JP2021022225A - Design assisting system, design assisting method, and design assisting program - Google Patents

Abstract

To dispense with expert knowledge such as a programming language and a macro and facilitate creating a rule file for performing design verification.SOLUTION: The design assisting system includes a function database 123 for storing a plurality of functions that perform a process on 3D CAD data or the feature quantity extracted from the 3D CAD data, and a function flow database 125 for storing information of a function flow that defines a procedure for performing the dimensional measurement of the 3D CAD data as a sequence of functions stored in the function database. It is possible to set a procedure for performing the dimensional measurement of 3D CAD data using the information of function flow stored in the function flow database 125. The function flow database 125 stores one or a plurality of function flow information pieces in association, for each attribute classified on the basis of the commonality of operation log files with which the dimensional measurement of 3D CAD data was performed by 3D CAD.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1A

Description

The present invention relates to a design support system, a design support method, and a design support program.

In product design, 3D CAD (Computer Aided Design) has become widespread. 3D CAD (hereinafter referred to as 3DCAD) is a tool for designing parts, members, etc. designed by a designer as a 3D model in a 3D space, and is used in the design departments of many companies. It has become. However, in 3D CAD, while a virtual three-dimensional model can be freely created on a computer, a designer must design a part shape while observing a large number of existing rules. For example, in the case of a plate-shaped part whose material is resin, even if the thickness of the plate-shaped part can be freely set on 3DCAD, if it is too thick, it will not be cooled uniformly in the molding process, and problems are likely to occur in the manufacturing process. .. For this reason, in product design, for example, there is a rule such as "in resin design, the thickness must be created within a certain range". The rules that the designer should follow in this way are called design requirements here.

Non-Patent Document 1 discloses that design requirements are automatically checked on 3DCAD and violations are highlighted.

Further, in order to automate the same work by recording the operation on CAD in Patent Document 1, in Patent Document 1, a spreadsheet software having a macro function is used to draw a drawing according to the specifications in a short time. The drawing creation software to be created is disclosed in.

JP-A-2010-108473

HARIYA, M. et al., “Technique for Checking Design Rules for Three-Dimensional CAD Data”, Proc. IEEE Conf. Computer Science and Information Technology (ICCSIT), pp. 296-300, 2010

In Non-Patent Document 1, an automatic check is performed by a check program based on the design rules accumulated in the database. Therefore, when a design rule is added or reviewed, it is necessary to add or modify the database and check program.

If you ask the person in charge of developing the check program every time you add or modify a design rule, it will take time to exchange it. Therefore, it is desirable that the designer who carries out the check work can add or modify the check program. However, it is difficult for the designer to add / modify the check program by himself / herself because the addition / modification of this check program requires knowledge of calculating geometric shapes and specialized knowledge of programming languages.

In Patent Document 1, when an existing macro once created is used for the CAD shape of another product, the macro is executed by adding or deleting parts in addition to changing the shape or layout due to a change in design or specifications. Review and correction work such as errors and macro editing occurs. Therefore, as in Non-Patent Document 1, it requires specialized knowledge of the program, and it is difficult for the designer to add or delete the check program by himself / herself.

An object of the present invention is to support the implementation of a check program without specialized knowledge such as a programming language or macro.

The design support system according to one embodiment of the present invention is a design support system that verifies whether the 3D CAD data satisfies the design requirements, and is a function that performs processing on the feature amount extracted from the 3D CAD data or the 3D CAD data. It has a function database that stores a plurality of functions, a function flow database that stores function flow information that defines a procedure for measuring the dimensions of 3D CAD data as a sequence of functions stored in the function database, and a design support device. The design support device uses the function stored in the function database to obtain the verification feature amount for verifying the design requirement from the 3D CAD data, and the violation information for determining whether or not the design requirement is violated based on the verification feature amount. In creating the rule file that defines, it is possible to set the procedure for measuring the dimensions of 3D CAD data using the function flow information stored in the function flow database. The function flow database uses 3D CAD to convert 3D CAD data. Information on one or more function flows is stored in association with each attribute classified based on the commonality of the operation log file for which dimension measurement has been performed.

It makes it easy to create rule files for design verification without the need for specialized knowledge such as programming languages and macros.

Other challenges and novel features will become apparent from the description and accompanying drawings herein.

This is an example of a design environment in which a design support device is used. This is an example of a function (program) stored in the function database. This is a hardware configuration example of an information processing device. This is a processing flow that stores the operation log file in the operation log database. This is an example of a CAD operator screen. This is an example of an operation log file. This is an example of a CAD operator screen. This is an example of the data structure of the operation log database. It is a figure which shows the program and the data stored in the auxiliary storage device of a design support device. This is an example of the data structure of the common operation file. The data structure of the function flow table. The data structure of the function permutation information table. This is the process flow for creating a rule file. This is an example of the rule file creation screen. This is an example of the function permutation definition screen. This is an example of the function permutation definition screen. This is an example of the rule file creation screen. This is an example of the rule file creation screen. This is an example of the rule file creation screen. This is a processing flow for design verification of 3D CAD data. This is an example of a rule check screen.

