JP2017023200A - Prosthesis cutting data creation device and prosthesis production system - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To reduce a time for setting work when a user sets setting items required for creating cutting data.SOLUTION: A cutting data creation device 30 comprises: a display device 40 for displaying setting items; an input device 50 to which an operation related to the setting items is input; and a creation support device 60 for supporting creation of cutting data. In the creation support device 60, a command creation unit 64 creates a plurality of commands for setting a type of a material to a prescribed type in a material setting item and for setting a size of the material to a prescribed size in a size setting item, and creates a command list in which the plurality of commands are listed. A display unit 66 displays the command list on the display device 40. A reception unit 68 receives commands input by the input device 50 and setting values of the setting items input by the input device 50. A cutting data creation unit 74 creates cutting data on the basis of the received setting values of the setting items.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 3

Description

  The present invention relates to a prosthesis cutting data creation device and a prosthesis production system.

  2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, a prosthetic device for manufacturing an artificial prosthesis by cutting a ceramic material or a resin material into a desired shape is known. Here, the prosthesis refers to an artificial object that supplements the tooth structure that has been lost when the dental treatment is performed, that is, an artificial object that is packed or covered on the treated tooth.

  Prior to the production of the prosthesis using such a prosthesis production apparatus, STL data of the prosthesis to be produced is obtained using a computer-aided design apparatus (hereinafter also referred to as a “CAD (Computer Aided Design) apparatus”). Created.

  The prosthesis cutting data creation device (hereinafter referred to as “cutting data creation”) reads the STL data of the prosthesis created in this way and creates cutting data indicating the procedure by which the prosthesis fabrication device creates the prosthesis. Also known as “apparatus”). Here, the cutting data creation device is a so-called computer-aided manufacturing device (hereinafter also referred to as “CAM (Computer Aided Manufacturing) device”).

For example, the prosthetic cutting data creation device includes a display device that displays setting items necessary for cutting and set by the user, and an input device that inputs the setting items when operated by the user. Yes. For example, the following items (1) to (7) exist as setting items necessary for cutting.
(1) Item for setting a file name for storing cutting data (hereinafter referred to as “file name setting item”)
(2) Items for setting STL data of the prosthesis to be manufactured (hereinafter referred to as “STL data setting items”).
(3) Item for setting the type of prosthesis (hereinafter referred to as “prosthesis setting item”)
(4) Item for setting the type of material to be cut (hereinafter referred to as “material setting item”)
(5) Item for setting the size of the material to be cut (hereinafter referred to as “size setting item”)
(6) An item for setting which region is to be cut among regions to be cut in the prosthesis manufacturing apparatus (hereinafter referred to as “work region setting item”).
(7) Items for setting cutting conditions for processing the prosthesis to be manufactured (hereinafter referred to as “cutting strategy setting items”).

  The cutting data creation device creates cutting data indicating a procedure for producing a target prosthesis based on the setting items (1) to (7) described above. And a prosthesis preparation apparatus produces the target prosthesis by cutting the set material according to the created cutting data.

  By the way, the setting items (1) to (7) described above are items set by the user operating the input device. Among the setting items (1) to (7), there may be an item uniquely determined by the STL data of the prosthesis to be manufactured. For example, once the STL data of the prosthesis to be produced is determined, the type of material and the size of the material may be uniquely determined. However, conventionally, in the cutting data creation device, it is necessary to set the setting items (1) to (7) by the user operating the input device every time a prosthesis is produced. In this case, there is a setting item for the user to set the same setting value every time, which is troublesome. Further, every time the prosthesis is manufactured, the user has to set all of the setting items (1) to (7), and the setting work may take time.

  The present invention has been made in view of such points, and the object thereof is to reduce the time required for the setting work by the user when the user sets the setting items necessary for creating cutting data. It is to provide a prosthesis cutting data creation device and a prosthesis production system.

  The prosthesis cutting data creation device according to the present invention is a prosthesis cutting data creation that creates cutting data for cutting the predetermined material in the prosthesis fabrication device that produces a prosthesis by cutting a predetermined material. Device. The cutting data is created based on setting items set by a user, and at least STL data setting items for setting STL data of the prosthesis to be manufactured and types of materials for manufacturing the prosthesis. It has a material setting item to be set and a size setting item to set the size of the material. The prosthesis cutting data creation device includes a display device, an input device, and a creation support device. The display device displays the setting items. The input device receives an operation related to the setting item by the user. The creation support device supports creation of the cutting data. The creation support apparatus includes a storage unit, a command creation unit, a display unit, a reception unit, and a cutting data creation unit. The storage unit stores STL data of the prosthesis. The command creation unit creates a plurality of commands for setting the material type to a predetermined type in the material setting item and setting the material size to a predetermined size in the size setting item, Create a command list with multiple commands. The display unit displays the command list on the display device. The receiving unit receives a setting value related to the setting item input by the input device. The cutting data creating unit creates the cutting data based on the setting value of the setting item received by the receiving unit. The input device receives an operation related to selecting one command from the plurality of commands in the command list by the user. The receiving unit receives the command input by the input device.

