JP5533094B2 - Parts catalog creation device, parts catalog creation method, and parts catalog creation program - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a parts catalog creating apparatus, a parts catalog creating method, and a parts catalog creating program for creating an image for selecting the part in a 3D model image composed of a plurality of parts.

  In recent years, the use of three-dimensional model images created using CAD (Computer Aided Design) or CG (Computer Graphics) has been rapidly expanding due to improvements in computer performance and advancement in graphic processing technology. Even in the manufacturing industry that manufactures industrial products, 3D model images of their products are created and used in various situations. The three-dimensional model image is referred to, for example, when creating a parts catalog of an in-house product or repairing a product.

  Usually, many industrial products such as mechanical products and electrical products are composed of a plurality of parts. For this reason, when a three-dimensional model image of a product is used, there are frequently occasions where it is necessary to identify parts constituting the product on the image. Therefore, conventionally, a process for specifying a position or region in a three-dimensional space on a device that displays a three-dimensional model image of a product and extracting a specific part from the geometric relationship between the parts has been performed. .

  For example, Patent Document 1 discloses a method for extracting a part of a product model located in a designated closed space by designating a three-dimensional closed space in a CAD system that reads information on a three-dimensional product model. Have been described. Patent Document 2 describes a method for extracting a part that meets a predetermined geometric search criterion from a three-dimensional model.

  However, in the techniques described in Patent Documents 1 and 2, the object for extracting the parts is limited to a three-dimensional shape, and the parts are not extracted on a general two-dimensional image. In addition, since the geometric relationship between parts is calculated each time an operation for extracting parts is performed, a product with a large number of parts cannot be put into practical use with a computer with low processing performance. It was.

  On the other hand, in Patent Document 3, after confirming the shape of a part from a list of single images of a part group assembled in a specified region on a two-dimensional image displaying a three-dimensional model assembly drawing, A method of selecting a part and making it a highlight image is described.

  However, in the invention described in Patent Document 3, when the assembly drawing is covered with a large part such as a cover or a casing, the part assembled inside is not visible when the first region is selected, and is one of the single images of the part. The highlight image is displayed for the first time when is selected, and the position of the part can be confirmed. For this reason, when specifying a region in a two-dimensional image displaying an assembly drawing, the region specification operation must be performed while estimating the position of the target part, and if the estimation fails, trial and error must be performed. The operation was complicated.

  On the other hand, a method of hiding large parts such as covers and housings and displaying only internal parts is conceivable, but if you do so, you can see where those parts are in the entire assembly drawing. As a result, trial and error while guessing are made, and the operation of specifying the area becomes complicated.

  The present invention has been made in order to solve this problem in view of the above circumstances, while grasping the overall shape of a model on a two-dimensional image displaying an assembly drawing of a three-dimensional model composed of a plurality of parts. It is an object of the present invention to provide a parts catalog creation device, a parts catalog creation method, and a parts catalog creation program capable of easily selecting a part assembled inside.

  The present invention employs the following configuration in order to achieve the above object.

The present invention relates to a parts catalog creating apparatus for creating an image of the par Tsu in the three-dimensional model image composed of a plurality of parts, and the line-of-sight direction parameter acquisition means for acquiring a parameter indicating the line-of-sight direction in the three-dimensional space , an area calculation means for calculating the area of said plurality of said part in the viewing direction and the Cartesian two-dimensional image by projecting the three-dimensional model image field plane, in order from the larger the part of the area, the upper Parts sorting means for sorting the parts for a predetermined ratio .

The present invention is a parts catalog creation method by a parts catalog creation device for creating an image for selecting the part in a 3D model image composed of a plurality of parts, and acquires a parameter indicating a line-of-sight direction in a 3D space and eye direction parameter acquisition procedure for the calculating the area of the plurality of the parts in the viewing direction and the two-dimensional image obtained by projecting the three-dimensional model image in Cartesian to the field plane, the identification information of the plurality of the parts Based on the area calculation procedure for storing in the storage device an area correspondence table in which the part identification information and the areas of the plurality of parts are associated with each other, and the area correspondence table stored in the storage device. in descending order the part, chromatic and part selection procedure for selecting the part for a given percentage of the upper, the That.

The present invention relates to a part catalog creation program executed in a part catalog creation device for creating an image for selecting the part in a three-dimensional model image composed of a plurality of parts. calculates the gaze direction parameter acquisition step of acquiring a parameter indicating the viewing direction, the area of the plurality of the parts in the viewing direction and the Cartesian two-dimensional image by projecting the three-dimensional model image in the field plane on An area calculation step and a parts selection step of selecting the parts for a predetermined ratio in order from the parts with the largest areas are executed.

  According to the present invention, on a two-dimensional image displaying an assembly drawing of a three-dimensional model composed of a plurality of parts, it is possible to easily select a part assembled inside while grasping the overall shape of the model. it can.

It is a figure explaining an example of the hardware constitutions of the parts catalog creation apparatus. It is a figure explaining schematic structure of a parts catalog creation device. It is a figure explaining the functional structure of a catalog preparation part. It is a figure which shows an example of an assembly | attachment image. It is a figure which shows the example of a single image. It is a figure explaining the creation process of the catalog data by a catalog preparation part. It is a figure for demonstrating single-piece | unit shape information and assembly | attachment shape information. It is a figure which shows an example of basic information. It is a figure which shows an example of a gaze direction table and a zoom parameter. It is a figure explaining a gaze direction. It is a figure explaining a gaze direction coordinate system. It is a figure which shows the example of the coordinate value for every part. It is a figure which shows the example of single image corresponding | compatible information. It is a figure explaining boundary information. It is a figure which shows an example of a highlight assembly | attachment image. It is a figure which shows the example of parts management information. It is a figure explaining the functional structure of a semi-transparent object selection process part. It is a flowchart explaining the process of a semi-transparent object selection process part. It is a figure which shows the example in which each point projected on the uv plane used as a visual field plane was divided into Delaunay triangles. It is a figure which shows an example of the area corresponding | compatible table with which part ID and the area of parts were matched. It is a figure which shows an example of the vertex correspondence table which matched triangle ID and the position vector of a vertex. It is a figure which shows an example of the area corresponding | compatible table for every gaze direction. It is a figure which shows an example of a translucent object part ID list. It is a figure for comparing the assembly image created with the parts catalog creation apparatus of this embodiment, and the conventional assembly image. It is a figure explaining the parts catalog creation system of 2nd embodiment.