FIG. 1A shows an example of a design environment in which the design support device according to this embodiment is used. The design system 100 has a design device 101 that designs a three-dimensional shape of a part or a member using 3D CAD. The 3DCAD database 102 stores 3DCAD data which is shape information (three-dimensional model) of a design target designed by the design device 101. Further, the name and attribute information of the design target are stored in the 3D CAD attribute database 103. Since the 3D CAD data stored in the DB 102 is only the shape information in which the design target is represented by a surface, a line, and a point, the attribute information other than the shape information is stored in the DB 103 in association with the 3D CAD data. In the operation log database 104, when the designer operates the design device 101 (3DCAD) to measure the dimensions of the 3DCAD data (three-dimensional model), an operation log file containing the operation date and time, the operation command, and other information is stored. Stored in chronological order.

The design support system 120 includes a design support device 121 that verifies whether the 3D CAD data designed by the design device 101 satisfies the design requirements applied to the design target. The design requirement database 122 stores the design requirements that the design department or the designer is required to comply with the design object. The design requirements may be defined individually for each design object or may be defined in common for a large number of design objects. Further, although an example of creating a database as an electronic file is shown here, the design requirement to be converted into a rule file may be a design requirement held by paper media or as know-how. Regardless of the medium in which the design requirements are held, the design support device 121 of this embodiment incorporates the design requirements into a rule file (definition document) stored in the rule file database 124 and defines the design requirements in the rule file. By verifying the 3D CAD data according to the procedure given, it is checked whether or not the designed three-dimensional model violates the design requirements. Although the details will be described later, in this embodiment, the design verification is performed by applying the functions (programs) stored in the function database 123 to the 3D CAD data in the order defined in the rule file. Further, the function flow database 125 stores information for associating the operation log with the application order of a series of functions in order to facilitate the designer to create a rule file.

FIG. 1B shows an example of a function (program) stored in the function database 123. The function is a program of predetermined basic processing to be executed for 3D CAD data when performing design verification. Specifically, there are three categories of functions: geometric shape search category 131, feature amount calculation category 132, and numerical calculation category 133. The geometric shape search category 131 includes a function for searching a geometric shape according to the feature shape specified in the design requirements from 3D CAD data (three-dimensional model) composed of faces, lines, and points. .. The feature amount calculation category 132 includes a function for calculating a feature amount that characterizes the feature shape, such as a distance, a size, and an angle related to the feature shape. Numerical calculation category 133 includes a function that performs numerical calculation. The blocks shown in FIG. 1B are individual functions, and the names in the blocks represent the functions of the functions. The designer defines the steps to validate the design in the rules file as a permutation of these functions. As a result, the designer can execute the design verification of the 3D CAD data on the design support system 120 without having specialized knowledge such as a programming language or a macro. Further, the design support system 120 of the present embodiment enables the designer to create a rule file using the dimensional measurement operation executed by 3D CAD as a guide. As a result, even a designer who has little knowledge about the functions of the design support system 120 can create a rule file of design requirements using the design support system 120 and execute design verification of 3D CAD data.

It is desirable that the design system 100 and the design support system 120 are connected by a network 110. The designer who uses the design device 101 can access the design requirement DB 122 and refer to the design rules applied to the parts and members under design (design target).

FIG. 2 shows a hardware configuration example of the information processing device 200 that functions as the design device 101 or the design support device 121. The information processing device 200 includes a processor 201, a main storage 202, an auxiliary storage device 203, an input / output interface 204, a display interface 205, a network interface 206, and an input / output (I / O) port 207, which are connected by a bus 208. ing. The input / output interface 204 is connected to an input device 210 such as a keyboard or a mouse, and the display interface 205 is connected to the display 209 to realize a GUI (Graphical User Interface). The network interface 206 is an interface for connecting to the network 110. The auxiliary storage device 203 is usually composed of a non-volatile memory such as an HDD, SSD, ROM, or flash memory, and stores a program executed by the design device 101 or the design support device 121, data to be processed by the program, and the like. The main memory 202 is composed of RAM, and temporarily stores a program, data necessary for executing the program, and the like by instructions of the processor 201. The processor 201 executes a program loaded from the auxiliary storage device 203 into the main memory 202. The information processing device 200 can be realized by, for example, a PC (Personal Computer) or a server.

The auxiliary storage device 203 stores a program for causing the information processing device 200 to function as the design device 101 or the design support device 121. These programs are programs stored in an optical recording medium such as a CD or DVD via an optical drive connected to the I / O port 207, or stored in a magnetic recording medium via an external HDD. It may be stored in the auxiliary storage device 203, or may be stored in the auxiliary storage device 203 via the network 110. The auxiliary storage device 203 also stores data and programs used by the programs stored in the auxiliary storage device 203. In this embodiment, the function of the design device 101 or the design support device 121 is such that the program stored in the auxiliary storage device 203 is executed by the processor 201, so that the defined processing is performed in cooperation with other hardware. Will be realized. A program executed by a computer or the like, its function, or a means for realizing the function may be referred to as a "function", a "part", a "module", or the like.

Hereinafter, the process of design verification of the design target by the design support system 120 will be described in three parts: (1) function flow creation process, (2) rule file creation process, and (3) design verification process. FIG. 8 shows a program and data stored in the auxiliary storage device 203 of the design support device 121. The function flow management program 800 is used in the function flow creation process and the rule file creation process, the rule file creation program 820 is used in the rule file creation process, and the design verification program 840 is used in the design verification process. Details of each will be given in the description of each process.

