JPH07249061A - File conversion result display method on parallel processing cad system - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To lighten the burden on an operator by easily confirming the result of file conversion even when another process is started during the file conversion. CONSTITUTION:When the process different from the file converting process for converting an original file generated in specific data format into a file in different data format is started during the file converting process, a window 31 which shows the advance state of the file converting process is displayed at part of a display screen. Consequently, the operator can confirm the result of the converting process in parallel to the execution of the other process.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a display method for displaying a conversion result of a file format in a parallel processing CAD system.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In order to effectively utilize a design resource such as a drawing file created by a CAD system, it is necessary to convert a file format to suit various other systems and output devices. Therefore, various CAD systems have conventionally been provided with a file conversion function for converting a drawing file of a specific format into a drawing file of another format. This file conversion processing time is a complete loss time for the operator. In a CAD system capable of parallel processing using a multitask operation system or the like, it is possible to eliminate loss time during file conversion by starting the creation work of the next drawing during execution of the file conversion processing. .

[0003]

However, in the conventional CAD system capable of parallel processing, it is not possible to confirm whether or not the file conversion processing is normally completed if another work is started during the execution of the file conversion. . Therefore, when the next work is completed, it is necessary to confirm the conversion result and the like, which poses a problem that the burden on the worker is heavy.

The present invention has been made in order to solve such a problem, and in a CAD system capable of parallel processing, the result of file conversion can be obtained even when other processing is started during file conversion. Parallel processing CA that can be easily checked and reduces the burden on the operator.
An object of the present invention is to provide a file conversion result display method in the D system.

[0005]

Parallel processing C according to the present invention
The file conversion result display method in the AD system is a file conversion process of converting an original file created in a specific data format into a file of another data format in a parallel processing CAD system that executes a plurality of processes in parallel. In the meantime, when a process different from the above-mentioned file conversion process is started, the progress status of the file conversion process is displayed on a part of the display screen.

The progress of the file conversion process is, for example,
It is erased from the screen when the file conversion process is completed. Instead of displaying the conversion status during the file conversion process, a message notifying the end or the conversion result may be displayed on a part of the display screen when the file conversion process is completed.

[0007]

According to the present invention, even when another process is started during the file conversion process, the progress status of the file conversion process, information notifying that the file conversion is completed, or the file conversion result is displayed on the display screen. By displaying this, the operator can confirm whether or not the file conversion has been performed normally even while the next work is being performed.

[0008]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the accompanying drawings. FIG. 1 is a functional block diagram showing the configuration of a parallel processing CAD system according to an embodiment of the present invention. This system has an input unit 1 such as a mouse and a keyboard.
And a CA composed of a CPU and predetermined software
D processing unit 2 and file storage unit 3 such as an external disk device
And a display unit 4 such as a CRT display device, and an output unit 5 such as a printer or a raster plotter.

The CAD processing unit 2 includes a drawing creation / editing unit 11 for creating and editing drawings, and a file conversion unit 12 for converting the file format of the created and edited drawing file. The drawing creation / editing unit 11 and the file conversion unit 12 are configured to be capable of parallel processing. In order to execute parallel processing, there are a method using a multitasking operation system, a method using a parallel processor, and the like. Here, a method using a multitasking OS will be described.

The file conversion unit 12 includes, for example, a file management interface 21 and a file selection interface 2
2. The conversion condition interface 23 and the converter 24. File management interface 21
Has a function of accessing the directory information of the drawing file stored in the file storage unit 3 based on the operation of the input unit 1 and displaying the drawing file name in a tree structure on the display unit 4 based on the directory information. The file selection interface 22 executes a process of selecting a specific drawing file in the file storage unit 3 based on the operation of the input unit 1. The conversion condition interface 23 executes processing for setting conversion conditions such as a file format after conversion of the selected file based on an operation of the input unit 1. The converter 24 executes a process for converting the selected file under the specified conversion condition.

