JP6770271B2 - Attribute processing device - Google Patents

Description

The present invention relates to a drawing processing device such as CAD that can take in the attributes of an element from the outside or expel them to the outside.

For elements such as devices in the drawings, the attributes (specifications, capabilities, etc.) of the devices are associated and recorded. As a result, a large amount of information can be aggregated in the drawing, and efficient design, construction, and management can be realized.

However, the input of attributes for each element is complicated, and even if it is known that once input is effective, it is difficult to input. In order to solve such a problem, it has been proposed that the apparatus of Patent Document 1 separately inputs an attribute by spreadsheet software and incorporates the attribute as an attribute of an element of the drawing. According to this, it is efficient because the input can be concentrated by the spreadsheet software.

Further, it is complicated to input each element in the drawing, especially when the same element is input more than once.

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However, in the prior art as in Patent Document 1, it is necessary to prepare a table for attribute input, and the complexity does not change much.

On the other hand, data that describes the attributes of devices in a tabular format, such as a device table, is often prepared, but these device tables are prepared for inputting the attributes of drawings as in Patent Document 1. is not. Therefore, each device table or the like is created in its own format, and it is difficult to incorporate the attribute data described in these device tables or the like into the drawing.

Further, when the attribute data described in the drawing is discharged to an external device table or the like, the same problem as described above has occurred.

Furthermore, it was not possible to collectively arrange the elements of the drawing on the drawing based on the external attribute data such as the device table.

An object of the present invention is to solve the above-mentioned problems and to provide an apparatus capable of collectively taking in and discharging attribute data from a device table or the like.

Another object of the present invention is to provide a device capable of collectively arranging elements of a drawing on a drawing based on external attribute data such as a device table.

The independently applicable features of the present invention are listed below.

(1) (2) The attribute processing apparatus according to the present invention inputs a plurality of units of external attribute data in which the attributes of the elements are described in a plurality of units of drawing-side attribute data associated with the element display data in the drawing data. It is an attribute processing device to be imported, and is a unit area designating means for designating a unit area by a user operation based on a plurality of units of external attribute data displayed in a table format on the screen, and in the specified unit area. Item associating means for associating the attribute item of the corresponding drawing side attribute data with the data position of the drawing side, and the element identification data of each unit of the drawing side attribute data and the element identification data of each unit of the external attribute data. Is used as the key for associating each unit, and the import means for importing the data of each data position in the plurality of unit areas of the external attribute data into the attribute item of the associated unit of the drawing side attribute data. I have.

Therefore, it is possible to accurately collectively import the external attribute data as the attribute data of each element of the drawing by a simple operation.

(3) (4) The attribute processing device according to the present invention has a plurality of units of drawing-side attribute data associated with element display data in the drawing data, and a plurality of units of external attributes for describing the attributes of the elements. An attribute processing device that discharges data, based on a plurality of units of external attribute data displayed in tabular form on the screen, a unit area designating means for designating a unit area by a user operation, and a unit specified above. The item-associating means for associating the attribute item of the corresponding drawing-side attribute data with the data position in the area by the user's operation, and the data of each data position in the plurality of unit areas of the external attribute data on the drawing side. It is provided with a discharge means for discharging the data of the attribute item of each of the associated units of the attribute data.

Therefore, the attribute data of the elements in the drawing can be output as external attribute data accurately and collectively by a simple operation.

(5) In the apparatus according to the present invention, the ejection means ejects data by using the element identification data of each unit of the drawing side attribute data and the element identification data of each unit of the external attribute data as a key for associating each unit. It is a feature.

Therefore, it is possible to accurately discharge the data even for the external attribute data that already exists.

(6) The apparatus according to the present invention is characterized in that the unit area can be specified as a vertical and horizontal area of arbitrary size according to the unit of external attribute data.

Therefore, it is possible to link with the external attribute data with a high degree of freedom.

(7) The apparatus according to the present invention is characterized in that the element is an element of building equipment including at least one of equipment, ducts, pipes, and electrical wiring.

Therefore, it is possible to speed up the data creation of these elements.

(8) The apparatus according to the present invention is characterized in that the external attribute data includes at least one of a device list, an instrument list, and a purchase order.