  In the present invention, when displaying a three-dimensional model image on a two-dimensional image, in a plurality of parts constituting the three-dimensional model image, by displaying a part having a large area as a semi-transparent image, the entire shape of the model This makes it easy to select the parts that are assembled inside.

(First embodiment)
A first embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a diagram illustrating an example of a hardware configuration of a parts catalog creation device.

  The parts catalog in the present embodiment means data created for browsing information such as images and attributes of a plurality of parts constituting a 3D model image for each part.

  In the parts catalog creation device 100 of this embodiment, an input device 11, an output device 12, a drive device 13, an auxiliary storage device 14, a memory device 15, an arithmetic processing device 16, and an interface device 17 are connected via a bus B.

  The input device 11 includes a keyboard and a mouse, and is used for inputting various signals. The output device 12 includes a display device and is used to display various windows, data, and the like. The drive device 13 drives a program or the like recorded on the recording medium 18. The auxiliary storage device 14 stores the installed parts catalog creation program and stores necessary files, data, and the like.

  The memory device 15 reads and stores a parts catalog creation program from the auxiliary storage device 14 when the parts catalog creation device 100 is activated. The arithmetic processing device 16 controls the overall processing of the parts catalog creation device 100. The arithmetic processing unit 16 implements various processes as described later according to the parts catalog creation program of the present invention stored in the memory device 15. The interface device 17 includes a modem, a LAN card, and the like, and is used to connect the parts catalog creation device 100 to a network.

  The parts catalog creation program of the present invention is at least a part of various programs for controlling the parts catalog creation apparatus 100. The parts catalog creation program is provided by, for example, distribution of the recording medium 18 or downloading from a network. The recording medium 18 on which the parts catalog creation program is recorded is a recording medium that records information optically, electrically, or magnetically, such as a CD-ROM, flexible disk, or magneto-optical disk, ROM (Read Only Memory), flash memory Various types of recording media such as a semiconductor memory that electrically records information can be used.

  When the recording medium 18 on which the parts catalog creation program is recorded is set in the drive device 13, the parts catalog creation program is installed in the auxiliary storage device 14 from the recording medium 18 via the drive device 13. The parts catalog creation program downloaded from the network is installed in the auxiliary storage device 14 via the interface device 17.

  Next, the outline | summary of the parts catalog creation apparatus 100 of this embodiment is demonstrated. FIG. 2 is a diagram illustrating a schematic configuration of the parts catalog creation apparatus.

  The function of the parts catalog creating apparatus 100 of this embodiment can be roughly divided into two. The first function is a function for creating a single image or an assembly image of a plurality of parts constituting a 3D model image and storing these images in a database as catalog data used for a product catalog or the like. . The second function is a function for browsing an image of a desired part or an assembly image from catalog data stored in the database. In the parts catalog creation device 100, creation and accumulation of catalog data and browsing of catalog data are executed as independent processes.

  The parts catalog creation apparatus 100 of the present embodiment includes a catalog creation unit 200, an image compensation unit 300, a position information compensation unit 400, and a catalog viewing unit 500. In addition, the parts catalog creation device 100 of this embodiment includes a 3D data storage unit 110, a parts list storage unit 120, an image data storage unit 130, and a catalog data storage unit 140.

  In the parts catalog creating apparatus 100 of this embodiment, the catalog creating unit 200 is based on the data stored in the 3D data storage unit 110 and the parts list storage unit 120, the output of the image compensation unit 300, and the output of the position information compensation unit 400. Catalog data is created and stored in the catalog data storage unit 140. The catalog data stored in the catalog data storage unit 140 is browsed by the catalog browsing unit 500.

  Since the catalog data creation apparatus 100 of this embodiment is characterized by the creation of catalog data, details of creation of catalog data will be described below.

  The 3D data storage unit 110 is a database that holds three-dimensional image data (hereinafter referred to as 3D_CAD data) used for creating a catalog. The 3D_CAD data holds shape information of individual parts constituting the product, and is stored in a state where these parts are assembled.

  The parts list storage unit 120 is a database that describes a list of parts (replaceable parts) to be included in the catalog. In the parts list, part names, part ordering numbers, and the like are held in a unit unit of the product.

  The image data storage unit 130 is a database that holds images that are recorded in the parts list but are not present as 3D_CAD data in advance, such as images that have been captured with a digital still camera or images that have been created using illustrations. is there. The image data held in the image data storage unit 130 is two-dimensional image data.

  The catalog data storage unit 140 stores catalog data created by the catalog creation unit 200. The catalog data is parts management information including an image displaying a single part, an assembled image in which the parts are assembled, and basic information indicating the attributes of each image. Details of the catalog data will be described later.

  The 3D data storage unit 110, the parts list storage unit 120, the image data storage unit 130, and the catalog data storage unit 140 of this embodiment may be provided in the auxiliary storage device 14, for example.

  The auxiliary storage device 14 of this embodiment stores a line-of-sight direction table 150 and a zoom parameter 160. The line-of-sight direction table 150 and the zoom parameter 160 are values set in the parts catalog creation apparatus 100 in advance. Details of the line-of-sight direction table 150 and the zoom parameter 160 will be described later.

  In the parts catalog creating apparatus 100 of the present embodiment, the catalog creating unit 200 stores 3D_CAD data in the 3D data storage unit 110 among the parts registered in the parts list stored in the parts list storage unit 120. A part catalog is created by referring to the 3D data storage unit 110.

  In addition, the catalog creation unit 200 compensates parts stored in the parts list stored in the parts list storage unit 120 for which the 3D_CAD data is not stored in the 3D data storage unit 110 by the image compensation unit 300. Catalog data is created using the processed image data. The catalog creation unit 200 uses the position information input from the position information compensation unit 400 as the position information used when displaying the parts for the image data supplemented by the image compensation unit 300.

  The image filling unit 300 designates an image (file) in image data corresponding to a part that is described in the parts list but does not have 3D_CAD data, and gives the designated image to the catalog creation unit 200.

  The position information compensation unit 400 uses, as position information, information for designating the position of the part assembly state input via the input device 11 for parts that are described in the parts list but do not have 3D data. 200.

  The catalog browsing unit 500 displays the contents of catalog data stored in the catalog data storage unit 140 on the output device 12. The catalog browsing unit 500 according to the present embodiment can search for a part by specifying an area on the part assembly image in addition to the search in the catalog data storage unit 140 by the part name.

  The functional configuration of the catalog creation unit 200 of this embodiment will be described below with reference to FIG. FIG. 3 is a diagram illustrating a functional configuration of the catalog creation unit.

