JP2008059474A - Component drawing management system - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a component drawing management system for facilitating a registration operation of an attribute table and making it difficult to cause a registration omission. <P>SOLUTION: The component drawing management system is provided with an attribute inputting mean for making a drawing former input attributes of a new component drawing to be formed, a retrieving means for retrieving component drawings having attributes corresponding to the attributes inputted by the attribute inputting means, a file name generating means for generating a file name of the new component drawing to be formed when the retrieving means can not find a corresponding component drawing, and a registering means for preparing an attribute table including the file name generated by the file name generating means and the attributes inputted by the attribute inputting means to register the attribute table. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2008,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a part drawing management system that manages part drawings created using a drawing creation tool such as CAD.

  In a part drawing management system that manages a part drawing created using a drawing creation tool such as CAD, it consists of attributes such as the file name of the created part drawing, the name of the part drawing, and various sizes according to the part drawing. It has a function of registering an attribute table and a function of searching for a part drawing having a predetermined attribute.

  By the way, when the creator of a part drawing creates a new part drawing, in order to check whether a part drawing that is the same as that part drawing or can be substituted for that part drawing has already been registered, Usually, an attribute corresponding to a part drawing is input to perform a search.

  The drawing creator creates a new part drawing only when a part drawing that is the same as the part drawing to be created or a part drawing that can replace the part drawing is not registered. Then, after creating a new part drawing, the drawing creator performs an attribute table registration operation. In other words, the drawing creator sets the operation mode of the part drawing management system as the registration mode, specifies the created part drawing, and inputs the name and attribute of the created part drawing. An attribute table including the name of the part drawing and an attribute corresponding to the part drawing is created and registered.

In the conventional part drawing management system, in order to register the attribute table corresponding to the created part drawing, it is necessary to perform registration work with attribute input after creating the part drawing, and the registration work is troublesome. There is a problem that registration is easy to be missed.
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  SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION An object of the present invention is to provide a component drawing management system that makes it easy to register an attribute table and makes it difficult for registration omissions to occur.

  The invention according to claim 1 is a first storage means for storing a file of already created part drawings, an attribute table generated for each part drawing stored in the first storage means, and the part drawing Second storage means for storing an attribute table including file names and attributes, attribute input means for allowing a drawing creator to input attributes of a part drawing to be newly created, and attribute input means based on the attribute table Search means for searching for a part drawing having an attribute corresponding to the attribute input by, and a file name for generating a file name of a part drawing to be newly created when the corresponding part drawing is not found by the search means An attribute table including the file name generated by the generation unit and the file name generation unit and the attribute input by the attribute input unit is created to After the attribute table is registered by the registration means registered in the means, the drawing creation tool is started, and the drawing creation tool after the startup generates a file name as the file name of the newly created part drawing A drawing creation tool control means for giving a file name generated by the means is provided.

  According to a second aspect of the present invention, in the component drawing management system according to the first aspect, when the corresponding part drawing is found by the search means, the display means for displaying the attribute of the found part drawing, the found part After the drawing attributes are displayed, if the drawing creator inputs the above-mentioned part drawing to be newly created, the file name of the part drawing to be newly created is generated. And a means for executing processing by the registration means and the drawing creation tool control means.

  According to a third aspect of the present invention, in the component drawing management system according to the first or second aspect, the drawing creation tool control means uses the attribute information in the attribute table generated by the registration means for automatic drawing creation. Means is provided for giving to the drawing creation tool after activation.

  According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, in the component drawing management system according to any one of the first to third aspects, the attribute input means includes a plurality of types of component drawing categories, and each category corresponds to the category. A third storage means for storing an attribute input template for inputting the selected attribute; a selection means for allowing a drawing creator to select a category of a part drawing to be newly created from predetermined categories; and When a category is selected by the selection means, there is provided a means for displaying an attribute input template corresponding to the selected category.

  According to a fifth aspect of the present invention, in the component drawing management system according to the fourth aspect, in each attribute input template, among the attribute input items, attribute input items whose attributes are given numerically are searched. An item for inputting a permissible width is provided.

  According to the present invention, the registration work of the attribute table is facilitated and registration omission is less likely to occur.

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

  FIG. 1 shows the configuration of a component drawing management system.