  According to the prosthetic cutting data creation device, a command in which the material creation item is set to a predetermined type in the material setting item and the material size is set to a predetermined size in the size setting item is issued by the command creation unit. Multiple have been created. A command list in which a plurality of created commands are arranged is displayed on the display device. Therefore, when the user operates the input device and selects one command from the command list, the setting values of the material setting item and the size setting item are set. Therefore, since it is not necessary for the user to individually set the setting values of the material setting item and the size setting item, the time required for the setting work can be shortened. When the setting values of the material setting item and the size setting item are the same for each prosthesis to be manufactured, the setting values of the material setting item and the size setting item are not individually set by the user, so that bothering is eased.

  According to a preferred aspect of the present invention, the setting item includes a prosthesis setting item for setting a type of the prosthesis.

  According to the said aspect, cutting data can be created in consideration of the set kind of prosthesis.

  According to another preferable aspect of the present invention, the setting item includes a cutting strategy setting item for setting a type of a cutting strategy indicating a cutting condition for processing the prosthesis. The command creation unit creates a command for setting the cutting strategy to a predetermined strategy type in the cutting strategy setting item.

  According to the above aspect, the command creation unit sets the material type to the predetermined type in the material setting item, sets the material size to the predetermined size in the size setting item, and sets the cutting strategy in the cutting strategy setting item. Is set to a predetermined cutting strategy type. Therefore, when the user operates the input device and selects one command from the command list, each setting value of the material setting item, the size setting item, and the cutting strategy setting item is set. Therefore, since it is not necessary for the user to individually set the setting values of the material setting item, size setting item, and cutting strategy setting item, the time required for the setting work can be shortened.

  According to another preferable aspect of the present invention, the setting item includes a file name setting item for setting a file name for storing the cutting data.

  According to the said aspect, cutting data can be preserve | saved in the file of the set file name.

  According to another preferable aspect of the present invention, the creation support apparatus includes a determination unit and an error display unit. Whether the determination unit fits the prosthesis indicated by the STL data set in the STL data setting item received by the receiving unit within a size set in the size setting item received by the receiving unit Determine whether or not. The error display unit displays an error message on the display device when the determination unit determines that the prosthesis indicated by the STL data does not fit in the size.

  According to the above aspect, the user can confirm that the prosthesis indicated by the STL data does not fit within the set material size by looking at the error message displayed on the display device.

  A prosthesis manufacturing system according to the present invention includes a writing prosthesis manufacturing apparatus and a prosthesis cutting data generation apparatus described in any of the above.

  According to the prosthesis manufacturing system, it is possible to provide a prosthesis manufacturing system including the prosthesis cutting data creation device described in any of the above.

  According to another preferable aspect of the present invention, the prosthesis manufacturing apparatus includes a plurality of work areas for generating the prosthesis. The setting item has a work area setting item for setting in which work area of the plurality of work areas the prosthesis to be produced is to be produced. The command creation unit creates a command for setting the work area created in the work area setting item to a predetermined area.

  According to the above aspect, the command creation unit sets the material type to the predetermined type in the material setting item, sets the material size to the predetermined size in the size setting item, and sets the work area in the work region setting item. A command in which is set in a predetermined area is created. Therefore, when the user operates the input device and sets a command, the setting values of the material setting item, the size setting item, and the work area setting item are set. Therefore, since it is not necessary for the user to individually set the setting values of the material setting item, the size setting item, and the work area setting item, the time required for the setting work can be shortened.

  ADVANTAGE OF THE INVENTION According to this invention, when a user sets the setting item required when creating cutting data, the time which a setup operation | work by a user requires can be shortened.

It is the schematic which shows the prosthesis production system which concerns on one Embodiment, and is a perspective view which shows a prosthesis production apparatus. It is the conceptual diagram which showed the internal space of the prosthesis preparation apparatus. It is the block diagram which showed the cutting data creation apparatus. It is a conceptual diagram which shows a display apparatus. It is a conceptual diagram which shows a display apparatus, and is a figure which shows a screen. It is a conceptual diagram which shows a display apparatus, and is a figure which shows a setting dialog box. It is a conceptual diagram which shows a display apparatus, and is a figure which shows a command creation dialog box. It is a conceptual diagram which shows a display apparatus, and is a figure which shows a command setting dialog box.

