JP2882220B2 - Icon arrangement change device - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an icon arrangement changing apparatus, and more particularly to an icon arrangement changing apparatus applied to a three-dimensional coordinate measuring machine capable of performing various measurements.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In general, a three-dimensional coordinate measuring machine can perform various measurements based on a general-purpose measurement program. That is, by selecting a desired icon from an icon menu indicating the contents of measurement or the like by an icon (pictogram), the three-dimensional coordinate measuring machine executes the measurement menu indicated by the icon.

[0003] By the way, the number of icon menu displays that display icon menus in a line is small (for example, about 10) with respect to the total number of icon menus. Therefore, conventionally, the icon menu is first
.., The Nth column, and the icon menus in the first to Nth columns are sequentially displayed on the icon menu display unit. It should be noted that the icon menu is fixed in advance by the manufacturer so that the more frequently the icon menu is used, the closer to the front of the first column.

[0004]

However, the arrangement of the icon menu fixed by the maker is not always easy for the user to use. For example, the measurement menu frequently used by the user may have an icon in the first column. You may not be in the menu.

The present invention has been made in view of such circumstances, and an object of the present invention is to provide an icon arrangement changing apparatus which allows a user to create an easy-to-use icon menu.

[0006]

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention has a measuring program for executing various kinds of measurement, performs a measurement based on a specified measuring program, and obtains a measurement result and the like. , Which is applied to a three-dimensional coordinate measuring machine having a first display means for displaying on a screen, a plurality of icons divided into a first column, a second column,. An external recording medium for storing the information of the icon menu table to be displayed, reading means for reading the information of the icon menu table from the recording medium, and information of the icon menu information in the first to Nth columns of the information of the icon menu table. A column selecting means for selecting icon menu information of any one of the columns, a second display means for displaying the icon menu of the selected column in one row, A menu selection unit for selecting a measurement menu in the three-dimensional coordinate measuring machine based on a row of icon menus displayed on the second display unit; and a layout change commanding a layout change of an icon position in the icon menu table. Command means, designating means for designating a position in the icon menu table, and, when an arrangement change instruction is issued by the arrangement change instruction means, displaying the icon menu table on the first display means; When the icon position is designated by the designation means while looking at the icon, and an icon to be newly arranged at the icon position is designated, the information of the icon menu table is inserted to insert the newly arranged icon at the designated icon position. Rewriting control means, and the edited icon menu It is characterized in that information over tables and a writing means for recording on the recording medium.

[0007]

According to the present invention, the first column from the external recording medium,
The information of the icon menu table indicating a plurality of icons divided into the second column,..., The Nth column is read, and the icon menu table to be edited is displayed on the first display means. While looking at this display screen, the user examines which column and which icon should be moved in the icon menu table, etc., and interactively uses the icon menu to specify the position in the icon menu table by using the icon menu. Edit the table. Thus, the information in the icon menu table is rewritten, and the changed information in the icon menu table is written to the recording medium. Thereby, an easy-to-use icon menu table can be created by the user himself. For example, a measurement menu frequently used by the user can be put in the first row of icon menus, and only one row of the icon menu can be displayed at a time. It is possible to first display on the second display means, which cannot be performed. In addition, since the information of the edited icon menu table is recorded on an external recording medium, a plurality of operators using the coordinate measuring machine have their own recording medium, so that the personalized recording medium is suitable for the user. It can be operated with the original icon menu.

[0008]

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a preferred embodiment of a device for changing the arrangement of icons according to the present invention. FIG. 1 is a system configuration diagram showing an icon arrangement changing device according to the present invention. In FIG. 1, reference numeral 10 denotes a data processing device;
Is a CRT display, 14 is a system controller,
16 is a three-dimensional coordinate measuring machine, and 20 is a remote operation box.

The data processing device 10 includes a microprocessor, a numerical processor, an internal storage device, an input / output device for an external storage medium such as a disk and a floppy disk, etc., a CRT display 12, and a printer (not shown).
And other peripheral devices. Further, the internal storage device stores a general-purpose measurement program including a geometric deviation drawing program, a CNC measurement program, an icon arrangement change program according to the present invention, and the like. The disc and the floppy store information and the like of a plurality of icon menu tables, each of which is divided into a first column, a second column,... Further, the CRT display 12 displays a measurement result and the like.

As shown in FIG. 2, the remote operation box 20 includes operation keys 28 including a display 22, a joystick 24 for X and Y axes, a joystick 26 for Z axes, and about ten icon select keys 28A of A to J. Have. The display 22 has X, X, and X icons in addition to an icon display section 22A that displays ten icons in a line.
The Y and Z counters, measurement information, and messages required for operation are displayed.

