intersection coordinates are set to “(70, 50)”. Next, the intersection of “X = 80 (50 ≦ Y ≦ 100)” (pass number “1”, equation number “2”) and “XY = 0 (0 ≦ X ≦ 60)” is calculated. However, since there is no intersection, nothing is stored in the intersection information storage area 534. Next, the intersection of “Y = 100 (0 ≦ X ≦ 80)” (pass number “1”, equation number “3”) and “XY = 0 (0 ≦ X ≦ 60)” is calculated. However, since there is no intersection, nothing is stored in the intersection information storage area 534. Next, the intersection of “X = 0 (50 ≦ Y ≦ 100)” (pass number “1”, equation number “4”) and “XY = 0 (0 ≦ X ≦ 60)” is calculated. However, since there is no intersection, nothing is stored in the intersection information storage area 534. Next, since there is an intersection (S78: YES), the overlap defect flag is set to “ON” and the process returns to S71.

  The next command is “CutLine (0, 0)” (S71). Since the command has been read yet, the processing of all commands has not been completed (S72: NO), and is the command for calculating an expression? A determination of whether or not is made (S73). Since the “CutLine” command is a command for cutting and is a command for calculating an expression (S73: YES), an expression of a straight line connecting the current point and (120, 0) and (0, 0) is calculated (S75). . Specifically, since the straight line connecting these two points is “Y = 0 (0 ≦ X ≦ 120)”, this equation, pass number “2”, and equation number “3” are set in the line segment information storage area. Is done. Note that (0, 0) is the current point of the cutter. Since the path number is “2” and it is not the first cutting path (S76: NO), the intersection is calculated (S77).

  Specifically, the intersection of “Y = 50 (0 ≦ X ≦ 80)” (pass number “1”, equation number “1”) and “X + Y = 0 (60 ≦ X ≦ 120)” is calculated. However, since there is no intersection, nothing is stored in the intersection information storage area 534. Next, the intersection of “X = 80 (50 ≦ Y ≦ 100)” (pass number “1”, equation number “2”) and “XY = 0 (0 ≦ X ≦ 60)” is calculated. However, since there is no intersection, nothing is stored in the intersection information storage area 534. Next, the intersection of “Y = 100 (0 ≦ X ≦ 80)” (pass number “1”, equation number “3”) and “XY = 0 (0 ≦ X ≦ 60)” is calculated. However, since there is no intersection, nothing is stored in the intersection information storage area 534. Next, the intersection of “X = 0 (50 ≦ Y ≦ 100)” (pass number “1”, equation number “4”) and “XY = 0 (0 ≦ X ≦ 60)” is calculated. However, since there is no intersection, nothing is stored in the intersection information storage area 534. Next, since there is no intersection (S78: NO), the process returns to S71 without doing anything.

  The next command is “CutOff” (S71), and since the command has been read, the processing of all commands has not been completed (S72: NO), and it is determined whether the command is a command for calculating an expression. Performed (S73). Since the “CutOff” command is not a command for calculating an expression (S73: NO), other processing is performed (S74), and the process returns to S71. Since there is no next command, it is determined that the process has been completed for all commands (S72: YES), the overlap defect confirmation process is terminated, and the process returns to the output process. In this way, it can be seen that there is an overlap defect in the cutting data 5323 shown in FIG.

  Next, the overlap defect repair process discovered in this way will be described with reference to the flowchart shown in FIG. 12, the intermediate data in FIGS. 19 to 23, and the cutting data 5325 after repair in FIG.