  Hereinafter, a prosthesis manufacturing system including a prosthesis cutting data creation device according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. It should be noted that the embodiments described herein are not intended to limit the present invention. In addition, members / parts having the same action are denoted by the same reference numerals, and overlapping descriptions are omitted or simplified as appropriate.

  FIG. 1 is a schematic view showing a prosthesis manufacturing system 100, and is a perspective view showing a prosthesis manufacturing apparatus 1. The prosthesis manufacturing system 100 is a system for manufacturing a prosthesis. The prosthesis manufacturing system 100 includes a prosthesis manufacturing apparatus 1 and a prosthesis cutting data generation apparatus 30. Here, the prosthesis refers to an artificial object that supplements the tooth structure that has been lost when the dental treatment is performed, that is, an artificial object that is packed or covered on the treated tooth. For example, the prosthesis is manufactured by cutting a ceramic material or a resin material.

  Next, the prosthesis manufacturing apparatus 1 will be described. As shown in FIG. 1, the axes orthogonal to each other are the X, Y, and Z axes, and the prosthesis manufacturing apparatus 1 according to this embodiment is placed on a plane composed of the X and Y axes. And Hereinafter, the left side and the right side are the left side and the right side when the prosthesis manufacturing apparatus 1 is viewed toward the front cover 7 of FIG. 1. Moreover, when the prosthesis manufacturing apparatus 1 is viewed toward the front cover 7 in FIG. 1, the direction approaching the prosthesis manufacturing apparatus 1 is defined as the rear and the direction away from the front cover 7 is defined as the front. In the figure, the left side is L, the right side is R, the front is F, the rear is Re, the upper is U, and the lower is D. However, these are only directions for convenience of explanation, and do not limit the installation mode of the prosthesis manufacturing apparatus 1 at all.

  The prosthesis manufacturing apparatus 1 is an apparatus for manufacturing a prosthesis by cutting a material into a desired shape. Here, the prosthesis manufacturing apparatus 1 is formed in a box shape. Specifically, the prosthesis manufacturing apparatus 1 includes a case 10 and a front cover 7. The case 10 includes a base plate 2, a left plate 3 extending upward from the left end of the base plate 2, a right plate 4 facing the left plate 3 and extending upward from the right end of the base plate 2, and the base plate 2. It has a rear plate 6 extending upward from the rear end, and an upper end of the left plate 3, an upper end of the right plate 4, and a top plate 5 connected to the upper end of the rear plate 6. The front of the case 10 is opened. The front cover 7 is provided in front of the case 10. The front cover 7 is provided in the case 10 so as to be slidable in the vertical direction at the front end of the left plate 3 and the front end of the right plate 4. Here, an internal space 8 is formed by the case 10 and the front cover 7. By sliding the front cover 7 upward, the internal space 8 communicates with the external space. Further, the front cover 7 is provided with a window portion 7a. The user can visually recognize the internal space 8 from the window portion 7a.

  FIG. 2 is a conceptual diagram showing the internal space 8. As shown in FIG. 2, the internal space 8 is a processing area where a cutting process is performed on a prosthesis material (not shown). Here, cutting is performed in the internal space 8 using a processing tool (not shown) such as a blade. The internal space 8 is provided with three work areas for producing a prosthesis. Here, the work area includes a first work area 8a, a second work area 8b provided in front of the first work area 8a, and a third work area 8c provided in front of the second work area 8b. doing. The second work area 8b is provided between the first work area 8a and the third work area 8c. Here, the size of the first work area 8a, the size of the second work area 8b, and the size of the third work area 8c are the same. In the present embodiment, the prosthesis manufacturing apparatus 1 can simultaneously manufacture three prostheses using the three work areas 8a, 8b, and 8c. However, the number of prostheses that the prosthesis manufacturing apparatus 1 can simultaneously manufacture is not particularly limited. For example, the prosthesis manufacturing apparatus 1 may be an apparatus capable of manufacturing only one prosthesis or may be an apparatus capable of simultaneously manufacturing four prostheses. The prosthesis manufacturing apparatus 1 includes work areas corresponding to the number of prostheses that can be manufactured simultaneously.

  The prosthesis manufacturing apparatus 1 includes a control unit 20. The control unit 20 controls the cutting of the material. Specifically, the control unit 20 controls a rotatable jig (not shown) that fixes the material, the processing tool, and the like. In the present embodiment, the control unit 20 can be realized by a CPU (Central Processing Unit) provided in a known personal computer or a general-purpose computer.