(1) Function flow creation process It is appropriate that the rule file is created by a designer who knows the contents of the design requirements applied to the design target. On the other hand, since functions are highly versatile and abstract because they can be applied to a wide variety of three-dimensional models, it is difficult for a designer who has little knowledge of functions to create a rule file from scratch for design requirements. Therefore, in this embodiment, the procedure of the dimension measurement operation performed by the designer on the 3D CAD data is defined in advance as a permutation of a plurality of functions (this is referred to as “function flow”). The designer can create a rule file by using the function flow while envisioning the dimensional measurement operation by 3D CAD or by calling the function flow directly from the record of the dimensional measurement operation (operation log file). Can be done.

FIG. 3 shows a processing flow in which the design device 101 records an operation log and stores the operation log file in the operation log DB 104. On 3DCAD, the designer performs a dimensional measurement operation of the design target to see if there is a shape that violates the design rule for the 3DCAD data in process, and collates it with the design rule. At this time, the designer can comprehensively extract the design rules applied to the design target by accessing the design requirement DB 122. Since the dimension measurement of the design target is performed by using the function of the 3D CAD program, a module (referred to as "operation log recording module") for executing the process of FIG. 3 is plugged into the 3D CAD program of the design device 101, and the design device 101 is used. Record operation log information.

The designer activates the operation log recording module when executing the dimension measurement operation of the 3D CAD data, and the operation log recording module automatically records the operation history on the CAD operator screen as an operation log file (S100). .. FIG. 4 shows an example of the CAD operator screen 400 when the designer measures the dimensions of the sheet metal part to be designed. The designer measures the distance between the round holes provided in the sheet metal part shown in the three-dimensional model image 401. In FIG. 4, as a result of the designer selecting the round hole 402 and the round hole 403 and measuring the distance between them, the measurement target list 410 and the measurement result 411 are displayed on the CAD operator screen 400. Will be done. In the 3D CAD data, the holes provided in the metal plate are treated as surfaces, and therefore, in the measurement target list 410, the round holes 402 and the round holes 403 are displayed as "surface 1" and "surface 2", respectively. In the measurement target list 410, the items "measurement target", "model", and "type" are attribute data extracted from the 3D CAD attribute DB 103, respectively, and the items "face type", "diameter", and "plate thickness" are 3D CAD programs. Is the information obtained by shape recognition executed in the background. The measurement result 411 outputs the measured center distance between the round holes, the distance for each component of the absolute coordinate axis of XYZ, the minimum distance between the round holes, the maximum distance, and the like as a result. Further, on the three-dimensional model image 401, a straight line 404 connecting the centers of the two round holes indicating the measurement points is highlighted.

FIG. 5 shows an example of the operation log file recorded in S100. The operation information 502 is recorded in the first line, the measurement target information 503 (corresponding to the measurement target list 410 in FIG. 4) is recorded in the second to third lines, and the measurement result information is recorded in the fourth line. 504 (corresponding to the measurement result 411 in FIG. 4) is recorded. In addition, date and time information 501 indicating the recorded date and time is recorded at the beginning of each line. In the example of FIG. 5, the records are recorded in a format identified by separating them with commas, but there are no particular restrictions on the format of the operation log file.

As described above, the operation log file 500 that records the dimensional measurement operation includes the operation content, model information, shape type, shape information, and operation result. The operation contents include the operation date and time (date and time information 501), the operation directory, and the operation command (operation information 502). The model information includes a measurement target, a model name, and the like (measurement target information 503), and the shape type includes geometric shape information of the measurement target, for example, information of a type such as a point, a line, or a surface (measurement target). Information 503) and information on the surface type such as a flat surface, a curved surface, or a cylindrical surface (measurement target information 503) are included if the selected shape type is a surface, and the shape information includes the measurement target information. Information (measurement target information 503) such as diameter, plate thickness, absolute coordinates, and relative coordinates (coordinates when the sizes in the X, Y, and Z directions of the three-dimensional model are normalized as 1 each) is included. The operation result includes the measurement result (measurement result information 504) when the dimension is measured.

When the dimensional measurement is completed, the operation log recording module presents the measurement content confirmation screen 600 as shown in FIG. 6 in order to confirm the measurement content performed by the designer using the 3D CAD program (S101). The designer selects the content of the dimensional measurement from the options displayed on the measurement content confirmation screen 600. The operation log recording module stores the operation log file in the auxiliary storage device 203 in association with the selected measurement content (S102). The association can be easily performed based on the operation timing of the measurement content confirmation screen 600 and the date and time information 501 of the operation log file.

When the designer continues to measure the dimensions (No in S103), the operation log recording module continues to record the operation history on the CAD operator screen. For example, suppose that the designer selects a round hole 405 and a round hole 406 on the CAD operator screen 400 shown in FIG. 4 and measures the distance between them. In this case, the measurement target list and the measurement result are displayed on the screen, the operation log file is recorded, and the measurement contents are measured in the same manner as the measurement of the distance between the round hole 402 and the round hole 403 shown in FIG. Confirmation and association with the operation log file are performed. The associated operation log file is stored in time series based on the date and time information 501.

