JPH0744723A - Drawing generation device - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To provide a drawing generation device which can reduce drawing generation time and quality irregularity owing to differences among operators by displaying drawing generation processing procedure/method on the screen of an output device and proceeding drawing generation work while confirming it without depending on the experience of the operator and a manual. CONSTITUTION:Generation procedure/method data 4 where the generation procedure/method of a raster data drawing 2 against special position on a loutine format are mentioned, associating data 7 associating generation procedure/method data against the special position, an associated data generation part 5 generating generation procedure/method data and associating data and an associated data retrieval part 6 displaying generation procedure/method data against the special position of the raster data drawing on the screen are provided.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a drawing creating apparatus which is processed by using a workstation, a personal computer or the like, and in particular, it is possible to reduce unevenness in drawing creation time and drawing quality due to differences in operators (creators). The present invention relates to a drawing creation device.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Generally, it is difficult for an operator to easily create a drawing when handling drawing data stored in a computer or the like as vector data, but when handling drawing data as raster data, a display screen is displayed. It is possible to easily create a drawing by editing, cutting and pasting while referring to. Therefore, in recent years, an apparatus has been developed which uses a raster data drawing corresponding to pixel data on a display screen to easily create a drawing in a fixed format.

FIG. 8 is a block diagram showing a functional configuration of a conventional drawing creating apparatus, showing a case where a drawing is created on a raster basis. In FIG. 8, reference numeral 100 is a computer that reads drawing data and performs drawing creation processing according to an instruction from an operator M, and 1 is a standard format (drawing frame or the like) of a drawing to be created, which is an image (raster data) and is input to the computer 100. For input device, 2 is input device 1 to computer 10
It is drawing data that is input to the image memory within 0 and is a drawing data to be created, that is, a raster data drawing.

Reference numeral 3 is a raster data drawing 2 in the computer 100.
And a mouse or the like (not shown) operated by the operator M, which is a drawing creation processing unit, which is based on a fixed format for processing the raster data drawing 2 and which has a fixed format according to an instruction from the operator M. It has a function of drawing straight lines and circles, a function of inputting characters, and a function of editing such as cutting and pasting a used portion from the already completed raster data drawing 2.

Reference numeral 8 designates a storage device for storing the raster data drawing 2 after completion of the preparation process or in the middle of preparation, and reference numeral 9 designates a drawing data in the storage device 8 or a raster data drawing 2 in the image memory for display and output from a CRT or printer. Is an output device.

Next, the operation of the conventional drawing creating apparatus shown in FIG. 8 will be described. When creating a drawing, the operator M first inputs the standard format (drawing frame or the like) of the target drawing as the raster data drawing 2 from the input device 1 and displays it on the screen of the output device 9.

Subsequently, the operator M refers to the standard format of the target drawing displayed on the output device 9,
Using the drawing creation processing unit 3, necessary information is added to the standard format, or necessary drawing data is arbitrarily read from the storage device 8 and cut and pasted, and the raster data drawing 2
Various drawing processings are performed on. The final raster data drawing 2 thus created is stored in the storage device 8 and output by the output device 9 as required.

However, the standard format read in advance only shows the drawing creation area and the like, and does not display the detailed processing procedure and the like. Therefore, when adding necessary information to the standard format, the operator M performs the drawing creation process based on the experience of the operator M itself or with reference to the manual in which the creation procedure and the creation method are described. ing.

[0009]

As described above, in the conventional drawing creating apparatus, when the necessary information is added to the standard format at the time of creating the drawing, it is performed based on the experience of the operator M or the manual. There is a problem in that the drawing creation time and quality unevenness occur due to individual differences in M.

The present invention has been made to solve the above problems, and does not depend on the experience or manual of the operator when performing drawing creation processing by adding necessary information on a fixed format. The purpose of the present invention is to obtain a drawing creation device that reduces drawing creation time and quality unevenness due to individual differences among operators by displaying the drawing creation processing procedure and method on the screen of the output device and confirming this while proceeding with the work. And

[0011]

According to a first aspect of the present invention, there is provided a drawing creating apparatus which inputs a standard format of a drawing to be created as raster data and a raster data drawing for a specific position on the standard format. A creation procedure and method data describing the procedure and method, associated data that associates the creation procedure and method data with respect to a specific position, a creation procedure and method data, and a related material creation unit that creates the associated data, a raster data drawing, Creation procedure and method Storage device for storing data and associated data, output device for displaying raster data drawing on screen with fixed format, and creation procedure for specific position of raster data drawing on screen according to operator's instruction It is provided with a related material search unit for displaying method data.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, there is provided a drawing creation device according to the first aspect, which includes a usage command list for storing a command group used when creating a specific position on a fixed format and a usage command list. Related materials and command list to be created and related materials and command list for operating by displaying the used command list on the screen according to the operator's instruction and specifying the command you want to operate on the used command list And a search unit.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, in the second aspect of the present invention, in the second aspect, the related material and command list search section automatically operates the used command list in accordance with the operator's instruction. .

