JPH08115358A - Method and device for data connection of table and graphic - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: To reduce the misinput operation and man-hours and to improve the editing efficiency by generating and editing graphic data and table data on the same drawing altogether, and processing the graphic and table data associatively. CONSTITUTION: A drawing information storage part 7 holds the storage positions of table data to be displayed in cells and the storage positions of graphic data made to correspond to the cells, cell by cell. When the instruction to edit the table data is given, a drawing data editing part 3 performs an editing process even for the graphic data held at the graphic data storage positions held corresponding to the cells at the display positions of the table data in addition to the editing of the table data.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a method and apparatus for editing drawings in which figures and tables are mixed, and more particularly to CAD.
(Computer Aided Design) For creating and editing graphic data that can be processed by the system and tabular data (character information or numerical information) that can be processed by the spreadsheet in the same screen. The present invention relates to a data connection method for table data and graphic data, and a data connection device for creating and editing drawings using the method.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In the prior art, a design parts table is generated based on design parts data on a CAD drawing created by a CAD system, and table data and graphic data in the design parts table are centrally managed. You can do it.

However, in order to create table data only from graphic data, on the design drawing in which the design parts table is created,
It is not possible to input or correct table data, create or edit a table, and create and edit figures and table data on the same drawing at the same time, and also database the figure data created on the same drawing as table data. It was not configured to be managed by. Therefore, the designer has to edit and edit each of the figure and the table, which results in duplication of data correction and input, inefficiency of operation, and moreover, errors during correction are likely to occur.

[0004]

In creating a design drawing in a design work, it is essential to be able to create a design drawing in which not only table data but also graphic data is mixed. It is necessary to be able to manage it. However, according to the conventional technique, it is possible to automatically generate a design parts table on a design drawing created by a CAD system, create a drawing having table data, and manage the table data centrally. , Create and edit figure data and table data on the same drawing at the same time as the output drawing image,
There is no means for integrally managing different types of data such as graphic data and table data created on a drawing. Therefore, there is a problem that the data cannot be handled by fusing the figure and the table data, and it is impossible to freely create and edit the figure and the table on the same drawing.

In view of the above, the present invention eliminates the above-mentioned drawbacks, and the graphic data to be processed by the CAD system,
The table data that is the processing target of the spreadsheet can be input and edited in a batch, and by processing them together, the operability at the time of drawing creation is improved, and mistakes and man-hours at the time of input can be eliminated. An object of the present invention is to provide a data connecting method and a data connecting device for reducing table data and graphic data that can be reduced.

[0006]

In order to achieve the above object, according to the present invention, there is provided a data connection device comprising an input device, an output device, a storage device, and an arithmetic device, which has the following features. What is provided is provided.

The storage device is a database for holding graphic data to be processed by the CAD system and table data to be processed by the spreadsheet means, and a drawing for holding format information defining the format of the drawing. And a format information storage unit. The drawing format includes definition information of a table frame including one or more cells. Further, the storage device is provided with a drawing data management information storage area for holding the connection information of the table data for each cell. This drawing data management information storage area is a cell on the drawing (corresponding cell of this drawing data management information storage area)
The storage area of the table data display position information that is the information indicating the position of the table data, the storage area of the table data position information that is the information indicating the storage position of any of the table data in the database, and the storage area of the graphic data in the database. And a storage area of graphic data position information, which is information indicating one of the storage positions.

The arithmetic unit receives a format information of a drawing to be created via an input device, and stores the format information in a drawing format information storage unit,
Accepts the input of table data and graphic data via the input device and creates a drawing based on the drawing data editing unit and the table data and graphic data held in the database,
A drawing generation unit that creates a drawing and outputs the drawing to the output device.

The drawing data editing unit receives the table data corresponding to the cell via the input device, stores the table data in the database, and stores the storage position in the database.
Means for storing in the table data position information storage area of the drawing data management information storage area corresponding to the cell, and the graphic data corresponding to the cell via an input device are accepted, and the graphic data is stored in the database. A means for storing and storing the storage position in the graphic data position information storage area of the drawing data management information storage area corresponding to the cell, and receiving an instruction for editing processing of the table data via an input device. Position information held in the figure data position information storage area of the drawing data management information storage area corresponding to the cell in which the table data is displayed, And means for executing the instructed editing process for the graphic data held in the storage position in the database.

