JPH06118611A - Block copy forming device - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To decrease the operator's burden associated with block copy making by utilizing the CAD data and work processor data formed for purposes exclusive of printing. CONSTITUTION:A graphic editing means 211 adds attribute data, such as line widths and line kinds, to the graphic data in the CAD data and deletes unnecessary line images, etc., according to the operation of a mouse 26. A character editing means 212 similarly adds attribute data, such as type faces and classes, to the character data in the CAD data and work processor data and edits the character data according to the operation of the mouse 26. A page up means 214 lays out the graphic data and character data after the edition according to the layout instruction made by the operator when the operator makes the instruction of lays out the graphic data and he character data to the lays out instruction means 215. Consequently the block data utilizing the CAD data is formed.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a block making device, and more particularly to a device for making a block using a computer system or the like.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In plate-making printing, a complete manuscript called a block copy is created by laying out characters, photographs, etc. on a mount. This block copy has been conventionally created by handwriting by a skilled worker. By the way, the figures and characters used as the manuscript may already be supplied by a CAD for design or word processor. For example, when printing a catalog of machine parts or the like, CAD data (hereinafter referred to as CAD data) created when designing the machine parts or the like may be supplied. Even in such a case, the operator writes the figure for the document on the mount while looking at the figure output by the CAD.

In such a case, if the CAD data can be used as an original for a block copy by using a computer system or the like, the burden on the operator can be reduced, which is very convenient. Since the figures and characters supplied as CAD data or word processing data are not originally created as data for printing, if these data are used as they are for making a block for printing, various data will be generated. The problem arises.

That is, for example, CAD data lacks necessary information such as a line width for a block copy, but includes a line drawing which is unnecessary as a copy document, and the size and shape of the figure of the CAD data. In many cases, the size of the graphic required for the original document does not match. Further, CAD data and word processing data do not include information (attribute data) necessary for printing a typeface, etc., and it is necessary to replace the characters in these data with a typeface for printing. Therefore, it is extremely difficult to directly use the CAD data and the word processing data as the original for the block copy.

[0005]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION Therefore, the present invention provides a block making device capable of reducing the burden on an operator by utilizing character and graphic data input from CAD data as a document for a block. It is intended to be provided.

[0006]

According to an aspect of the present invention, there is provided a block making device which adds attribute data for printing to input graphic data in accordance with an operation of an operator 1. Graphic editing means 2 for editing the graphic data
According to the operation of the operator, attribute data for printing is added to the input character data and the character editing means 3 for editing the character data, and the typesetting processing means 4 for arranging the edited character data in a predetermined array. A layout instructing means 5 for deciding the arrangement of graphic data and character data according to the operation of the operator, and arranging the edited graphic data and the character data after the typesetting processing in accordance with the arrangement decided by the layout instructing means. A page up processing means 6 for generating lower data, and a display means 7 for displaying at least one of the images based on the respective data are provided.

In the block making device according to the invention described in claim 2, the page-up processing means 6 sets the graphic data and / or the graphic data so that the graphic and / or the character have a desired size.
Alternatively, the block copy creating device according to claim 1, wherein the character data is automatically changed.

In the block making device according to the invention described in claim 3, the page-up processing means 6 according to claim 1 automatically arranges a plurality of figures and / or a plurality of characters at a predetermined position. The block making device according to claim 1, characterized in that.

[0009]

According to the first aspect of the invention, there is provided a block making device according to the invention.
Graphic data and character data are input. Information (attribute data) necessary for printing is not added to these graphic data and character data, and a line drawing unnecessary as a printing document is included. The operator operates the manipulator 1 while looking at the image based on the graphic data displayed on the display means 7. Then, the graphic editing means 2 edits the graphic data by adding the attribute data for printing to the input graphic data according to the operation of the operator 1. The attribute data added here is, for example, data necessary for printing the line width, the line type, the end point shape of the line drawing, and the like.