  The catalog creation unit 200 of this embodiment includes a model data management unit 210, a semi-transparent target selection processing unit 220, an assembly image creation processing unit 230, a single image creation processing unit 240, a boundary information calculation processing unit 250, and highlight assembly. An image creation processing unit 260 is included. The processing of each unit described later is executed by the arithmetic processing device 16 reading out a parts catalog creation program stored in the auxiliary storage device 14 and developing it in the memory device 15.

  The model data management unit 210 according to the present embodiment acquires 3D_CAD data of an assembled image and 3D_CAD data of a single image from 3D_CAD data stored in the 3D data storage unit 110. Then, the model data management unit 210 generates assembly shape information indicating the shape of the assembly image and passes it to the translucent target selection processing unit 220 and the assembly image creation processing unit 230. The model data management unit 210 also generates single unit shape information indicating the shape of the single image and passes it to the single image creation processing unit 240. At this time, the model data management unit 210 also passes the part management information including basic information indicating the attributes of the parts to the single image creation processing unit 230. Further, the model data management unit 210 passes the assembled shape information and the single unit shape information to the highlight assembled image creation processing unit 260.

  The translucent target selection processing unit 220 selects parts to be translucently displayed based on the assembly shape information and the line-of-sight direction set by the input device 11. Details of the processing of the translucent target selection processing unit 220 will be described later.

  The assembly image creation processing unit 230 acquires the line-of-sight direction and the zoom parameter, and acquires assembly shape information from the model data management unit 210. The assembly image creation processing unit 230 creates an assembly image and stores it in the catalog data storage unit 140. The assembly image creation processing unit 230 of the present embodiment creates an assembly image so that the parts selected by the semi-transparent target selection processing unit 220 are displayed as a semi-transparent image. The assembly image creation processing unit 230 calculates assembly region information and passes it to the boundary information calculation processing unit 250. The assembling area information is information indicating the area of the assembling image.

  The single image creation processing unit 240 acquires the line-of-sight direction and the zoom parameter, and acquires single shape information from the model data management unit 210. The single image creation processing unit 240 creates a single image and stores it in the catalog data storage unit 140. The single image creation processing unit 240 calculates single region information and passes it to the boundary information calculation processing unit 250. The single area information is information indicating a single image area. The single image creation processing unit 240 creates single image correspondence information indicating file information of the created single image. The single image correspondence information is added to the part management information by the single image creation processing unit 240.

The boundary information calculation processing unit 250 calculates boundary information for each part based on the assembly area information and the single area information. The boundary information is information indicating the position of the single area information in the assembling area information. The boundary information is added to the part management information by the boundary information calculation processing unit 250. The highlight assembly image creation processing unit 260 has a line-of-sight direction, a zoom parameter, single unit shape information, assembly shape information, and boundary information. And get. Then, the highlight assembly image creation processing unit 260 creates a highlight assembly image in which a specific part is highlighted and stores it in the catalog data storage unit 140. The highlight assembly image creation processing unit 260 creates highlight assembly image correspondence information indicating file information of the created highlight assembly image. The highlight assembly image correspondence information is added to the parts management information by the highlight assembly image creation processing unit 260.

  In the parts catalog creating apparatus 100 of the present embodiment, with the above configuration, a single image of a part, an assembly image that is an entire image in which the part is assembled, an assembly image in which a specific part is highlighted, and a specific part Are attached as semi-transparent images and are created as catalog data and stored in the catalog data storage unit 140. In the parts catalog creating apparatus 100 of this embodiment, parts management information including basic information, single image correspondence information, highlight-attached image correspondence information, and boundary information is stored in the catalog data storage unit 140.

  Here, the processing of the parts catalog creating apparatus 100 when using the assembly image shown in FIG. 4 and the single image shown in FIG. 5 will be described with reference to FIG.

  FIG. 4 is a diagram illustrating an example of an assembly image. 4 is an image in which a single nut image 41 and a single bolt image 42 are assembled. FIG. 5 is a diagram illustrating an example of a single image. FIG. 5A illustrates a single image 41 of the nut, and FIG. 5B illustrates a single image 42 of the bolt.

  FIG. 6 is a diagram for explaining catalog data creation processing by the catalog creation unit.

  The model data management unit 210 acquires 3D_CAD data of the assembly image 40 from the 3D data image storage unit 110 as assembly shape information 43 indicating the shape of the assembly image 40. In addition, the model data management unit 210 acquires 3D_CAD data of the single image 41 as single shape information 1 indicating the shape of the single image 41 and 3D_CAD data of the single image 42 as single shape information 2 indicating the shape of the single image 42.

  Below, with reference to FIG. 7, the single-piece | unit shape information 1 and 2 and the assembly | attachment shape information 43 are demonstrated. FIG. 7 is a diagram for explaining the unit shape information and the assembled shape information.

  In the 3D data storage unit 110 of the parts catalog creating apparatus 100 of the present embodiment, a single image file 111 indicating the single images 41 and 42 and a combined image file 112 indicating the combined image 40 are stored.

  As shown in FIG. 7, the single image file 111 includes information such as the file name, part number, part name, and color of the unit images 41 and 42. The assembly image file 112 includes the part IDs, file names, and affine transformation matrices of the single images 41 and 42 in the assembly image 40. The affine transformation matrix is a matrix obtained by affine transformation of the polygon representing the assembled image 40.

  The model data management unit 210 according to the present embodiment reads the assembly image file 112 from the 3D data image storage unit 110 to indicate the assembly shape information 43 and the attributes of the single images 41 and 42 that form the assembly image 40. Get information. The model data management unit 210 reads the single image file 111 from the 3D data image storage unit 110 to acquire information indicating the single shape information 1 and 2 and the attributes of the single images 41 and 42.

  Further, the model data management unit 210 uses the information indicating the attribute of the single image 41 and the information indicating the attribute of the single image 42 as the basic information 50. This basic information 50 is a part of the parts management information 60.

  FIG. 8 is a diagram illustrating an example of basic information. The basic information 50 of this embodiment is associated with a part ID for identifying a part, a part name that is a part name, a part number of the part, and the like. In the example of FIG. 8, the basic information 51 in which the part ID 411 of the unit image 41 is associated with the part name and the part number is the basic information file of the single image 41. Similarly, for the single image 42, the basic information 52 in which the part ID 421 of the single image 42 is associated with the part name and the part number is the basic information file of the unit image 42.

  The semi-transparent target selection processing unit 220 selects a single image to be displayed semi-transparently in the assembly image 40 by a process described later, and creates a semi-transparent target part ID list 70.