Further, the drawing generation unit creates the table frame based on the format information about the drawing instructed to be output, which is held in the drawing format information storage unit, and corresponds to the cell in the table frame. The table data held in the storage position in the database indicated by the position information held in the table data position information storage area of the drawing data management information storage area is arranged, and the drawing data management information storage area A drawing is formed by arranging the graphic data held at the storage position in the database indicated by the position information held in the graphic data position information storage area at a predetermined position on the drawing for each of the graphic data. Means to do
And a means for outputting the thus formed drawing to the output device.

If the instruction of the editing process is an instruction of deleting the table data, the drawing data editing unit corresponds to the cell at the display position of the table data for which the deletion is instructed as the editing process. In the drawing data management information storage area,
The table data held at the position in the database indicated by the position information held in the table data position information storage area is deleted from the database, and the position information held in the graphic data position information storage area is displayed. It is desirable to provide means for deleting the graphic data held at the position in the database from the database and deleting the drawing data management information storage area from the storage device.

If the instruction of the editing process is a copy of the table data, the drawing data editing unit secures a new drawing data management information storage area belonging to the drawing being edited, as the editing process. It is desirable to provide means for copying the contents of the drawing data management information storage area corresponding to the cell at the display position of the table data for which copying is instructed to the new drawing data management information storage area.

Further, according to the present invention, an input device, an output device, an arithmetic unit, and a storage device are provided, and processing of graphic data which is a processing target of a CAD system and table data which is a processing target of a spreadsheet unit is performed. An information processing device for performing,
The storage device includes a drawing format information storage unit for holding format information defining a format of the drawing, the drawing format information includes definition information of a table frame including one or more cells, and the storage device is There is provided a data connection method between table data and graphic data in an information processing device, further comprising a drawing data management information storage area for holding connection information of the table data for each cell.

The drawing data management information storage area is a storage area of table data display position information, which is information indicating the position of a cell on the drawing, and information indicating the storage position of any of the table data in the database. And a storage area for storing graphic data position information, which is information indicating the storage position of any of the graphic data in the database.

The data connection method of the present invention comprises the following (1)
Steps (5) to (5) are provided.

(1) Creating the drawing format information on the basis of an instruction input through the input device.

(2) The table data corresponding to the cell is received through the input device, the table data is stored in the database, and the storage position is stored in the drawing data management information storage area corresponding to the cell. Step of storing in the table data position information storage area.

(3) The graphic data corresponding to the cell is received through the input device, the graphic data is stored in the database, and the storage position is stored in the drawing data management information corresponding to the cell. Storing in the figure data position information storage area of the area.

(4) When an instruction to edit the table data is received via the input device, the instructed editing process is executed on the table data, and the table data is displayed. The designated edit processing is executed for the graphic data held in the storage position in the database indicated by the position information held in the graphic data position information storage area of the drawing data management information storage area corresponding to the cell. Step.

(5) The table frame is created based on the format information about the drawing instructed to be output, which is held in the drawing format information storage unit, and the cell in the table frame corresponds to the cell. The table data held in the storage position in the database indicated by the table data position information held in the table data position information storage area of the drawing data management information storage area is arranged, and further, in the drawing data management information storage area A drawing is formed by arranging the graphic data held at the storage position in the database indicated by the position information held in the graphic data position information storage area at a predetermined position on the drawing for each of the graphic data. Steps to take.

[0021]

According to the present invention, the graphic data to be processed by the graphic processing means (CAD system) and the table data to be processed by the table calculation means are associated with each other and are centrally managed so that the CAD system creates an image. The created graphic information can be handled as in-table data, and a graphic and a table can be created and edited at the same time. Therefore, it is possible to collectively create and edit drawings in which graphics and tables are mixed, while keeping the output image of the drawings. Further, in the present invention, the relation information between the table data and the graphic data is held and is referred to when processing any one of the data, so that the mutually related table data and graphic data are processed in cooperation with each other. be able to.
Therefore, according to the present invention, it is possible to reduce data input mistakes and man-hours at the time of creating and editing a drawing in which graphics and tables are mixed, and it is possible to improve work efficiency.

[0022]

Embodiments of the present invention will now be described with reference to the drawings. The configuration of the data connection device 100 of this embodiment is shown in FIG. The data connection device 100 according to the present embodiment includes an input / output device 101, a calculation device 102, and an external storage device 103.
With.