Therefore, it can also be applied to equipment lists, equipment lists, purchase orders, and the like.

(9) The apparatus according to the present invention is characterized in that the purchase order is a purchase order for a damper.

Therefore, it can also be applied to the purchase order of the damper.

(10) (11) The automatic placement processing device according to the present invention is an automatic placement processing device that automatically arranges elements on a drawing based on external attribute data that describes the attributes of the elements arranged in the drawing. Based on the external attribute data of multiple units displayed in tabular form on the screen, the user operates the unit area designating means for designating the unit area, and the user's data position in the specified unit area is used. By the operation, at least the element identification information from a plurality of unit areas in which the external attribute data is repeatedly described based on the item association means for associating the element identification information and the arrangement position information and the data position association by the item association means, It is provided with an arrangement means for acquiring arrangement position information and arranging an element specified based on the element identification information at a position determined based on the arrangement position information according to a predetermined rule.

Therefore, the elements can be easily and collectively arranged automatically based on the external attribute data.

(12) The apparatus according to the present invention is characterized in that the item-related means also associates the arrangement quantity of the elements, and the arrangement means arranges the elements in consideration of the arrangement quantity of the elements.

Therefore, a plurality of the same elements can be automatically arranged.

In the embodiment, the "unit area designation means" corresponds to step S3, step S53, and step S83.

In the embodiment, the "item-related means" corresponds to steps S5 and S6, steps S55 and S56, and steps S85 and S86.

In the embodiment, steps S11 and S12 correspond to the “incorporation means”.

In the embodiment, steps S61 and S62 correspond to the “discharge means”.

In the embodiment, steps S91 to S93 correspond to the “arrangement means”.

The "program" is a concept that includes not only a program that can be directly executed by the CPU, but also a source format program, a compressed program, an encrypted program, and the like.

It is a functional block diagram of the attribute processing apparatus according to 1st Embodiment. It is a hardware configuration. It is a flowchart of the attribute processing program 36. It is a flowchart of the attribute processing program 36. This is an example of an instruction screen for attribute import processing. This is an example of the displayed device table data. This is an example of attribute data on the drawing side. This is an example of other device table data. This is an example of a position correspondence table. It is a figure which shows the example of the equipment table. This is an example of the captured data. This is an example of attribute data on the drawing side after importing. It is a functional block diagram of the discharge device by 2nd Embodiment. It is a flowchart of the attribute processing program 36. It is a flowchart of the attribute processing program 36. This is an example of the format of external attribute data. This is an example of an instruction screen for the discharge process. This is an example of a device list. It is a functional block diagram of the automatic arrangement apparatus according to 3rd Embodiment. It is a flowchart of an automatic arrangement program 37. It is a flowchart of an automatic arrangement program 37. This is an example of a device list. This is an example of a position correspondence table. This is an example of an automatic placement rule. This is an example of a device table based on CSV data.

1. 1. First Embodiment
1.1 Overall Configuration Figure 1 shows a functional block diagram of an attribute processing device according to an embodiment of the present invention. The drawing includes element display data 12 for displaying elements and drawing-side attribute data 14 recorded in association with the element display data 12. The drawing-side attribute data 14 records attributes such as device numbers and specifications of the elements indicated by the element display data 12.

The external attribute data 10 is generated independently of the above drawing, and records attributes such as device numbers and specifications of each element.

The unit area designating means 4 displays the captured external attribute data and designates the unit area based on the user's operation. The item association means 6 associates the position of the data in the designated unit area with the item name of the drawing side attribute data based on the user's operation.

The importing means 8 uses the element identification data of each unit of the drawing-side attribute data and the element identification data of each unit of the external attribute data as a key for associating each unit, and each of the external attribute data in the plurality of unit areas. The data of the data position is sequentially taken into the attribute item of each of the associated units of the drawing side attribute data.

In this way, the attributes of the external attribute data can be collectively incorporated into the drawing side attribute data.

1.2 Hardware configuration Figure 2 shows the hardware configuration of the attribute processing device. A memory 22, a display 24, a hard disk 26, a DVD-ROM drive 28, a keyboard / mouse 30, and a communication circuit 32 are connected to the CPU 20. The communication circuit 32 is for connecting to the Internet or the like.