  Since the closed defect flag is “OFF” (S91: NO), the process proceeds to S93. Since the overlap defect flag is “ON” (S93: YES), line segmentation processing is performed (S94). That is, the line segment having the intersection is divided at the position of the intersection. Specifically, a line segment having an intersection is picked up from the intersection information storage area 534, and the line segment is cut at the intersection and stored in the divided line information storage area 535 as another line segment. In the intersection information storage area 534 of FIG. 19, the line segments of the path number “1” and the expression number “1” have intersections at (50, 50) and (70, 50). The expression “Y = 50 (0 ≦ X ≦ 80)” stored in the 533 is “Y = 50 (0 ≦ X ≦ 50)”, “Y = 50 (50 ≦ X ≦ 70)”, “Y = 50 (70 ≦ X ≦ 80) ”and stored in the dividing line segment information storage area 535. Also, the line segment “X−Y = 0 (0 ≦ X ≦ 60)” of the path number “2” and the equation number “1” also has the intersection (50, 50), so that “XY = 0”. (0 ≦ X ≦ 50) ”and“ XY = 0 (50 ≦ X ≦ 60) ”are divided and stored in the divided line segment information storage area 535. The line segment “X + Y = 120 (60 ≦ X ≦ 120)” of the path number “2” and the expression number “2” also has an intersection (70, 50), so that “X + Y = 120 (60 ≦ X) ≦ 70) ”and“ X + Y = 120 (70 ≦ X ≦ 120) ”, and are stored in the dividing line segment information storage area 535. In the dividing line segment information storage area 535, the pass number and formula number of the original line segment before division are also set.

  Next, a repair line segment calculation process is performed (S95). That is, the information of the divided line segment information storage area 535 divided by the line segment division is reflected on the original line segment information in the line segment information storage area 533. Therefore, the value in the formula column of the line segment information storage area 533 is set in the repair line segment information storage area 536. At this time, when the information of the line segment is stored in the divided line segment information storage area 535, The necessary formula information is set from the value in the formula column of the dividing line segment information storage area 535.

  When the line segment is divided into two, it is confirmed by the close flag of the path information storage area whether the cutting path of the line segment where the divided line segment intersects is closed. Information on the line segment not included in the area is set. If not closed, information on both line segments is set. In addition, even when the line is divided into three or more, if it is divided into an odd number of line segments, it is confirmed whether or not the cutting path of the line segment where the divided line segments intersect is closed. This is done by the area close flag. If not, all line segment information is set. If closed, the odd-numbered line segment information is set. If it is divided into even numbers, set the line segment on the side not included in the area, do not set the adjacent line segment, set the adjacent line segment, etc. Set every other line segment. Note that when there is an intersection where three or more line segments intersect, this is not the only case, and a more detailed case translation is determined.

  Specifically, “Y = 50 (0 ≦ X ≦ 80)” (pass number “1”, equation number “1”) is displayed in the original line segment column of the divided line segment information storage area 535 with the pass number “1”. Since there is an equation number “1” and the divided equation is stored, it is determined which of the divided line segments is to be set. From the intersection information storage area 534, the line segment where the original line segment path number “1” and the equation number “1” intersect is represented by the path number “2”, the equation number “1”, the path number “2”, and the equation number “2”. ”And are line segments that form a cutting path that is closed together. Also, since there are two intersections and the lines are divided into odd numbers, the odd-numbered line segments “Y = 50 (0 ≦ X ≦ 50)” and “Y = 50 (70 ≦ X ≦ 80)” are set. The

  Next, “X = 80 (0 ≦ Y ≦ 100)” (pass number “1”, expression number “2”) is displayed in the original line segment column of the divided line segment information storage area 535 with the path number “1” and the expression number. Since there is no “2” and no divided line segment information storage area 535 is stored, “X = 80 (0 ≦ Y ≦ 100)” is set as it is. Next, “Y = 100 (0 ≦ X ≦ 80)” (pass number “1”, expression number “3”) is displayed in the original line segment column of the divided line segment information storage area 535 with the path number “1” and the expression number. Since there is no “2” and the divided line segment information storage area 535 is not stored, “Y = 100 (0 ≦ X ≦ 80)” is set as it is. Next, “X = 0 (50 ≦ Y ≦ 100)” (pass number “1”, expression number “4”) is displayed in the original line segment column of the divided line segment information storage area 535 with the path number “1” and the expression number. Since there is no “2” and no divided line segment information storage area 535 is stored, “X = 0 (50 ≦ Y ≦ 100)” is set as it is.