The operation log recording module registers the operation log file associated with the measurement contents in the operation log database 104. FIG. 7 shows an example of the data structure of the operation log DB 104. Here, the operation log file (log file name "20180911144816.log") of No. 1 (column 701) is an operation log file that measures the distance between the round hole 402 and the round hole 403 of the sheet metal part shown in FIG. Yes, the No. 2 operation log file (log file name "20180911165711.log") is an operation log file that measures the distance between the round hole 405 and the round hole 406 of the sheet metal part shown in FIG. The operation log DB 104 is provided with a plurality of columns indicating a description of the stored operation log file in order to facilitate the extraction work of the operation log file having commonality described later. Column 703 is an operation content, and includes operation command ID information 703a and model information 703b. The operation command ID information 703a can be obtained from the operation information 502 of the operation log file, and the model information 703b can be obtained from the measurement target information 503 of the operation log file. The column 704 is a shape type and can be obtained from the measurement target information 503 of the operation log file. The column 705 is shape information (coordinates), and includes absolute coordinate information 705a and relative coordinate information 705b. Any of the coordinate information can be obtained from the measurement target information 503 of the operation log file. The column items shown in FIG. 7 are examples, and it is not necessary to provide columns for the illustrated items. In addition to the illustrated items, columns for measurement contents and the like may be provided.

The function flow management program 800 has a common operation calculation unit 811 and a function flow search unit 812 (see FIG. 8).

The common operation calculation unit 811 uses a common operation log file as a common operation log for a plurality of operation log files stored in the operation log DB 104 from the four viewpoints of operation content, shape type, shape information, and measurement content. Output the common operation file 900. FIG. 9 shows the data structure of the common operation file 900. The operation contents, shape type, shape information, and measurement contents determined to be common are registered in columns 902 to 905, respectively, and the names of the operation log files determined to be common from these four viewpoints are registered in column 901. Will be done.

The commonality of the operation contents can be determined from the contents of the column 703 of the operation log DB 104. If both the operation command ID information 703a and the model information 703b match, it is determined that the operation contents are common, and if either or both do not match, it is determined that the operation contents are not common.

The commonality of the shape types can be determined from the contents of the column 704 of the operation log DB 104. If the combinations of the shape types of measurement 1 and measurement 2 to be measured match, it is determined that the operation contents are common, and if the combinations do not match, it is determined that the operation contents are not common.

The commonality of the shape information can be further determined from the two viewpoints of the coordinate information of the measurement target and the shape information (narrow sense). The commonality of the coordinate information is determined from the contents of column 705 of the operation log DB 104. Specifically, it is determined whether the values of the absolute coordinates and the relative coordinates satisfy a predetermined threshold value. For example, the combination of the round hole 402 and the round hole 403 and the combination of the round hole 405 and the round hole 406 shown in FIG. 4 are defined as a threshold value of 0.5 because the relative coordinates of the Y-axis and the Z-axis are located close to each other. In this case, since the difference between the relative coordinates of the Y-axis and the Z-axis satisfies the threshold value of 0.5 or less, there is a commonality between the combination of the round hole 402 and the round hole 403 and the combination of the round hole 405 and the round hole 406. Judge that there is.

The commonality of shape information (narrow sense) is determined by performing a known shape recognition process on 3D CAD data and for shapes with geometric features such as holes, ends, protrusions, and fillets. Features such as length, distance, diameter, and curvature can be calculated, and the commonality of the geometric shapes of the measurement targets can be determined from the approximation of the features. For example, the combination of the round hole 402 and the round hole 403 and the combination of the round hole 405 and the round hole 406 shown in FIG. 4 both have a cylindrical surface shape penetrating in the Z-axis direction, and are mutually on the same coordinate axis in the X-axis direction. It is a combination of shapes having a center in, and it is judged that there is commonality.

Regarding the commonality of measurement contents, if the measurement contents associated with the operation log file match, it is judged that the measurement contents have commonality.

When it is determined that any two operation log files have commonality in all of these four viewpoints, it is determined that there is commonality, and when it is determined that none of them has commonality. Determines that there is no commonality. The common operation file 900 is classified and summarized for each operation log file determined to have commonality. An attribute ID 906 is assigned to each classification (this is referred to as an "attribute") organized as a log file having a high degree of commonality.

It is desirable that the operation log files corresponding to a certain attribute are narrowed down to the operation log files that have commonality from many viewpoints, but the operation contents are common even if they are not necessarily common to all four viewpoints. , The commonality of shape types, the commonality of shape information, and the commonality of measurement contents, any one or more of them may be used for classification. It is also permissible to add and classify the four viewpoints listed and the commonality of different viewpoints.

When constructing the design support system 120, the common operation file 900 is created by having the designer execute dimensional measurement for verifying the design rule for arbitrary 3D CAD data on 3D CAD in advance. A person in charge who is familiar with the functions of the design support system 120 sets a function flow for executing the operation contents recorded in the operation log file for each attribute ID.

If the function flow is set from one operation log file, the target shape can be moved or rotated to a position where it is easy to see when manually checking whether the shape of the design target meets the design requirements on 3D CAD. It may also include operations that are not related to dimensional measurement, such as letting. On the other hand, by setting the function flow based on multiple operation log files included in one attribute ID, the operation contents are common, the shape types are common, the shape information is common, and the measurement contents are common. It is possible to extract common operations from multiple operation log files that are grouped as having commonality from multiple viewpoints such as gender, and define them as the minimum necessary function permutation. Also, if common operations cannot be extracted even though there are multiple operation log files included in one attribute ID, it means that the same dimensional measurement is performed by different procedures depending on the designer. Therefore, there is a possibility that new awareness about the dimensional measurement method can be obtained.