The operating system 34, the attribute processing program 36, and the like are recorded on the hard disk 26. The attribute processing program 36 exerts its function in cooperation with the operating system 34. The attribute processing program 36 may be constructed as a part of a CAD program or the like, or may be constructed independently of these. These programs are those recorded on the DVD-ROM 38 and installed on the hard disk 26 via the DVD-ROM drive 28.

1.3 Attribute import processing Fig. 3 and Fig. 4 show the flowchart of the attribute processing program. The case of importing the device table data as external attribute data will be described below. Here, the equipment table shows the attributes of air conditioners and the like as list data. In addition to equipment, general data on building / equipment elements such as ducts, pipes, electrical wiring, building frames / building structures can be captured in the same way.

The CPU 20 first displays a screen for designating external attribute data. The screen is shown in FIG. The user operates the keyboard / mouse 30 to specify the location where the device table is recorded in the external attribute data designation field 50 (step S1). In this embodiment, the data in the spreadsheet format is targeted as the device table, but if it is displayed in the table format, the data in other formats such as CSV data, XML data, and text data are targeted. May be good.

When the designation is completed and the area designation button 52 is clicked by the user, the CPU 20 fetches and displays the device list (step S2). FIG. 6 shows an example of a device table displayed on the display 24. In the device table, symbols, specifications, etc. for identifying the device for a plurality of devices are described. The device list is repeatedly described in the same format for a plurality of devices.

The user looks at the displayed device table and uses the keyboard / mouse 30 to specify a unit area in which one device is described (step S3). In the case of FIG. 6, it is specified by enclosing the 9th row and the 10th row below the B column. The CPU 20 displays the designated area surrounded by, for example, a red frame.

In addition, the user also specifies the repeating direction of the data in the device table. In the example of FIG. 6, since the data is repeated in the vertical direction (row direction), the data is specified by clicking the "vertical" button 54. When the user clicks the unit area designation completion button 56, the unit area designation is completed. The CPU 20 records the position of the unit area as shown in FIG. In this embodiment, since the device table is created by spreadsheet data, it is specified by the upper left cell and the lower right cell of the unit area.

Next, the items of the drawing side attribute data to which the data of the device table should be flowed are associated. The drawing-side attribute data is data indicating the attributes of the device recorded in association with the display data of the elements (device, etc.) of the drawing. For example, the attribute data 70 recorded in association with the device 12 (air conditioner or the like) displayed on the drawing. By clicking the device 12 on the drawing, the drawing-side attribute data 70 is displayed, and the attributes can be easily confirmed.

The user operates the keyboard / mouse 30 to specify the item name of the drawing-side attribute data of the import destination (step S5). In this embodiment, it is specified by the category column 56 and the property item column 58. The category field 56 is a field for selecting and inputting a category in which item names are classified into groups. The property item field 58 is a field for selecting and inputting a specific item name.

As shown in FIG. 7, the drawing-side attribute data has item names such as a device number and specifications for specifying the device. In the property item field 58 of FIG. 6, these item names can be specified in the pull-down menu format. The user thereby specifies the item name for which the data from the device table is to be imported. In response to this, the CPU 20 specifies an item name to be imported (step S5). If the item name corresponding to the data to be imported is not included in the drawing-side attribute data, an item may be created in the drawing-side attribute data and imported.

Next, the user specifies the position of the data to be imported into the item specified above on the unit area of the device table. In response to this, the CPU 20 specifies the position of the data to be flowed into the above-designated item name (step S6).

As a result, the data described in two lines as the capacity in the equipment table can be associated with the heating capacity and the cooling capacity of the drawing side attribute data in FIG. 7 at the user's discretion. Further, even if different item names are used for the corresponding data in the device table and the attribute data on the drawing side, they can be correctly associated with each other.

The above process is repeated for all the items to be imported (steps S4 and S7). Although it is not an item to be imported, the position of the data in the device table is specified in the same manner as above for the device number which is determined in advance as a key for importing.