The general-purpose measurement program in the data processing apparatus 10 is a program for dimension measurement such as calculation of dimensions, angles, and positions of various parts of a measurement work, and executes a measurement operation and the like in accordance with an instruction from the remote operation box 20. That is, a desired measurement menu is changed from the icon menu displayed on the icon display section 22A of the display 22 of the remote operation box 20 to the icon select key 28.
Selection by A initiates the measurement. Thereafter, information necessary for measurement such as operation keys and input points and measurement results can be confirmed on the display 22 in an interactive manner. Further, the three-dimensional coordinate measuring machine 16 moves the probe to the measurement position via the XYZ axis system controller 14 in accordance with the measurement menu and the operation of the joystick 24 for XY axes and the joystick 26 for Z axis.

The icon display section 22A displays one row (about 10) of icons in the icon menu table based on information of the icon menu table stored in the disk or the floppy disk. Arbitrary columns can be sequentially displayed on the icon display section 22A in accordance with the operation of an operation key for selecting a column (not shown). The icon menu includes a multi-column basic menu (including icons for selecting child menus),
There are a plurality of child menus that can be selected in the basic menu.

Next, a case where the position of an icon in the icon menu table is changed will be described. The change of the icon arrangement is performed by the data processing device 10 having the icon arrangement change program. FIG. 3 is a flowchart showing the flow of the icon arrangement change function and operation. In the figure, first, the keyboard or the like of the data processing device 10 is operated to start the icon arrangement change program. The data processing device 10
The information of the icon menu is read from a disk or a floppy storing the icon menu to be edited, and the icon menu is displayed on the CRT display 12 (steps 100 and 102).

The operator designates the position of the icon to be changed on the CRT display by operating the keyboard while viewing the icon menu displayed on the CRT display 12 (step 104). Subsequently, a newly designated icon is selected by operating the keyboard in the same manner as described above (step 106). As a result, the data processing device 10 changes the icon and rewrites the icon menu table (step 108). still,
The CRT display 12 displays the rewritten icon menu.

Next, it is determined whether or not the icon layout change is to be terminated (for example, whether or not the end key has been operated) (step 110).
Steps 04 to 108 are repeated. As a result, an original icon menu desired by the operator is created. When the change of the icon arrangement is completed, the information of the edited icon menu table is written to a disk or a floppy.

FIG. 4 shows an initial state of the icon menu table before changing the arrangement of the icons, and FIG. 5 shows the icon menu table after changing the arrangement of the icons.
As is clear from the comparison of these drawings, the icons indicated by hatching in FIG. 5 are icons whose arrangement has been changed from the initial state. 4 and 5, for simplicity, the number of icons in one column is four, and the number of columns is A.
5 to 5E. The icon menu table thus edited is displayed on the display 22 of the remote operation box 20 on the display A, B,
It can be displayed cyclically in the order of C, D, E,
When an icon is selected in the remote operation box 20, measurement according to the icon becomes possible. As described above, the icon menu of each process displayed on the display 22 of the remote operation box 20 can be interactively edited.

[0017]

As described above, according to the apparatus for changing the arrangement of icons according to the present invention, it is possible to easily create an easy-to-use icon menu for the user. Further, even when several measurers use the same three-dimensional coordinate measuring machine, they can operate with their own original icon menu by loading and saving the icon menu. Furthermore, if the three-dimensional coordinate measuring machine of the same system is used, even if a measuring machine installed in another place can be operated by using the same original icon menu as usual by loading the icon menu.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a system configuration diagram showing an apparatus for changing the arrangement of icons according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a plan view showing details of a remote operation box in FIG. 1;

FIG. 3 is a flowchart showing a flow of an icon arrangement change function and an operation in the data processing apparatus of FIG. 1;

FIG. 4 is a diagram illustrating an initial state of an icon menu table before changing the arrangement of icons.

FIG. 5 is a diagram showing an icon menu table after changing the arrangement of icons.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 ... Data processing apparatus 12 ... CRT display 14 ... System controller 16 ... 3D coordinate measuring machine 20 ... Remote operation box 22 ... Display 22A ... Icon display part 28A ... Icon select key

Claims (1)

(57) [Claims] 1. A three-dimensional coordinate system having a measurement program for executing various types of measurements, performing measurements based on a designated measurement program, and having first display means for displaying measurement results and the like on a screen. An icon arrangement changing device applied to the measuring device, comprising: an external recording medium for storing information of an icon menu table indicating a plurality of icons divided into a first column, a second column,... Reading means for reading information of an icon menu table from the recording medium; and column selection for selecting any one of the first to Nth icon menu information items of the icon menu table information. Means, a second display means for displaying the icon menu of the selected column in one line, and a one-line icon menu displayed on the second display means. A menu selection unit for selecting a measurement menu in the three-dimensional coordinate measuring machine based on a menu; an arrangement change instruction unit for instructing an arrangement change of an icon position in the icon menu table; and specifying a position in the icon menu table. When there is an instruction to change the arrangement by the arrangement change commanding means, the icon menu table is displayed on the first display means, and the icon position is designated by the designation means while looking at the display screen. When an icon to be newly arranged at the icon position is designated, control means for rewriting information of the icon menu table to insert an icon to be newly arranged at the designated icon position, and A book for recording information on the recording medium The adjustment apparatus of icons comprising: the means.