FIG. 10 shows the data structure of the function flow table 1000 stored in the function flow DB 125. For each attribute ID (column 1003), the function flow ID of the function flow corresponding to the operation log having the attribute ID is registered (column 1004). It should be noted that columns 1001 to 1002 are provided for items that characterize the attribute ID. In this example, columns 1001 to 1002 show shape information (in a narrow sense), but are not limited to this. The data structure may be such that the search by the function flow search unit 812 described later can be facilitated.

FIG. 11 shows the data structure of the function permutation information table 1100 stored in the function flow DB 125. The contents of the permutation of the function are registered for each function flow ID (column 1101) (column 1102). The symbols specified in the column 1102 indicate the functions, respectively, and mean that the functions of the specified symbols are executed in the order of the subcolumns 1 to 7 of the column 1102. Information indicating the outline of the function flow to be displayed for selecting the function flow is registered in the column 1103. In this example, the measurement content is registered, but more detailed content may be registered.

The function flow table 1000 and the function permutation information table 1100 can be newly added, edited, deleted, etc. by the administrator of the design support system 120. For example, from the relationship between the design rule that has already been implemented and the rule file, the permutation of the functions included in the design rule may be retroactively added to the function permutation information table 1100 as a function flow. When editing a table, for example, if a permutation of the same function is already registered in the database, a warning message that similar data already exists is presented, or a predetermined function flow is registered as a standard, and it resembles that standard. When trying to register a permutation of a function as a function flow, it is also possible to present a warning message to use the standard. As a result, it is possible to prevent a large number of permutations of similar functions from being registered as a function flow, and to standardize the dimensional measurement procedure.

(2) Rule file creation process The rule file creation process is realized by the design support device 121 executing the rule file creation program 820 (see FIG. 8). From the design requirements held in various media in the design department as described above, the rule file creation process generates a rule file that defines the procedure for verifying the shape information of 3D CAD. Generally, the design requirements only describe the contents that the design target (parts, members) should comply with, and in order to identify the violation part from the shape information, the logic for measuring the dimensions from the 3D CAD data and the violation It is necessary to define as a procedure a criterion for determining whether or not. This allows the designer to verify on the design support system 120 whether the 3D CAD data meets the design requirements. In this embodiment, by using the function flow registered in advance by the function flow creation process to create the rule file, even a designer who is unfamiliar with the design support system 120 can easily create the rule file. Can be done.

The rule file creation program 820 has a basic information setting unit 831, a logic setting unit 832, and a violation information setting unit 833. FIG. 12 shows a flow for creating a rule file for verifying whether the design requirements applied to the design target (parts, members, etc.) of 3D CAD are observed. A rule file is created by sequentially setting five types of information: rule basic information, rule execution processing permutation information, function input / output setting information, violation notification information, and violation judgment information according to the flow of FIG. To.

FIG. 13 shows the rule file creation screen 1300. The rule file creation screen 1300 is provided with a plurality of information setting buttons 1311 to 1315. The information setting buttons 1311 to 1315 correspond to steps S200 to S204 of the creation flow of FIG. 12, respectively. By clicking the information setting button, a box for setting information is opened, and the designer can create a rule file by setting the necessary information in the box.

When the designer clicks the information setting button 1311, the basic information setting unit 831 opens an information input screen for setting the rule basic information (S200). It is desirable that the basic rule information includes the name, classification, design target, and brief description of the design requirements for creating the rule file.

When the designer clicks the information setting button 1312, the logic setting unit 832 opens the information input screen 1400 for setting the rule execution processing permutation information (S201). The information input screen 1400 (hereinafter referred to as “function permutation definition screen”) is shown in FIG. In step S201, the designer defines the procedure for performing the verification of the design requirements as a permutation of functions. Specifically, the function displayed on the function list screen 1403 is selected in the permutation box 1401. On the function list screen 1403, blocks displaying the codes and names of the functions (programs) registered in the function DB 123 for each category are displayed. By clicking the blocks, the functions are displayed in order from the first permutation box. A code (“1J” in the example of FIG. 14) for specifying the above is input. By clicking the permutation addition button 1402 as necessary, the permutation box 1401 is additionally opened, and the number of permutations of the function to be set can be increased. In this embodiment, in addition to the function list screen 1403 for selecting functions one by one, a function flow call button 1404 is provided. When the designer presses the function flow call button 1404, the function flow call screen 1500 is displayed. FIG. 15 shows a state in which the function flow call screen 1500 is displayed.

The logic setting unit 832 may narrow down the attributes from keywords such as operation content, shape type, coordinate information, and measurement content, narrow down the candidate function flows, and display them on the function flow call screen. Past operations The function flow corresponding to the attribute ID of the log file may be displayed on the function flow call screen. The former is suitable for creating rule files for design requirements that require complicated measurement procedures, and the latter is unfamiliar with creating rule files for design requirements that can be executed with relatively simple measurement procedures and design support devices 121. Suitable for designers to create rule files. The logic setting unit 832 passes the search key input to the function flow call screen 1500 to the function flow search unit 812 of the function flow management program 800, and displays the searched function flow candidates on the function flow call screen 1500. At this time, even if weighting is performed from the viewpoint of commonality in which the attributes of the operation log file are defined, the function flow candidates of the attributes judged to have high similarity are preferentially displayed on the function flow call screen 1500. Good. The function flow call screen 1500 shown in FIG. 15 is an example of the latter, and shows an example in which the function flow candidate group 1502 searched by using the past operation log file as a key is displayed.