  The assembly image creation processing unit 230 acquires the line-of-sight direction and zoom parameter selected by the input device 11 from the line-of-sight direction table 150 and the zoom parameter 160. Further, the attached image creation processing unit 230 acquires the attached shape information 43 from the model data management unit 210.

  Here, the line-of-sight direction table 150 and the zoom parameter 160 will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 9 is a diagram illustrating an example of a line-of-sight direction table and zoom parameters. FIG. 9A illustrates an example of a line-of-sight direction table, and FIG. 9B illustrates an example of zoom parameters.

  The parts catalog creating apparatus 100 according to the present embodiment creates a two-dimensional image when the assembled shape information 43 of the assembled image 40 is viewed from a plurality of preset viewing directions. In this embodiment, as shown in FIG. 9A, in the gaze direction table 150, three angles of gaze direction (1) = 45 °, (2) = 135 °, and (3) = 275 ° are gaze directions. Is set as Therefore, when creating an image such as the assembly image 40, for example, the parts catalog creating apparatus 100 according to the present embodiment creates three patterns of images when viewed from the three viewing directions.

  The zoom parameter indicates a magnification for enlarging the image. In the present embodiment, as shown in FIG. 9B, in the zoom parameter 160, three patterns of zoom parameters i = 2 times, ii = 4 times, and iii = 8 times are set. Therefore, the parts catalog creating apparatus 100 according to the present embodiment creates three patterns of images corresponding to the three zoom parameters.

  That is, in the parts catalog creation device 100 of this embodiment, for example, when creating an image of the assembly image 40, three patterns of images viewed from three viewing directions are created. Further, three pattern images are created by enlarging the three pattern images by 2 times, 4 times, and 8 times, respectively. That is, nine patterns of images are created for one assembled image 40. In this embodiment, the line-of-sight direction is three directions, but is not limited to this. The number of line-of-sight directions may be arbitrary. Similarly, the zoom parameters are not limited to the three patterns described above, and may be arbitrary patterns.

  In the parts catalog creating apparatus 100 of this embodiment, the line-of-sight direction is given by polar coordinates α and β in a three-dimensional space. FIG. 10 is a diagram for explaining the line-of-sight direction, FIG. 10A is a diagram for explaining the coordinate system and the line-of-sight direction of the three-dimensional model, and FIG. 10B is an example of polar coordinates indicating the line-of-sight direction. FIG. Polar coordinates (α, β) in the viewing direction (1) shown in FIG. 10B are coordinates corresponding to the angle (45 °) in the viewing direction (1) shown in FIG. 9A.

  In the parts catalog creation device 100 of the present embodiment, when any one of the viewing directions (1) to (3) is selected from the viewing direction table 150, polar coordinates (α, β) corresponding to the selected viewing direction are displayed. The processing of each processing unit is executed using this.

  Next, processing of the assembly image creation processing unit 230 will be described.

  The assembly image creation processing unit 230 acquires the assembly shape information 43 of the assembly image 40 from the model data management unit 210, and creates the assembly image 40 by performing planar projection in the selected line-of-sight direction. The planar projection of the assembly shape information 43 that is 3D_CAD data will be described below.

  In the present embodiment, the coordinate value of each point on the three-dimensional space expressing the shape of each part constituting the assembly image 40 is converted to the coordinate value in the visual line direction coordinate system defined below.

  The line-of-sight direction coordinate system is a uvw orthogonal coordinate system including a u-axis, a v-axis, and a w-axis. The gaze direction coordinate system uses the polar coordinates α and β (see FIG. 10) given as the gaze direction, and rotates the original coordinate system of the three-dimensional model by α around the z axis and then β around the y axis. In this case, the x-axis, y-axis, and z-axis correspond to the u-axis, v-axis, and w-axis, respectively. FIG. 11 is a diagram for explaining the gaze direction coordinate system.

  In the gaze direction coordinate system, the w axis overlaps with the gaze direction, and the uv plane is the field plane. The original coordinate system of the three-dimensional model is an xyz orthogonal coordinate system.

In the coordinate system of the original three-dimensional model, the unit vectors (x _u , y _u , z _u ), (x _v , y _v , z _v ), (x _w , y) in the u-axis, v-axis, and w-axis directions are used. _{w 1} , z _w ) can be expressed as the following formula (1).

座標値の変換は、以下の式（２）により行う。

The conversion of the coordinate value is performed by the following equation (2).

このようにして得られた変換後の座標値は、各パーツ毎に図１２に示す一覧として保持される。図１２は、パーツ毎の座標値の例を示す図である。このパーツ毎の座標値は、例えばパーツカタログ作成装置１００の補助記憶装置１４に格納されても良い。

The converted coordinate values obtained in this way are held as a list shown in FIG. 12 for each part. FIG. 12 is a diagram illustrating an example of coordinate values for each part. The coordinate value for each part may be stored, for example, in the auxiliary storage device 14 of the parts catalog creating apparatus 100.

  When the assembly shape information 43 is converted into the line-of-sight direction coordinate system, the assembly image creation processing unit 230 performs rendering on the basis of the point group existing in the uv plane that is the visual field plane, and performs two-dimensional assembly. An image 40 (see FIG. 4) is created. The assembled image processing unit 230 stores the created assembled image 40 in the catalog data storage unit 140.

  Further, the attached image creation processing unit 230 passes the attached region information 44 indicating the region of the attached image 40 to the boundary information calculation processing unit 250. The assembling area information 44 is information indicating a display area of the assembling image 40 on the uv plane by a rectangle, and is represented by a uv orthogonal coordinate system.

The assembly area information 44 will be described with reference to FIG. In FIG. 4, the assembly image 40 is displayed in the rectangular area S1. This rectangular area S1 can be expressed by the maximum value and minimum value of the u coordinate value and the maximum value and minimum value of the v coordinate value in the rectangular area S1. Therefore, the assembling area information 44 of the assembling image 40 is indicated by the coordinates of the point P1 (Ru _min , Rv _min ) and the coordinates of the point P2 (Ru _max , Rv _max ).

The coordinate values Ru _min , Rv _min , Ru _max , Rv _max are obtained by the following equation (3).