The input / output device 101 includes a data input section 1 and
And a data output unit 104. In this embodiment, the data input unit 1 has a keyboard 11 and a pointing device 12. The keyboard 11 can receive the content of data as a character string, and can receive data instructing movement, deletion, addition, etc. of data depending on the position of the cursor. Further, the pointing device 12 can accept input of position information on the display screen. Further, a dedicated key for each input information may be provided as a hardware key to accept an input, or a software key realized by another method may accept an input. In the present embodiment, the keyboard 11 accepts input of table data and character strings, and the pointing device 12 displays a figure (rectangle,
Accepts input of data such as lines and circles) and position data for drawing or specifying the frame.

The data output section 104 has an image display device 9 and a printer 10. In this embodiment, a CRT (Cathode-Ray Tube) is used as the image display device 9, but another output device such as a liquid crystal display device may be used. In addition, the display screen of the image display device 9 is a touch panel, and the contact or the application of pressure to a predefined area on the display screen is sensed so that the information associated in advance with the area is input. May be.

The external storage device 103 comprises a drawing format information storage unit 31, a definition information storage unit 4, a database 6, a screen information storage unit 7, and a drawing format information storage unit 31.

The database 6 has a table data storage area 105 for holding table data and a graphic data storage area 106 for holding graphic data. The table data storage area 105 stores table data as row and column information, and the graphic data storage area 106 stores graphic data as logical information.

The screen information storage unit 7, as shown in FIG.
A drawing data management information storage area 42, which is management information indicating a relationship between graphic data and table data, and a storage position of the data in the database 6, and a drawing management information storage area for managing the drawing data management information. And 41.

The drawing management information is created for each drawing.
The drawing management information storage area 41 is a storage area 4 for drawing names.
11 and an area 412 for storing the position information of the drawing data management information.

The drawing data management information is created for each cell of the created table. Drawing data management information storage area 42
Stores an area 421 for storing information (table name and field name) indicating a storage position on the database 6 in which table data is stored, and key information for accessing the database 6 in which the table data is stored. Area 4
22, a storage area 423 for storing the name of the drawing, and an area 424 for storing the display position (cell position) of the table data in the drawing.
An area 425 for storing position information on the database 6 in which the graphic data associated with the table data is stored, and an area 426 for storing position information of the next drawing data management information. If the next drawing data management information does not exist, the position information storage area 42
6 shows data indicating the end (in the present embodiment,
"0") is held.

The definition information storage unit 4 is a storage area for holding, in units of created drawings, relationship information which is information on a combination of table data and a figure associated with the data. As shown in FIG. 9, the definition information storage unit 4 has a cell definition information storage area 90 for each cell. Each cell definition information storage area 90 has an area 91 for holding information indicating the position of the cell on the drawing, an area 92 for holding attribute information of table data displayed in the cell, and An area 93 for holding the display position on the drawing of the graphic data associated with the displayed table data.

The drawing format information storage unit 31 is a storage area for holding the format information of the drawing.
In the present embodiment, the drawing format information is created by the attached drawing format creation unit 21 and stored in the drawing format information storage area 31, but the drawing format information created in advance is held in the drawing format information storage area 31. You may be allowed to.

The arithmetic unit 102 includes a main memory 1020 and a CPU (central processing unit) 1021 as shown in FIG.
1. As shown in FIG. 1, the drawing creation unit 2, the drawing data editing unit 3, the drawing information recognition unit 5, and the drawing generation unit 8 are included.
With. Each of these units 2, 3, 5, and 8 stores instructions stored in the main storage device 1020 in the CPU 10.
It is realized by executing 21.

The screen creating section 2 includes a drawing format creating section 21 and a data connection defining section 22. The drawing format creation unit 21 receives via the data input unit 1 the input of the format of the drawing to be displayed when receiving the input of the table and the figure, and the drawing format information storage unit 31.
To be stored. The data connection definition unit 22 is the data input unit 1
The input of the name of the drawing is accepted via the, the area of the drawing data management information storage area 42 is secured, the drawing management information is created and stored in the drawing management information storage area 41. Further, the data connection definition unit 22 receives an area for inputting table data via the data input unit 1 (cell) on the drawing.
And the data attribute of the table data are accepted and stored in the cell definition information storage area 90.