When the operator operates the operator 1 while looking at the image based on the character data displayed on the display means 7, the character editing means 3 adds the attribute data for printing to the input character data. In addition, the character data is edited. The attribute data added here is data necessary for printing, for example, the set direction, typeface, size, alignment method, character spacing value, line spacing value, and the like. Then, the typesetting processing means 4 arranges the edited character data in a predetermined array based on the attribute data.
Further, when the operator operates the operating element 1 while looking at the display means 7, the layout instructing means 5 determines the layout of the edited graphic data and the character data arranged by the typesetting processing means 4. The page-up processing means 6 arranges the graphic data after editing and the character data after the typesetting processing according to the arrangement determined by the layout instructing means 5, and generates block copy data.

In this way, by adding attribute data to the graphic data and character data input to the block making device and editing and deleting the line drawing and the like unnecessary as the printing manuscript, the graphic data and character data are deleted. The data can be used as a manuscript for printing. Therefore, the worker does not need to newly create a figure and a character, and the work load and the work time can be reduced.

In the block making device according to the second aspect of the present invention, the page-up processing means 6 stores the graphic data and / or the character data so that the graphic and / or the character has a desired size. Change automatically. Therefore, it is not necessary for the operator to manually perform the scale factor calculation or the like, which reduces the work burden and work time.

In the block copy creating apparatus according to the invention described in claim 3, the page-up processing means 6 according to claim 1 is
Automatically place multiple graphics and / or multiple characters at pre-specified positions. Therefore, the work load and work time are reduced.

[0014]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 2 is an external view of a block making device according to an embodiment of the present invention. This block-making device is composed of a computer system such as a so-called workstation. In the figure, reference numeral 21 denotes a mainframe, which is provided with devices such as a processor and a memory. The main frame 21 has a display 22,
A hard disk unit 23, a magneto-optical disk unit 24, a keyboard 25, and a mouse 26 are connected.
The operator looks at the display 22 and looks at the keyboard 2
5, CAD using a mouse 26, etc. in a so-called interactive format
Data is edited and this data is used as a copy copy manuscript. This CAD data is CAD data created for designing as described above, and has graphic data and character data. However, this CAD
The data includes data such as a line drawing which is unnecessary as a master copy document, and does not have information (attribute data) necessary for printing.

FIG. 3 is a functional block diagram showing the block making device according to this embodiment. The CAD data is input to the interface or the like of the mainframe 21. It is also possible to input CAD data to the main frame 21 using a medium such as a magneto-optical disk.

The figure editing means 211 uses the input CAD
It has a function to edit data so that it can be used as a manuscript for block copy. The operator operates the mouse 26 or the like while looking at the display 22 to instruct the figure editing means 211 about the editing content. Then, the graphic editing means 211
The CAD data is edited based on this instruction.
FIG. 4 shows an example of a graphic editing command used during graphic editing. When the operator operates the mouse 26, these graphic editing commands are displayed on the display 22.
Is displayed as a pull-down menu. The figure editing commands are "File", "Drawing", "Drawing assistance", "Edit", "Attribute setting", "Utility",
It is classified into eight groups of "others".

The operator first selects one of these eight groups using the mouse 26 or the like. Further, the operator selects a necessary figure editing command from the selected group, and the C displayed on the display 22 is selected.
This is to edit the figure based on the AD data and to generate the attribute data necessary for printing. For example, when designating the line width of a graphic at the time of printing, the graphic editing command of "line type, line width" is used from the "attribute setting" group in FIG. To change the shape of the end of the line, use the "end point shape type" command. When deleting an unnecessary line drawing or the like in the CAD data, the command shown in the "Edit" column in FIG. 3 is used.

The character editing means 212 edits the characters in the CAD data and the characters input from the word processor in accordance with the operator's instruction, and also sets the direction of the set, the typeface, the size, the alignment, the interline value, the interline value, etc. The attribute data required for printing is set. FIG. 5 shows an example of a character editing command used in character editing. The character editing command is
"File", "Input", "Edit", "Attribute settings",
It is classified into six groups: "utilities" and "others". These character editing commands are also displayed on the display 22 by the operator operating the mouse. The operator uses these editing commands to edit characters. Also, "Attribute setting"
The data such as the set direction, typeface, size, alignment method, character spacing value, line spacing value, and the like set by the character editing command is part of the attribute data.