尚式（３）において、Ａｕ_ｍｉｎとＡｖ_ｍｉｎは、モデルの全体形状（この場合組付画像４０の全体形状）を表す各点をｕ−ｖ平面に投影したときの最小のｕ座標値とｖ座標値である。Ａｕ_ｍａｘとＡｖ_ｍａｘは、モデルの全体形状（この場合組付画像４０の全体形状）を表す各点をｕ−ｖ平面に投影したときの最大のｕ座標値とｖ座標値である。ｔはズームパラメータである。

In Equation (3), Au _min and Av _min are the minimum u coordinate value and v when each point representing the overall shape of the model (in this case, the overall shape of the assembled image 40) is projected onto the uv plane. It is a coordinate value. Au _max and Av _max are the maximum u coordinate value and v coordinate value when each point representing the overall shape of the model (in this case, the overall shape of the assembled image 40) is projected onto the uv plane. t is a zoom parameter.

  In the present embodiment, the rectangular area S1 is reduced based on the magnification selected in the zoom parameter 160, and the assembled image 40 in the rectangular area S1 is enlarged. In the present embodiment, the zoom parameter 160 is set as a value from 0.0 to less than 1.0.

  The assembly image creation processing unit 230 passes the coordinate values of the points P1 and P2, which are the two points indicating the rectangular region S1, to the boundary information calculation processing unit 250 as the assembly region information 44.

  Next, processing of the single image creation processing unit 240 will be described.

  The single image creation processing unit 240 of the present embodiment receives the single shape information 1 from the model data management unit 210 and creates a two-dimensional single image 41 shown in FIG. The single image creation processing unit 240 receives the single shape information 2 from the model data management unit 210 and creates a two-dimensional single image 42 shown in FIG.

  The creation of the single image in the single image creation processing unit 240 is performed in the same manner as the creation of the assembly image by the assembly image creation processing unit 230. That is, the single image creation processing unit 240 converts the single shape information 1 of the single image 41 shown in the xyz orthogonal coordinate system into a gaze direction coordinate system including the u axis, the v axis, and the w axis. Then, the single image creation processing unit 240 creates a single image 41 by rendering the point cloud projected on the uv plane. The single image 42 is similarly created. The created single images 41 and 42 are stored in the catalog data storage unit 140.

  In addition, the single image creation processing unit 240 according to the present embodiment acquires part management information 60 including basic information 50 from the model data management unit 210. Then, the single image creation processing unit 240 adds the single image correspondence information 3 and 4 to the parts management information 60 as additional information. The single image correspondence information in this embodiment is information in which a part ID and a single image file name are associated with each other.

  FIG. 13 is a diagram illustrating an example of single image correspondence information. The single image correspondence information 3 of this embodiment is information in which the part ID 411 of the single image 41 and the image file name “nut.jpg” of the single image 41 are associated with each other. The single image correspondence information 4 is information in which the part ID 421 of the single image 42 and the image file name “bolt.jpg” of the single image 42 are associated with each other.

  In addition, the single image creation processing unit 240 according to the present embodiment calculates the single region information 5 and 6 for each single image 41 and 42 and passes it to the boundary information calculation processing unit 250. The single area information 5 and 6 will be described below with reference to FIG.

  The single area information 5 is information indicating the display area of the single image 41 on the uv plane as a rectangle, and the single area information 6 is information indicating the display area of the single image 42 on the uv plane as a rectangle. is there.

FIG. 5A shows a single image 41. The single region information 5 of the single image 41 is expressed by the maximum value and minimum value of the u coordinate value and the maximum value and minimum value of the v coordinate value in the rectangular region S2 that is the display region of the single image 41. Therefore, the single region information 5 of the single image 41 is indicated by the coordinates of the point P3 (Pu _min , Pv _min ) and the coordinates of the point P4 (Pu _max , Pv _max ).

  FIG. 5B shows a single image 42. The single region information 6 of the single image 42 is expressed by the maximum value and minimum value of the u coordinate value and the maximum value and minimum value of the v coordinate value in the rectangular region S3 that is the display region of the single image 42. Accordingly, the single region information 6 of the single image 42 is also indicated by the coordinates of the point P5 and the coordinates of the point P6 as in the unit region information 5.

  The single area information 5 and 6 is information used in the processing of the boundary information calculation processing unit 250 described later, and is not added to the parts management information 60.

  Next, processing of the boundary information calculation processing unit 250 will be described.

  The boundary information calculation processing unit 250 according to the present embodiment calculates boundary information indicating the position of the single image in the assembled image. The boundary information calculation processing unit 250 calculates boundary information 7 and 8 for each of the single images 41 and 42. The boundary information 7 of the single image 41 will be described below with reference to FIG. FIG. 14 is a diagram for explaining boundary information.

Based on the assembly area information 43 of the assembly image 40 and the unit area information 5 of the single image 41, the boundary information calculation processing unit 250 displays the single image 41 in the rectangular area S1 where the assembly image 40 is displayed. The position of the rectangular area S2 is calculated. Specifically boundary information calculation processing unit 250, the coordinates _{(Bu min, Bv} min) of the point P3 of the rectangular region S2 when the point P1 of the rectangular areas S1 as the origin and the coordinates of the point P4 _(Bu max, Bv _max )) is the boundary information 7. Similarly for the single image 42, the coordinates of the point P5 and the coordinates of the point P6 of the rectangular area S3 when the point P1 of the rectangular area S1 is the origin are the boundary information 8. When the assembly area information 43 and the single area information 5 and 6 do not overlap, the boundary information is not defined. Therefore, it is not a part selection target.

  The boundary information calculation processing unit 250 adds the calculated boundary information 7 and 8 to the part management information 60 as additional information. Here, the information included in the part management information 60 is basic information 50, single image correspondence information 3 and 4, and boundary information 7 and 8.

  Next, the highlight assembly image creation processing unit 260 will be described.

  The highlight assembly image creation processing unit 260 acquires the assembly shape information 43 and the unit shape information 1 and 2 from the model data management unit 210, and creates an assembly image with highlight that emphasizes a specific part. In this embodiment, a highlight assembly image is created for each single image. The highlight assembly image will be described below with reference to FIG. FIG. 15 is a diagram illustrating an example of a highlight assembly image.

  FIG. 15 shows a highlight assembly image 40A in which the single image 41 is highlighted. The highlight-attached image 40A may be, for example, an image obtained by shading the entire highlight-attached image 40A with semi-transparency and shading the highlighted single image 41 without making it semi-transparent. Thereby, the single image 41 is emphasized in the highlight assembly image 40A. The highlight assembly image creation processing unit 260 of the present embodiment also creates a highlight assembly image 40B in which the single image 42 is highlighted.