A drawing creating apparatus according to a fourth aspect of the present invention is the drawing procedure according to any one of the first to third aspects, in which a creating procedure for a specific position on the standard format and an outline description of the method are stored. And method outline description text, means for creating the creation procedure and method overview text, and means for displaying the creation procedure and method overview text at a specific position on the standard format according to an operator's instruction. is there.

[0015]

According to the first aspect of the present invention, for each specific part on the standard format of the raster data drawing, a material describing the creating procedure and method necessary for creating each specific part is created and stored as data. However, when a specific part on the standard format is designated as a target to be created, by displaying the creation procedure and method data stored for the same part on the screen, it becomes possible to easily create the standard format drawing. (EN) It is possible to reduce drawing creation time and quality unevenness due to individual differences between operators when creating a drawing by adding necessary information on a standard format.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, a list of commands used to create a specific position on the standard format is created as a list, and the used command list is displayed on the screen according to an operator's instruction. Allows you to specify the command you want to run.

According to the third aspect of the present invention, the commands used when creating a specific position on the standard format are automatically operated in the order of the list in accordance with the instruction of the operator.

According to the fourth aspect of the present invention, a brief description of the procedure and method for creating a specific position on the standard format is created as text and displayed on the specific position on the standard format according to the operator's instruction.

[0019]

【Example】

Example 1. Embodiment 1 (corresponding to claim 1) of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a first embodiment of the present invention.
9 is a block diagram showing a functional configuration of the computer 100A corresponding to the computer 100 in FIG.
Is the same as described above.

Reference numeral 4 denotes preparation procedure and method data stored in the memory area in the computer 100A, which shows the preparation procedure and method for each specific portion of the standard format of the raster data drawing 2 to be prepared.

Reference numeral 5 is a related material creating section for creating the creating procedure and method data 4 in the computer 100A, and is interposed between the creating procedure and method data 4 and a mouse or the like operated by the operator M. The related material creating unit 5 inputs the creating procedure and method data 4 as raster data from the input device 1 by the operation of the operator M, or uses the document processing function in the related material creating unit 5 to create the creating procedure and method data 4. create.

Reference numeral 6 is a related material retrieval unit having a function of displaying the data 4 on the screen of the output device 9 for the preparation procedure and method, and a specific position in the fixed format of the raster data drawing 2 and a drawing preparation procedure for the specific position. It has a function of associating with the material (data) describing the method, searches for a drawing creation procedure and method corresponding to the position from a specific position on the standard format based on the associated information, and displays the screen of the output device 9. Display on top.

Reference numeral 7 is associated data associated by the association retrieval unit 6, and associates the creation procedure and method data 4 with a specific position of the raster data drawing 2.
The storage device 8 that stores the completed drawing data or the raster data drawing 2 that is in the middle of creation also stores the material that describes the drawing creation procedure and method, that is, the creation procedure and method data 4 and the association data 7.

The drawing creation processing unit 3, the related material creation unit 5, and the related material search unit 6 in the computer 100A are operated by the operator M.
In response to a request from the user, the device is operated via a pointing device such as a mouse to initially write each data 4 and 7 and to display the desired raster data drawing 2 and creation procedure and method 4 on the output device 9. There is.

FIG. 2 is an explanatory diagram schematically showing the relationship between the standard format of the raster data drawing 2, the associated data 7 and the creation procedure / method data 4. In FIG. 2, 10
Is an example of a standard format of the raster data drawing 2 and corresponds to the display screen of the raster data drawing 2.

Each position of the standard format 10 is a material that describes the procedure and method (convention) for creating the raster data drawing 2 by using the associated data 7 consisting of a data table in which position information and related material information are associated with each other. It is associated with the creation procedure and method data 4.

The preparation procedure and method data 4 is stored in correspondence with the position on the standard format 10. However, for one standard format 10, the drawing number column, revision column, item column, and front view are described. Since there are a plurality of specific positions such as areas, they are stored individually for each specific position.

As the preparation procedure and method data 4, handwritten materials are input as raster data from the input device 1,
Alternatively, it is created in advance by the word processing function in the related material creating unit 5. Similarly, the standard format 10
The associated data 7 for associating with the creation procedure and method data 4 is also created in advance by the related material creation unit 5.