  Next, “X−Y = 0 (0 ≦ X ≦ 60)” (pass number “2”, expression number “1”) is displayed in the original line segment column of the divided line segment information storage area 535, the path number “2”, Since there is an expression number “1” and the divided expression is stored, it is determined which of the divided line segments is to be set. From the intersection information storage area 534, the line segment where the original line path number “2” and the expression number “1” intersect is the path number “1” and the expression number “1”, which forms a closed cutting path. It is a line segment. Further, “X−Y = 0 (0 ≦ X ≦ 50)” is 0 ≦ Y ≦ 50, “X−Y = 0 (50 ≦ X ≦ 60)” is 50 ≦ Y ≦ 60, and the pass number “1” The area of the formula number “1” is 0 ≦ X ≦ 100, 50 ≦ Y ≦ 80, and therefore the formula “X−Y = 0 (0 ≦ X ≦ 50) (0 ≦ Y ≦ 50) not including the range of Y is included. ) "Is not included in the area. Therefore, “X−Y = 0 (0 ≦ X ≦ 50)” is set.

  Next, “X + Y = 120 (60 ≦ X ≦ 120)” (pass number “2”, expression number “2”) is displayed in the original line segment column of the divided line segment information storage area 535 with the path number “2” and the expression number. Since there is “2” and the divided expression is stored, it is determined which of the divided line segments is to be set. The line segment where the original line segment path number “2” and the equation number “2” intersect from the intersection information storage area 534 is the path number “1” and the equation number “1”, which forms a closed cutting path. It is a line segment. Further, “X + Y = 120 (60 ≦ X ≦ 70)” is 50 ≦ Y ≦ 60, “X + Y = 120 (70 ≦ X ≦ 120) is 0 ≦ Y ≦ 50, and the pass number“ 1 ”and the expression number“ Since the region of “1” is 0 ≦ X ≦ 100 and 50 ≦ Y ≦ 80, the expression “X + Y = 120 (70 ≦ X ≦ 120) (0 ≦ Y ≦ 50)” that does not include the range of X is included in the region. Not determined. Therefore, “X + Y = 120 (70 ≦ X ≦ 120)” is set.

  Next, “Y = 0 (0 ≦ X ≦ 120)” (pass number “2”, expression number “3”) is displayed in the original line segment column of the divided line segment information storage area 535 with the path number “1” and the expression number. Since there is no “2” and no divided line segment information storage area 535 is stored, “Y = 0 (0 ≦ X ≦ 120)” is set as it is.

  Next, command change processing is performed (S96). That is, the command is recreated based on the new line segment information stored in the repair line segment information storage area 536. Specifically, in order to cut “Y = 50 (0 ≦ X ≦ 50)”, the cutter is moved to (0, 50) which is the starting point of this line segment, the cutter is lowered, and (0, 50 ) To (50, 50). Therefore, a “movepoint (0, 50)” command, a “CutOn” command, and a “CutLine (50, 50)” command are set. Next, “Y = 50 (70 ≦ X ≦ 80)” is cut. Since the current cutter position is (50, 50), the cutter is raised and moved to the starting point (70, 50). Cutting is performed in a straight line from (70, 50) to (80, 50). Therefore, a “CutOff” command, a “movepoint (70, 50)” command, a “CutOn” command, and a “CutLine (80, 50)” command are set.

  Next, “X = 80 (0 ≦ Y ≦ 100)” is cut. Since the current cutter position is (80, 50), cutting is performed straight from (80, 50) to (80, 100). Let it be done. Therefore, the “CutLine (80, 100)” command is set. Next, “Y = 100 (0 ≦ X ≦ 80)” is cut, but since the current cutter position is (80, 100), cutting is performed in a straight line from (80, 100) to (0, 100). Let it be done. Therefore, a “CutLine (0, 100)” command is set. Next, “X = 0 (50 ≦ Y ≦ 100)” is cut, but since the current cutter position is (0, 100), cutting is performed straight from (0, 100) to (0, 50). Let it be done. Therefore, the “CutLine (0, 50)” command is set.