  The highlight assembly image creation processing unit 260 stores the created highlight assembly images 40A and 40B in the catalog data storage unit 140. The highlight assembly image creation processing unit 260 creates highlight assembly image correspondence information 44 of the highlight assembly image 40A and highlight assembly image correspondence information 45 of the highlight assembly image 40B. The highlight assembly image correspondence information 44 is information in which the part ID of the highlighted single image 41 is associated with the image file name of the highlight assembly image 40A. The highlight-attached image correspondence information 45 is information in which the part ID of the highlighted single image 42 is associated with the image file name of the highlight-attached image 40B. The highlight assembly image creation processing unit 260 adds the highlight assembly image correspondence information 44 and 45 to the part management information 60 as additional information, and then stores the part management information 60 in the catalog data storage unit 140.

  That is, the information stored in the catalog data storage unit 140 of this embodiment is an image and parts management information 60.

  The images include an assembly image 40, single images 41 and 42 that are images of parts constituting the assembly image 40, a highlight assembly image 40A in which the single image 41 is highlighted in the assembly image 40, and an assembly image 40. Is a highlight assembly image 40B in which the single image 42 is highlighted.

  Each of these images stores three patterns of images corresponding to the three gaze directions set in the gaze direction table 150. That is, the assembly image 40 corresponding to the line-of-sight direction (1), the group single image 41, 42, the highlight assembly images 40A, 40B, the assembly image 40 corresponding to the line-of-sight direction (2), the single image 41, 42, the high For example, the light assembly images 40A and 40B.

  In addition, the parts catalog creation apparatus 100 according to the present embodiment creates an image obtained by enlarging an image corresponding to each line-of-sight direction to a magnification determined by the zoom parameter 160. In other words, various images corresponding to the line-of-sight direction (1) are respectively magnified twice, an image magnified four times, and an image magnified eight times.

  The parts management information 60 is information using the part ID as a key. FIG. 16 is a diagram illustrating an example of parts management information. As shown in FIG. 16, the part management information 60 of this embodiment is associated with a part ID, a single image file name, a highlight-attached image file name, a basic information file name, and boundary information.

  For example, the part ID 411 is a nut indicated by the single image 41. The file name of the single image 41, the file name of the highlight assembly image 40A when the single image 41 is highlighted, the file name of the basic information 51, and the single image 41. Are associated with each other. The same applies to the part ID 421.

  The part management information 60 includes information on the above items for all the images stored in the catalog data storage unit 140.

  In the above description, the assembly image 40 composed of the two single images 41 and 42 has been described as an example, but the number of single images constituting the assembly image is arbitrary. In the parts catalog creation device 100 of the present embodiment, a parts catalog can be created by performing the same processing as in the present embodiment for an assembly image composed of a larger number of single images.

  Here, the translucent target selection processing unit 220 having the characteristics in the catalog creation unit 200 of the present embodiment will be described.

  The semi-transparent target selection processing unit 220 according to the present embodiment generates a list by selecting parts to be translucent when the assembly image creation processing unit 230 creates an assembly image, and creates an assembly image creation processing unit. 230. When creating an assembly image, the assembly image creation processing unit 230 creates an assembly image in which the parts on the list are translucent.

  The translucent target selection processing unit 220 of the present embodiment obtains the area of a single image for each part in the assembly image, and selects an object having a large area as a translucent target. In this embodiment, by selecting parts with a large area as semi-transparent objects, for example, it is possible to easily grasp the location of parts inside a part that is covered with large parts such as a cover or a housing in an assembly image. it can.

  Details of the translucent target selection processing unit 220 will be described below. FIG. 17 is a diagram illustrating the functional configuration of the translucent target selection processing unit.

  The translucent target selection processing unit 220 of the present embodiment includes a gaze direction acquisition unit 221, a coordinate conversion unit 222, a field plane projection unit 223, a triangulation unit 224, an area calculation unit 225, a parts selection unit 226, and a list creation unit 227. Have.

  The functions of the line-of-sight direction acquisition unit 221, the coordinate conversion unit 222, and the field plane projection unit 223 are functions of the above-described units.

  That is, the line-of-sight direction acquisition unit 221 acquires an angle indicating the line-of-sight direction selected by the input device 11 in the line-of-sight direction table 150. The coordinate conversion unit 222 converts the assembly shape information 43 from the xyz orthogonal coordinate system to the uvw orthogonal coordinate system that is the visual axis coordinate system. The field plane projection unit 223 projects a point group existing on the uv plane out of the assembly shape information converted into the uvw orthogonal coordinate system to form a two-dimensional assembly image.

  The triangulation unit 224 performs Delaunay triangulation for each part in the assembly image projected on the uv plane. It is a well-known technique to cause a computer such as the parts catalog creation apparatus 100 of this embodiment to execute the Delaunay triangulation process. A program for causing a computer to execute Delaunay triangulation processing is described in, for example, Fang, T.P. and Piegl, LA, “Delaunay Triangulation Using a Uniform Grid” IEEE Computer Graphics & Applications 1993, 12 (3).

  The area calculation unit 225 obtains the total area of the triangles divided by the triangle division unit 224 as the area of the part. The area calculation unit 225 calculates an area for each part.

  The parts sorting unit 226 sorts parts to be translucent according to predetermined conditions.

  The list creation unit 227 creates a translucent target part ID list 70 to be described later based on the sorting result by the parts sorting unit 226 and passes it to the assembly image creation processing unit 230.

  The process of the translucent target selection processing unit 220 of this embodiment will be described below with reference to FIG. FIG. 18 is a flowchart for explaining the processing of the translucent target selection processing unit.

  In the present embodiment, the translucent target selection processing unit 220 acquires an angle indicating the line-of-sight direction by using the line-of-sight direction acquisition unit 221 (step S1801). Next, the semi-transparent target selection processing unit 220 uses the coordinate conversion unit 222 to obtain the coordinates of each point representing the shape of the part for one part included in the assembly shape information 43 from the xyz orthogonal coordinate system. Conversion into the uvw orthogonal coordinate system in the direction is performed (step S1802).

  Next, the translucent target selection processing unit 220 projects each point representing the shape of the part onto the uv plane serving as the field plane by the field plane projection unit 222. Then, the triangle division unit 223 divides the Delaunay triangulation of the point group projected on the uv plane (step S1803). FIG. 19 is a diagram illustrating an example in which each point projected on the uv plane serving as a field plane is divided into Delaunay triangles. Each point shown in FIG. 19 is each point representing the shape of the part 180 projected on the uv plane. The triangle dividing unit 223 divides these point groups into triangles so that the circumscribed circle of each triangle does not include other points inside.