  The prosthesis manufacturing apparatus 1 has been described above. In this embodiment, prior to the production of the prosthesis by the prosthesis production apparatus 1, STL data of the prosthesis to be produced is created by a CAD device or the like. In the prosthesis manufacturing apparatus 1, the control unit 20 needs cutting data indicating, for example, control of how the cutting tool is moved from which position in the processing area and in what direction, and how the material is cut. In the present embodiment, a cutting data creation device (prosthesis cutting data creation device) 30 that is an example of a CAM device creates cutting data. The prosthesis production device 1 produces a desired prosthesis by cutting the material based on the cutting data created by the cutting data creation device 30.

  Next, the cutting data creation device 30 will be described. The cutting data creation device 30 is separate from the prosthesis production device 1. However, the cutting data creation device 30 may be built in the prosthesis production device 1. For example, the cutting data creation device 30 is a computer, and may include a CPU, a ROM storing a program executed by the CPU, a RAM, and the like. Here, the cutting data used by the prosthesis manufacturing apparatus 1 is created using a program stored in the computer. The cutting data creation device 30 may be a dedicated computer for the prosthesis production system 100 or a general-purpose computer.

In order to create cutting data of a prosthesis manufactured by the prosthesis manufacturing apparatus 1, it is necessary to set the following setting items (1) to (7) as described above.
(1) File name setting item (2) STL data setting item (3) Prosthesis setting item (4) Material setting item (5) Size setting item (6) Work area setting item (7) Cutting strategy setting item

  Here, the file name setting item is an item for setting a file name for storing the cutting data created by the cutting data creation device 30. The STL data setting item is an item for setting STL data of a prosthesis to be manufactured. As described above, this STL data is, for example, data created by a CAD device or the like. The prosthesis setting item is an item for setting the type of the prosthesis. Here, the type of prosthesis that can be set is not particularly limited. For example, the types of prosthesis include a crown, an inlay, and a bridge. The material setting item is an item for setting the type of material to be cut. Here, the kind of material is not particularly limited. For example, as a material type, glass ceramic, hybrid resin, and the like can be given. The size setting item is an item for setting the size of the material to be cut. In addition, it is preferable that the size of a material is a magnitude | size which can produce the target prosthesis. Note that the shape of the material is determined for each target prosthesis. The work area setting item is an item for setting in which work area the prosthesis is to be produced when a plurality of work areas are provided in the prosthesis production apparatus 1. In the present embodiment, the prosthesis manufacturing apparatus 1 includes three work areas 8a, 8b, and 8c as shown in FIG. Therefore, in the work area setting item, it is set which work area of the three work areas 8a, 8b, and 8c is used to produce the prosthesis. In addition, when the work area of the prosthesis manufacturing apparatus 1 is one, the work area of the prosthesis is uniquely determined. Therefore, in this case, the setting of the work area setting item can be omitted. The cutting strategy setting item is an item that determines which cutting strategy is set. Here, the cutting strategy indicates cutting conditions for processing a prosthesis to be manufactured. This cutting strategy is different for each model of the prosthesis manufacturing apparatus 1, for example.

  The cutting data is data created every time a prosthesis is to be produced. Prior to the creation of the cutting data, each setting item described above is an item set by the user. Therefore, the user sets each setting item each time a prosthesis is to be produced. Each setting item may include an item whose setting value is uniquely determined by the prosthesis to be manufactured. Depending on the user, there may be an item for setting the same set value every time among the setting items. For example, once the prosthesis type is determined, the material size is uniquely determined. For example, some users may use only one type of material. In addition, depending on the user, the same type of prosthesis manufacturing apparatus 1 may be used every time, or the same work area may be used every time. Conventionally, even if the same set value is set, the user himself has to set all the setting items. Depending on the user, it may be bothersome to perform the operation of setting the same set value. Further, since each user sets each setting item, the setting work may take time.

  In order to solve the above-described problem, in the cutting data creation device 30 according to the present embodiment, when there are a plurality of setting items that are often input with the same setting value, the plurality of setting items are collectively set. As a result, the setting work time performed by the user can be shortened.

  Next, the configuration of the cutting data creation device 30 will be described in detail. FIG. 3 is a block diagram of the cutting data creation device 30. As shown in FIG. 3, the cutting data creation device 30 includes a display device 40, an input device 50, and a creation support device 60.

