JP2023015955A - Design support device, control method, and program - Google Patents

Abstract

To improve a technique to support design work of a design object.SOLUTION: A design support device 10 comprises: a storage unit 13 that stores data of a plurality of nodes each associated with first creatable user attribute; and a control unit 14 that acquires information indicating user attribute of a user, outputs, to a display, a screen including a first area 42 for displaying, of the plurality of nodes, nodes in which the value of the first creatable user attribute is the same as the value of the user attribute of the user in a selectable manner, and an editing area 41, adds, to the editing area 41, a design object based on the node selected from the first area 42 according to the user's operation, edits data of the design object added to the editing area 41 according to the user's operation, stores the edited data of the design object in the storage unit 13, acquires information indicating user attribute of the other user, and according to the user attribute of the other user, controls whether to permit the other user to edit the data of the design object stored in the storage unit 13.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1

Description

The present disclosure relates to a design support device, control method, and program.

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, there is known a technique for supporting design work of a design object such as a plant. For example, in Patent Document 1, the plant design work is divided into an initial design section and a functional design section, and the design work related to each section is distributed and allocated to a plurality of independent design support systems, and each design support system A plant integrated design system is disclosed that has a function of importing design information created by other design support systems.

Patent No. 4288639

There is room for improvement in technology for supporting the design work of design objects. For example, in the prior art, a plurality of independent design support systems are required for each design work, which raises the problem of increased costs as a whole.

An object of the present disclosure, which has been made in view of such circumstances, is to improve technology for supporting design work for design objects.

A design support device according to an embodiment of the present disclosure includes:
a storage unit that stores data of a plurality of nodes each associated with a first createable user attribute;
Acquire information indicating the user attributes of the user according to the user's operation,
outputting to a display a screen including a first area for selectably displaying each node having the same value of the user attribute of the user among the plurality of nodes and an editing area; ,
adding a design object based on a node selected from the first area according to the user's operation to the editing area;
editing the data of the design object added to the editing area according to the operation of the user;
storing the edited data of the design object in the storage unit;
Acquiring information indicating a user attribute of the other user according to an operation of another user, and obtaining the other user's data of the design object stored in the storage unit according to the user attribute of the other user and a control unit that controls permission/prohibition of editing by the user.

A control method according to an embodiment of the present disclosure includes:
A control method for a design support device comprising: a storage unit for storing data of a plurality of nodes each associated with a first createable user attribute; and a control unit,
The control unit
Acquiring information indicating the user attributes of the user according to the user's operation;
outputting to a display a screen including a first area for selectively displaying each node having the same value of a first createable user attribute as the value of the user attribute of the user among the plurality of nodes, and an editing area; matter,
adding a design object based on a node selected from the first area according to the user's operation to the editing area;
editing the data of the design object added to the editing area according to the user's operation;
Storing the edited data of the design object in the storage unit; Acquiring information indicating the user attributes of the other user according to the operation of another user; and controlling permission/prohibition of editing by the other user of the data of the design object stored in the storage unit.

A program according to an embodiment of the present disclosure is
A computer having a storage unit that stores data of a plurality of nodes each associated with a first createable user attribute,
Acquiring information indicating the user attributes of the user according to the user's operation;
outputting to a display a screen including a first area for selectively displaying each node having the same value of a first createable user attribute as the value of the user attribute of the user among the plurality of nodes, and an editing area; matter,
adding a design object based on a node selected from the first area according to the user's operation to the editing area;
editing the data of the design object added to the editing area according to the user's operation;
Storing the edited data of the design object in the storage unit; Acquiring information indicating the user attributes of the other user according to the operation of another user; to control permission/prohibition of editing by the other user of the data of the design object stored in the storage unit.

According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, techniques for supporting design work of design objects are improved.

1 is a block diagram showing a schematic configuration of a design support device according to an embodiment of the present disclosure; FIG. 3 is a diagram showing a configuration example of a node database stored in the design support device; FIG. It is a figure which shows the structural example of the design-object database memorize|stored in a design support apparatus. 3 is a diagram showing a configuration example of a drawing database stored in the design support device; FIG. 4 is a flow chart showing an operation example of the design support device; It is a figure which shows the example of a screen which a design support apparatus outputs.

Embodiments of the present disclosure will be described below.

(Overview of embodiment)
An overview of a design support device 10 according to an embodiment of the present disclosure will be described with reference to FIG. The design support device 10 is, for example, a device that supports design work including a series of design processes from upstream to downstream. For example, a PC (Personal Computer), a tablet terminal, a general-purpose computer such as a smartphone, or a dedicated computer can be employed as the design support device 10 . A user in charge of a certain design process uses the design support device 10 to create a drawing of a desired design object in the design process he/she is in charge of, thereby designing the design object. Here, the user can design a desired design object in the design process in charge of the user by using the data of the design object designed in the design process upstream of the design process in charge of the user. For example, when the design support device 10 is used for the design work of a water treatment plant, the final design target is the water treatment plant, and the design target in each design process is, for example, a pump whose specifications are individually defined. , motorized valves, operation panels, or control panels, etc., of the water treatment plant.

Here, as a specific example of use of the design support device 10, the design support device 10 is used for plant design work including three design processes, namely, a plant design process, an electrical equipment design process, and an electrical work design process, in order from upstream. A case will be described. In addition, as drawings of design objects, piping and instrumentation diagrams (P&IDs) are used in the plant design process, wiring system diagrams are used in the electrical equipment design process, and electrical work floor plans are used in the electrical work design process. is used.

As will be described later, the design support device 10 pre-stores data of a plurality of nodes that can be used throughout a series of design processes. A node is the underlying model for a design object (eg, an entity such as a room, panel, equipment, load, contact, or water tank). Design objects are defined by adding design information such as individual specifications based on nodes. For example, classes and instances in an object-oriented design method can correspond to nodes and design objects according to this embodiment, respectively.