The drawing data editing unit 3 receives input of table data and graphic data via the keyboard 11 and the pointing device 12 of the data input unit 1,
The screen information recognition unit 5 stores it in the database 6, and stores the storage location in the drawing data management information storage area 42. Further, the drawing data editing unit 3 receives an instruction to edit table data and graphic data, and processes the data. Note that the tabular data is created and edited using the table calculation means based on the data received by the row and / or column operation using the table calculation means.

The drawing information recognition unit 5 is a table data recognition unit 51.
And a graphic data recognition unit 52. Table data recognition unit 5
1 retrieves only the table data from the data notified from the screen data editing unit 3, stores it in the table data storage area 105 of the database 6, and notifies the drawing data editing unit 3 of the storage position. Similarly, the graphic data recognition unit 52
Only the graphic data is extracted from the data notified from the screen data editing unit 3, stored in the graphic data storage area 106 of the database 6, and the storage position is notified to the drawing data editing unit 3.

The drawing generation unit 8 includes a table calculation means and a CAD system (not shown), and based on the information held in the drawing format information storage unit 31 and the database 6,
The image display device 9 is configured to generate a drawing in which graphics and tables are mixed.
Output to. That is, the drawing generation unit 8 uses the graphic data that has been input, according to the drawing format information stored in the drawing format information storage unit 31, and CAD.
The system draws a figure, and using the table data that has been input, arranges the contents of the table data on the screen according to the drawing format information and creates a drawing in which the figure and the table data are mixed. The image is displayed on the image display device 9 of the output unit 104.

A. Flow of Data Connection Process Next, an operation method of the data connection device 100 of this embodiment will be described. FIG. 2 shows a method of operating the data connection device 100 of this embodiment.

(1) Creation of Format Information First, the input of the name of the drawing to be created is accepted. The format creation unit 21 receiving this via the data input unit 1 secures the drawing management information storage area 41 in the drawing information storage unit 7 and stores the received name in the drawing name storage area 411.

Next, the format of the drawing is created. This is performed by the keyboard 11 of the data input unit 1 receiving the input of the frame information of the drawing and the character string such as the heading of the table, and the table frame is the pointing device 12.
It is created by the position information on the display screen input by (step 201). The information input here is sent to the drawing format creation unit 21 of the drawing creation unit 2, and the drawing format creation unit 21 creates drawing format information based on these information and stores the drawing format information. It is stored in the unit 31. At this time, the format creation unit 21 sequentially displays the input data on the image display device 9, so that the operator can input the data while looking at the display screen.

On the display screen 401 of the image display device 9 shown in FIG. 4A, a table frame 4011 of 2 rows and 5 columns is created, and a table heading "board number" 4012 and "signal name" 401
This is the display content output by the format creation unit 21 when 3 is input. The format creation unit 21 inputs drawing information for inputting graphic data and table data, creation of a table frame for inputting table data, input of table headings, and the like through the data input unit 1, and drawing format. Is input, the format is created, the format is stored in the drawing format information storage unit 31, and displayed on the image display device 9.

(2) Creation of Cell Definition Information Next, the instruction of the cell (area surrounded by the frame) of the table frame (input in step 201) displayed on the image display device 9 is accepted (step 202), the input of the attribute of the table data displayed in the cell is accepted (step 203). As a result, the data connection definition unit 22 of the drawing creation unit 2 sets the cell definition information storage area 90 based on the information input via the data input unit 1.

First, the data connection definition unit 22 receives a cell instruction. An example of the display screen output by the data connection definition unit 22 at this time is shown as a display screen 402 in FIG. As shown in the display screen 402, when the pointing device 12 instructs the cell 4021,
The data connection definition unit 22 highlights the designated cell 4021. Here, a case of inputting the actual data of the data item “signal name” will be described as an example. When the cell is designated in this way, the data connection unit 22 secures a new cell definition information storage area 90 in the definition information storage unit 4, and the position of the designated cell is stored in the cell location storage area 91.
(Step 202).

Next, the data connection definition unit 22 receives the input of the attribute information of the table data. In this embodiment, at this time, the data connection definition unit 22 displays a window for inputting information (displayed on the screen already displayed in the display screen, as in the display screen 403 shown in FIG. 4C). Rectangular area 501) to be displayed. As shown in FIG. 5, the window 501 has a data item name 5011 and a data type (data type such as characters or numbers) 5 for each item.
12 is a menu sheet including a display area for each information of 012 and data length 5013. In this embodiment, the data attribute of each data item displayed on the menu sheet 501 is registered in advance and held in the external storage device 103.