Next, the operation of this system during file conversion will be described with reference to the file conversion processing flowchart of FIG. When the file conversion process is started from the main menu (not shown), first, the file management interface 2
1 displays a basic screen on the display unit 4 (S1). An example of this basic screen is shown in FIG. The drawing file names to be converted from this basic screen are, for example, "part drawing 0001" and "part drawing 0".
002 ”,“ component diagram 0003 ”,“ component diagram 0004 ”(S2), and the conversion condition is, for example,“ DXF →
When "DWG" is selected (S3) and "start conversion" is instructed (S4), the file conversion process (S6) is started. At this time, a part of the display screen of the display unit 4 ,
As shown in FIG. 4, a small window 31 for displaying the conversion status is displayed (S5). In this window 31,
The number of files that have been converted and the name of the file currently being processed are displayed. Every time one file conversion is completed, the contents of the window 31 are updated (S7).

When the drawing creation / editing unit 11 is started by hitting the icon 33 with the mouse cursor 32 during execution of this conversion process, the display screen shows
As shown in FIG. 5, a window 3 for creating / editing a drawing
4 is displayed, and drawing creation / editing processing using this window 34 becomes possible. By setting the window 31 sufficiently smaller than the window 34 and setting the window 31 at a position where it does not overlap the window 34, the conversion status can be displayed without affecting the drawing / editing process of the drawing.

The drawing creation / editing processing and the file conversion processing are executed in parallel by multitask processing. Figure 6
Is a time chart showing task switching at that time.
Conversion processing is executed in parallel with drawing creation / editing processing,
When the conversion process for one file is completed, the contents of the window 31 for notifying the conversion status are updated (S
5, S6, S7). When the conversion process for all the selected files is completed, the window 31 for notifying the conversion status is deleted (S8). As a result, the worker who is performing the drawing creation / editing process can know that the conversion process is completed during the work.

In the above example, it was possible to know the end of file conversion by disappearing the window 31 for displaying the conversion status from the screen, but the contents of the window 31 are as follows.
It may be displayed without being erased, or the conversion status during the conversion process is not displayed, and after the conversion of all the selected files is completed, a conversion completion message as shown in FIG. The operator may be notified of the end of conversion by displaying such a conversion result. In this case, the conversion result has the content of notifying whether the file conversion is normally completed or an abnormality occurs during the conversion.

[0015]

As described above, according to the present invention, even when another process is started during the file conversion process,
The progress status of the file conversion process, information notifying that the file conversion is completed or the file conversion result is displayed in a part of the display screen.By checking this display, the worker is performing the next work. Even if there is, it is possible to confirm whether or not the file conversion is normally performed.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a functional block diagram of a parallel processing CAD system according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a flowchart of a file conversion process in the system.

FIG. 3 is a diagram showing an example of a file conversion menu screen in the system.

FIG. 4 is a diagram showing an example of a display screen during file conversion in the system.

FIG. 5 is a diagram showing an example of a drawing creation / editing processing screen during file conversion in the system.

FIG. 6 is a timing chart showing the timing of drawing creation / editing processing and file conversion processing in the system.

FIG. 7 is a diagram showing a display screen according to another embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 8 is a diagram showing a display screen of still another embodiment of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

1 ... Input unit, 2 ... CAD processing unit, 3 ... File storage unit,
4 ... Display unit, 5 ... Output unit, 11 ... Drawing creation / editing unit, 1
2 ... file converter, 21 ... file management interface, 22 ... file selection interface, 23 ... conversion condition interface, 24 ... converter.

Claims (3)

[Claims] 1. In a parallel processing CAD system for executing a plurality of processes in parallel, the file conversion is performed during a file conversion process for converting an original file created in a specific data format into a file in another data format. When a process different from the process is started,
A method of displaying a file conversion result in a parallel processing CAD system, wherein the progress of the file conversion process is displayed on a part of a display screen. 2. A parallel processing CAD system for executing a plurality of processes in parallel, wherein the file conversion is performed during a file conversion process for converting an original file created in a specific data format into a file in another data format. When a process different from the process is started,
A method for displaying a file conversion result in a parallel processing CAD system, characterized in that when the file conversion processing is completed, information indicating the completion is displayed on a part of the display screen. 3. In a parallel processing CAD system for executing a plurality of processes in parallel, the file conversion is performed during a file conversion process for converting an original file created in a specific data format into a file in another data format. When a process different from the process is started,
A method for displaying a file conversion result in a parallel processing CAD system, wherein the conversion result is displayed on a part of a display screen when the file conversion process is completed.