  Next, the semi-transparent target selection processing unit 220 calculates the total sum of the areas of the divided triangles by the area calculation unit 225, creates an area correspondence table T1 in which the part ID and the area of the part are associated, and auxiliary storage The information is stored in the device 14 (step S1804). Note that the assembly shape information 43 includes, for example, part IDs constituting the assembly image 40. FIG. 20 is a diagram illustrating an example of an area correspondence table in which part IDs and parts areas are associated with each other. At this time, in the area correspondence table T1, the areas of the parts are compared by the area calculation unit 225, and are arranged in descending order of area.

  Below, the process of the area calculation part 225 of this embodiment is demonstrated. The area calculation unit 225 of the present embodiment gives a triangle ID for identifying the triangle to each triangle created by the division in step S1804. Then, the vertex correspondence table T2 associated with the triangle ID is created with the position vectors of the vertices of the triangles as a1, a2, and a3. FIG. 21 is a diagram illustrating an example of a vertex correspondence table in which triangle IDs and vertex position vectors are associated with each other.

  The area calculation unit 225 refers to the vertex correspondence table T2 and obtains the total sum of the areas of all the triangles in the part 180. The total area S of the triangle IDs {1, 2,..., N} is calculated by the following equation (4).

面積算出部２２５は、三角形の面積の総和Ｓを、パーツ１８０の面積とし、パーツＩＤと対応付けて面積対応テーブルＴ１へ格納する。

The area calculation unit 225 sets the total area S of the triangles as the area of the part 180 and stores it in the area correspondence table T1 in association with the part ID.

  Next, the area calculation unit 225 determines whether or not there is a part for which the sum of triangles has not yet been calculated (step S1805). If there is a part for which the sum of triangles is not calculated in step S1805, the area calculation unit 225 repeats the processing from step S1802 and creates the area correspondence table T1.

  If there is no part for which the sum of triangles is not calculated in step S1805, the semi-transparent target selection processing unit 220 selects parts to be semi-transparent by the processes in steps S1806 to S1812 described below.

  The translucent target selection processing unit 220 uses the parts selection unit 226 to extract a part ID that is lower than the highest in the area correspondence table T1 (step S1806). That is, a part ID other than the part having the largest area is extracted from the area correspondence table T1.

  Next, the parts selection unit 226 determines whether the area corresponding to the extracted part ID is larger than any of the areas corresponding to the part ID extracted so far (step S1807). In step S1807, when the area corresponding to the extracted part ID is larger than any of the areas corresponding to the part ID extracted so far, the parts selection unit 226 displays the extracted part ID and the corresponding area as an area correspondence table. Move to the top of T1 (step S1808), and proceed to step S1809, which will be described later.

  In step S1807, when the area corresponding to the extracted part ID is smaller than the area corresponding to the part ID extracted so far, the part selection unit 226 determines whether there is a part ID that has not been extracted yet ( Step S1809). If there is a part ID that has not yet been extracted in step S1809, the part selection unit 226 repeats the processing from step S1806.

  If there is no part ID that has not yet been extracted in step S1809, the part selection unit 226 determines whether there is a part ID next to the topmost part ID in the area correspondence table T1 (step S1810).

  If there is a part ID corresponding to the highest level in step S1810, the part selection unit 226 regards the part ID next to the highest part ID in the area correspondence table T1 as the highest level (step S1811), and from step S1806. Repeat the process.

  In step S1810, when there is no uppermost part ID, the part selection unit 226 counts the number of part IDs in the entire area correspondence table T1, and selects the part ID to be extracted according to a predetermined condition. Then, the list creation unit 227 creates a semi-transparent target part ID list 70 based on the selected part ID and stores it in the auxiliary storage device 14 (step S1812). In addition, the part selection part 226 of this embodiment may count the number of all the part IDs of the area correspondence table T1, and may select the part IDs that fall in the top 10% as a semi-transparent object.

  Subsequently, the translucent target selection processing unit 220 determines whether there is a line-of-sight direction that has not yet been processed (step S1813). If there is a line-of-sight direction that has not been processed in step S1813, the translucent target selection processing unit 220 repeats the processing from step S1801. In step S1813, when there is no line-of-sight direction that has not been processed, the semi-transparent target selection processing unit 220 ends the process.

  As described above, the translucent target selection processing unit 220 of the present embodiment performs the above processing for each line-of-sight direction. Therefore, in this embodiment, an area correspondence table is created for each line-of-sight direction. FIG. 22 is a diagram illustrating an example of an area correspondence table for each line-of-sight direction. The area correspondence table T3 shown in FIG. 22 includes an area correspondence table for the line-of-sight direction (1) and an area correspondence table for the line-of-sight direction (2). In addition, the area correspondence table T3 includes an area correspondence table in the line-of-sight direction (3) (not shown).

  In the present embodiment, the translucent target part ID list 70 is similarly created as a list for each line-of-sight direction. FIG. 23 is a diagram illustrating an example of a semi-transparent target part ID list. In the translucent target part ID list 70 shown in FIG. 23, a list of part IDs selected in the line-of-sight direction (1), a list of part IDs selected in the line-of-sight direction (2), and a part ID selected in the line-of-sight direction (3). A list of part IDs to be included is included.

  This semi-transparent target part ID list 70 is passed to the assembly image creation processing unit 230. The assembly image creation processing unit 230 refers to the semi-transparent target part ID list 70 when creating the assembly image, and displays the parts corresponding to the part IDs included in the semi-transparent target part ID list 70 in a translucent manner. Create an assembly image.

  As described above, in the present embodiment, the area of each part in the assembly image is calculated, and the parts to be displayed semi-transparently are selected based on the size of the area.

  FIG. 24 is a diagram for comparing an assembly image created by the parts catalog creation apparatus of the present embodiment with a conventional assembly image.

  FIG. 24A shows an example of an assembly image created by a conventional parts catalog creation device, and FIG. 24B shows an example of an assembly image created by the parts catalog creation device of the present embodiment.

  FIG. 24A shows an assembled image 80 in which the housing 23 and the plate 24 are fixed with bolts 42. The housing 23 and the plate 24 are opaque images. In this assembled image 80, it is impossible to grasp where the nut 41 assembled to the bolt 42 is.

  On the other hand, in the assembly image 81 shown in FIG. 24B, the casing 23 and the plate 24 which are parts having a large area in the assembly image 81 are translucent. Therefore, it is possible to easily grasp the position of the nut 41 that has been hidden in parts such as the housing 23 and the plate 24 in the past.