First, a user in charge of the plant design process, which is the most upstream design process, designs a desired design object in the plant design process by creating a piping and instrumentation diagram. Specifically, on the display of the design support device 10, a drawing of a piping and instrumentation diagram is displayed, and among a plurality of nodes prepared in advance, each node corresponding to the plant design process is displayed in a selectable manner. be. The user selects a desired node from one or more displayed nodes. For example, a user may drag and drop a selected node onto a drawing to add a design object based on that node to the drawing. Multiple design objects may be added to the drawing. For example, the user inputs individual specifications for each design object on the drawing, arranges each design object, connects design objects, connects the first design object to the second design object, and arranges the design objects. By including , the data of each design object on the drawing can be edited. Then, the edited data of each design object is stored in the design object database of the design support device 10 .

Next, a user in charge of the electrical equipment design process, which is a midstream design process, designs a desired design object in the electrical equipment design process by creating a wiring system diagram. Specifically, on the display of the design support device 10, a drawing of a wiring system diagram is displayed, and among a plurality of nodes prepared in advance, each node corresponding to the electrical facility design process is displayed in a selectable manner. be. The user selects a desired node from one or more displayed nodes. For example, a user may drag and drop a selected node onto a drawing to add a design object based on that node to the drawing. Multiple design objects may be added to the drawing. Also, on the display of the design support device 10, design objects designed in the plant design process, which is an upstream design process, can be displayed in a selectable manner. Hereinafter, a design object designed in a design process upstream of the design process in which the user is in charge is also referred to as an "upstream design object". The user selects a desired upstream design object from among the displayed one or more upstream design objects. For example, when the user drags and drops a selected upstream design object onto the drawing, the upstream design object is added to the drawing. Therefore, on the drawing, design objects in the own process (here, electrical equipment design process) and upstream design objects can coexist. For example, the user inputs individual specifications for each design object on the drawing, arranges each design object, connects design objects, connects the first design object to the second design object, and arranges the design objects. By including , the data of each design object on the drawing can be edited. Also, on the drawing, a connection relation defined in an upstream process related to the own process, such as wiring, is automatically displayed. Then, the edited data of each design object is stored in the design object database of the design support device 10 .

A user in charge of the electrical work design process, which is the most downstream design process, designs a desired design object in the electrical work design process by creating an electrical work plan view. Specifically, on the display of the design support device 10, a plan view of the electrical work is displayed, and among a plurality of nodes prepared in advance, each node corresponding to the design process of the electrical work is displayed in a selectable manner. be done. The user selects a desired node from one or more displayed nodes. For example, a user may drag and drop a selected node onto a drawing to add a design object based on that node to the drawing. Multiple design objects may be added to the drawing. Further, the display of the design support device 10 can selectably display upstream design objects designed in the plant design process and the electrical facility design process, which are the upstream design processes. The user selects a desired upstream design object from among the displayed one or more upstream design objects. For example, when the user drags and drops a selected upstream design object onto the drawing, the upstream design object is added to the drawing. Therefore, on the drawing, design objects in the own process (here, the electrical work design process) and upstream design objects can coexist. For example, the user inputs individual specifications for each design object on the drawing, arranges each design object, connects design objects, connects the first design object to the second design object, and arranges the design objects. By including , the data of each design object on the drawing can be edited. Also, on the drawing, a connection relation defined in an upstream process related to the own process, such as wiring, is automatically displayed. Then, the edited data of each design object is stored in the design object database of the design support device 10 .

As described above, the design support apparatus 10 employs a common design method of designing a design object by arranging and connecting the design object on a drawing in any design process. In addition, the data and connection relation of design objects designed in the upstream design process can be used in the downstream design process. According to the design support apparatus 10, since it can be implemented as one design system adopting the above design method, there is no need to use an independent design support system for each design process, for example. Therefore, it becomes possible to support design work including a plurality of design processes at a lower cost.

(Configuration of design support device)
Next, the configuration of the design support device 10 will be described. As shown in FIG. 1, the design support apparatus 10 includes a display section 11, an operation section 12, a storage section 13, and a control section .

Display unit 11 includes one or more displays. The display is, for example, a panel display, but is not limited to this. Alternatively, the display unit 11 may include a connection interface to which an external display can be connected.

The operation unit 12 includes one or more input devices that receive input operations by the user. The input device is, for example, a keyboard, a mouse, a capacitance panel such as a trackpad, or a touch screen integrated with the display of the display unit 11, but is not limited thereto. Alternatively, the operation unit 12 may include a terminal to which an external input device can be connected.

Storage unit 13 includes one or more memories. The memory is, for example, a semiconductor memory, a magnetic memory, an optical memory, or the like, but is not limited to these. Each memory included in the storage unit 13 may function, for example, as a main memory device, an auxiliary memory device, or a cache memory. The storage unit 13 stores arbitrary information used for the operation of the design support device 10 . For example, the storage unit 13 may store system programs, application programs, built-in software, databases, and the like. Part or all of the information stored in the storage unit 13 may be stored in an external device, such as a server or cloud, with which the design support apparatus 10 can communicate via a network such as the Internet. In such a case, the design support device 10 may be able to acquire arbitrary information stored in the external device from the external device at arbitrary timing.

In this embodiment, the storage unit 13 stores data in a plurality of drawing formats. The data of each drawing format may include data indicating the corresponding design process (for example, data corresponding to "second createable user attribute" in FIG. 4, which will be described later). For example, in the example of the plant design work described above, the drawing formats of the piping and instrumentation diagram, the wiring system diagram, and the electrical work floor plan are associated with the plant design process, the electrical facility design process, and the electrical work design process, respectively. A drawing is created based on any drawing format. The data of each drawing format includes data indicating connection specifications between design objects that can be defined on a drawing based on the drawing format (for example, data corresponding to "connection specifications" in FIG. 4, which will be described later). may be included.

