JPH0476674A - Drawing data processor - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To eliminate the misprinting of a bar code and to shorten the printing time by reading the bar code corresponding to the data, with which a drawing can be specified, out of a storage device and printing the bar code automatically. CONSTITUTION:A drawing, a remark, and a component field are finished on an operation device 3 over a look at a display 2 and a drawing name and a drawing number are entered into the title field. Then an indication of automatic bar code conversion is sent to the information processor 1. Consequently, the processor 1 reads the drawing number from the head, reads corresponding bar code figures out of a file 4, character by character, and writes them at a specific place of the drawing, thereby registering the drawing in a file 5. When the drawing is printed, the drawing data are read out of the file 5 and printed on a plotter 6. Consequently, the bar code is also printed together. Thus, the bar code figures are printed automatically when the drawing is printed, so the bar code control accuracy is improved.

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] [Industrial Application Field] The present invention relates to a drawing data processing device for CADfM drawings, and in particular, a drawing data processing device suitable for automatically attaching barcodes to created and printed drawings. Regarding.

[Prior Art] Conventional barcode-based management systems, as described in, for example, Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. 129278/1982, have the following methods: (1) Code systemization of management items (2) Printing of barcodes on management objects It consists of four items: (3) reading barcodes, and (4) processing read barcode information.

Here, if the management target is a drawing produced by CAD, the management items include a drawing number, a drawing name, etc. written in the title column of the drawing, and these are often expressed in alphanumeric characters. Coat systemization in (1) above is not particularly necessary, and can be directly converted into barcodes. Conventionally, barcodes (2) are printed using a dedicated barcode printing machine or by pasting a dedicated label on which a barcode is printed at a predetermined position on the drawing. Reading in (3) is performed using a normal barcode reader, and in processing the read information in (4),
It handles the management of drawings in and out, copying, etc.

[Problem to be solved by the invention] Of the four items mentioned above, (3) and (4) greatly contribute to reducing man-hours and human errors through mechanization, but (2)
) is an additional work, and in the past, this was a manual process that took time and caused human errors in data, which was an obstacle to improving management accuracy.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION An object of the present invention is to provide a drawing data processing device that solves the above-mentioned problems caused by barcode printing, which has conventionally been done manually in the production of CAD drawings.

[Means for Solving the Problem] The above object is to automatically read a barcode corresponding to data written in the title column of a drawing produced by CAD from a storage device in computer-aided CAD drawing, This can be achieved by providing a means to print this barcode as well when printing.

[Operation] Since the barcode corresponding to the data written in the title block that can identify the drawing is automatically read out from the storage device and printed when the drawing is printed, printing errors of barcodes are eliminated and errors are eliminated. , can be printed in a short time due to automatic printing.

[Example code] Hereinafter, one embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 is a configuration diagram of a CAD drawing system (drawing data processing device) according to an embodiment of the present invention.

A CAD system information processing device 1 centered on a computer, a display 2 connected thereto, and an input operation device 3 such as a keyboard and mouse are used to input line drawings and characters, and to perform corrections and editing. At this time, in order to generate a figure to be used for reversing the edges in a short time, the registered part figure file 4 is used, and only by specifying the figure shape name of the registered part, the corresponding figure data is extracted from this file 4. Designed to improve drawing efficiency. These are drawn while checking on the display 2.

The drawing data of completed production is registered in a drawing data file 5 connected to the information processing device 1, and an operator takes out this registered data as needed, performs data maintenance, and updates the data. Further, a plotter 6 connected to the information processing device 1 prints necessary drawing data on paper. These printed drawings are important in order to store or deliver the drawings without requiring an information processing unit 1, and are stored as original drawings, and the drawing numbers are managed using keywords. The format of the drawing, as shown in Figure 2, consists of an icon (A), a cautionary statement, a parts shelf (C), and a title block (2) in which drawing management items are written (JIS).

78114g), and the figure number is an important item in the title column, and as shown in the output example of FIG. 3, it is displayed as a consistent number consisting of mixed alphanumeric characters.

In this embodiment, a bar code corresponding to a single alphanumeric character written in the drawing title column is designed and this designed data is registered in the file 4.

Also, conversion into barcode figures corresponding to drawing numbers is performed one character at a time starting from the first character of the drawing number, and the corresponding barcode figures are read out from file 4 and displayed in sequence at a predetermined position on the drawing, for example, under the lower contour of the title column. A program like this is installed in the information processing device 1.

With the above configuration, the processing procedure will next be explained according to the flowchart of FIG.

Operate the operating device 3 while looking at the display 2, and first,
Complete the icon A and cautionary statement 1 parts column shown in Figure 2, and then write the ward name 1 figure number, etc. in the title column 2. Next, barcode automatic change 11 for information processing device 1! ! Give instructions. As a result, the information processing device 1 reads the drawing number from the beginning, reads out the corresponding barcode figure one character at a time from the file 4, and writes it at a predetermined location on the drawing. When completed, this drawing is registered in file 5. When printing, the corresponding drawing data is read from the file 5 and printed using the plotter 6. This will also print the barcode.

Incidentally, in the above embodiment, the object of the barcode is the figure number, but the name of the ward, etc. may also be the object of the barcode. Further, although the barcode conversion is performed by the information processing device 1, it may be performed by the processing device in the block 6. In this case, when the barcode figure registration file is connected to the plotter 6 and the information processing device 1 instructs the plotter 6 to print a drawing, the drawing data and drawing number characters are sent to the plotter 6 at the same time, and the plotter 6 receives and receives the data. The drawn drawing number characters are sequentially converted into barcodes and printed over the drawing data.

[Effects of the Invention] According to the present invention, barcode figures are automatically printed when a drawing is printed, so barcode management accuracy is improved.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram of a drawing data processing apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 2 is an explanatory diagram of a CAD-produced drawing, and FIG. 3 is a flowchart showing an automatic barcode printing procedure. ]...CAD drafting system information processing device, 2...Display, 3...Operation device, 4...Registered parts figure (barcode figure) file, 5...Drawing data file, 6... Plotter.

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. In computer-aided CAD drawing, CA
Drawing data characterized by comprising means for automatically reading a barcode corresponding to the data written in the title column of the drawing produced in step D from a storage device and printing this barcode together when printing the drawing. Processing equipment.