  Therefore, in this embodiment, it is possible to easily select the part assembled inside while grasping the overall shape of the model on the two-dimensional image displaying the assembly image of the three-dimensional model composed of a plurality of parts. Can do.

(Second embodiment)
A second embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. The second embodiment of the present invention is different from the first embodiment in that the system is configured by a catalog creation unit and a catalog browsing unit. Therefore, in the following second embodiment of the present invention, only differences from the first embodiment will be described, and those having the same functional configuration as the first embodiment will be described in the description of the first embodiment. The same reference numerals as those used are assigned, and the description thereof is omitted.

  FIG. 25 is a diagram illustrating a parts catalog creation system according to the second embodiment. In the parts catalog creation system 600 of this embodiment, a parts catalog creation apparatus 100A and a catalog browsing apparatus 700 are connected via a network 800.

  The parts catalog creation device 100A of this embodiment includes a catalog creation unit 200, an image compensation unit 300, and a position information compensation unit 400. The auxiliary storage device 14 of the parts catalog creation device 100A includes a 3D data storage unit 110, a parts list storage unit 120, an image data storage unit 130, and a catalog data storage unit 140. The auxiliary storage device 14 stores a line-of-sight direction table 150 and a zoom parameter 160.

  When receiving a part catalog browsing request from the catalog browsing apparatus 700, the parts catalog creating apparatus 100A of the present embodiment provides corresponding catalog data from the catalog data storage unit 140 to the catalog browsing apparatus 700.

  The catalog browsing device 700 of this embodiment is a general computer having an arithmetic processing unit and a storage device, and has a catalog browsing unit 500.

  In the catalog browsing device 700, for example, when an assembly image browsing request is made by an input device or the like, the catalog browsing unit 500 transmits the request to the parts catalog creating device 100A. In the catalog browsing device 700, the catalog browsing unit 500 displays the catalog data provided from the parts catalog creation device 100A on a display device or the like so as to be browsed.

  Further, in the catalog browsing device 700, when a specific area in the assembly image displayed on the display device is designated, the catalog browsing unit 500 searches the catalog data storage unit 140 for parts existing in the designated area. To display.

  In the parts catalog creation system 600 of the present embodiment, the catalog data storage unit 140 is configured to be provided on the part catalog creation device 100A side, but is not limited thereto. For example, the catalog data storage unit 140 may be provided on the catalog browsing device 700 side. In this case, the parts catalog creation apparatus 100A receives catalog data creation instructions from the catalog browsing apparatus 700, creates catalog data, and provides the catalog data to the catalog browsing apparatus 700. The catalog browsing device 700 may store the provided catalog data in the catalog data storage unit 140.

  Further, the catalog data storage unit 140 may be included in an external device different from the parts catalog creation device 100A and the catalog browsing device 700, for example. In this case, the parts catalog creation device 100A creates catalog data and stores it in the catalog data storage unit 140 provided in the external device. Upon receiving a browsing instruction, the catalog browsing device 700 accesses an external device and acquires catalog data. The catalog data storage unit 140 may be provided in a storage medium readable by a portable computer, for example.

  The parts catalog creation system 600 of this embodiment described above can achieve the same effects as those of the first embodiment.

  As mentioned above, although this invention has been demonstrated based on each embodiment, this invention is not limited to the requirements shown in the said embodiment. With respect to these points, the gist of the present invention can be changed without departing from the scope of the present invention, and can be appropriately determined according to the application form.

100, 100A Parts catalog creation device 140 Catalog data storage unit 150 Gaze direction table 160 Zoom parameter 200 Catalog generation unit 210 Model data management unit 220 Translucent object selection processing unit 230 Assembly image creation processing unit 240 Single image creation processing unit 250 Boundary information Creation processing unit 260 Highlight assembly image creation processing unit 300 Image compensation unit 400 Position information compensation unit 500 Catalog browsing unit 600 Parts catalog creation system

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Claims (7)

A parts catalog creating apparatus for creating an image of the par Tsu in the three-dimensional model image composed of a plurality of parts,
Gaze direction parameter acquisition means for acquiring a parameter indicating a gaze direction in a three-dimensional space;
An area calculation means for calculating the area of said plurality of said part in the viewing direction and the Cartesian two-dimensional image by projecting the three-dimensional model image in the field plane,
A parts catalog creating device comprising: a part sorting unit that sorts the parts with respect to a predetermined ratio in order from the part with the largest area.   The image creating means for creating the two-dimensional image so that the parts selected by the parts selecting means are displayed in a translucent manner in the two-dimensional image obtained by projecting the three-dimensional model image. Parts catalog creation device. The area calculating means includes
Projecting each point on a three-dimensional space expressing the shape of the part included in the three-dimensional model image onto the field plane, and dividing the points projected onto the field plane into Delaunay triangulations The parts catalog creation device according to claim 1 or 2, wherein a total area is calculated as an area of the parts. The area calculating means includes
Corresponding parts identification information that is identification information of the plurality of parts and areas of the plurality of parts, creating an area correspondence table arranged in order of the area ,
The parts selection means is
Among pre Symbol area all the parts identification information arranged in a correspondence table, parts catalog according to any one of claims 1 to 3 for selecting the part corresponding to the part identification information included in the upper ten percent Creation device.   The part catalog creation device according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein the parameter indicating the line-of-sight direction is given in polar coordinates. A part catalog creation method by a parts catalog creation device for creating an image for selecting the part in a three-dimensional model image composed of a plurality of parts,
A gaze direction parameter acquisition procedure for acquiring a parameter indicating a gaze direction in a three-dimensional space;
Calculating the areas of a plurality of the parts in the two-dimensional image obtained by projecting the three-dimensional model image in the sight line direction and Cartesian to a field plane, and parts identification information which is identification information of said plurality of said parts, said An area calculation procedure for storing an area correspondence table in which the areas of a plurality of the parts are associated with each other in a storage device;
A parts catalog creation method comprising: a parts sorting procedure for sorting the parts for a predetermined upper order in order from the parts with the largest areas based on the area correspondence table stored in the storage device. A part catalog creation program executed in a part catalog creation device for creating an image for selecting the part in a three-dimensional model image composed of a plurality of parts,
In the parts catalog creation device,
A line-of-sight parameter acquisition step for acquiring a parameter indicating the line-of-sight direction in a three-dimensional space;
An area calculation step of calculating the area of said plurality of said part in the viewing direction and the Cartesian two-dimensional image by projecting the three-dimensional model image in the field plane,
A parts catalog creation program for executing a part selection step of selecting the parts for a predetermined ratio in a higher order in order from the parts having the largest areas.

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