The storage unit 13 also stores a node database, a design object database, and a drawing database.

The node database will be described with reference to FIG. Data of a plurality of nodes that can be used throughout a series of design processes are pre-stored in the node database. Each row in the figure represents data of one node. Hereinafter, node data will be simply referred to as "node data". Each node data consists of "node ID", "node type", "first createable user attribute", "referenceable user attribute", "specification editable user attribute/specification", "symbol/terminal data", and " Includes 7 items of data in "Symbol Correspondence Drawing".

"Node ID" is identification data of the corresponding node. Each node stored in the node database is associated with a different node ID.

"Node type" is data indicating the type of the corresponding node. For example, FIG. 2 exemplifies six types of nodes: "pump", "motorized valve", "operation panel", "control panel", "room", and "comment". It is not limited to these examples.

"First createable user attribute" is data indicating a user attribute of a user who can create a new design object by using the corresponding node as a basis. In this embodiment, the "user attribute" indicates the design process, and the "value" of the user attribute is selected from a series of design processes (eg, plant design process, electrical equipment design process, and electrical construction design process). shows one design process. Hereinafter, using a node as the basis of a newly created design object is also simply referred to as "using a node." A node that can be used by the user of the design support device 10 is also called a "first node". For example, the value of the first createable user attribute for the pumps and motorized valves shown in FIG. 2 is "Plant Design Process".

As will be described later, among the plurality of nodes, each node whose value of the first createable user attribute is the same as the value of the user attribute of the user who uses the design support apparatus 10 (here, the design process that the user is in charge of) Nodes and each node for which the value of the first createable user attribute is "null" may be identified as nodes available to the user, ie, first nodes.

As will be described later, the user using the design support apparatus 10 can use the design object stored in the design object database when the node that is the basis of the design object is the first node. be. In this embodiment, "using the design object" means adding the design object stored in the design object database to the drawing.

“Referenceable user attribute” is data indicating the user attribute of a user who can refer to the design object based on the corresponding node. In the present embodiment, being able to refer to the design object means that the design object can be used, but the node on which the design object is based cannot be used. In this embodiment, the referable user attribute has a different value from the above-described first authorable user attribute. For example, the values of the referable user attributes of the pumps and motor-operated valves shown in FIG. different from

As will be described later, among the plurality of nodes, each node whose reference-enabled user attribute value is the same as the user attribute value of the user who uses the design support apparatus 10 (here, the design process that the user is in charge of) is , can be identified as the second node.

Further, as will be described later, the user using the design support apparatus 10 can use the design object stored in the design object database when the node on which the design object is based is the second node. be.

"Specification editable user attribute/specification" indicates a combination of a "specification editable user attribute" and a "specification" corresponding to the specification editable user attribute. The specification editable user attribute is data indicating the user attribute of a user who can edit the value of the specification corresponding to the design object based on the node. The specification defines the shape, structure, dimensions, accuracy, performance, etc., required for, for example, a node-based design object. For example, class properties in an object-oriented design method can correspond to node specifications according to the present embodiment. Multiple specifications may be associated with one specification editable user attribute. For example, in the motor-operated valve shown in FIG. 2, the value of the specification editable user attribute is "plant design process", and the specification editable user attribute includes three specifications of "diameter", "manufacturer", and "model". are mapped. Also, one node may be associated with a plurality of specification editable user attributes. For example, the pump shown in FIG. 2 is associated with two specification editable user attributes whose values are "plant design process" and "electrical equipment design process", respectively. Also, there may be nodes that are not associated with specification editable user attributes and specifications. For example, the specification editable user attribute/specification of the operation panel and control panel shown in FIG. 2 is "null".

As will be described later, the value of the specification editable user attribute of the node that is the basis of the design object added to the drawing is the same as the value of the user attribute of the user (here, the design process that the user is in charge of) , or if the value of the specification-editable user attribute of the node is "all attribute values", the user may set the value of the specification corresponding to the specification-editable user attribute to a part of the data of the design object. can be edited as

"Symbol/terminal data" is data indicating a symbol that defines the display mode on the drawing of the design object based on the corresponding node, and the input/output terminals defined on the symbol. The symbol/terminal data may include still images, may include pointers or hyperlinks to files such as ".dwg", ".pdf", or may include graphical data represented by text. The symbol/terminal data may also include graphic data including a portion that changes according to the value of the node specification (for example, graphic data including a portion in which the value of the water supply capacity of the pump is displayed). A plurality of symbol/terminal data may be associated with one node.

"Symbol Corresponding Drawing" is data that is provided corresponding to symbol/terminal data and indicates a drawing format in which the corresponding symbol/terminal data is adopted. A design object added to a drawing is shown in the symbol/terminal data corresponding to the drawing format on which the drawing is based, out of the one or more symbol/terminal data associated with the node on which the drawing is based. displayed on the relevant drawing in the display mode For example, the two symbol/terminal data "A01-1" and "A01-2" associated with the pump shown in FIG. corresponds to Therefore, for example, when the node that is the basis of the design object added to the drawing is a pump, and the drawing format that is the basis of the drawing is a piping and instrumentation diagram, the design object is "A01 -1" symbol/terminal data on the drawing, and if the drawing format on which the drawing is based is a wiring system diagram, the design object is "A01-2 ” is displayed on the drawing in the manner shown in the symbol/terminal data. When the symbol-corresponding drawing is "null", the design object is displayed on the drawing in the display mode indicated by the corresponding symbol/terminal data, regardless of the drawing format on which the drawing is based.