  Next, “X−Y = 0 (0 ≦ X ≦ 50)” is cut. Since the current cutter position is (0, 50), the cutter is raised and moved to the starting point (0, 0). Thus, cutting is performed in a straight line from (0, 0) to (50, 50). Therefore, a “CutOff” command, a “movepoint (0, 0)” command, a “CutOn” command, and a “CutLine (50, 50)” command are set. Next, “X + Y = 120 (70 ≦ X ≦ 120)” is cut, but since the current cutter position is (50, 50), the cutter is raised and moved to the starting point (70, 50). Cutting is performed in a straight line from (70, 50) to (120, 0). Therefore, a “CutOff” command, a “movepoint (70, 50)” command, a “CutOn” command, and a “CutLine (120, 0)” command are set. Next, “Y = 0 (0 ≦ X ≦ 120)” is cut, but since the current cutter position is (120, 0), cutting is performed straight from (120, 0) to (0, 0). Let it be done. Therefore, the “CutLine (0, 0)” command is set. Since there is no line segment next, the “CutOff” command is set.

  When the command is changed and the repaired cutting data 5325 is stored in the cutting data storage area 532, the process ends and the process returns to the output process. In the overlap defect check process (S25) of the output process shown in FIG. 9, no defect is found, and the overlap defect flag is “OFF”. Therefore, since the closing defect flag is also “OFF”, it is determined that there is no defect in S26 (S26), and a transmission confirmation screen 302 (see FIG. 26) is displayed (S30). In the transmission confirmation screen 302, as shown in FIG. 26, the rectangular area and the triangular area of the image display area are connected to form a closed cutting path. If “transmission” is selected by the operator (S31), the repaired cutting data 5325 is transmitted (S32).

  As described above, when an output instruction is given, the cutting path is automatically closed and checked for overlap, and when the operator instructs automatic repair, it is not connected and is closed. A cutting path that is not connected is a cutting path that is connected to form a closed area, and an overlapping cutting path is a cutting path that forms one closed area so that the closed areas do not overlap.

  In the above embodiment, only the cutting path is displayed in the image display area of the defect confirmation screen. However, when there are many cutting paths, it may be difficult to know which cutting path is defective. . Therefore, in order to easily find a defective cutting path, the defective cutting path may be highlighted. 27 is an image diagram of a defect confirmation screen 211 of a modification example of the defect confirmation screen, FIG. 28 is an image diagram of a defect confirmation screen 212 of the modification example of the defect confirmation screen, and FIG. 29 is a modification example of the defect confirmation screen. FIG. 30 is an image diagram of a defect confirmation screen 312 of a modification of the defect confirmation screen.

  As in the defect confirmation screen 211 shown in FIG. 27, the closed area inside may be filled for a cutting path that is not closed. By doing this, the cutting path which is not closed is emphasized because it is not filled inside. In addition, as in the defect confirmation screen 212 shown in FIG. 28, the unclosed line segment of the unclosed cutting path is displayed with a dotted line to emphasize which line segment and which line segment are not closed. Also good. Note that this is not a dotted line, but may be displayed in a conspicuous color such as red, displayed in a color set by the operator, blinked, or the dotted line may flow on the cutting path. . Further, an unclosed cutting path may be displayed as it is, and a closed cutting path may be displayed lightly.

  Further, when displaying the overlap deficiency, an overlapping portion may be painted out like a deficiency confirmation screen 311 shown in FIG. Further, as shown in the deficiency confirmation screen 312 shown in FIG. 30, overlapping line segments may be displayed with dotted lines. Note that this is not a dotted line, but may be displayed in a conspicuous color such as red, displayed in a color set by the operator, blinked, or the dotted line may flow on the cutting path. . Further, the overlapping portion may be displayed as it is, and the non-overlapping portion may be displayed lightly.

  The cutting data editing apparatus and cutting data editing program of the present invention are not limited to the above-described embodiments, and various changes can be made without departing from the scope of the present invention. In the above embodiment, the cutting printer 1 also includes a printing mechanism. However, the cutting printer 1 may be a cutting device that performs only cutting, or may check and repair deficiencies in cutting data that is only cut. In these cases, when the deficiency confirmation screen is created in S27 of FIG. 9, the deficient cutting path is expressed as a dotted line, a line of a predetermined color, or a flow line. Or screen data that fills the overlapping area by calculating the overlapping area.

