JPH0484340A - System for collecting actually utilization data of cad system - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To collect the accurate utilized hour of a CAD system without giving burden to the user of the CAD system by jointly storing the utilized hour, selected utilizing content, and newly inputted utilizing content in an actually utilization data file. CONSTITUTION:A the time of starting the utilization of a CAD system, a utilization content selecting means 11 displays utilizing contents in the form of a menu and, when one content is selected out of the displayed contents, the selected content is held and the selected CAD process is started. When a new utilization content is inputted, the inputted CAD process is started after the new content is stored in a utilization content file 2. When a CAD process is started, the utilization started date and time are stored in an actually utilization data storing means 12 and, when the CAD process is completed, the means finds the utilized hour from the utilization started and completed dates and times and jointly stores the utilized hour and utilization content in an actually utilization data file 3. Therefore, accurate utilized hour can be collected without giving burden to the user of the CAD system.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION [Field of Industrial Application] The present invention relates to a CAD system, and more particularly to a usage record collection method for a CAD system that can reliably and easily collect usage time records.

[Conventional technology]

In CAD systems such as mechanical CAD systems,
In order to calculate the effects or predict future usage,
It is necessary to collect the usage time. Therefore, conventionally, users have been required to declare the usage time and usage details (design target product, design phase order number, etc.) after the fact, or
I have them fill out the entry sheet.

[Problem to be solved by the invention]

As mentioned above, conventionally, the usage time is collected based on the user's subsequent report or the filling sheet filled out by the user, so there may be errors in the total usage time due to errors in the user's entry etc. In addition to the problem of not only the problem of logging, but also the problem of placing a burden on the user.

An object of the present invention is to enable accurate usage time to be collected without placing a burden on the user.

Means for Solving ciB] In order to achieve the above object, the present invention includes: a usage content data file in which usage contents are stored; a usage history data file in which usage results are stored; and a CAD system. When starting to use the service, the usage content stored in the usage content data file is displayed in a menu format, and if one of the displayed usage content is selected, the selected usage content is retained and CAD processing is performed. a usage content selection means for starting CAD processing, and when new usage content is input, retaining the input usage content and storing it in the usage content file, and then starting CAD processing;
When the D process is started, the usage start date and time will be retained,
Upon completion of the CAD processing, the usage time is determined from the usage end date and time and the usage start date and time, and the usage time and the usage content held by the usage content selection means are combined and stored in the usage history data file. A usage record storage means is provided.

[For production]

When starting to use the CAD system, the usage content selection means displays the usage content stored in the usage content data file in a menu format. After that, if one of the displayed usage contents is selected, the selected usage content is held and CAD processing is started. Furthermore, when new usage content is input, the input usage content is held and stored in the usage content file, and then CAD processing is started.

When the CAD process is started, the usage start date and time is held in the usage record storage means. Also, when the CAD process is finished,
The usage record storage means determines the usage time from the usage end date and time and the usage start date and time, and stores the determined usage time and usage content held by the usage content selection unit as a set in a usage history data file.

〔Example〕

Next, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 is a block diagram of an embodiment of the present invention, in which the usage content selection section 11. Usage record storage unit 12 and CAD processing unit 13
The system includes a CAD system 1 including a CAD system 1, a usage content data file 2 provided for each user, a usage history data file 3 commonly used by a plurality of users, and an input/output unit 4.

FIG. 2 is a diagram showing an example of the contents of the usage content data file 2, in which multiple usage contents specified by the order number, design phase, and product to be designed are included as the past usage contents of the user. It is stored with the usage date and time added. Note that the usage contents are sorted by the latest usage date and time.

Figure 3 is a diagram showing an example of the content of the usage record data file 3, in which multiple sets including usage start date and time, usage time, usage terminal name, user name, order number, design phase, and product to be designed are stored. has been done.

FIG. 4 is a flowchart showing an example of the process shown in FIG.
The operation of this embodiment will be explained below with reference to each figure.