  FIG. 4 is a schematic diagram showing the display device 40. FIG. 5 is a schematic diagram showing the display device 40, and shows a screen 41. FIG. 6 is a schematic diagram showing the display device 40, and shows a setting dialog box 42. As shown in FIG. 6, the display device 40 includes the above-described setting items, the file name setting item 81, the STL data setting item 82, the prosthesis setting item 83, the material setting item 84, the size setting item 85, the work area. This is a device for displaying setting items 86 and cutting strategy setting items 87. As illustrated in FIG. 4, the display device 40 includes, for example, a screen 41. Here, by pressing the button 41a displayed on the screen 41, various buttons 42a, 44a, and 45a for operating the cutting data creation device 30 are displayed on the screen 41 as shown in FIG. As shown in FIG. 6, the setting items 81 to 87 are displayed on the screen 41 here. What is displayed on the display device 40 is not particularly limited. Here, the display device 40 displays a setting dialog box 42, a command creation dialog box 44 (see FIG. 7), a command setting dialog box 45 (see FIG. 8), a preview image 46, and the like.

  The setting dialog box 42 is used by the user to set each setting item 81-87. In the present embodiment, the setting dialog box 42 is displayed when the setting button 42 a (see FIG. 5) arranged on the screen 41 of the display device 40 is pressed. The setting button 42a is, for example, a virtual button created on the screen 41 by using a GUI (Graphical User Interface), but may be a physical button. Here, the configuration for setting the setting items 81 to 87 in the setting dialog box 42 is not particularly limited. For example, the setting dialog box 42 has pull-down menus 81a to 87a corresponding to the setting items 81 to 87, and the setting value candidates for the setting items 81 to 87 are stored in the pull-down menus 81a to 87a, respectively. . The user selects the setting values of the setting items 81 to 87 from the setting values displayed by the pull-down menus 81a to 87a. Note that any of the pull-down menus 81a to 87a may be a text box in which the user inputs a set value.

  FIG. 7 is a conceptual diagram showing the command creation dialog box 44. As shown in FIG. 7, the command creation dialog box 44 creates a command in which predetermined setting values are registered as setting values of setting items 81 to 87 among the setting items 81 to 87. is there. In other words, the command creation dialog box 44 creates a command in which a predetermined setting value is registered as a setting value of the setting item for an item that the user himself / herself does not want to set among the setting items 81 to 87. is there. Here, a command creation dialog box 44 is displayed when a command creation button 44a (see FIG. 5) arranged on the screen 41 of the display device 40 is pressed. Here, the command creation button 44a is, for example, a virtual button, but may be a physical button. The command creation dialog box 44 displays text boxes 81b to 87b for setting the setting values of the setting items 81 to 87 to predetermined setting values for the setting items 81 to 87 for which setting value setting is not desired. ing. The user sets predetermined setting values using the text boxes 81b to 87b, thereby creating a command in which the predetermined setting values are registered in the setting values of the setting items to be set collectively. Note that any of the text boxes 81b to 87b may be a pull-down menu. Multiple commands can be created. Here, a command list 88 in which a plurality of commands are listed is created. The command list 88 is a list in which a plurality of commands are arranged, and is a list in which a plurality of commands are listed.

  FIG. 8 is a conceptual diagram showing the command setting dialog box 45. As shown in FIG. 8, the command setting dialog box 45 displays the command list 88 created in the command creation dialog box 44. Here, the command setting dialog box 45 is displayed when the command setting button 45a (see FIG. 5) arranged on the screen 41 of the display device 40 is pressed. Here, the command setting button 45a is, for example, a virtual button, but may be a physical button. The user selects a command to be set from the displayed command list 88. Then, the setting value of the setting item registered in the selected command is displayed in the pull-down menu of the corresponding setting item in the setting dialog box 42 as shown in FIG. For example, when the selected command is a command in which the setting values of the material setting item 84, the size setting item 85, and the work area setting item 86 are registered, the setting value of the material setting item 84 registered in the command is set in the setting dialog box 42. Are displayed in a pull-down menu 84a. Similarly, the setting value of the size setting item 85 registered in the command is displayed in the pull-down menu 85a. The set value of the work area setting item 86 registered in the command is displayed in the pull-down menu 86a.

  As shown in FIG. 6, the preview image 46 is an image 46a obtained by modeling the STL data set in the STL data setting item 82 set in the setting dialog box 42, and the image 46a of the prosthesis to be produced. have. The preview image 46 may reflect the material size set in the size setting item 85. In other words, the preview image 46 is an image obtained by combining a prosthesis image 46a obtained by modeling the set STL data and an image 46b showing the size of the material (for example, an image showing the outline of the material) 46b. It may be. In the present embodiment, the preview image 46 is displayed in the setting dialog box 42, but the display location is not particularly limited. The user can confirm what kind of prosthesis is produced by looking at the preview image 46.