The CPU 20 records the specified correspondence as a correspondence table on the hard disk 26. An example of the correspondence table is shown in FIG. In this embodiment, since the device table is created as spreadsheet data, the location is specified by the cell position. It may be specified by other methods.

Since the position of the attribute data on the drawing side and the data of the device table are associated as described above, if the device table is repeated in the same data format in the vertical or horizontal direction, it can be associated regardless of the description format. it can. For example, even a device list described in a relatively free format as shown in FIG. 8 can be associated. In the figure, the large frame 64 is the designated unit area. For example, the frames 66a, 66b, 66c, 66d, and 66e are set as the device number, suction port diameter, extrusion pressure, model, and back pressure of the drawing side attribute data, respectively. Can be associated. In the case of this example, when specifying the location, not only the position of the cell but also the character number to the character number of the cell is specified.

Returning to FIG. 6, when the association between the item name and the position is completed and the OK button 68 is clicked by the user, the CPU 20 completes the association process.

Next, when the import button 80 of FIG. 5 is clicked by the user's operation (step S8), the CPU 20 performs the batch import process as follows.

First, the CPU 20 recognizes the first unit area of the device table with reference to the table of FIG. Next, in this unit area, the data of the position described in the table is acquired, and the item name described in the table is given (step S11). Similarly, this is repeated for all the items listed in the table (step S10). Therefore, the CPU 20 can obtain the data as shown in FIG. 11 from the first unit area of the device table. The item name of the data in FIG. 11 is the item name of the attribute data on the drawing side.

Next, the CPU 20 records this data in the drawing-side attribute data (step S11). At this time, the CPU 20 records the device number as a key. For example, in the case of the data shown in FIG. 11, the device number is recorded in the drawing-side attribute data recorded as PAC-1.

It should be noted that which data is used as the key can be set in advance by the user. In this embodiment, it can be set by columns 82 and 84 of FIG.

When the acquisition of the data for the first unit area is completed as described above, the CPU 20 acquires the data for the next unit area (step S9). As shown in FIG. 10, this equipment table has a structure in which unit areas are repeated in the vertical direction. If you refer to the unit area of the table in FIG. 9, you can see that one unit is composed of two rows. Therefore, by adding two rows to the position of each item in the table of FIG. 9, the position of the corresponding data in the next unit area can be obtained. For example, if it is a device number, it is described as B9, C9, B10, C10, so that it can be seen that it is B11, C11, B12, C12 in the next unit area. The same applies to other items.

As described above, the CPU 20 also incorporates the data of the other unit areas into the drawing-side attribute data (step S9). When all the data in the device list is imported, the import process ends.

As described above, as shown in FIG. 12, the data of the device table can be incorporated into the drawing side attribute data. Although not shown, the drawing-side attribute data of other elements are also collectively fetched. Attributes can be captured accurately with a simple operation.

1.4 Other
(1) In the above embodiment, the device table describing the attributes of the device has been described. However, it can be applied not only to equipment but also to general data on building / equipment elements such as ducts, pipes, electrical wiring, building frames / building structures.

(2) When importing data, if the data of the item is already recorded in the drawing side attribute data, it is decided whether to give priority to the external attribute data or the drawing side attribute data. Therefore, it may be taken in.

(3) In the above embodiment, processing is performed by a stand-alone computer. However, the attribute processing program 36 may be recorded in the server device so that it can be used from the terminal device via the Internet. In this case, the terminal device is displayed by a browser program and accepts user operations using a mouse or the like.

(4) In the above embodiment, the case where the device number is uniquely assigned to each element has been described. However, when the same device is used more than once, the same device number may be used for all of them. In this case, the device table shows the number of devices used.

Therefore, when importing data from the device table, the element having the device number corresponding to the number of used items is searched for, and the data is imported into all the elements (attribute data on the drawing side).

(5) The above-described embodiment and modification can be implemented in combination with other embodiments and modifications as long as the essence is not contrary to the essence.

2. Second embodiment
2.1 Overall Configuration Figure 13 shows a functional block diagram of the attribute processing device according to the second embodiment of the present invention. The drawing includes element display data 12 for displaying elements and drawing-side attribute data 14 recorded in association with the element display data 12. The drawing-side attribute data 14 describes attributes such as device numbers and specifications of the elements indicated by the element display data 12.