When starting to use the CAD system 1, a user inputs a user name from the input/output unit 4. As a result, usage content selection section 1
1 reads the usage content stored in the usage content data file 2 corresponding to the input user name (Sl)
If the number of read usage contents is less than a predetermined number (for example, 9), the read usage contents are displayed in menu format in order from the latest to the screen of the input/output unit 4, and if the number is more than the predetermined number, the read usage contents are displayed. The contents to be used are displayed on the screen of the input/output unit 4 in the form of a menu for the predetermined number of contents in order from the most recent to the latest (32).

If the current usage content is among the usage content displayed on the input/output section 4, the user enters the number (1 to 1) corresponding to the usage content.
9) from the input/output unit 4 to select the content of use (S3). Furthermore, if the current usage content is not among the displayed usage content, input 0 from the input/output unit 4 (S3), and then input the order number, design phase, and product to be designed (S5).

If a number indicating the usage content is input from the input/output unit 4 (No in S4), the usage content selection unit 11 selects the order number from the usage content selected by the number.

In addition to retaining the design phase, design target product, and user name, the latest usage date and time in the selected usage content is replaced with the current date and time, and then the loaded usage content is sorted by the latest usage date and time, and the sorted result is output to the usage content data file 2 (S6).

Also, O is input from the input/output unit 4 (YES at 34),
After that, if the order number, design phase, and product to be designed are input (S5), the current date and time are added to each input information to create new usage details, and each input information and user name are added. At the same time, the usage contents that have already been read and the newly created usage contents are sorted by the latest usage date and time, and the sorted results are stored in the usage contents data file 2.
(S6).

After outputting the sorted usage content to the usage content data file 2, the usage content selection unit 11 calls the CAD processing unit 13 to start CAD processing, and notifies the usage history storage unit 12 that the CAD processing has started. (S7)
.

As a result, the CAD processing unit 13 starts CAD processing,
The usage record storage unit 12 holds the current date and time as the usage start date and time. Thereafter, when the CAD processing is completed, the usage record storage unit 12 calculates the usage time from the end date and time of the CAD processing and the stored usage start date and time, and further calculates the usage time from the usage start date and time stored. , the usage history including the usage terminal name, the user name held in the usage content selection section 11, the order number, the design phase, and the product to be designed is added to the usage history data file 3 (S8).

〔Effect of the invention〕

As explained above, by providing a usage content data file and a usage content selection means, the present invention enables the usage content to be selected in a menu format, and also enables the CAD
When the process starts, the date and time of start of use is retained, and C
When the AD process is completed, the usage time is calculated based on the usage end date and time and the usage start date and time, and the usage time is combined with the usage content selected in the menu format or the usage content newly input. Since the device is provided with a usage record storage means for storing the usage record data file number, it has the effect of making it possible to collect accurate usage times without putting a burden on the user.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram of an embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 3 is a diagram showing an example of the contents of a usage record data file, and FIG. 4 is a flowchart showing an example of the processing shown in FIG. In the figure, 1...CAD system, 2...Usage content data file, 3...Usage record data file,
4... Input/output section, 11... Usage content selection section, 12.
...Usage record storage unit, 13...CAD processing unit.

Claims (2)

[Claims] (1) In the CAD system, there are a usage content data file in which the usage content is stored, a usage history data file in which the usage history is stored, and a usage content data file that is stored in the usage content data file when the CAD system is started to be used. The usage contents are displayed in a menu format, and when one of the displayed usage contents is selected, the selected usage content is retained and CAD processing is started, and when a new usage content is input, it is not input. a usage content selection means for holding the usage content and storing it in the usage content file, and then starting CAD processing;
When the D process is started, the usage start date and time will be retained,
Upon completion of the CAD processing, the usage time is determined from the usage end date and time and the usage start date and time, and the usage time and the usage content held by the usage content selection means are combined and stored in the usage history data file. 1. A usage record collection method for a CAD system, comprising: a usage record storage means for storing usage records. (2) The CAD according to claim 1, wherein the usage contents include an order number, a design phase, or a product to be designed.
System usage record collection method.