In this embodiment, the data connection definition unit 22
Input of any instruction of the configuration information displayed in the menu sheet 501 is accepted via the pointing device 12, and the highlighted cell on the display screen 402 and the instructed component are connected. That is, the data connection definition unit 22 stores the input data attribute in the table data attribute information storage area 92 of the cell definition information storage area 90 whose area is secured in step 202 (step 203).

(3) Acceptance of actual data Next, data input is accepted in the drawing format. The drawing data editing unit 3 receives input of data for each area on the drawing format via the data input unit 1. The tabular data is input into the table created using the spreadsheet (step 204), and the image data is CAD.
It is input through the system (step 205). At this time, the drawing data editing unit 3 displays in advance on the display screen of the image display device 9 and sequentially displays the input data in the input area on the display screen. This allows the operator to input data in the drawing format while observing the drawing format displayed on the image display device 9. The input graphic data is CAD
An image is drawn on the display screen of the image display device 9 via the system. The drawing data editing unit 3 stores the drawing information including the input table data and graphic data in the database 6 (drawing information registration processing).

(4) Editing of Drawing Further, the drawing data editing unit 3 receives, via the data input unit 1, an instruction of editing or input to the drawing constructed in this way and having a mixture of tables and figures. In the present embodiment, the drawing data editing unit 3 can receive an instruction for inputting and editing table data and graphic data in the same drawing format. At this time, the drawing data editing unit 3 previously displays the drawing constructed in steps 203 and 205 on the display screen of the image display device 9, and sequentially displays the processing result of the input editing instruction on this drawing. . The inputted table data can be edited by operating the rows and columns by the table calculation means. Further, in this embodiment, since the graphic data is managed as being attached to the table, the graphic can also be edited by operating the rows and columns. Therefore, the operator can create and edit the drawing in which the figures and the table are mixed as the image of the output drawing (step 206).

B. Drawing Information Registration Processing Next, the flow of the drawing information registration processing performed in steps 204 and 205 will be described.

Next, the drawing data editing unit 3 accepts input of actual data (table data or graphic data), and causes the drawing information recognition unit 5 to register the input data in the database 6. The drawing information recognition unit 5 includes a table data recognition unit 51.
The graphic data recognition unit 52 determines from the input position whether the input data is table data or drawing data (step 301), and the database 6
(Step 302), and the drawing data editing unit 3 is notified of the determination result and the storage position. If the input position is the same as that already stored in the cell position storage area 91 of any cell definition information storage area 90 of the definition information storage unit 4, the input data is table data. Yes, and the data input to other positions is graphic data. As a result, the determination in step 301 is made. The table data is stored in the table data storage area 105 of the database 6, and the graphic data is stored in the graphic data storage area 106 of the database 6.

Upon receiving the notification, the drawing data editing unit 3 registers the relationship information, which is a combination of the table data and the graphic data treated as an attribute of the table data, in the relationship information storage area 71 of the drawing information storage unit 7. (Step 303). In the present embodiment, the table data and the graphic data are managed separately in the database 6, but the relationship information is stored in the drawing information storage unit 7 for each created drawing, so that the individual data are associated with each other. Can be processed.

The step 303 will be specifically described. First, if the input data is table data, the drawing data editing unit 3 newly secures an area of the drawing data management information storage area 42 corresponding to the cell corresponding to the input position of the data, and the data is input first. In case of the table data, the position information of the secured area 42 is stored in the area 412 for storing the position information of the drawing data management information in the drawing management information storage area 41 of the drawing being created, and the already registered table is stored. If there is data, next drawing data management information position information storage area 426 of drawing data management information storage area 42 registered last
The position information of the secured area 42 is stored in.

Further, the drawing data editing unit 3 stores the storage position notified by the table data recognition unit 51 in the database position information storage area 421 of the newly secured area 42. As a result, table data can be stored in the database and can be searched. The drawing data editing unit 3 also stores the designated cell position in the table data display position storage area 424.