Next, referring to FIG. 1 and FIG. 2, a standard format 10 of a drawing and a drawing creation procedure and method data 4 for a specific position of the drawing according to a first embodiment of the present invention.
The associating operation with and the usage method thereof will be described.
In the standard format 10 of the drawing in FIG. 2, what is described in which part of the raster data drawing 2 and the description method are determined in advance according to the type of drawing to be created.

Therefore, the related material preparation unit stores beforehand the data 4 describing the procedure and method (rules) for creating the drawing together with the associated data 7 in association with the position on the standard format 10 of the drawing. You can At this time,
As described above, for each specific position such as the drawing number column, the revision column, the item column, the front view writing area, etc. of one fixed format 10, there are individual preparation procedures and method data 4.

When the operator M wants to see information on a specific position of the raster data drawing 2 during drawing creation, the operator M can move the specific position to the specific position on the standard format 10 displayed on the screen of the output device 9. Specify with the pointing device of. As a result, the standard format 10
The association data 7 for associating the creation procedure and the method data 4 with each other finds the creation procedure and the method data 4 associated with the position from the position information on the standard format 10 designated by the operator M.

For example, when the operator M operates the related material retrieval unit 6 via the mouse and specifies the drawing number column in the standard format 10, the associated data 7 includes the creation procedure and method data 4 relating to the drawing number column. It is displayed on the screen of the output device 9. Therefore, the operator M, regardless of being a beginner or an expert, quickly and accurately writes the drawing number by using the drawing creation processing unit 3 while looking at the detailed explanation material based on the creation procedure and the method data 4. be able to.

Example 2. In the first embodiment, the drawing creation procedure and the method data 4 are stored as data, and this is used in association with the specific position of the standard format 10. However, the specific position of the standard format 10 is used in the drawing creation work. When the function (command) of the drawing creation processing unit 3 is specified, in response to the designation of the specific position, the related material (data 4) is displayed and the command of the function to be used is displayed in the vicinity of the specific position in the order of use. Can be made.

A second embodiment (corresponding to claim 2) of the present invention in which a use command is displayed will be described below with reference to the drawings. FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing a functional configuration of the second embodiment of the present invention, 100B corresponds to the computer 100A, and 1 to 4 and 7 to 9 are the same as those described above.

Reference numeral 11 is a list of use commands for each specific part of the standard format of the drawing.
It is stored in the memory area in B. Reference numeral 12 is a related material and command list creation unit for creating the used command list 11, and the material of the command list is input as raster data by the input device 1 or created by the document processing function in the related material and command list creation unit 12. To do.

Reference numeral 13 is a reference material and command list retrieval section having a function of retrieving the drawing creation procedure and method data 4 and the used command list 11 and displaying it on the screen of the output device 9, and specifies a fixed format of the drawing. A function for associating a position with a drawing creation procedure and method data 4 for a specific position, a function for associating a specific position in the standard format with a list 11 of commands used in the specific position, and a specific position from the specific position on the standard format. Based on the information associated with the drawing, the drawing procedure and method data 7 and the command list 11 for the drawing corresponding to the specific position.
And has a function of searching and displaying.

In this case, the association data 7 not only associates the creation procedure and method data 4 with the specific position, but also associates the use command list 11. Further, the storage device 8 not only stores the drawing data that has been created or the drawing 2 that is being created, but also saves the drawing creation procedure and method data 4, the used command list 11, and the association data 7.

FIG. 4 is an explanatory view showing the association between the specific position 10 of the standard format of the drawing and the command group used for it, and 4, 7, 10 and 11 are the same as described above. Next, with reference to FIG. 3 and FIG. 4, a description will be given of an associating operation and a using method of a specific position of the fixed format 10 of the drawing and the use command list 11 for the specific position according to the second embodiment of the present invention.

First, as shown in FIG. 4, the drawing creation procedure and method (rule) data 4 corresponding to the position on the standard format 10 of the drawing is stored as the association data 7.
In addition, when creating each specific position, the functions provided in the drawing creation processing unit 3 are sequentially used, but the command to be used may be determined for each specific portion.

For example, in the drawing number column, a character input function (command) is used. In this way, a command group used to create a specific position for a specific position is associated with position information. It is stored as the used command list 11.

The association data 7 is associated with a specific position from specific position information designated by a pointing device such as a mouse when it is desired to view information on the specific position on the fixed format 10 displayed on the screen of the output device 9. It is used when finding the created creation procedure and method data 4 and the used command list 11. In this way, by displaying the information of the use command list 11, the operator M can proceed with the drawing creation process more quickly and easily.