The external attribute data 10 records attributes such as device numbers and specifications of each element.

The unit area designation means 4 displays the imported external attribute data (or its format), and designates the unit area based on the user's operation. The item association means 6 associates the position of the data in the designated unit area with the item name of the drawing side attribute data based on the user's operation.

The discharging means 9 discharges the data of the attribute item of the associated unit of the drawing side attribute data as the data of each data position in the plurality of unit areas of the external attribute data.

In this way, the drawing-side attribute data can be collectively discharged to the external attribute data in a predetermined format.

2.2 Hardware configuration The hardware configuration is the same as in the first embodiment.

2.3 Attribute discharge processing Figures 14 and 15 show the flowchart of the attribute processing program. The process of FIG. 14 is substantially the same as the process of FIG. 3 in the first embodiment. However, if the external attribute data of the discharge destination (here, the device table is taken as an example) does not exist, the external attribute data having only the format shown in FIG. 16 is prepared, and in steps S51, S52, and S53, this is prepared. The association may be performed based on. If the device list already exists, the same applies to the case of FIG.

By the process of FIG. 14, the correspondence table as shown in FIG. 9 is generated as in the first embodiment.

Next, when the user clicks the discharge button 86 shown in FIG. 17 (step S59), the CPU 20 performs the batch discharge process shown in FIG. First, the CPU 20 acquires drawing-side attribute data with reference to the table of FIG. 9 (step S61). In the case of FIG. 9, first, the device number in the first line is acquired. In this embodiment, the device number (for example, PAC-1) is acquired from the drawing side attribute data associated with the element.

Next, the acquired device number (PAC-1) is written to the corresponding position in the device table according to the table of FIG. 9 (step S62). Here, it will be written to cells B9 C9 B10 C10.

Next, the CPU 10 reads the device number, which is the next item, and writes it at the position specified in the table of FIG. 9 (steps S61 and S62). By repeating this process, the writing of the attribute for one element (unit) is completed.

Next, the CPU 20 performs the same processing as described above for the next element (unit) (step S59). At this time, the acquired writing position on the device table is shifted in the repeating direction with reference to the number of repeating cells in the unit area. For example, as shown in FIG. 9, when the unit area has two lines, the position where the data of each item is recorded is shifted by two lines for each element. This is repeated to process all the elements.

As described above, the CPU 20 can generate and record the device table as shown in FIG.

In the above, the case where there is no device list has been described. However, it can be applied even when the device list already exists and some data is recorded. In this case, as in the first embodiment, the device number and the like can be used as a key to associate the two, and the drawing-side attribute data can be discharged to the device table.

2.4 Other
(1) In the above embodiment, the device table describing the attributes of the device has been described. However, it can be applied not only to equipment but also to general data on building / equipment elements such as ducts, pipes, electrical wiring, building frames / building structures. It can also be applied to equipment lists, equipment lists, purchase orders (including damper purchase orders), quotation tables, and the like.

(2) When the data is discharged, if the data of the item is already recorded in the external attribute data, it is decided whether to give priority to the external attribute data or the drawing side attribute data, and according to this. You may try to spit it out.

(3) In the above embodiment, processing is performed by a stand-alone computer. However, the attribute processing program 36 may be recorded in the server device so that it can be used from the terminal device via the Internet. In this case, the terminal device is displayed by a browser program and accepts user operations using a mouse or the like.

(4) In the above embodiment, the case where the device number is uniquely assigned to each element has been described. However, when the same device is used more than once, the same device number may be used for all of them.

Therefore, when discharging data to the device table, the number of the same devices used in the drawing is counted, and this number is discharged to the device table. By doing so, duplicate data will not be generated for a plurality of the same devices.

An example of the equipment table thus generated is shown in FIG. In the item of the number of units, 12 units are shown.

(5) The above-described embodiment and modification can be implemented in combination with other embodiments and modifications as long as the essence is not contrary to the essence.