  The input device 50 (see FIG. 3) is a device through which operations related to the setting items 81 to 87 are input by the user. The input device 50 is not particularly limited, and is, for example, a keyboard and a mouse. The user can set the setting items 81 to 87 displayed in the setting dialog box 42 of the display device 40 by operating the input device 50 as shown in FIG. In the present embodiment, the input device 50 performs operations related to the command creation dialog box 44 (see FIG. 7) and the command setting dialog box 45 (see FIG. 8) of the display device 40. The user can create a command and select a command from the command list 88 by operating the input device 50.

  As shown in FIG. 3, the creation support device 60 is a device that supports creation of cutting data for creating a prosthesis from the set STL data of the prosthesis. Here, the creation support device 60 is connected to the control unit 20 (see FIG. 1) of the prosthesis production device 1. The cutting data created by the cutting data creation device 30 is transmitted to the control unit 20 through the creation support device 60. The creation support device 60 includes a storage unit 62, a command creation unit 64, a display unit 66, a reception unit 68, a determination unit 70, an error display unit 72, and a cutting data creation unit 74. In addition, each part mentioned above may be comprised by software, and may be comprised by hardware.

  The storage unit 62 stores a file of STL data of the prosthesis to be manufactured. The STL data is read into the storage unit 62 from a storage medium or another computer (not shown) by a user operation, for example.

  The command creation unit 64 creates a command in which setting values of items that the user himself / herself does not want to set among the setting items 81 to 87 are registered. For example, the setting values regarding the material setting item 84, the size setting item 85, the work area setting item 86, and the cutting strategy setting item 87 among the setting items 81 to 87 are values that the user wants to omit the setting work. In this case, the command creation unit 64 creates a command in which the set values of the material setting item 84, the size setting item 85, the work area setting item 86, and the cutting strategy setting item 87 are registered in advance. Note that the number of setting items and the number of setting items for which a user input is omitted by a command is not particularly limited. The user can freely determine the setting items to be omitted and the number of setting items. The command creation unit 64 can create a plurality of commands having different registered setting values. The command creation unit 64 can edit or delete a command that has already been created. The command creation unit 64 creates a command list 88 (see FIG. 7) that lists a plurality of commands. The created command and command list 88 are stored in the storage unit 62.

  The display unit 66 displays the setting values of the setting items 81 to 87 (see FIG. 6) and the command list 88 (see FIG. 8) on the screen 41 of the display device 40. Specifically, the display unit 66 displays the setting values of the setting items 81 to 87 in the setting dialog box 42 of the display device 40 as shown in FIG. The display unit 66 displays the command list 88 created by the command creation unit 64 in the command creation dialog box 44 (see FIG. 7) and the command setting dialog box 45 (see FIG. 8) of the display device 40.

  The receiving unit 68 receives the setting values of the setting items 81 to 87 input by the input device 50. Each setting value of the setting items 81 to 87 received by the receiving unit 68 is used when creating cutting data. Here, as shown in FIG. 6, for example, when the cutting data creation button 49, which is a virtual button, is pressed by the user via the input device 50, the receiving unit 68 is set by the input device 50. The setting values related to the items 81 to 87 and received in the pull-down menus 81a to 87a of the setting dialog box 42 are received.

  Whether the determination unit 70 fits the prosthesis indicated by the STL data set in the STL data setting item 82 received by the receiving unit 68 within the size of the material set in the size setting item 85 received by the receiving unit 68. Determine whether or not. When the determination unit 70 determines that the prosthesis indicated by the STL data set in the STL data setting item 82 does not fit in the material size set in the size setting item 85, the error display unit 72 displays the display device. An error message is displayed at 40. Here, the method for displaying the error message by the error display unit 72 is not particularly limited. For example, the error display unit 72 displays a dialog box (not shown) in which the error message is described on the screen 41 of the display device 40. May be.

  The cutting data creation unit 74 creates cutting data based on the setting items 81 to 87 received by the receiving unit 68. Specifically, the cutting data creation unit 74 includes a prosthesis setting item 83, a material setting item 84, a size setting item 85, a work area setting item 86, among the setting items 81 to 87 received by the receiving unit 68, and From the cutting strategy setting item 87, cutting data for producing the prosthesis indicated by the STL data set in the STL data setting item 82 is created. Then, the cutting data creation unit 74 stores the cutting data created in the file having the file name set in the file name setting item 81.