Example 3. In the second embodiment, the drawing creation procedure and method data 4 and the used command list 11 are used.
In order to store these and use them by associating them with the specific position of the standard format, the related material data 4 and the use command list 11 are displayed on the screen by designating the specific position on the standard format 10 when creating the drawing. Although the operator M selects the command, as for the work in which the order of the commands to be used is decided, the command to be used is automatically started in the registration order by designating the specific position, and the drawing creation process is performed in this order. The creation work may be more standardized by proceeding.

A third embodiment of the present invention (corresponding to claim 3) will be described below with reference to the drawings. In the case of the third embodiment of the present invention, the functional configuration is the same as that of FIG. 3 (second embodiment), but the related material and command list search unit 13 uses the pointing device (mouse) to locate the specific position of the standard format 10 of the drawing. By specifying, the creation procedure and method data 4 associated with the specific position are displayed, and the command group necessary for creating the specific position is found from the command list 15 and commands are automatically activated in order according to the command list. The function to do is added.

Next, a command automatic starting method according to the third embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG. First, the standard format 10 of the drawing displayed on the screen of the output device 9 is designated by a pointing device such as a mouse to confirm which part on the standard format 10 the designated position corresponds to (step S1). ).

When the designated portion (specific position) on the drawing is confirmed in step S1, a command group is searched from the associated data 7 from the material data 4 corresponding to the specific position and the used command list 11 (step S2). ), And displays the retrieved material data 4 on the screen (step S
3).

Then, the commands are activated in the order described until there are no more commands in the retrieved command group (step S4) (step S5). That is, in step S4, it is determined whether or not there is a related command, and if there is no related command (that is, NO), the process returns as it is, and if there is a related command (that is, YES), a command starting step After executing S5, the process returns to the command presence / absence determining step S4.

Needless to say, the command to be used 11 is described in advance by arranging the commands in the order of use. As a result, the work efficiency is significantly improved, and the drawing creation time can be shortened.

Example 4. In the first to third embodiments, the drawing creation procedure and method data 4 are displayed separately from the raster data drawing. However, since the display screen area of the output device 9 is limited, the material data 4 is displayed. Is displayed on the screen, it may be difficult to see the drawing in which the actual work is performed.

Therefore, in order to avoid this, the outline of the drawing creation procedure and method data 4 is displayed at the corresponding place on the raster data drawing 2, and the detailed data is displayed by requesting as necessary. May be. A fourth embodiment of the present invention (corresponding to claim 4) in which the general data is normally displayed and the detailed data 4 is displayed as necessary will be described below with reference to FIGS. 6 and 7. .

FIG. 6 is an explanatory diagram showing a related configuration between a fixed format position and each data according to the fourth embodiment of the present invention. 100C corresponds to the computer 100B, and 4, 7
And 10 are the same as described above.

Reference numeral 14 is a text explaining the creation procedure and method stored in the memory area of the computer 100C. The description material of the outline simplified from the content of the creation procedure and method data 4 is the creation procedure and method data. Like No. 4, it is stored in association with a specific portion of the standard format 10.

Similarly to the above, when the operator M wants to see information on a specific position on the fixed format 10 displayed on the screen, first, the operator specifies the specific position with a pointing device such as a mouse. As a result, the computer 100C finds the creation procedure and method outline explanation text 14 associated with the specific position from the specified position information and displays it on the standard format 10.

FIG. 7 is an explanatory view showing a concrete display example of the outline explanation text 14, and 10A is a fixed format 10.
14A is a standard format 10
It is a schematic description displayed on A. In this case, "KL
In response to the text display "B *** indicates the drawing number", the operator M may input a desired number or the like in the "***" section.

As described above, at the time of creating a normal drawing,
By displaying the brief description text 14, a complicated description or the like is not displayed in the area in the standard format 10, so that the drawing creation process can be easily continued without being disturbed by the description. If you want to check the detailed materials, in order to display the creation procedure and method data 4,
For example, the specific position may be pointed again.

[0055]

As described above, according to claim 1 of the present invention, an input device for taking in a standard format of a drawing to be created as raster data, and a procedure and method for creating a raster data drawing at a specific position on the standard format. Associated with the creation procedure and method data described above, the creation procedure and method data for a specific position, the creation procedure and method data, and a related material creation unit that creates the associated data, a raster data drawing, a creation procedure, and A storage device for storing method data and associated data, an output device for displaying a raster data drawing on a screen together with a standard format, and a creation procedure and method data for a specific position of the raster data drawing on the screen according to an operator's instruction. Since a related material search section for displaying is provided, it can be displayed in a standard format. In the case of the drawing creation process by adding the required information, without depending on the experience of the operator or user manual,
By performing the drawing creation work while displaying and confirming the drawing creation processing procedure and method on the screen of the output device, a drawing creation device capable of reducing drawing creation time and quality unevenness due to individual differences of operators can be obtained. effective.