In addition, the drawing data editing unit 3 also stores information in the database key information storage area 422 and the drawing name storage area 423, respectively. The database key information is predetermined for each menu sheet 501 and stored in the external storage device 103. The name of the drawing is the name of the drawing that is currently being created, and in this embodiment, the input is accepted when the system 100 is started, and is stored in the drawing name storage area 411 of the drawing management information storage area 41.

If the input data is graphic data,
The drawing data editing unit 3 stores the storage position on the database 6 notified from the graphic data recognition unit 52 in the graphic data position information storage area 425.

The display screen when the actual data is input in this manner is shown as a display screen 404 in FIG. 4 (d). In this embodiment, the graphic data is managed as logical information, and the table data is managed as information associated with rows and columns. The received graphic data and table data are displayed in addition to the sequential display screen as shown in the display screen 404. A graphic 4041 is a display example of graphic data. Further, the tabular data is displayed in the cell at the input position.

C. Output of Drawing By the above, the input of the table and the figure is accepted, and the data is stored in the database 6. When the data is input, the screen generator 8 outputs the result to the image display device 9. That is, the image generation unit 8 accesses the database 6 for all the input cells using the key held in the database key information storage area 422 of the drawing data management information storage area 42, and the database position information storage area 421. The table data held at the position indicated by the information held in the table is read, displayed at the display position held in the table data display position storage area 424, and held at the position indicated by the information held in the graphic data position information 425. The graphic data thus created is read out and displayed.

D. Data Editing The data connection device 100 of the present embodiment accepts not only data input but also data input and held. When the name of the drawing that has already been input is designated as the processing target when the system 100 is started, the drawing information storage unit 7 detects the drawing management information in which the name of the drawing is held in the drawing name storage area 411. Then, the drawing data management information storage area 42 of the cells of all the tables included in the drawing is detected from the drawing data management information position information 412 of the drawing management information storage area 41, and this is set as the processing target. Further, regarding the editing of the currently input drawing, the drawing data management information storage area 42 linked to the drawing management information storage area 41 of the input drawing is processed. It should be noted that the input of the input process and the edit process is accepted until the end is instructed via the data input unit 1.

(1) Copy Process As an example of the display screen displayed during editing, transition of the display screen by the line copy process is shown in FIG. When the line copy is instructed via the keyboard 11, the drawing data editing unit 3 copies the line of the table and the graphic associated with the line to the designated position as follows.

First, when the row 6012 of the already entered table is instructed via the pointing device 12, the drawing data editing unit 3 displays the row 6012 as shown in the display screen 601 of FIG. 6A. Is highlighted. In addition, line 6
The table data belonging to 012 is associated with the graphic 6011 displayed immediately to the left of the line.
011 is also picked and highlighted. The drawing data editing unit 3 checks whether a value other than the initial value (“0” in this embodiment) is registered in the graphic data display position of the cell definition information storage area 90 of the cell belonging to the row 6012. If it is registered, it means that the figure is associated with the table data. Therefore, the figure data position information storage area 425 of the drawing data management information storage area 42 of the cell.
The graphic 6011 associated with the table data of the cell is detected by referring to the position on the database 6 indicated by the position information held in the table, and this is highlighted and displayed.

Next, when the instruction of another line 6021 is received, the drawing data editing unit 3 displays the display screen 6 of FIG. 6B.
02, the line 6021 is highlighted, and as shown in the display screen 603 of FIG. 6C, the line 6021 is displayed.
21 and copy the contents of line 6012 to the new line 603.
Insert as 1. At this time, the graphic 6011 associated with the data in the row 6012 is similarly copied,
Displayed to the immediate left of row 6031.

That is, the drawing data editing unit 3 creates the cell definition information 90 for all the cells belonging to the row 6012 designated by the pointing device 12, and adds the cell definition information 90 to the definition information storage unit 4. At this time, the drawing data editing unit 3 changes the copied position to the cell position storage area 91.
Then, the contents of the table data attribute information storage area 92 of the original cell are stored in the new area 92, and the contents of the graphic data display position storage area 93 are rewritten to the position where insertion is instructed.

Further, the drawing data editing unit 3 detects the drawing data management information storage area 42 which holds the position of the cell in the table data display position storage area 424, and the area 42 thereof is detected.
Then, the table data stored in the storage position held in the database position information storage area 421 is copied and new table data is stored in the database 6. Further, the graphic data stored in the storage position held in the graphic data position information storage area 425 of the area 42 is copied and new graphic data is stored in the database 6.