  Next, a procedure for creating a command by the user will be described. Here, among the setting items 81 to 87, a command in which the setting values of the material setting item 84, the size setting item 85, and the work area setting item 86 are registered is created as the command. Here, each dialog box is not displayed on the screen 41 of the display device 40, and buttons such as a command creation button 44a are displayed. First, when the user presses the command creation button 44a (see FIG. 5), a command creation dialog box 44 as shown in FIG. 7 is displayed. At this time, the command creation dialog box 44 displays a screen for setting the setting values of the setting items 81 to 87. At this time, for example, for the material setting item 84, the size setting item 85, and the work area setting item 86, setting values to be registered in the command are input to the text boxes 84b, 85b, 86b via the input device 50.

  Thereafter, when the user presses an OK button 47, which is a virtual button displayed in the command creation dialog box 44, via the input device 50, the receiving unit 68 receives the material setting item 84, the size setting item 85, and the work area. The setting value of the setting item 86 is received. Then, the command creating unit 64 creates a command in which the setting values of the material setting item 84, the size setting item 85, and the work area setting item 86 received by the receiving unit 68 are set, and the created command is displayed in the command list 88. Add to. The display unit 66 displays the command list 88 to which the command has been added in the command creation dialog box 44. The command list 88 to which the command has been added is displayed in the command setting dialog box 45 when the command setting dialog box 45 is opened.

  Next, a procedure in which the user creates cutting data using the cutting data creation device 30 will be described. Here, each dialog box is not displayed on the screen 41 of the display device 40, and buttons such as a setting button 42a and a command setting button 45a are displayed. First, when the user operates the input device 50 and presses the setting button 42a (see FIG. 5), a setting dialog box 42 as shown in FIG. Next, when the user operates the input device 50 and presses the command setting button 45 a (see FIG. 5), a command setting dialog box 45 as shown in FIG. 8 is displayed on the screen 41 of the display device 40. At this time, the setting dialog box 42 is displayed on the screen 41, but the command setting dialog box 45 is displayed in front of the setting dialog box 42. The user selects one command to be set from the command list 88 displayed in the command setting dialog box 45 and presses an OK button 48 via the input device 50. At this time, the setting dialog box 42 is displayed in front of the command setting dialog box 45. Then, the receiving unit 68 receives the setting value registered in the selected command, and the display unit 66 displays the setting value registered in the command received by the receiving unit 68 as the corresponding setting item in the setting dialog box 42. Displayed in the pull-down menu. For example, when the selected command is a command in which the setting values of the material setting item 84, the size setting item 85, and the work area setting item 86 are registered, the display unit 66 displays the material setting item 84 in the setting dialog box 42. In the pull-down menus 84a, 85a, 86a of the size setting item 85 and the work area setting item 86, the setting values registered in the command are displayed.

  Thereafter, the user inputs setting values of setting items other than the setting values of the setting items registered in the selected command via the input device 50. For example, when the set values of the material setting item 84, the size setting item 85, and the work area setting item 86 are set by the selected command, the file name setting item 81, the STL data setting item 82, and the prosthesis setting item 83 are set. And the set value of the cutting strategy setting item 87 is input via the input device 50. Then, when the user presses the cutting data creation button 49, the receiving unit 68 receives the setting values of the setting items 81 to 87 set in the setting dialog box 42, and the cutting data creating unit 74 creates cutting data. The

  The cutting data created by the cutting data creation unit 74 is transmitted to the control unit 20 (see FIG. 1) of the prosthesis production device 1. Thereafter, the prosthesis manufacturing apparatus 1 manufactures the prosthesis indicated by the STL data set in the STL data setting item 82 by cutting the material arranged in the work area along the received cutting data.

  As described above, in the present embodiment, for example, the command creation unit 64 sets the material type in the material setting item 84 to a predetermined type, and the size setting item 85 sets the material size to a predetermined size. In addition, a command in which the work area is set to a predetermined area in the work area setting item 86 is created. Then, as shown in FIG. 8, a command list 88 in which a plurality of created commands are arranged is displayed in the command setting dialog box 45 of the display device 40. Therefore, when the user operates the input device 50 and selects the command from the command list 88, the setting values of the material setting item 84, the size setting item 85, and the work area setting item 86 are set. Therefore, since the user does not need to individually set the setting values of the material setting item 84, the size setting item 85, and the work area setting item 86, the time required for the setting work can be shortened. When the setting values of the material setting item 84, the size setting item 85, and the work area setting item 86 are the same for each prosthesis to be produced, the material setting item 84, the size setting item 85, and the work area setting item 86 are set. Each setting value is not individually set by the user, so the troublesomeness is alleviated.