Further, according to claim 2 of the present invention, in claim 1, a use command list for storing a command group used when creating a specific position on a fixed format and a relation for creating a use command list A material and command list creation unit, and a related material and command list search unit for displaying the used command list on the screen according to the operator's instruction and operating by specifying the command to be operated on the used command list. Since the drawings are provided, the drawing creation can be proceeded while referring to the operation function command related to the specific position, and the drawing creation time and the quality unevenness due to the operator's individual difference can be reduced and the drawing creation time can be shortened. There is an effect that can be obtained.

According to the third aspect of the present invention, in the second aspect, the related material and command list searching section automatically operates the used command list in accordance with the operator's instruction. Since there is no need to specify the operation function command relating to the position, there is an effect that a drawing creation apparatus can be obtained which can further reduce drawing creation time and quality unevenness due to individual differences of operators and shorten the creation time.

Further, according to claim 4 of the present invention, in any one of claims 1 to 3, an outline of a creating procedure and method for storing a creating procedure and a method for a specific position on a fixed format is stored. Since the explanation text, the means for creating the explanation text for the creation procedure and the method, and the means for displaying the explanation text for the creation procedure and the method at a specific position on the standard format according to the operator's instruction are provided, it is unnecessary. Detailed explanation materials will not be displayed, the operability of drawing creation on the screen will be improved, and the drawing creation time can be shortened as well as the drawing creation time and quality unevenness due to individual differences of operators can be reduced. There is an effect that the device can be obtained.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a functional configuration of a first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is an explanatory diagram showing a correspondence relationship between a specific position and association data, creation procedure and method data according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing a functional configuration of a second embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is an explanatory diagram showing a correspondence relationship between a specific position and associated data, a use command list, a creation procedure, and method data according to the second embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a flowchart showing a processing operation according to a third embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 6 is an explanatory diagram showing a correspondence relationship between a specific position and associated data, a creation procedure and method outline text, and a creation procedure and method data according to the fourth embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 7 is an explanatory diagram showing a display example of a creation procedure and method outline explanation text on a screen according to a fourth embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 8 is a block diagram showing a functional configuration of a conventional drawing creation device.

[Explanation of Codes] 1 Input Device 2 Raster Data Drawing 3 Drawing Creation Processing Section 4 Creation Procedure and Method Data 5 Related Material Creation Section 6 Related Material Search Section 7 Related Data 8 Storage Device 9 Output Device 10 Standard Format 11 Command List Used 12 Related Material and Command List Creation Section 13 Related Material and Command List Search Section 14 Outline of Creation Procedure and Method Text M Operator S2 Specified Position Related Material and Command Search Step S3 Specified Position Related Material Display Step S5 Command Start Step

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Reference numeral 8 designates a storage device for storing the raster data drawing 2 after completion of the preparation process or in the middle of preparation, and reference numeral 9 designates a drawing data in the storage device 8 or a raster data drawing 2 in the image memory for display and output from a CRT, a printer or the like. Is an output device. Here, the drawing data created finally is output.
Printer and serial drawing data in real time
The CRT to be displayed is collectively referred to as the output device 9.

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Claims (4)

[Claims] 1. An input device for importing a fixed format of a drawing to be created as raster data, a creating procedure and method data describing a creating procedure and method of a raster data drawing for a specified position on the fixed format, and the specified position Associated data for associating the creation procedure and method data with respect to, the creation procedure and method data, and a related material creation unit that creates the association data, the raster data drawing, the creation procedure and method data, and the association data A storage device for storing the raster data drawing, an output device for displaying the raster data drawing on the screen together with the standard format, and a preparation procedure and method data for the specific position of the raster data drawing on the screen according to an operator's instruction. A drawing creation device including a related material search unit. 2. A usage command list for storing a command group used when creating a specific position on the standard format, a related material and a command list creation unit for creating the usage command list, and an instruction from the operator. And a command list search unit for displaying the use command list on the screen and operating the command list by designating a command to be operated on the use command list. The drawing creation device according to item 1. 3. The drawing creation apparatus according to claim 2, wherein the related material and command list search unit sequentially and automatically operates the use command list according to an instruction from the operator. 4. A creation procedure and method outline explanatory text for storing an outline explanation text of the creation procedure and method for the specific position on the standard format, means for creating the creation procedure and method outline explanation text, and the operator's 4. The drawing creating apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising: a unit that displays the creating procedure and method outline description text at a specific position on the standard format according to an instruction.