JPH06131012A - Comment generating device for control drawing - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To efficiently generate a comment by preventing beforehand an error at the time of generating the comment added to a control drawing, and executing a translation of other language. CONSTITUTION:By adding a reference number by a number adding means 12, a format check of a comment inputted by a generating means 10 is executed, and by a translating means 16, a comment of a Japanese composition and other language is generated, and a comment file 20 is generated. This comment file 20 is coupled with a ladder chart generated by a ladder CAD device 30 and outputted.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a comment drawing apparatus for control drawings, and more specifically, a ladder CAD for control design.
The present invention relates to a control drawing comment creating device that is combined with a drawing created by a device.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In a ladder CAD device for control design, a comment can be added to the control drawing in order to make the control drawing easier to see. That is, a comment file corresponding to the control drawing is created, the control drawing data and the comment file are combined at the time of creating the control drawing, and a comment is added on the control drawing.

Here, in the conventional CAD apparatus, both the reference number and the comment of the control drawing data are input when the comment file is created. When inputting this, TAB is used as a separator between the reference number and the comment.
You are using code.

[0004]

However, since the TAB code is not displayed on the screen, the operator continues to input even if the number of characters exceeds the TAB code, and the limit number is exceeded on the control drawing. There is an inconvenience that characters are not output.

Further, since the reference number is input for each comment, comment data having duplicate reference numbers may be created. The reference number is
Since it is a number corresponding to the control drawing data, if it is created in duplicate, an error will occur when creating the control drawing.

A control drawing is attached when the control device is shipped to a foreign country. In this case, since the comment in the control drawing needs to be written in English, the comment must be prepared separately.

The present invention solves this kind of problem, and makes it possible to surely create a comment when creating a control drawing, and to translate a comment input in Japanese into another language. An object of the present invention is to provide a comment drawing device for a control drawing, which saves the trouble of inputting a comment in another language and can output a comment in another language on a control drawing. Further, by being configured independently of the control design ladder CAD device, there is provided a control drawing comment creating device which can facilitate work sharing and improve the efficiency of comment creation and, in turn, the efficiency of creating control drawings. The purpose is to provide.

[0008]

In order to achieve the above-mentioned object, the present invention is a comment connected to a control design ladder CAD device and combined with a control drawing created by the control design ladder CAD device. A comment creating device for creating a comment that is also written on a control drawing,
Also, a creating means having a data check function at the time of creating, a number adding means for adding a reference number corresponding to the control drawing, a comment created by the creating means, and a reference number added by the number adding means. And a storage unit for storing.

[0009]

In the comment drawing apparatus for a control drawing according to the present invention, a data check is performed when a comment is input, a reference number corresponding to the control drawing is added, and a comment without an error can be created. In addition, by composing a Japanese sentence comment to be translated into another language, the Japanese sentence and the comment in another language can be output on the control drawing.
Furthermore, by creating a comment with a comment creating device that is configured independently of the control design ladder CAD device, it is possible to improve the creation efficiency of the control drawing and the comment.

[0010]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS A control drawing comment creating apparatus according to the present invention will be described in detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings.

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing the configuration of a control drawing comment creating apparatus according to this embodiment. This comment drawing device 28 for control drawings uses the input device 26 to
Creating means 10 having a data check function for creating a comment while displaying a screen on the display device 24, number adding means 12 for adding a reference number corresponding to a control drawing, and correction of a comment created by the creating means 10. , A translation means 16 for translating the Japanese comments made by the creating means 10 into English using the editing means 14 for editing and the conversion table 22, and a comment file 2 for reference numbers, Japanese comments, and English comments
It is composed of an input / output unit 18 for inputting / outputting to / from 0. The control drawing comment creation device 28 configured in this manner is connected to the ladder CAD device 30 that creates the ladder diagram 32 that is the control drawing. The ladder CA
The D device 30 creates the ladder diagram 32 to which the comment created by the control drawing comment creating device 28 is added, and also the reference table 34 and the address table 3
6. A function table 38 is created.

Next, the operation of the control drawing comment creating apparatus 28 according to this embodiment will be described in detail below with reference to the flowchart of FIG.

First, in accordance with the screen shown in FIG. 3 displayed on the display device 24, the drawing number of the control drawing for inputting a comment is input from the input device 26, and the comment file name is designated (S1). In this case, if the file name of the comment file 20 to be used has already been created, select it with the cursor, and if not, enter the file name (see FIG. 4).

The input / output means 18 reads the corresponding comment file 20 if it exists (S2), and the display device 2
A file name and a menu display for work are displayed in FIG. 4 (FIG. 5). Therefore, the worker uses the input device 26 to select the processing mode (S3).

When "comment input / edit" is selected from the menu of FIG. 5, the creating means 10 creates a new comment file 20 (S11). Creating means 10
Displays a skeleton in the format of comment data as shown in FIG. At this time, reference number 40
When the addition is designated, the reference number 40 in the designated range is added to the skeleton by the number adding means 12 and displayed. On the other hand, the number adding means 1
When the reference number 40 of 2 is not added, the creating unit 10 accepts the input of the reference number 40 on the screen of FIG. 6 and checks whether or not the reference number 40 is set to be duplicated. When inputting a comment, the creating unit 10 sets the number of comment characters to 24, for example.
If limited to characters, check not to accept more than 25 characters. In the creating means 10, the input character can be input as either a 1-byte character or a 2-byte character, and the editing means 14
By using an input buffer for each screen instead of an input buffer for each line on the screen, the head alignment of characters is performed from an arbitrary position within the input range of the Japanese comment 44 on the screen.