Next, the design object database will be described with reference to FIG. The design object database stores data of each design object designed by each user involved in a series of design processes. Each row in the figure represents data of one design object. Hereinafter, the data of the object to be designed will be simply referred to as "object data to be designed". Each design object data includes six items of data: "design object ID", "use node ID", "individual name", "individual specification", "connection data", and "included data".

"Design object ID" is identification data of the corresponding design object. Each design object stored in the design object database is associated with a different design object ID.

"Using node ID" is identification data of the node that is the basis of the corresponding design object. The used node ID corresponds to the node ID of the node database shown in FIG. By searching the node database using the value of the design object ID as a query, it is possible to identify the node that is the basis of the design object.

"Individual name" is data indicating a name individually defined for the corresponding design object. If the node that is the basis of the object to be designed is the first node for the user using the design support device 10, the user can edit the individual name of the object to be designed. On the other hand, if the node on which the design object is based is not the first node for the user, the user cannot edit the individual name of the design object.

"Individual specification" is data indicating values individually defined for specifications associated with the node that is the basis of the corresponding design object. A user using the design support apparatus 10 will find that the value of the specification editable user attribute corresponding to a certain specification in the data of the node that is the basis of the design object added to the drawing is the value of the user attribute of the user (here Then, if the design process is the same as the design process that the user is in charge of), the user can edit the value of the specification. On the other hand, if the value of the specification editable user attribute corresponding to a certain specification is different from the value of the user attribute of the user, the user cannot edit the value of the specification.

"Connection data" is data indicating connection relationships between design objects. In the example shown in FIG. 3, the connection data includes data of four items: "connection source", "connection destination", "connection specification", and "definition drawing".

A “connection source” is data indicating an input terminal of a corresponding design object. A plurality of input terminals may be provided for one design object. The “connection destination” is data indicating the design object ID and output terminal of another design object connected to the input terminal of the corresponding design object. "Connection specification" is data indicating the specification of the connection between the connection source and the connection destination. The connection specification is, for example, the specification of a connection member such as wiring or piping that connects two design objects. "Definition drawing" is identification data of a drawing in which connection between a connection source and a connection destination is defined. For example, in the example of the "supply pump" which is one of the design objects shown in FIG. It is connected to the. The connection specification is "CV2sq3c", and the connection is defined in the "wiring system diagram". In this embodiment, the terminal is a connection point on the symbol of the drawing, and specifically, it is a connection port of piping, a terminal block of wiring, or the like, but is not limited to these. The information defined by connection differs depending on the drawing.

"Inclusive data" is data indicating the inclusive relationship between the corresponding design object and other design objects. Specifically, inclusion data may include identification data of other design objects that the corresponding design object includes. For example, the "electric room", which is one of the design objects shown in FIG. 3, includes the "power control panel".

Next, the drawing database will be described with reference to FIG. The drawing database stores data of drawings created for designing a design object by each user involved in a series of design processes. Hereinafter, the drawing data will be simply referred to as "drawing data". Each drawing data consists of 7 items: "drawing to be used", "user attribute for second creation", "connection specification", "drawing ID", "individual drawing name", "design object ID", and "position data". data. Among these, the data of the three items of "drawing to be used", "user attribute for second creation", and "connection specification" correspond to the drawing format data described above.

The "drawing used" is data indicating the drawing format on which the corresponding drawing is based.

"Second Createable User Attribute" allows new drawings to be created by using the drawing format indicated in the drawing to be used as a basis, and allows editing and deletion of drawings created based on the drawing format. It is data that indicates the user attributes of a particular user. Hereinafter, using a drawing format as a basis for newly created drawings is also simply referred to as “using a drawing format”. In this embodiment, the use of the drawing format, as well as the authority to edit or delete drawings based on the drawing format, can be controlled by the second authoritative user attribute shown in FIG.

The "connection specification" is data indicating the specification of connection between design objects that can be defined on a drawing based on the drawing format indicated in the drawing to be used. For example, the connection specification corresponding to the piping/instrumentation diagram is a "piping specification" that indicates the specification of the piping that connects the design objects. The piping specifications are, for example, the material and diameter of the piping, but are not limited to these. Also, for example, the connection specification corresponding to the wiring system diagram is a "wiring specification" indicating the specification of the wiring for connecting the design objects. Wiring specifications include, for example, the type of wiring, the number of cores, the diameter, etc., but are not limited to these. The connection data between the design objects is stored in the design object database as part of the design object data as described above.

"Drawing ID" is identification data of the corresponding drawing. Each drawing stored in the drawing database is associated with a different drawing ID.

"Individual drawing name" is data indicating a name individually defined for the corresponding drawing. When the drawing format on which the drawing is based corresponds to the value of the user attribute of the user who uses the design support device 10 (here, the design process in charge of the user) (that is, the second creation If the user attribute value and the user attribute value of the user are the same), the user can edit the individual drawing name. On the other hand, if the drawing format on which the drawing is based is not associated with the value of the user attribute of the user (that is, if the value of the second createable user attribute in FIG. 4 is different from the value of the user attribute of the user) ), the user cannot edit the individual drawing name.

"Design object ID" is identification data of each design object added to the drawing. "Position data" is data indicating the position (eg, coordinates) of each design object on the drawing.

The controller 14 shown in FIG. 1 includes one or more processors, one or more programmable circuits, one or more dedicated circuits, or combinations thereof. The processor is, for example, a general-purpose processor such as a CPU (Central Processing Unit) or a GPU (Graphics Processing Unit), or a dedicated processor specialized for specific processing, but is not limited to these. The programmable circuit is, for example, an FPGA (Field-Programmable Gate Array), but is not limited to this. The dedicated circuit is, for example, an ASIC (Application Specific Integrated Circuit), but is not limited to this. The control unit 14 controls the overall operation of the design support device 10 .