By specifying a specific function flow 1503 (“RSS0103” in this example) from the candidate group 1502, the permutation of the function registered as the function flow RSS0103 is automatically input to the permutation box 1401. The function flow RSS0103 is defined as a permutation of functions "1J", "1A", "1F", "2P", and "2Z". The function "1J" is a function for searching for an attribute shape, and for example, narrows down a design target to be checked based on an attribute called a sheet metal shape. The function "1A" is a function for searching relative coordinates, and indicates a part to be designed to be checked by relative coordinates. The function "1F" is a function for searching a hole, the function "2P" is a function for calculating the center of the searched hole, and the function "2Z" is a function for calculating the distance between the calculated hole center lines. It is a function to calculate. By executing the functions (programs) in this order, the "distance between the centers of the two round holes" of the 3D CAD data can be measured by the design support device 121.

Once the function permutations for verifying design requirements are defined, input / output parameters are set for each function. As described above, the content of the procedure defined as a function has versatility to make it applicable to a wide variety of 3D models. In addition, the processing result of the function in the previous stage is often used as an input to process the function in the next stage. Therefore, each function has input / output parameters, and it is necessary to set the input / output parameters of each function according to the contents of the design requirements.

When the designer clicks the information setting button 1313 on the rule file creation screen 1300, the logic setting unit 832 opens the setting box 1600 for setting the function input / output information (S202). The rule file creation screen 1300 in this state is shown in FIG. The setting box 1600 displays the input parameter 1601 and the output parameter 1602 that must be set for each of the functions set in S201. In this example, the vertical axis is the function set and the horizontal axis is the input / output parameters. Since the number of input / output parameters differs depending on the function, in this example, the input field is set according to the input parameter that needs to be set and the output parameter that is output (the field displayed as "-"). Means that the input / output parameter does not exist.). The designer specifies the arguments referenced by the function in this input field. This argument may be the output parameter of the previous function.

Further, by clicking the candidate parameter input screen call button 1603, the candidate parameter may be called as the default value from the operation log file or the like. For example, when the order of functions is set by the function flow that measures the distance between the round holes and the center of the round hole, the information that the distance between the centers of the round holes and the round holes is measured is left in association with the operation log file. Therefore, the value acquired as the measurement result can be understood as the distance between the centers. In such a case, the fact that the output parameter obtained as the execution result is the distance between the centers can be set as the default value in advance.

When the logic setting unit 832 executes steps S201 and S202, a logic for obtaining a feature amount (referred to as "verification feature amount") for determining whether or not the design requirement is violated according to the design requirement is defined in the rule file. Therefore, in the subsequent steps, the rule check processing procedure according to the design requirements is set. When the designer clicks the information setting button 1314, the violation information setting unit 833 opens the violation notification boxes 1701 to 1702 for setting the violation notification information (S203). The rule file creation screen 1300 in this state is shown in FIG. The violation notification information is information to be displayed to the designer when a design requirement violation is detected in the 3D CAD data. The violation type 1701 defines the level of violation such as "warning" and "information presentation" according to its seriousness. The violation description 1702 is a message displayed on a pop-up screen when a design requirement violation is detected.

When the designer clicks the information setting button 1315, the violation information setting unit 833 opens the violation determination boxes 1801-1804 for setting the violation determination information (S204). FIG. 18 shows the rule file creation screen 1300 in this state. It is the processing pitch of the round hole that is going to set the violation determination information as in FIG. Specifically, the central axis of the hole is obtained, the shortest distance between the lines is obtained, and the shortest distance is compared with a predetermined violation threshold value to determine whether or not the design requirement is violated. In the violation determination box (highlight shape) 1801, the distance shape (“OUT_aaa”), which is an output parameter of the function for obtaining the line-line distance, is set. In the violation determination box (violation determination identifier) 1802, a measured value of a distance, which is a verification feature amount, is set. The violation judgment box (violation threshold value) 1803 is a threshold value for determining whether or not the design requirement is violated (referred to as "violation threshold value"), and the violation judgment box (tolerance type) 1804 is for judgment Set the calculation formula (above, below, equal, etc.). As will be described later, when the three-dimensional model violates the design requirements, the shape that violates the design requirements is highlighted so that the designer can easily identify the violating part.

When all the information has been entered, the designer clicks the rule file creation button 1805. As a result, the created rule file is stored in the rule file DB 124 (S205). The rule file contains basic information, verification feature extraction logic, and violation information. Information set in S200 of the flow shown in FIG. 12, information set in S201 to S202 (permutation of functions, input / output parameters of functions used), and information set in S203 to S204 (violation based on verification features). Presence / absence judgment requirements, alarm display information).

(3) Design verification process In this embodiment, the design verification process is realized by the design support device 121 executing the design verification program 840. FIG. 19 shows a flow for verifying whether the shape information (3D CAD data) designed by 3D CAD satisfies the design requirements. The design verification program 840 has a 3D CAD data calling unit 851, a rule file selection unit 852, a rule file conversion unit 853, a rule check execution unit 854, a violation shape determination unit 855, and a violation shape presentation unit 856 (see FIG. 8). ..