3. 3. Third Embodiment
3.1 Overall Configuration Figure 19 shows a functional block diagram of the automatic placement processing device according to the third embodiment of the present invention.

The external attribute data 10 records attributes such as device numbers and specifications of each element arranged on the drawing.

The unit area designating means 4 displays the captured external attribute data and designates the unit area based on the user's operation. The item-related means 6 specifies the position of the external attribute data 10 of the element identification information required for the placement process, the placement position information indicating the position where the element is placed, and the placement quantity information indicating the quantity to place the element on the unit area. To do.

The arrangement means 9 acquires element identification information, arrangement location information, and arrangement quantity information from a plurality of unit areas in which external attribute data is repeatedly described, based on the association of data positions by the item association means 6. The arrangement means 9 arranges the element 12 specified based on the element identification information at a place determined based on the arrangement location information in a quantity determined based on the arrangement quantity information according to a predetermined rule.

In this way, each element can be collectively automatically arranged at a predetermined position on the drawing based on the information described in the external attribute data.

3.2 Hardware configuration The hardware configuration is the same as that of the first embodiment and the second embodiment. However, the automatic placement processing program 37 is recorded on the hard disk 26 instead of the attribute processing program 36.

13.3 Automatic placement processing FIGS. 20 and 21 show a flowchart of the automatic placement processing program. Hereinafter, a case where devices are automatically arranged based on the data in the device table as external attribute data will be described. In addition to equipment, general data related to building / equipment elements such as ducts, pipes, electrical wiring, building frames / building structures can be arranged in the same manner.

The CPU 20 first displays a screen for designating external attribute data (not shown). The user operates the keyboard / mouse 30 to specify the device table which is the external attribute data (step S81). In this embodiment, the data in the spreadsheet format is targeted as the device table, but if it is displayed in the table format, the data in other formats such as CSV data, XML data, and text data are targeted. May be good.

When the device list is specified by the user, the CPU 20 captures and displays the device list (step S82). FIG. 22 shows an example of a device table displayed on the display 24. The device table describes symbols, specifications, quantities, installation locations, etc. for identifying devices for multiple devices. The device list is repeatedly described in the same format for a plurality of devices.

The user looks at the displayed device table and uses the keyboard / mouse 30 to specify a unit area in which one device is described (step S83). In the case of FIG. 22, it is specified by enclosing the rectangle from the 9th row of the C column to the 17th row of the Y column. The CPU 20 displays the designated area surrounded by, for example, a red frame.

In addition, the user also specifies the repeating direction of the data in the device table. In the example of FIG. 6, since the data is repeated in the vertical direction (row direction), the data is specified by clicking the "vertical" button 54. When the user clicks the unit area designation completion button 100, the unit area designation is completed. The CPU 20 records the position of the unit area as shown in FIG. In this embodiment, since the device table is created by spreadsheet data, it is specified by the upper left cell and the lower right cell of the unit area.

Next, the position where the data necessary for automatic placement is recorded is specified. In this embodiment, information for identifying the device (device number), installation location information (installation floor, room name), and number of installations (number of units) are specified. In addition, a layer on the drawing on which the device is arranged may be specified. Further, the arrangement height may be specified.

First, as shown in FIG. 22, since the device number is displayed as the item name associated with the position, the position of the device number is specified (step S85). The user looks at the displayed device list and selects the area where the device number is described. When the enter button 104 is pressed by the user, the CPU 20 records the selected position as the position of the device number.

Next, the user selects the pull-down menu and changes the item name to the installation floor. Then, the position of the installation floor is specified and the enter button 104 is pressed (step S86). When the enter button 104 is pressed by the user, the CPU 20 records the selected position as the position of the installation floor.

The above process is repeated for the installation room name and the quantity, and the basic position of the data required for automatic placement as shown in FIG. 23 is acquired.

Next, when the OK button 106 of FIG. 22 is clicked by the user (step S89), the CPU 20 arranges the elements.

First, the CPU 20 recognizes the first unit area of the device table with reference to the table of FIG. 23. Next, in this unit area, the device number, the installation floor, the room name, and the number of units are acquired from the device table with reference to the table 23. For example, suppose you have acquired PAC-1 as the device number, 1FL as the installation floor, office as the room name, and 12 as the number of units.