  In addition, in the above embodiment, a deficiency confirmation screen is displayed when deficiencies are automatically discovered, and deficiencies are automatically repaired when the deficiency repair screen is instructed by the operator. Then, a transmission confirmation screen showing the repaired cutting path is displayed, and the repaired cutting data is transmitted to the cutting printer 1 when the operator instructs transmission on the transmission confirmation screen. However, if a deficiency is automatically detected, a transmission confirmation screen 221 as shown in FIG. 31 is displayed, and the cutting data is transmitted to the cutting printer 1 without displaying the image of the cutting path after repair. You may make it do. As shown in FIG. 31, the transmission confirmation screen 221 includes an image display area for displaying an image of a cutting path, a check box for “connect cutting path automatically”, a “send” button, and a “cancel” button. It has been. If the check box is checked when the “send” button is selected by the operator, the cutting path is automatically repaired, and the repaired cutting data is transmitted. If not checked, the cutting data is transmitted as it is without being repaired.

  In the above embodiment, only the image of the cutting path is displayed on the deficiency confirmation screen, but the image of the print data may also be displayed, and the display of the print image may be selected.

  Note that the preview screens 101, 102, 103, and 111 in the above embodiment correspond to “output result display means”, and the “print data display” check box of the preview screens 101, 102, 103, and 111 is “print result display”. Corresponding to “selecting means”, the “display cutting data” check box corresponds to “cutting path display selecting means”. Further, the defect confirmation screens 201, 301, 211, 212, 311 and 312 correspond to “defective notification means” and “defective image display means”, and “Yes” on the defect confirmation screens 201, 301, 2111, 212, 311 and 312 ”Button and the check box of the transmission confirmation screen 221 correspond to“ repair selection means ”, and the transmission confirmation screens 202 and 302 displayed after the repair correspond to“ repair image display means ”.

  Further, the CPU 51 that executes the processes of S6 to S14 in the preview process of FIG. 7 corresponds to “display control means”. Further, the CPU 51 that executes the process of S22 in the flowchart of the output process shown in FIG. 9 corresponds to the “print data editing means”, the CPU 51 that executes the process of S23 corresponds to the “cutting data editing means”, and closes S24. The CPU 51 that executes the deficiency confirmation process (flowchart in FIG. 10) and the overlap deficiency confirmation process in S25 (flowchart in FIG. 11) corresponds to “deficiency determination means” and executes the deficiency repair process in S29 (flowchart in FIG. 12). The CPU 51 corresponds to “repair means”, and the CPU 51 that executes the processing of S28 corresponds to “repair control means”.

  In addition, when performing the process of S4 of the preview process of FIG. 7, the CPU 51 that creates the data for the preview screen that highlights and displays the cutting path as in the preview screen 111 shown in FIG. In addition, when performing the process of S27 of the output process of FIG. 9, the deficient parts are emphasized as deficient confirmation screens 211, 212, 311 and 312 as shown in FIG. 27 to FIG. The CPU 51 that creates the deficiency confirmation screen data to be displayed corresponds to “deficiency highlighting display control means”.