(Operation flow of design support device)
The operation of the design support device 10 according to the present embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS. 5 and 6. FIG.

Step S100: The control unit 14 of the design support device 10 acquires information indicating user attributes of the user using the design support device 10 and drawing formats usable by the user according to the operation of the user.

Any method can be adopted to acquire the information indicating the user attributes of the user. For example, the control unit 14 may acquire information indicating attributes input by the user via the operation unit 12 . Alternatively, the control unit 14 stores information indicating the user attributes of all users who can use the design support apparatus 10 in advance in the storage unit 13, and controls the user's attributes according to the operation of the user using the design support apparatus 10. When the login process is completed, information indicating user attributes of the user may be acquired from the storage unit 13 .

In addition, any method can be adopted to acquire the drawing format that can be used by the user using the design support apparatus 10 . For example, the control unit 14 may acquire the drawing format selected by the user via the operation unit 12 from the storage unit 13 . Alternatively, the control unit 14 selects a drawing format corresponding to the acquired user attribute of the user from among the plurality of drawing formats stored in the storage unit 13 (specifically, the second createable user attribute shown in FIG. is the same as the value of the user attribute of the user).

For example, if the user attribute value of the user using the design support apparatus 10 is "electrical facility design process", the drawing format to be acquired may be "wiring system diagram".

Step S<b>101 : The control unit 14 identifies each first node and each second node among the plurality of nodes stored in the node database of the storage unit 13 .

Specifically, the control unit 14 controls, among the plurality of nodes, each node having the same value of the first creation-permitted user attribute as the value of the user attribute of the user acquired in step S100, and the first creation-permitted user attribute. Each node whose attribute value is "null" is identified as the first node. The control unit 14 identifies, among the plurality of nodes, each node having the same referenceable user attribute value as the user attribute value of the user as a second node.

For example, if the value of the user attribute of the user is "electrical equipment design process", among the plurality of nodes shown in FIG. Four nodes, board, control board, room, and comment, are each identified as the first node. Also, the two nodes of the pump and the motor-operated valve whose referable user attribute value is "electrical design process" are each identified as the second node.

Step S102: The control unit 14 retrieves a plurality of design objects stored in the design object database of the storage unit 13 (hereinafter, design objects stored in the design object database are also referred to as "existing design objects". ), each first design object and each second design object are specified.

Specifically, the control unit 14 identifies each existing design object whose base node is the first node among the plurality of existing design objects as the first design object. The first design object may be, for example, a design object created by the user using the design support apparatus 10 or a design object created by another user who is in charge of the same design process as the user. The control unit 14 identifies each existing design object whose base node is the second node among the plurality of existing design objects as the second design object. The second design object may be, for example, a design object created by another user who is in charge of a different design process than the user using the design support apparatus 10 .

For example, the value of the user attribute of the user using the design support device 10 is "electrical equipment design process", and the two existing design targets of the supply pump and the discharge valve designed in the upstream "plant design process" If the entity is stored in the design object database, the supply pump and discharge valve are each identified as the second design object since the underlying nodes (pump and motorized valve) are the second nodes.

Step S<b>103 : The control section 14 outputs a screen for performing design work on the display of the display section 11 .

For example, in the example shown in FIG. 6, the screen includes an editing area 41, a first area 42, and a second area 43. In the example shown in FIG.

The edit area 41 is an area for editably displaying a design object, and corresponds to a drawing based on the drawing format acquired in step S100. For example, when a user using the design support apparatus 10 creates a new drawing, the control unit 14 displays a blank drawing based on the drawing format acquired in step S100 in the editing area 41. Alternatively, when the user edits a drawing stored in the drawing database of the storage unit 13 (hereinafter also referred to as an “existing drawing”), the control unit 14 selects one of the existing drawings in step S100. 4. Identify each existing drawing that is based on the drawing format obtained in , or each existing drawing whose value of the second createable user attribute in FIG. 4 is the same as the value of the user attribute of the user. The control unit 14 editably displays an existing drawing selected by the user from among the identified one or more existing drawings in the editing area 41 . Note that the control unit 14 can also delete the data of the existing drawing selected by the user from among the identified one or more drawings. In this way, the control unit 14 determines whether or not the user is permitted to use the drawing format and edit and delete each existing drawing based on the user attribute of the user and the second creation-permitted user attribute of FIG. Control.

For example, if the user attribute value of the user using the design support device 10 is "electrical facility design process", a new drawing can be created using the drawing format of the wiring system diagram as a basis. Also, the user can edit and delete the drawing data of the "wiring system diagram for water treatment facility" whose second createable user attribute in FIG. 4 is "electrical facility design process", for example.

The first area 42 is for each first node specified in step S101 (that is, among the plurality of nodes stored in the node database of the storage unit 13), the value of the first createable user attribute is the user attribute of the user. Each node that is the same as the value) is displayed in a selectable manner. In the first area 42, each first node is displayed in a list format in which text indicating, for example, the corresponding "node type" is arranged. can't

For example, when the user attribute value of the user who uses the design support apparatus 10 is "electrical equipment design process", the first area 42 includes, among the plurality of nodes shown in FIG. Four first nodes of a panel, a control panel, a room, and a comment are displayed so as to be selectable.

The second area 43 is an area that selectably displays each existing design object that satisfies a predetermined condition among a plurality of existing design objects. The predetermined condition is that the value of the first createable user attribute or referable user attribute of the node that is the basis of the existing design object is the same as the value of the user's user attribute. Therefore, in the second area 43, each of the first design objects and each of the second design objects identified in step S102 (that is, among the plurality of existing design objects, the node that is the base is the first node). or each existing design object which is a second node) is displayed so as to be selectable. In the second area 43, each first design object and each second design object are displayed in a list format in which text indicating, for example, the corresponding "individual name" is arranged. The display mode of the design object and each second design object is not limited to this example.