First, the 3D CAD data calling unit 851 calls the 3D CAD data (three-dimensional model) for design verification from the 3D CAD DB 102 (S300). Subsequently, the rule file selection unit 852 selects a rule file corresponding to the design requirement to be verified from the rule file DB 124 with respect to the 3D CAD data called in S300 (S301). FIG. 20 shows an example of the rule check screen 2000. The rule file selection unit 852 displays the rule selection screen 2001. The rule selection screen 2001 has an input field for inputting conditions and classifications for selecting a rule file for design verification with respect to 3D CAD data for design verification. Check candidates narrowed down by the contents entered in the input field are displayed in the candidate field 2002. When the designer selects the rule file displayed in the candidate column 2002, the rule file for which the rule check is performed is selected. The 3D CAD data 860 and the rule file 861 called in S300 and S301 are stored in the auxiliary storage device 203 of the design support device 121.

The rule file conversion unit 853 interprets the contents of the rule file 861 line by line, checks the certainty of the rule file 861, and then converts the rule file 861 into a rule check program file 862, which is a program executable format. S302). The converted rule check program file 862 is also stored in the auxiliary storage device 203 of the design support device 121. The quality of the rule file can be improved by performing an error check of the rule file defined by the designer in the rule file conversion unit 853. The error check here shall be performed by mandatory input check and grammar check (full-width / half-width check, prohibited character check, etc.), and logic check shall be performed by the rule check execution unit 854.

Subsequently, the rule check execution unit 854 reads the input / output parameters of the function set in the rule file 861 and sequentially executes the rule check program file 862 (S303). When executing the rule check, the detailed processing flow of the rule file and the certainty of the logic are also checked.

For example, if the rule file 861 includes a function called line-line distance that measures the distance between lines, define two line shapes as input parameters and the shortest distance result and distance shape of the two lines as output parameters. The shortest distance result and the distance shape, which are output parameters, are passed to the violation shape determination unit 855, and the final determination is performed. For example, if only one line shape is specified for the function "line-line distance" here, the logic considers it uncertain and makes an error determination. Furthermore, by checking the consistency of the plurality of functions, the certainty of the logic of the rule file 861 is checked. The rule check execution unit 854 repeats execution as many times as the number of permutations of the functions described in the rule file 861.

Subsequently, the violation shape determination unit 855 compares the violation threshold value defined in the rule file 861 with the measured value of the parameter finally output by the rule check execution unit 854, and determines that the violation is obtained from the comparison result. The determined shape is extracted as a violation shape file 863 (S304).

For example, suppose that the value measured by the rule check execution unit 854 is lower than the violation threshold value described in the rule file 861 for the rule file in which the violation determination information shown in FIG. 18 is registered. The output parameter set as the highlight shape 1801 is extracted as the violation shape file 863.

Subsequently, the violation shape presenting unit 856 displays the output parameters extracted by the violation shape file 863 on the display (S305). FIG. 20 shows an example in which the violation result is displayed on the rule check screen 2000 when a design requirement violation is extracted at the distance between the round hole 402 and the round hole 403 provided in the sheet metal part.

Based on the output parameters extracted in the violation shape file 863, the round holes 402 and the round holes 403, which are the violation shapes, are highlighted and shown on the three-dimensional model image 401. The designer pops up the warning screen 2010 by selecting the highlighted part. On the warning screen 2010, the reason for the violation, the threshold value of the design rule, and the like are presented. This makes it possible to promote improvement so as to review the dimensions and arrangement of the 3D CAD data.

Although the present invention has been described above according to the embodiment, the present invention is not limited to the above description. For example, although an example is shown in which the design device 101 and the design support device 121 are realized by separate computers as the design environment, they may be realized by the same computer. In this case, for example, by setting the design verification program as a plug-in program of the 3D CAD design software, the designer can easily check the requirements for each 3D CAD design. Further, the design support program (function flow management program, rule file creation program, design verification program) of this embodiment may be realized on the cloud, and the implementation form of the program is not limited.

100: Design system, 101: Design device, 102: 3D CAD database, 103: 3D CAD attribute database, 104: Operation log database, 110: Network, 120: Design support system, 121: Design support device, 122: Design requirement database, 123 : Function database, 124: Rule file database, 125: Function flow database, 131: Geometric shape search category, 132: Feature amount calculation category, 133: Numerical calculation category, 200: Information processing device, 201: Processor, 202: Main memory , 203: Auxiliary storage device, 204: Input / output interface, 205: Display interface, 206: Network interface, 207: Input / output port, 208: Bus, 209: Display, 210: Input device, 400: CAD operator screen, 401: Three-dimensional model image, 402, 403, 405, 406: Round hole, 404: Straight line, 410: Measurement target list, 411: Measurement result, 500: Operation log file, 501: Date and time information, 502: Operation information, 503: Measurement target Information, 504: Measurement result information, 600: Measurement content confirmation screen, 701 to 705, 901 to 906, 1001 to 1004, 1101 to 1103: Column, 800: Function flow management program, 811: Common operation calculation unit, 812: Function Flow search unit, 820: Rule file creation program, 831: Basic information setting unit, 832: Logic setting unit, 833: Violation information setting unit, 840: Design verification program, 851: 3D CAD data call unit, 852: Rule file selection unit , 853: Rule file conversion unit, 854: Rule check execution unit, 855: Violation shape determination unit, 856: Violation shape presentation unit, 860: 3D CAD data, 861: Rule file, 862: Rule check program file, 863: Violation shape File, 900: Common operation file, 1000: Function flow table, 1100: Function sequence information table, 1300: Rule file creation screen, 1311-1315: Information setting button, 1400: Function sequence definition screen, 1401: Sequence box, 1402: Sequence addition button, 1403: Function list screen, 1404: Function flow call button, 1500: Function flow call screen, 1502: Function flow candidate group, 1503: Function flow, 1600: Setting box, 1601: Input parameter, 1602: Output parameter , 1603: Candidate Parameter input screen call button, 1701,1702: Violation notification box, 1801-1804: Violation judgment box, 1805: Rule file creation button, 2000: Rule check screen, 2001: Rule selection screen, 2002: Candidate column, 2010: Warning screen ..