When editing character data, the display 2
2 is configured to display a character similar to the character at the time of printing based on the attribute data and the character data.
Therefore, the operator can check the typeface of the character on the screen of the display 22 without actually printing the character on the printing paper. The character editing means 212
Instead of inputting the character data in the CAD data or the character data created by the word processor in the keyboard 25
You may input a character from the etc.

The data output from the character editing means 212 is input to the typesetting processing means 213. The typesetting processing means 213 performs typesetting processing according to the data relating to the typesetting instruction in the attribute data set by the character editing means 212.

The layout designating means 215 uses the mouse 26.
In accordance with the above operation, the respective areas (layouts) of the graphic data and the character data on the mount are determined as shown in FIG. FIG. 6 shows an example of the layout instruction command used during this work. These layout instruction commands are also displayed on the display 22 as pull-down menus.

The page-up processing means 214 is for arranging graphics and characters based on the layout determined by the layout instructing means 215. At this time, the size of the graphic is automatically changed according to the scale ratio set by the layout instructing means. For example, in the case of printing a CAD data figure having a size of 10 meters in its original size in a size of 10 cm, the operator instructs the layout instructing means 215.
Suppose you instructed to print at 10 cm. Then,
The page-up processing means 214 automatically makes this figure 1
Reduce to / 100. If the operator wants to print the line width of the graphic at 1 mm, the operator inputs to the layout instructing unit 215 that the line width is 1 mm, and the page-up processing unit 214 automatically sets the line width at 1 mm at the time of printing. Set the line width of the figure so that. That is, 1 in the data
The line width of 0 meter data is 100 mm. Then, when this data is printed at 10 cm, the line width is 1
Will be millimeters. The characters in the figure are processed in the same manner.
In this way, the size of the figure or the like is automatically changed only by the operator setting the size of the figure or the like at the time of printing. Therefore, it is not necessary for the operator to perform complicated work such as calculation of the scale ratio, and the work load and work time can be reduced.

The page-up processing means 214 is also provided.
Has a configuration capable of automatically executing a batch process, that is, a plurality of processes according to a predetermined procedure. This batch process is performed as follows. First, when the operator instructs the layout instructing means 215 on the area of graphic data and character data, each area is given a serial number or the like. Then, the corresponding numbers are attached to the graphic data and the character data. Page up processing means 214
Automatically places graphic data and character data having the same numbers as the numbers assigned to each region in this region. At this time, the page-up processing unit 214 automatically enlarges or reduces the figure or the character according to the attribute data (for example, the scale factor) attached to the figure data or the character data.

It is also possible for the operator to set in advance whether or not the area is automatically expanded when the characters do not fit in the area designated in advance. That is, it is possible for the operator to select either the text priority mode for automatically expanding the area or the area priority mode for not expanding the area. Furthermore, if the area priority mode is selected and the characters do not fit in the area,
It is also possible to preset whether to display a predetermined message on the display 22, drop the series of characters (reduce the size of the characters), apply a long character, or the like.

By such batch processing, processing such as figure and character arrangement in the page-up processing means 214 is automatically performed, so that the work load and work time can be reduced.

The block copy data created by the page-up processing means 214 is output to a magnetic tape, a magnetic disk or the like and passed to the next step (image setter). In addition,
It is also possible to output the block copy data online.

Hard disk 23, magneto-optical disk 24
In addition to the block copy data, the original CAD data, edited data such as graphics and characters, and layout instructions can be saved. For example, when printing the same figure on a plurality of pages of a printed matter, it is possible to read the edited figure data from the hard disk 23 or the like and divert it. At this time, the attribute data (for example, scale ratio) associated with the read graphic data may be changed. In this way, by saving each data of the figure and the character before and after the editing, the duplicate editing work can be eliminated.

The operation of the block-making apparatus thus constructed will be described with reference to FIGS.

FIG. 7 is a view showing the screen copy in the initial state displayed on the display 22. When the operator uses the keyboard 25 or the mouse 26 to instruct the layout instructing means 215 about the size of the master copy, the size of the blank space, the type of the register mark (registration mark), etc., the master copy in the initial state is displayed on the display 22 according to this instruction. Is displayed.