2 is a block diagram illustrating a main electrical configuration of the cutting printer 1. FIG. It is a block diagram which shows the main electrical structures of PC5. It is a schematic diagram which shows the storage area of RAM53 of PC5. 5 is an image diagram of a preview screen 101. FIG. 5 is an image diagram of a preview screen 102. FIG. It is an image figure of the preview screen. It is a flowchart of a preview process. It is an image figure of the preview screen 111 of the modification of a deficiency confirmation screen. It is a flowchart of an output process. It is a flowchart of the closing defect confirmation process implemented in an output process. It is a flowchart of the overlap defect confirmation process implemented in an output process. It is a flowchart of the deficiency repair process implemented in an output process. It is a schematic diagram which shows a part of cutting data 5371 of the base data. It is a schematic diagram of cutting data 5321 which is an example of cutting data. It is a schematic diagram of cutting data 5322 which is an example of cutting data. It is a schematic diagram of cutting data 5323 which is an example of cutting data. It is an image figure of the deficiency confirmation screen 201 which is an example of a deficiency confirmation screen. It is an image figure of the transmission confirmation screen 202 which is an example of a transmission confirmation screen. It is a schematic diagram of the cutting data 5324 which is an example of cutting data. 5 is a schematic diagram of an example of line segment information stored in a line segment information storage area 533. FIG. 5 is a schematic diagram of an example of intersection information stored in an intersection information storage area 534. FIG. 5 is a schematic diagram of an example of dividing line segment information stored in a dividing line segment information storage area 535. FIG. 5 is a schematic diagram of an example of repair line segment information stored in a repair line segment information storage area 536. FIG. It is a schematic diagram of cutting data 5325 which is an example of cutting data. It is an image figure of the deficiency confirmation screen 301 which is an example of a deficiency confirmation screen. It is an image figure of the transmission confirmation screen 302 which is an example of a transmission confirmation screen. It is an image figure of the defect confirmation screen 211 of the modification of a defect confirmation screen. It is an image figure of the deficiency confirmation screen 212 of the modification of a deficiency confirmation screen. It is an image figure of the deficiency confirmation screen 311 of the modification of a deficiency confirmation screen. It is an image figure of the defect confirmation screen 312 of the modification of a defect confirmation screen. This is a transmission confirmation screen 221.

Explanation of symbols

1 Cutting printer 5 PC
51 CPU
53 RAM
101 preview screen 102 preview screen 103 preview screen 201 deficiency confirmation screen 202 transmission confirmation screen 211 deficiency confirmation screen 212 deficiency confirmation screen 301 deficiency confirmation screen 302 transmission confirmation screen 311 deficiency confirmation screen 312 deficiency confirmation screen 532 cutting data storage area 5321 cutting data 5322 Cutting data 5323 Cutting data 5324 Cutting data 5325 Cutting data 533 Line segment information storage area 534 Intersection information storage area 535 Dividing line segment information storage area 536 Repair line segment information storage area 571 Display 581 Keyboard 582 Mouse

Claims (20)