Claims (13)

It is a design support system that verifies whether 3D CAD data meets the design requirements.
A function database that stores a plurality of functions that perform processing on features extracted from 3D CAD data or 3D CAD data, and
A function flow database that stores function flow information that defines a procedure for measuring the dimensions of 3D CAD data as a permutation of functions stored in the function database, and a function flow database.
With a design support device,
The design support device determines whether or not the design requirement is violated based on the procedure for obtaining the verification feature amount for verifying the design requirement from the 3D CAD data using the function stored in the function database and the verification feature amount. When creating a rule file that defines violation information, it is possible to set a procedure for measuring the dimensions of 3D CAD data using the function flow information stored in the function flow database.
The function flow database is a design support that stores one or more function flow information for each attribute classified based on the commonality of operation log files in which 3D CAD data is dimensionally measured by 3D CAD. system. In claim 1,
The design support device calls a function stored in the function database according to the procedure defined in the rule file, executes the function for predetermined 3D CAD data, and performs the violation information defined in the rule file and the violation information. A design support system that determines whether or not there is a violation of the design requirements corresponding to the rule file based on the verification feature amount obtained according to the procedure. In claim 1,
The functions stored in the function database have multiple categories.
The plurality of categories include a geometric shape search category that searches for a predetermined geometric shape, a feature amount calculation category that calculates a feature amount that characterizes a predetermined shape, and a numerical calculation category that performs numerical calculation. In claim 1,
The attributes are classified based on one or more of the commonality of the operation contents, the common shape type, the common shape information, and the common measurement contents of the operation log file. .. In claim 4,
The commonality of the shape information is a design support system including the commonality of coordinate information and the commonality of geometric shapes. In claim 1,
The design support device is a design support system that displays past operation log files and function flow information corresponding to the attributes of the past operation log files when creating the rule file. In claim 4,
In creating the rule file, the design support device narrows down the attributes from the operation contents, the shape type, the shape information, and the measurement contents, and displays the function flow information corresponding to the narrowed down attributes. Design support system. A function database that stores a plurality of functions that perform processing on feature quantities extracted from 3D CAD data or 3D CAD data, and a function flow that defines a procedure for measuring the dimensions of 3D CAD data as a sequence of functions stored in the function database. It is a design support method that creates a rule file for verifying whether a predetermined 3D CAD data meets a predetermined design requirement by using a function flow database that stores information.
The first step of setting the procedure for obtaining the verification feature amount for verifying the predetermined design requirement from the 3D CAD data using the function stored in the function database, and the first step.
It has a second step of setting violation information for determining whether or not the predetermined design requirement is violated based on the verification feature amount.
The function flow database stores one or more function flow information in association with each attribute classified based on the commonality of the operation log file in which the 3D CAD data is dimensionally measured by the 3D CAD.
A design support method for displaying information on a function flow from the function flow database in the first step. In claim 8.
The attributes are classified based on one or more of the commonality of the operation contents, the common shape type, the common shape information, and the common measurement contents of the operation log file. .. In claim 9.
In the first step, the attributes are narrowed down from the function flow information corresponding to the attributes of the past operation log file, or the operation contents, the shape type, the shape information, and the measurement contents, and the narrowed down attributes are obtained. A design support method that displays information on the corresponding function flow. A function database that stores a plurality of functions that perform processing on feature quantities extracted from 3D CAD data or 3D CAD data, and a function flow that defines a procedure for measuring the dimensions of 3D CAD data as a sequence of functions stored in the function database. A computer-executable design support program that creates a rule file for verifying whether certain 3D CAD data meets certain design requirements using a function flow database that stores information.
The first step of setting the procedure for obtaining the verification feature amount for verifying the predetermined design requirement from the 3D CAD data using the function stored in the function database, and the first step.
It has a second step of setting violation information for determining whether or not the predetermined design requirement is violated based on the verification feature amount.
The function flow database stores one or more function flows in association with each attribute classified based on the commonality of operation log files in which 3D CAD data is dimensionally measured by 3D CAD.
In the first step, a design support program that displays information on the function flow from the function flow database. 11.
The attributes are classified based on one or more of the commonality of the operation contents of the operation log file, the commonality of the shape type, the commonality of the shape information, and the commonality of the measurement contents. .. In claim 12,
In the first step, the attributes are narrowed down from the function flow information corresponding to the attributes of the past operation log file, or the operation contents, the shape type, the shape information, and the measurement contents, and the narrowed down attributes are obtained. A design support program that displays information on the corresponding function flow.

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