  The component drawing management system includes component drawing management means (component drawing management tool) 1, drawing creation means (drawing creation tool) 2, database 3, display device 4, and input device 5. The component drawing management means 1 executes a component drawing search process when a component drawing management program is started. The drawing creation means 2 executes processing for drawing creation when application software (drawing creation application software) such as CAD is created.

  The database 3 includes a drawing file group 31 made up of a plurality of created part drawing files, an attribute table group 32 made up of attribute tables generated for each created part drawing file, and an attribute input template for each category. A template group 33 is stored.

  (A), (b), and (c) of FIG. 2 show examples of attribute tables.

  In this example, the attribute table is registered for each category.

  FIG. 2A shows an example of an attribute table of a part drawing whose category is “AIR CAP BAG”. This attribute table includes information on category, ITEM No. (file name), name, opening width, depth, material, and thickness. Among these pieces of information, the category, opening width, depth, material, and thickness are attributes of the part drawing whose category is “AIR CAP BAG”. ITEM No. (file name) and name are not attributes.

  FIG. 2B shows an example of an attribute table of a component drawing whose category is “GEAR”. This attribute table includes information on category, ITEM No. (file name), name, number of teeth, module, inner diameter, twist angle, twist direction, and material. Among these pieces of information, the category, the number of teeth, the module, the inner diameter, the twist angle, the twist direction, and the material are attributes of the component drawing whose category is “GEAR”. ITEM No. (file name) and name are not attributes.

  FIG. 2C shows an example of an attribute table of a component drawing whose category is “CLUTCH”. This attribute table consists of information on category, ITEM No. (file name), name, input voltage, number of teeth, module, inner diameter, torque, connector and wire length. Among these pieces of information, the category, input voltage, number of teeth, module, inner diameter, torque, connector, and wire length are attributes of the part drawing whose category is “CLUTCH”. ITEM No. (file name) and name are not attributes.

  FIG. 3A shows an example of an attribute input template for a part drawing whose category is “AIR CAP BAG”, and FIG. 3B shows a state in which attributes and the like are input to the attribute input template.

  The attribute input template is provided with a name input field, an attribute input field for inputting the opening width, depth, material, and thickness, and an allowable range input field for inputting an allowable range at the time of search. . The allowable range input field is formally provided for all items (name input field and each attribute input field), but is valid for items for which numerical values are input as attributes.

  FIG. 4 shows the procedure of the component drawing search process by the component drawing management means 1.

  First, the part drawing management means 1 causes a person (drawing creator) who creates a new part drawing to select a category of the part drawing to be created by using a pull-down menu as shown in FIG.

  When the category is selected (YES in step S1), the component drawing management means 1 displays the attribute input template corresponding to the selected category on the display device 4 together with the return button and the OK button (step S2), and the drawing. Let the creator enter the name, attributes, and tolerance.

  The drawing creator presses the OK button when the input of the name, attribute, and allowable range to the attribute input template is completed. When the OK button is pressed (YES in step S3), the component drawing management means 1 is based on the category selected by the drawing creator, the attribute and allowable range input in the attribute input template, and the attribute table group 32. A search process is performed (step S4). In other words, among parts drawings that have already been registered, the category is the same as the category selected by the creator of the drawing and each attribute value (including material) is within the allowable range of the corresponding attribute. Search for drawings.

  If the corresponding part drawing is found as a result of the search processing in step S4 (YES in step S5), the part drawing management means 1 displays an attribute table of the found part drawing (step S6). Whether the drawing creator looks at the displayed attribute table and uses the already created part drawing instead of the part drawing to be created this time, or creates a new part drawing to be created this time In order to input that the drawing will not be created when using a part drawing that has already been created, and to enter the drawing creation when creating a new part drawing. Perform the operation.

  If an operation for inputting that a drawing is not to be created has been performed (YES in step S7), the current process is terminated.

  If an operation for inputting the effect of creating a drawing has been performed (YES in step S8), the process proceeds to step S9.

  If the corresponding part drawing is not found as a result of the search process in step S4 (NO in step S5), the process proceeds to step S9.

  In step S9, the component drawing management means 1 generates an ITEM No. (file name) of the component drawing to be newly created. At this time, the part drawing management means 1 generates a file name different from the ITEM No. (file name) given so far. Based on the generated ITEM No. (file name), the category selected in step S1 and the name and attribute input in step S2, an attribute table is created and stored in the database 3. Register (step S10).