  For example, the command creation unit 64 sets the material type to a predetermined type in the material setting item 84, sets the material size to a predetermined size in the size setting item 85, and sets the cutting strategy in the cutting strategy setting item 87. A command may be created in which is set to a predetermined cutting strategy type. In this case, when the user operates the input device 50 to set the command from the command list 88, the setting values of the material setting item 84, the size setting item 85, and the cutting strategy setting item 87 are set. Therefore, since the user does not have to set each setting value of the material setting item 84, the size setting item 85, and the cutting strategy setting item 87, the time required for the setting work can be shortened.

  In the present embodiment, the setting item includes a file name setting item 81 for setting a file name for storing the cutting data created by the cutting data creating unit 74, as shown in FIG. As a result, the cutting data can be saved in the file having the set file name.

  In the present embodiment, the setting items set by the user include a prosthesis setting item 83 for setting the type of the prosthesis. Thus, cutting data can be created in consideration of the set type of prosthesis.

  In the present embodiment, the determination unit 70 uses the material set in the size setting item 85 received by the receiving unit 68 as the prosthesis indicated by the STL data set in the STL data setting item 82 received by the receiving unit 68. It is determined whether or not the size fits. The error display unit 72 displays an error message on the display device 40 when the determination unit 70 determines that the prosthesis indicated by the STL data does not fit in the material size. Accordingly, the user can confirm that the prosthesis indicated by the STL data does not fit in the set material size by looking at the error message displayed on the display device 40.

  As described above, the storage unit 62, the command creation unit 64, the display unit 66, the reception unit 68, the determination unit 70, the error display unit 72, and the cutting data creation unit 74 of the cutting data creation device 30 are configured by software. May be. In other words, each of the above units may be realized by a computer by reading the computer program into the computer. The present invention includes a computer program for causing a computer to function as each unit described above. The present invention also includes a computer-readable recording medium on which the computer program is recorded.

1 Prosthesis Fabrication Device 30 Cutting Data Creation Device (Prosthesis Cutting Data Creation Device)
DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 40 Display apparatus 50 Input device 60 Creation support apparatus 62 Storage part 64 Command creation part 66 Display part 68 Reception part 70 Determination part 72 Error display part 74 Cutting data creation part 100 Prosthesis production system

Claims (7)

In a prosthesis manufacturing apparatus for manufacturing a prosthesis by cutting a predetermined material, a prosthesis cutting data creation apparatus for creating cutting data for cutting the predetermined material,
The cutting data is created based on setting items set by a user, and at least STL data setting items for setting STL data of the prosthesis to be manufactured and types of materials for manufacturing the prosthesis. A material setting item to set, and a size setting item to set the size of the material,
A display device for displaying the setting items;
An input device through which an operation related to the setting item by the user is input;
A creation support device for supporting creation of the cutting data;
With
The creation support device includes:
A storage unit for storing STL data of the prosthesis;
In each of the material setting items, the material type is set to a predetermined type, and in the size setting item, a plurality of commands for setting the material size to a predetermined size are created, and the plurality of commands are arranged. A command creation section for creating a command list,
A display unit for displaying the command list on the display device;
A receiving unit that receives a setting value related to the setting item input by the input device;
A cutting data creating unit that creates the cutting data based on the setting value of the setting item received by the receiving unit;
With
The input device receives an operation related to selecting one command from the plurality of commands in the command list by a user,
The said receiving part is a prosthesis cutting data creation apparatus which receives the said command input by the said input device.   The prosthesis cutting data creation device according to claim 1, wherein the setting item includes a prosthesis setting item for setting a type of the prosthesis. The setting item has a cutting strategy setting item for setting a type of cutting strategy indicating a cutting condition for processing the prosthesis,
The prosthetic cutting data creation device according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the command creation unit creates a command for setting the cutting strategy to a predetermined strategy type in the cutting strategy setting item.   The prosthetic cutting data creation device according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the setting item includes a file name setting item for setting a file name for storing the cutting data. The creation support device includes:
It is determined whether the prosthesis indicated by the STL data set in the STL data setting item received by the receiving unit fits in a size set in the size setting item received by the receiving unit. A determination unit;
An error display unit that displays an error message on the display device when the determination unit determines that the prosthesis indicated by the STL data does not fit in the size;
The prosthesis cutting data creation device according to any one of claims 1 to 4, further comprising: The prosthesis preparation device;
The prosthetic cutting data creation device described in any one of 1 to 5,
A prosthesis production system comprising: The prosthesis manufacturing apparatus includes a plurality of work areas for creating the prosthesis,
The setting item has a work area setting item for setting which work area of the plurality of work areas the prosthesis to be produced is to be created,
The prosthesis production system according to claim 6, wherein the command creation unit creates a command for setting the work area created in the work area setting item to a predetermined area.

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