For example, the user attribute value of the user using the design support device 10 is "electrical equipment design process", and the two existing design objects of the supply pump and the discharge valve designed in the upstream "plant design process" is stored in the design object database, two second design objects, the supply pump and the discharge valve, are selectably displayed in the second area 43 as shown in FIG. Further, for example, the control unit 14 can display each existing design object to be displayed in the second area 43 by color-coding according to whether it is unused or used in its own process.

Step S104: Every time a node is selected from the first area 42 in accordance with the user's operation on the operation unit 12, the control unit 14 creates a design object based on the selected node (hereinafter referred to as "new design object"). ) is added to the editing area 41 .

For example, when a user using the design support apparatus 10 drags and drops a desired node displayed in the first area 42 to the editing area 41, a new design object based on the node is added to the editing area 41. be done. In this embodiment, when a design object is added to the editing area 41, the control unit 14 inputs the identification data of the design object into the "design object ID" of the drawing data, and also inputs the "position data" of the drawing data. ”, enter the position (coordinates) of the design object on the drawing. The position of the design object on the drawing is changed, for example, by the user dragging and dropping the design object within the editing area 41 .

The control unit 14 also displays the design object added to the editing area 41 in a display mode corresponding to the drawing format acquired in step S100. Specifically, the control unit 14 refers to the "symbol/terminal data" and "symbol correspondence drawing" in the data of the node that is the basis of the design object added to the editing area 41, and obtains in step S100. Extract symbol/terminal data corresponding to the drawing format. The control unit 14 displays the design object in the display mode indicated by the extracted symbol/terminal data.

Step S105: Every time one existing design object is selected from the second area 43 according to the user's operation on the operation unit 12, the control unit 14 changes the selected existing design object to the editing area 41. Add to

For example, when a user using the design support apparatus 10 drags and drops a desired existing design object displayed in the second area 43 to the editing area 41, the existing design object is added to the editing area 41. be. As in step S104, when a design object is added to the editing area 41, the control unit 14 adds identification data and Enter the position (coordinates) on the drawing. The position of the design object on the drawing is changed, for example, by the user dragging and dropping the design object within the editing area 41 . Further, similarly to step S104, the control unit 14 displays the design object added to the editing area 41 in a display mode corresponding to the drawing format acquired in step S100.

Step S<b>106 : The control unit 14 edits the data of the desired design object added to the editing area 41 according to the user's operation on the operation unit 12 .

In this embodiment, when editing the data of the design object added to the editing area 41, the individual name, the individual specification, the connection data, and the inclusion data can be edited among the data of the design object.

First, editing of individual names will be described. The control unit 14 identifies the design object selected by the operation of the user using the design support apparatus 10 from one or more design objects added to the editing area 41 . If the node on which the design object is based is the first node, the control unit 14 accepts the user's operation to edit the individual name of the design object. In such a case, the user can edit the individual name of the design object, for example, by text input operation. On the other hand, if the node on which the design object is based is not the first node, the control unit 14 does not accept the user's operation to edit the individual name of the design object. In such a case, the user cannot edit the individual name of the design object. In this way, when another user using the design support apparatus 10 attempts to edit part of the design object data (in this case, individual name) created by a certain user, the control unit 14 Permission to edit the individual name by the other user is controlled according to the user attribute of the user.

Next, editing of individual specifications will be described. The control unit 14 identifies the design object selected by the operation of the user using the design support apparatus 10 from one or more design objects added to the editing area 41 . The control unit 14 refers to the data of the node that is the basis of the design target object, and among the one or more specifications associated with the node, the value of the specification editable user attribute is acquired in step S100. Also, an operation of the user to edit the specification value that is the same as the user attribute value of the user is accepted. In such a case, the user can define an individual specification by editing the value of the specification, for example, by text input operation. On the other hand, the control unit 14 does not accept the user's operation of editing a specification value in which the value of the specification editable user attribute is different from the value of the user attribute of the user. In such a case, the user cannot define individual specifications by editing the specification values of the design object. In this way, when another user using the design support apparatus 10 attempts to edit a part of the design object data (in this case, the individual specification) created by a certain user, the control unit 14 Permission or denial of editing of individual specifications by the other user is controlled according to the user attribute of the user.

Next, editing of connection data will be described. When two or more design objects have been added to the editing area 41, the control unit 14 allows the user to edit the connection data of the design object to be the connection source among the two or more design objects. accept the operation. Specifically, the control unit 14 designates the input terminal of the design object as the connection source, and designates the output terminal of another design object as the connection destination, among the two or more design objects. Accordingly, the values specified in the "connection source" and "connection destination" in the connection data of the design object that is the connection source are entered. In addition, the control unit 14 inputs the value specified in the "connection specification" in the connection data according to the operation of specifying the connection specification of the two design objects. The control unit 14 also inputs the identification data of the drawing displayed in the editing area 41 into the "definition drawing" in the connection data.

Next, editing of included data will be described. When two or more design objects have been added to the editing area 41, the control unit 14 allows the user to edit inclusion data of the design objects selected from the two or more design objects. accept. Specifically, in the editing area 41, the control unit 14, for example, in response to an operation of dragging and dropping one design object so as to overlap another design object, changes the "included data" of the other design object. , input the identification data of the one design object.

For example, each of the plant 410, the machine room 411, and the electrical room 412 in the editing area 41 of FIG. It is an object. The local operation panel 413 is a new design object based on the node of the "operation panel" selected from the first area 42 according to the user's operation. The power control panel 417 is a new object to be designed based on the "control panel" node selected from the first area 42 according to the user's operation. The correction request comment 416 is a new design object based on the "comment" node selected from the first area 42 according to the user's operation. On the other hand, the supply pump 414 and the discharge valve 415 are the existing second design objects “supply pump” and “discharge valve” selected from the second area 43 according to the user's operation.