First, the data of the device specified by the device number of PAC-1 is acquired from the device display data recorded on the hard disk 26. In the drawing, layers are created for each floor, and room names are given to each floor. Therefore, the CPU 20 can know where to place the acquired device. Also, since we have acquired the number of units, it is clear how many units will be placed in this room.

The CPU 20 arranges the equipment according to a predetermined arrangement rule. For example, when arranging 12 devices, if there is a rule of 4 vertical devices, 3 horizontal devices, and equal intervals, the devices are arranged according to the rule. For example, as shown in FIG. 24, the equipment is set to L at equal intervals with respect to the horizontal length of the room, and the space between the equipment and the wall of the room is set to L / 2. The same applies to the vertical direction. Various arrangement rules can be used.

When the processing for the device in one unit area is completed as described above, the same processing is performed for the device in the next unit area (step S90). At this time, as in the first and second embodiments, the necessary data of the next unit area is read in consideration of the position shift due to repetition. Arrangement is performed based on the required data read. This process is repeated until there is no data in the device table.

As described above, it is possible to automatically arrange the devices and the like in a batch based on the description in the device table. The result of automatic placement can be modified by the user.

3.4 Others
(1) In the above embodiment, the device table describing the attributes of the device has been described. However, it can be applied not only to equipment but also to general data on building / equipment elements such as ducts, pipes, electrical wiring, building frames / building structures. It can also be applied to equipment lists, equipment lists, purchase orders (including damper purchase orders), quotation tables, and the like.

(2) In the above embodiment, processing is performed by a stand-alone computer. However, the automatic placement processing program may be recorded in the server device so that it can be used from the terminal device via the Internet. In this case, the terminal device is displayed by a browser program and accepts user operations using a mouse or the like.

(3) In the above embodiment, the case where a plurality of elements having the same device number exist has been described. However, if the device number is uniquely assigned to each element, automatic placement can be performed without the need to acquire the number information.

(4) In the above embodiment, on the screen of FIG. 22, information for identifying the device (device number), installation location information (installation floor, room name), and number of installations (number of units) are specified. However, as shown in FIG. 25, a CSV file or the like in which these data are described with predetermined item names (reference floor, device number, room name, number of units) is created, and the CSV file or the like is taken in and automatically arranged. It may be. Since the specified item name is used, it is not necessary to make a correspondence as shown in FIG.

Further, the arrangement position and the arrangement rule of the first unit as a reference may be described and specified in a CSV file or the like.

(5) The above-described embodiment and modification can be implemented in combination with other embodiments and modifications as long as the essence is not contrary to the essence.

Claims (12)