  Then, the part drawing management unit 1 activates the drawing creation unit 2 (launches the drawing creation application software) and creates a file name in the attribute table created in step S10 for the drawing creation unit 2 this time. It is given as the file name of the data file of the part drawing (step S11). Thereby, the process by the component drawing management means 1 is complete | finished. Further, since the drawing creation screen is displayed by the drawing creation means 2, the drawing creator creates a drawing on the drawing creation screen. The created part drawing is registered in the database 2 as a drawing file by the drawing creating means 2, and the file name given in step S11 as the file name (the file name automatically generated in step S9). Is used.

  In the above embodiment, since the attribute table is automatically created and registered based on the attribute input by the drawing creator for the search, the registration work for registering the attribute table after creating the part drawing becomes unnecessary. This eliminates the need to register the attribute table, so that no omission of registration of the attribute table occurs.

  In the above embodiment, the attribute input template is provided with the name input field, but the attribute input template may not be provided with the name input field. In this case, when the process proceeds to step S9, a name input screen may be displayed to allow the drawing creator to input the name.

  In step S11, the part drawing management unit 1 gives the file name in the attribute table created in step S9 to the drawing creation unit 2, but other parts in the attribute table created in step S10. This information, that is, the name and attribute may also be given to the drawing creating means 2.

  The drawing creating means 2 automatically performs drawing as far as possible based on other information in the attribute table given from the part drawing managing means 1. When the information in the attribute table given from the component drawing management means 1 to the drawing creation means 2 has the contents as shown in FIG. 2A, for example, as shown in FIG. In addition to automatically creating a drawing based on the depth, the ITEM No. (file name), name, material, thickness, etc. in the attribute table are automatically entered in the specified column of the drawing description table provided at the lower right of the drawing. Fill out.

It is a block diagram which shows the structure of a component drawing management system. It is a schematic diagram which shows the example of an attribute table. It is a schematic diagram which shows the example of the attribute input template of the component drawing whose category is "AIR CAP BAG". It is a flowchart which shows the procedure of the component drawing search process by the component drawing management means. It is a schematic diagram which shows the example of the pull-down menu for selecting a category. An example of a drawing automatically created by the drawing creation means 2 when the information in the attribute table given from the component drawing management means 1 to the drawing creation means 2 has the contents as shown in FIG. It is a schematic diagram which shows.

Explanation of symbols

1 Part drawing management means 2 Drawing creation means (drawing creation tool)
3 Database 4 Display device 31 Drawing file group 32 Attribute table group 33 Template group

Claims (5)

First storage means for storing a part drawing file that has already been created;
A second storage unit that stores an attribute table that is generated for each component drawing stored in the first storage unit and includes a file name and an attribute of the component drawing;
Attribute input means for allowing the drawing creator to input the attributes of the part drawing to be newly created,
Search means for searching for a part drawing having an attribute corresponding to the attribute input by the attribute input means based on the attribute table;
A file name generation means for generating a file name of a part drawing to be newly created when the corresponding part drawing is not found by the search means;
After creating the attribute table including the file name generated by the file name generation unit and the attribute input by the attribute input unit and registering it in the second storage unit, and after the attribute table is registered by the registration unit, A drawing creation tool control means for activating the drawing creation tool and giving the file name generated by the file name generation means to the newly created drawing creation tool as the file name of the newly created part drawing;
A part drawing management system comprising: Display means for displaying the attribute of the found part drawing when the corresponding part drawing is found by the retrieval means;
After the attributes of the found part drawing are displayed, if the drawing creator inputs that the part drawing to be newly created is created, the file name of the part drawing to be newly created 3. The component drawing management system according to claim 2, further comprising means for executing processing by the registration means and the drawing creation tool control means after generating the data. 3. The drawing creation tool control means comprises means for giving attribute information in the attribute table generated by the registration means to the drawing creation tool after activation for automatic drawing creation. The part drawing management system described in 1. The attribute input means includes a third storage means in which a plurality of categories of parts drawings are classified in advance, and an attribute input template for inputting an attribute corresponding to the category for each category. A selection means for selecting a part drawing category to be newly created from predetermined categories, and when a category is selected by the selection means, an attribute input template corresponding to the selected category is selected. The part drawing management system according to claim 1, further comprising a display unit. The attribute input template is provided with an item for inputting an allowable width at the time of searching for an attribute input item in which an attribute is given by a numerical value among the attribute input items. 4. The part drawing management system according to 4.

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