Further, in FIG. 6, a dashed line L1 indicates the connection between the power control panel 417 and the local operation panel 413. As shown in FIG. Similarly, a dashed line L2 indicates the connection between the power control board 417 and the supply pump 414, and a dashed line L3 indicates the connection between the power control board 417 and the discharge valve 415. For example, in the design object database shown in FIG. 3, the input terminal 1 of the discharge valve is connected to the output terminal 1 of the supply pump. Here, the connection between the discharge valve and the supply pump is defined in the piping and instrumentation diagram as shown in the "definition drawing". On the other hand, since the drawing format on which the drawing displayed in the editing area 41 of FIG. 6 is based is a wiring system diagram, the connection between the discharge valve 415 and the supply pump 414 is not displayed.

As also shown in FIG. 6, the plant 410 includes a mechanical room 411 and an electrical room 412 . Machine room 411 contains local console 413 , feed pump 414 , discharge valve 415 , and correction request comment 416 . Electrical room 412 contains power control board 417 .

Step S107: The control unit 14 stores the edited design object data and drawing data in the design object database and the drawing database of the storage unit 13, respectively. Specifically, when the edited design object is a new design object, the control unit 14 newly adds the data of the design object to the design object database. Further, when the edited design object is an existing design object, the control unit 14 updates the data of the design object stored in the design object database to the contents after editing.

As described above, the design support apparatus 10 according to the present embodiment includes the storage unit 13 that stores data of a plurality of nodes each associated with the first createable user attribute, and a first area 42 that acquires information indicating the user attribute of and selectably displays each node having the same value of the first createable user attribute as the value of the user attribute of the user among a plurality of nodes; A screen including an editing area 41 is output to the display, a new design object based on a node selected from the first area 42 according to the user's operation is added to the editing area 41, and added to the editing area 41. Edit the data of the newly created design object according to the user's operation, store the edited data of the new design object in the storage unit 13, and according to the operation of the other user , and controls permission/prohibition of editing by the other user of the data of the design object stored in the storage unit 13 according to the user attribute of the other user.

According to this embodiment, for example, data of all nodes that can be used in the entire series of work processes are stored in the storage unit 13 in advance, and the user attributes of the user who uses the design support apparatus 10 (for example, the user's By displaying in the first area 42 only the nodes that can be used in the design process in charge, the occurrence of erroneous operations in each design process can be reduced. In addition, according to this embodiment, a common design method is adopted in which a design object is added based on a node and the data of the design object is edited, regardless of which design process the user is in charge of. be done. Therefore, it can be implemented as one design system adopting the design method, and there is no need to use an independent design support system for each design process, for example. Therefore, it becomes possible to support design work including a plurality of design processes at a lower cost.

Further, for example, since the display mode of the design object added to the editing area 41 changes according to the drawing (or the design process in charge of the user using the design support apparatus 10), the design object can be changed between different types of drawings. When copying an object, it is possible to ensure operability and visibility better than conventional drawings. In addition, work efficiency can be improved by, for example, setting hyperlinks to manuals and specifications for symbols. In addition, for example, since the definition of the design object is in one location in the design object database, inconsistency does not occur between drawings, so design reliability can be ensured.

Although the present disclosure has been described with reference to figures and examples, it should be noted that various variations and modifications may be made by those skilled in the art based on the present disclosure. Therefore, it should be noted that these variations and modifications are included within the scope of this disclosure. For example, functions included in each component or each step can be rearranged so as not to be logically inconsistent, and multiple components or steps can be combined into one or divided. is.

For example, in the above-described embodiment, it is also possible to distribute the configuration and operation of the design support apparatus 10 to a plurality of computers that can communicate with each other.

Moreover, in the embodiment described above, an example in which the user attribute is the design process has been described. However, user attributes are not limited to the design process. For example, the user attributes may include a department to which the user belongs (for example, electrical equipment design department, mechanical design department, etc.), job title, or the like.

In the above-described embodiment, the control unit 14 of the design support apparatus 10 edits at least part of the data of the existing design object added to the editing area 41, as described in step S106. may not accept the user's operation. Specifically, if the node that is the basis of the existing design object is not the first node, the control unit 14 does not accept the user's operation to edit the individual name of the design object. Further, the control unit 14 refers to the data of the node that is the basis of the existing design object, and among the one or more specifications associated with the node, the value of the specification editable user attribute is the user attribute. Do not accept the user's operation to edit the value of the specification that is different from the value of the user attribute of In such a case, it is also possible to notify other users who can edit at least part of the data of the existing design object of the information regarding the correction request of the data of the existing design object.

Any method can be adopted to realize the configuration. For example, if the control unit 14 does not accept a user operation to edit at least part of the data of the existing design object (for example, "individual name" or "individual specification"), Refer to the data of the node that has changed. The control unit 14 identifies, as another user who can edit the "individual name" of the existing design object, another user who has a user attribute equal in value to the first createable user attribute of the referenced node data. . Alternatively, the control unit 14 identifies another user who has a user attribute equal in value to the specification editable user attribute of the referenced node data as another user who can edit the "individual specification" of the existing design object. . Then, the control unit 14 sends information (for example, a message or the like indicating that the user requests correction of the data of the existing design object) regarding a request to modify the data of the existing design object. Notify other users that The notification of the information may be performed by outputting the information to the display after the other user has performed a login process using the design support apparatus 10, or may be performed via e-mail or a chat tool. may Note that the control unit 14 not only does not accept a user operation to edit at least a part of the data of an existing design object, but also notifies other users of information regarding a request to correct the data of the existing design object. You may Further, when the data of the existing design object is updated, the control unit 14 may detect the difference between the data before and after the update, and store it in the storage unit 13 as an update history of the data of the existing design object. . In such a case, the control unit 14 may display the update history of the data of the existing design object on the display of the display unit 11 in response to a request from any user.