It is an attribute processing device that takes in a plurality of units of external attribute data in which the attributes of the elements are described in a plurality of units of drawing-side attribute data associated with the element display data in the drawing data.
Based on the external attribute data of multiple units displayed in tabular form on the screen, the unit area designation means for designating the unit area and its repeating direction by the user's operation, and the unit area specifying means.
Item-associating means for associating the attribute item of the corresponding drawing-side attribute data with the data position in the specified unit area by the user's operation.
The element identification data of each unit of the drawing side attribute data and the element identification data of each unit of the external attribute data are used as the key for associating each unit, and the data of each data position in the plurality of unit areas of the external attribute data is used. An import means for importing the attribute data of the drawing side attribute data for each unit area based on the repetition direction into the attribute item of each associated unit.
Attribute processing device equipped with. It is an attribute processing program for realizing an attribute processing device by a computer that takes in multiple units of external attribute data that describes the attributes of the elements into multiple units of drawing-side attribute data associated with the element display data in the drawing data. There is a computer,
Based on the external attribute data of multiple units displayed in tabular form on the screen, the unit area designation means for designating the unit area and its repeating direction by the user's operation, and the unit area specifying means.
Item-associating means for associating the attribute item of the corresponding drawing-side attribute data with the data position in the specified unit area by the user's operation.
The element identification data of each unit of the drawing side attribute data and the element identification data of each unit of the external attribute data are used as the key for associating each unit, and the data of each data position in the plurality of unit areas of the external attribute data is used. An attribute processing program for allowing the attribute items of the associated units of the drawing-side attribute data to function as import means for importing each unit area based on the repeating direction. An attribute processing device that discharges a plurality of units of drawing-side attribute data associated with element display data in the drawing data to a plurality of units of external attribute data for describing the attributes of the elements.
Based on the external attribute data of multiple units displayed in tabular form on the screen, the unit area designation means for designating the unit area and its repeating direction by the user's operation, and the unit area specifying means.
Item-associating means for associating the attribute item of the corresponding drawing-side attribute data with the data position in the specified unit area by the user's operation.
The element identification data of each unit of the drawing side attribute data and the element identification data of each unit of the external attribute data are used as the key for associating each unit, and as the data of each data position in the plurality of unit areas of the external attribute data. A discharge means that discharges the data of the attribute item of each of the associated units of the attribute data on the drawing side for each unit area based on the repeating direction, and
Attribute processing device equipped with. Attribute processing for realizing an attribute processing device by a computer that discharges multiple units of drawing-side attribute data associated with element display data in the drawing data to multiple units of external attribute data for describing the attributes of the elements. A program, a computer,
Based on the external attribute data of multiple units displayed in tabular form on the screen, the unit area designation means for designating the unit area and its repeating direction by the user's operation, and the unit area specifying means.
Item-associating means for associating the attribute item of the corresponding drawing-side attribute data with the data position in the specified unit area by the user's operation.
The element identification data of each unit of the drawing side attribute data and the element identification data of each unit of the external attribute data are used as the key for associating each unit, and as the data of each data position in the plurality of unit areas of the external attribute data. An attribute processing program for functioning as a discharge means for discharging the data of the attribute item of each of the associated units of the attribute data on the drawing side for each unit area based on the repeating direction. In the program of claim 2 or 4,
The item-related means is a program characterized in that a plurality of data positions of the external attribute data are associated with one attribute item of the drawing-side attribute data. In the program of claim 2, 4 or 5,
The program is characterized in that the unit area can be specified as a vertical and horizontal area of an arbitrary size according to the unit of external attribute data. In any of the programs of claims 2, 4 to 6.
A program characterized in that the element is an element of building equipment including at least one of equipment, ducts, pipes, and electrical wiring. In any of the programs of claims 2, 4 to 7.
The program, characterized in that the external attribute data includes at least one of a device list, an instrument list, and a purchase order. In the program of claim 8.
The purchase order is a program characterized in that it is a purchase order for dampers . An automatic placement processing device that automatically places elements on a drawing based on external attribute data that describes the attributes of the elements placed in the drawing.
Based on the external attribute data of multiple units displayed in tabular form on the screen, the unit area designation means for designating the unit area and its repeating direction by the user's operation, and the unit area specifying means.
Item-related means for associating at least element identification information and arrangement position information with respect to the data position in the specified unit area by the user's operation.
Based on the association of data positions by the item association means, element identification information and placement position information are acquired for each unit area based on the repetition direction from a plurality of unit areas in which external attribute data is repeatedly described, and element identification is performed. An arrangement means for arranging an element specified based on information at a position determined based on arrangement position information according to a predetermined rule.
Automatic placement processing device equipped with. An automatic placement processing program for realizing an automatic placement processing device for automatically arranging elements on a drawing based on external attribute data that describes the attributes of elements placed in a drawing.
Based on the external attribute data of multiple units displayed in tabular form on the screen, the unit area designation means for designating the unit area and its repeating direction by the user's operation, and the unit area specifying means.
Item-related means for associating at least element identification information and arrangement position information with respect to the data position in the specified unit area by the user's operation.
Based on the association of data positions by the item association means, element identification information and placement position information are acquired for each unit area based on the repetition direction from a plurality of unit areas in which external attribute data is repeatedly described, and element identification is performed. An automatic placement processing program for functioning as a placement means for arranging an element specified based on information at a position determined based on placement position information according to a predetermined rule. In the program of claim 11.
The item-related means also associates the arrangement quantity of elements,
The placement means is a program characterized in that placement is performed in consideration of the placement quantity of elements.