Subsequently, the operator uses the mouse 26 or the like to instruct the layout instructing means 215 about the respective areas of the figure and the character in the block copy, and the figure name and the document name corresponding to each area are shown in FIG. Enter as shown in.
These operations are performed using the layout instruction command (FIG. 6) described above. For example, when setting the area of the figure to a rectangle, the command of "rectangle" in the "area setting" column is used. Then, the figure name is input by using the "designate graphic name" command in the "area attribute" field. When editing the already input area, the "copy, move, rotate" command or the like in the "area edit" column is used.

After that, the figures, characters, etc. to be fitted in the respective areas on the block are edited according to the following procedure. The figure is edited by the operator giving a predetermined instruction to the figure editing means 211 while looking at the display 22. FIG. 11 shows a screen displayed on the display 22 during graphic editing. The group name of the figure editing command is displayed at the top of this screen. When the operator indicates one of these group names using the mouse 26,
The edit command included in the instructed group name is displayed overlaid on this screen. The operator edits the figure of the CAD data so that it can be used as a document for block copy while appropriately using these editing commands, and also generates attribute data necessary for printing.

The characters are also edited by the operator giving a predetermined instruction to the character editing means 212 while looking at the display 22. FIG. 10 is a diagram showing a screen displayed on the display 22 when editing characters. The group name of the character editing command is displayed at the top of this screen. The operator edits the character data by using a necessary command from these character editing commands. The character data edited in this manner is arranged by the typesetting processing means 213. Then, the character data after the typesetting process and the graphic data after the editing are fitted into the block copy shown in FIG. 8 in accordance with the area and the scale factor designated by the layout designating means 215. As a result, C
The block copy data using the AD data is generated. Since the block making device according to the present embodiment can handle figures and characters in an integrated manner as digital data, it is possible to create a block copy with high accuracy.

The order of the graphic editing, character editing, and layout instruction processing may be changed by the operator. Further, the contents of the graphic editing command, the character editing command, and the layout instruction command may be added, changed, or deleted as appropriate. Further, the attribute data is not limited to the above as long as it is information necessary for printing.

[0035]

As described above, the block making device according to the present invention edits CAD data and word processing data and adds attribute data to these CAD data. Therefore, it is possible to effectively use the data that could not be used as the original for the block copy as it is, and to significantly reduce the work load and the working time.

Further, the page-up processing means automatically changes the graphic data and the character data so that the graphic and the character have desired sizes. Therefore, it is not necessary for the operator to manually perform the scale factor calculation or the like, which reduces the work burden and work time.

Further, the work load and work time can be further reduced by automatically arranging a plurality of graphic data and character data at predetermined positions on the block.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram of a block making device according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is an external view of a block making device according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a functional block diagram of a block making device according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a diagram showing an example of a graphic edit processing command of the block copy creating apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a diagram showing an example of a character edit processing command of the block copy creating apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 6 is a diagram showing an example of a layout instruction command of the block copy creating apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 7 is a diagram showing a master block in an initial state in the master block creating device according to one embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 8 is a diagram illustrating a block copy after area setting of the block copy creating apparatus according to the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 9 is a diagram showing a block copy after a page-up process of the block copy creating apparatus according to the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 10 is a diagram showing a screen of a display in a character editing process of the block making device according to the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 11 is a diagram showing a screen of a display in a figure editing process of the block making device according to the embodiment of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

 22 display (display means) 25 keyboard (operator) 26 mouse (operator)

Claims (3)

[Claims] 1. An operator, a graphic editing means for adding print attribute data to the input graphic data according to the operation of the operator and editing the graphic data, and an input according to the operation of the operator. Character editing means for adding attribute data for printing to character data and editing the character data, typesetting processing means for arranging the edited character data in a predetermined array, and graphic data and character data according to the operation of the operator. The layout designating means for deciding the layout, and the graphic data after editing and the character data after the typesetting processing are arranged according to the layout decided by the layout designating means,
An artwork production apparatus comprising: a page-up processing means for producing artwork data, and a display means for displaying at least one of the images based on the respective data. 2. The master copy according to claim 1, wherein the page-up processing means automatically changes the graphic data and / or the character data so that the graphic and / or the character has a desired size. Creation device. 3. The page-up processing means according to claim 1, wherein a plurality of figures and / or a plurality of characters are automatically arranged at predetermined positions.
The illustrated block making device.