When the input of the predetermined comment is completed, FIG.
Is displayed and the next processing mode is selected (S
3). When “Generate reference number” is selected from the menu of FIG. 5, the screen of FIG. 7 is displayed, and the number adding means 12 causes the reference number to be added to the comment file 20 based on the specified start reference number and end reference number. 40 is added (S21).

When "comment conversion, rearrangement" is selected from the menu of FIG. 5, the editing means 14 displays the comment record 46 from the comment file 20 read by the input / output means 18 (S31), Convert and rearrange.

From the menu of FIG. 5, "Japanese-English comment conversion"
If is selected, the translation unit 16 translates the Japanese comment 44 of the comment record 46 of the comment file 20 read by the input / output unit 18. The translation means 16 is
The corresponding English word is searched from the Japanese comment 44 input from the conversion table 22 in which the Japanese word and the English word are associated (S41), and the English comment 42 is created as shown in FIG. (S42).

When "change file name" is selected from the menu of FIG. 5, the drawing number is input on the screen of FIG.
Confirm the file name of the comment file 20 used on the screen of, and change this to a new file name (S5
1). Then, the input / output unit 18 reads the corresponding comment file 20 (S52).

When "End" is selected from the menu of FIG. 5, the input / output unit 18 outputs the created comment record 46 to the comment file 20 (S4).

Next, the operation of the ladder CAD device 30 will be described. FIG. 11 is a flowchart showing the flow of processing of the ladder CAD device 30. First, ladder CAD
The device 30 inputs files necessary for creating a ladder diagram such as circuit data (S61), and the ladder diagram 32 as shown in FIG.
Is created (S62). Next, the comment file 20 created by the control drawing comment creating device 28 is input, and the created ladder diagram 32 is combined with the comment according to the reference number 40 of the comment record 46 (S
63). Then, the ladder CAD device 30 uses the ladder diagram 3
The address 48 is further given to 2 (S64), and this is output by the printer (S65). Subsequently, the ladder CAD device 30 outputs the reference table 34, the address table 36, and the function table 38 by the printer (S6
6), the data forming the ladder diagram 32, the reference table 34, the address table 36, and the function table 38 are stored in the floppy disk (S67).

As described above, in the control drawing comment creation device 28 of this embodiment, when the comment is created, the format of the comment file is displayed on the screen so that the comment cannot be entered when the number of characters exceeds the limit. Since the check is performed and the reference number added when the comment is input is also checked, the comment data having the duplicate reference number is not created. In addition, by providing a Japanese-English translation function, it is possible to add Japanese and English comments to the ladder diagram and easily expand the scope of application of the control drawing.

[0023]

According to the comment drawing apparatus for control drawings of the present invention, the following effects can be obtained.

It is possible to prevent an error at the time of making a comment in advance, and it is possible to improve the efficiency of making a comment in English or another language.

Further, since it can be used independently of the ladder CAD device for control design, it is possible to easily share the work and to improve the efficiency of creating the control drawing.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing the configuration of a control drawing comment creation device according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a flowchart showing a processing flow of a control drawing comment creation device according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a diagram showing a drawing number input screen of a comment creating device for control drawings according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a diagram showing a file name setting screen of the comment creating device for control drawings according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a view showing a menu screen of a comment drawing device for control drawings according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 6 is a diagram showing a comment creation screen of a control drawing comment creation apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 7 is a diagram showing a reference number setting screen of the control drawing comment creation device according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 8 is a diagram showing a comment creation screen of a control drawing comment creation apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 9 is a diagram showing a comment creation screen of the control drawing comment creation apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 10 is a diagram showing a comment creation screen of a comment creating device for control drawings according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 11 is a flowchart showing a processing flow of the ladder CAD device according to the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 12 is a diagram showing a ladder diagram created by a ladder CAD device and a control drawing comment creating device according to an embodiment of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

 10 ... Creation means 12 ... Number addition means 14 ... Editing means 16 ... Translation means 18 ... Input / output means 20 ... Comment file 22 ... Conversion table 24 ... Display device 26 ... Input device 28 ... Control drawing comment creation device 30 ... Ladder CAD Device 32 ... Ladder diagram 34 ... Reference table 36 ... Address table 38 ... Function table 40 ... Reference number 42 ... English comment 44 ... Japanese comment 46 ... Comment record 48 ... Address

Claims (2)

[Claims] 1. Connected to a ladder CAD device for control design,
A comment creating device for creating a comment to be combined with a control drawing created by the control design ladder CAD device, which creates a comment to be written together on the control drawing, and has a data check function at the time of creation. A creating means; a number adding means for adding a reference number corresponding to the control drawing; and a storage means for storing the comment created by the creating means and the reference number added by the number adding means. A comment drawing device for control drawings. 2. The comment creating apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising a translation unit that translates the comment created by the creating unit into another language.