Cutting data for editing cutting data for cutting a medium to be cut into a desired shape by controlling a cutting device that cuts the medium to be cut into a predetermined shape by moving the cutter relative to the medium to be cut In the editing device,
Cutting data editing means for editing the cutting data;
A cutting data editing apparatus comprising: output result display means for displaying an image of a cutting path that is a locus cut by the cutting data edited by the cutting data editing means. Comprising print data editing means for editing print data for printing on a printing medium, wherein the output result display means displays an image of a print result by the print data edited by the print data editing means,
The cutting result highlighting control means for highlighting the cutting path when both the image of the printing result and the image of the cutting path are displayed on the output result display means. The cutting data editing apparatus according to 1.   3. The cutting data editing apparatus according to claim 2, wherein the cutting path emphasis display control means highlights the cutting path by indicating the cutting path with a dotted line or blinking the cutting path. Print result display selection means for selecting whether or not to display the image of the print result on the output result display means;
Cutting path display selection means for selecting whether or not to display an image of the cutting path on the output result display means;
Based on the result selected by the print result display selection unit and the result selected by the cutting path display selection unit, the image of the print result or the image of the cutting path to the output result display unit The cutting data editing apparatus according to claim 2 or 3, further comprising display control means for controlling display. Cutting data for editing cutting data for cutting a cutting medium into a desired shape by controlling a cutting device that moves the cutter relative to the cutting medium to cut the cutting medium into a predetermined shape. In the editing device,
Cutting data editing means for editing the cutting data;
Deficiency judging means for judging whether or not a cutting path which is a locus cut by the cutting data edited by the cutting data editing means is deficient;
A cutting data editing device, comprising: deficiency notifying means for notifying deficiency when the deficiency determining means determines that deficiency exists. A defect image display means for displaying an image of the cutting path when the defect determination means determines that there is a defect;
6. The cutting data editing apparatus according to claim 5, wherein the deficiency notifying unit notifies the deficiency by displaying an image of the cutting path on the deficient image display unit.   In the cutting path displayed on the deficient image display means, the part that is judged to be deficient by the deficiency judging means is highlighted, or the part that is not judged to be deficient is highlighted. 7. The cutting data editing apparatus according to claim 6, further comprising a control unit. A repairing means for repairing the deficiency when the deficiency judging means determines that there is a deficiency;
Repair selection means for selecting whether or not to repair the deficiency by the repair means;
8. The cutting data editing apparatus according to claim 5, further comprising: a repair control unit that repairs the deficiency by the repair unit when it is determined that the repair is selected by the repair selection unit.   9. The cutting data editing apparatus according to claim 8, further comprising repair image display means for displaying an image of the cutting path after the deficiency is repaired by the repair means. Close determination means for determining whether or not the cutting path is closed, and
Comprising at least one of intersection determining means for determining whether or not the cutting path forming a closed region intersects with another cutting path;
6. The deficiency is at least one of the fact that the cutting path is not closed and the cutting path forming a closed region intersects with another cutting path. The cutting data editing apparatus in any one of thru | or 9. Cutting data for editing cutting data for cutting a medium to be cut into a desired shape by controlling a cutting device that cuts the medium to be cut into a predetermined shape by moving the cutter relative to the medium to be cut An editing program,
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Cutting data editing means for editing the cutting data;
A cutting data editing program that functions as output result display means for displaying an image of a cutting path that is a locus cut by the cutting data edited by the cutting data editing means. Computer
As the output result display means for functioning as print data editing means for editing print data for printing on a printing medium, and displaying an image of a print result by the print data edited by the print data editing means Make it work
The printing result highlighting control means for highlighting the cutting path when both the image of the printing result and the image of the cutting path are displayed on the output result display means. 11. The cutting data editing program according to 11. Computer
13. The cutting path emphasis display control means for highlighting the cutting path by indicating the cutting path with a dotted line or by highlighting the cutting path by blinking. Cutting data editing program. Computer
Print result display selection means for selecting whether or not to display the image of the print result on the output result display means;
Cutting path display selection means for selecting whether or not to display an image of the cutting path on the output result display means;
Based on the result selected by the print result display selection unit and the result selected by the cutting path display selection unit, the image of the print result or the image of the cutting path to the output result display unit The cutting data editing program according to claim 12 or 13, wherein the cutting data editing program functions as display control means for controlling display. Cutting data for editing cutting data for cutting a cutting medium into a desired shape by controlling a cutting device that moves the cutter relative to the cutting medium to cut the cutting medium into a predetermined shape. In the editing program,
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Cutting data editing means for editing the cutting data;
Deficiency judging means for judging whether or not a cutting path which is a locus cut by the cutting data edited by the cutting data editing means is deficient;
A cutting data editing program that functions as deficiency notifying means for notifying deficiency when it is determined by the deficiency determining means to be deficient. Computer
When it is determined by the defect determining means that there is a defect, it functions as a defect image display means for displaying an image of the cutting path,
16. The cutting data editing program according to claim 15, wherein the cutting data editing program causes the defect image display unit to function as the defect notifying unit for notifying the presence of the defect by displaying an image of the cutting path. Computer
In the cutting path displayed on the deficient image display means, the part that is judged to be deficient by the deficiency judging means is highlighted, or the part that is not judged to be deficient is highlighted The cutting data editing program according to claim 16, wherein the cutting data editing program is made to function as a control means. Computer
A repairing means for repairing the deficiency when the deficiency judging means determines that there is a deficiency;
Repair selection means for selecting whether or not to repair the deficiency by the repair means;
The cutting data editing program according to any one of claims 15 to 17, wherein the cutting data editing program is caused to function as a repair control unit that repairs the deficiency by the repair unit when it is determined by the repair selection unit. Computer
19. The cutting data editing program according to claim 18, wherein the cutting data editing program functions as a repair image display unit that displays an image of the cutting path after the deficiency is repaired by the repair unit. Computer
Close determination means for determining whether or not the cutting path is closed, and
Functioning as at least one of intersection determining means for determining whether or not the cutting path forming a closed region intersects with another cutting path;
16. The deficiency is at least one of the fact that the cutting path is not closed and the cutting path forming a closed region intersects with another cutting path. The cutting data editing program according to any one of 1 to 19.

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