Further, an embodiment is also possible in which, for example, a general-purpose computer functions as the design support apparatus 10 according to the above-described embodiment. Specifically, a program describing processing details for realizing each function of the design support apparatus 10 according to the above-described embodiment is stored in the memory of a general-purpose computer, and the program is read out and executed by a processor. Therefore, the present disclosure can also be implemented as a processor-executable program or a non-transitory computer-readable medium that stores the program.

10 Design support device 11 Display unit 12 Operation unit 13 Storage unit 14 Control unit 41 Editing area 410 Plant 411 Machine room 412 Electric room 413 Field operation panel 414 Supply pump 415 Discharge valve 416 Correction request comment 417 Power control panel 42 First area 43 Second area

Claims (12)

a storage unit that stores data of a plurality of nodes each associated with a first createable user attribute;
Acquire information indicating the user attributes of the user according to the user's operation,
outputting to a display a screen including a first area for selectably displaying each node having the same value of the user attribute of the user among the plurality of nodes and an editing area; ,
adding a design object based on a node selected from the first area according to the user's operation to the editing area;
editing the data of the design object added to the editing area according to the user's operation;
storing the edited data of the design object in the storage unit;
Acquiring information indicating a user attribute of the other user according to an operation of another user, and obtaining the other user's data of the design object stored in the storage unit according to the user attribute of the other user a control unit that controls permission/prohibition of editing by the user;
A design support device comprising: The design support device according to claim 1,
The storage unit further stores data of a plurality of existing design objects,
The screen further includes a second area that selectably displays each existing design object that satisfies a predetermined condition among the plurality of existing design objects,
The control unit
adding an existing design object selected from the second area according to the user's operation to the editing area;
Editing the data of the existing design object added to the editing area according to the operation of the user;
A design support device that updates data of the existing design object stored in the storage unit to content after editing. The design support device according to claim 2,
Each of the plurality of nodes is further associated with a referable user attribute having a different value from the first createable user attribute,
The design support apparatus, wherein the predetermined condition is a condition that the value of the first createable user attribute or the referable user attribute of the base node is the same as the value of the user attribute of the user. The design support device according to claim 2 or 3,
The design support apparatus, wherein the control unit notifies another user who can edit the data of the existing design object of information regarding a correction request for the data of the existing design object added to the editing area. The design support device according to any one of claims 1 to 4,
Each of the plurality of nodes is further associated with one or more specifications and a specification editable user attribute corresponding to each specification,
The design object data includes specification values associated with the nodes that are the basis of the design object,
When editing the data of the design object added to the editing area, the control unit selects one or more specifications associated with the node that is the basis of the design object, and selects a specification editable user attribute is the same as the value of the user attribute of the user, while the value of the specification whose value of the specification editable user attribute is different from the value of the user attribute of the user is accepted. A design support device that does not accept an operation of the user who edits. The design support device according to any one of claims 1 to 5,
The design support apparatus, wherein the value of the user's user attribute indicates a design process that the user is in charge of in a series of design processes from upstream to downstream. The design support device according to any one of claims 1 to 6,
The storage unit further stores data in a plurality of drawing formats,
The control unit
acquiring a drawing format that can be used by a user from among the plurality of drawing formats;
A design support device that determines a display mode of a design object added to the editing area according to the obtained drawing format. The design support device according to claim 7,
Each of the plurality of drawing formats is associated with a second createable user attribute indicating a user attribute capable of using the drawing format and editing and deleting drawings created based on the drawing format. ,
the storage unit further stores data of a plurality of existing drawings based on one of the plurality of drawing formats, respectively;
The control unit
obtaining, from among the plurality of drawing formats, a drawing format having a second createable user attribute value identical to the value of the user attribute of the user as a drawing format usable by the user;
A design support apparatus that controls permission/prohibition of editing and deletion of each of the plurality of existing drawings by the user, based on the user attribute of the user and the second createable user attribute. The design support device according to claim 7 or 8,
The design support device, wherein each of the plurality of drawing formats is associated with data indicating connection specifications between design objects that can be defined on a drawing based on the drawing format. The design support device according to any one of claims 1 to 9,
The design support apparatus, wherein the data of the object to be designed includes data indicating individual specifications of the object to be designed and connection data indicating a connection relationship between the object to be designed and another object to be designed. A control method for a design support device comprising: a storage unit for storing data of a plurality of nodes each associated with a first createable user attribute; and a control unit,
The control unit
Acquiring information indicating the user attributes of the user according to the user's operation;
outputting to a display a screen including a first area for selectively displaying each node having the same value of a first createable user attribute as the value of the user attribute of the user among the plurality of nodes, and an editing area; matter,
adding a design object based on a node selected from the first area according to the user's operation to the editing area;
editing the data of the design object added to the editing area according to the user's operation;
Storing the edited data of the design object in the storage unit; Acquiring information indicating the user attributes of the other user according to the operation of another user; and controlling permission/prohibition of editing by the other user of the data of the design object stored in the storage unit. A computer having a storage unit that stores data of a plurality of nodes each associated with a first createable user attribute,
Acquiring information indicating the user attributes of the user according to the user's operation;
outputting to a display a screen including a first area for selectively displaying each node having the same value of a first createable user attribute as the value of the user attribute of the user among the plurality of nodes, and an editing area; matter,
adding a design object based on a node selected from the first area according to the user's operation to the editing area;
editing the data of the design object added to the editing area according to the user's operation;
Storing the edited data of the design object in the storage unit; Acquiring information indicating the user attributes of the other user according to the operation of another user; a program for controlling permission/prohibition of editing by the other user of the data of the design object stored in the storage unit.

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