In addition to this, the drawing data editing unit 3 makes a new drawing data management information storage area 42 by copying the area 42 of the copy source cell and adds it. At this time, the drawing data editing unit 3 rewrites the contents of the table data display position storage area 424 of the newly added area 42 to the position instructed to be inserted, and the database position information storage area 42
The storage position of the new table data is stored in 1, and the storage position of the new graphic data is stored in the graphic data position information storage area 425. Through the above processing, the display position of the graphic data and the table data is determined by the line 6031 inserted by copying.
The position corresponds to.

The next drawing data management information position information storage area 426, which is a pointer of the area 42, is appropriately rewritten by the drawing data editing unit 3 in accordance with the addition of these areas 42 and becomes a link formed by this pointer. Is inserted. Further, the drawing data editing unit 3 sets the line 6021.
And the table data display position 4 of the drawing data management information storage area 42 for all cells belonging to the row below
The display position of 24 is shifted downward by the amount inserted by copying, and the contents of the graphic data display position storage area 93 of the cell definition information storage area 90 are also shifted downward.

When such drawing data management information is added, the drawing data editing unit 3 causes the drawing generating unit 8 to
Display the processing result. The image generation unit 8 displays the processing result on the image display device 9 like a screen 603. This is done as follows.

First, the image generator 8 adds the added line 60.
Database key information storage area 422 of drawing data management information storage area 42 for all cells belonging to 31
The database 6 is accessed using the key stored in the table, the table data stored in the position indicated by the information stored in the database position information storage area 421 is read, and the display stored in the table data display position storage area 424 is displayed. Display in position. As a result, the added line 6031 is displayed.

Further, the image generator 8 accesses the database 6 by using the key held in the database key information storage area 422 based on the information held in the figure data position information 425, and reads out the figure data. indicate. As a result, the row of the table and the figure associated with the cell belonging to the row are copied and displayed.

Next, a line 6021 instructed to be inserted,
For every row below and every cell that belongs to
Similarly, the area 42 is detected, the table data is read from the table data storage area 105 of the database 6, and is displayed at the display position held in the table data display position 424.

(2) Deletion process When a deletion of a line is instructed via the keyboard 11, the drawing data editing unit 3 determines, based on the position of the cell belonging to the instructed line, for all cells in that line. The drawing data management information storage area 42 of the cell is detected, the contents (table data) of the storage position on the database held in the database position information storage area 421 of the drawing data management information storage 42 are deleted, and the graphic data position is deleted. The contents (graphic data) of the storage position on the database held in the information storage area 425 are deleted. Further, the drawing data editing unit 3 removes the drawing data management information storage area 42 from the link. The drawing creation unit 8 deletes the cell and the figure indicated by the deleted drawing data management information storage area 42 from the display screen.

Although the row editing has been described here, the columns can be similarly edited. Further, the individual cells can be similarly edited.

(3) Correction Processing When a correction is instructed via the keyboard 11, the drawing data editing unit 3 accepts the input of the data of the instructed cell, and the drawing data management information storage area 42 (the The table data held in the position on the database 6 indicated by the information held in the database position information storage area 421 of the drawing data management information storage area 42 in which the cell position is held in the table data display position storage area 424 ( Rewrite the actual data) to the input data. Next, the drawing creation unit 8 rewrites the data displayed at the designated cell position using the data.

E. As described above, according to the present embodiment, the graphic data and the table data can be input and edited at the same time, and the operator can refer to the image of the output drawing as the drawing in which the graphic and the table are mixed. While you can create and edit. In this embodiment, the table data and the graphic data are centrally managed by the drawing data management information, so that the table data and the graphic data that are related to each other can be collectively processed.

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According to the present invention, graphic data and table data can be collectively created and edited on the same drawing.
Further, since the figure and the table data in the created drawing are associated and managed in a unified manner, the table data and the figure data can be processed in association with each other. Therefore, according to the present invention, input mistakes and man-hours can be reduced, and drawings such as design drawings in which figures and tables are mixed can be efficiently created and edited.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a functional block diagram showing a configuration of a data connection device according to an embodiment.

FIG. 2 is a flowchart showing a flow of a drawing creating operation in the embodiment.

FIG. 3 is a flow chart showing a flow of a storage process of data input in a created drawing.

FIG. 4 is an explanatory diagram showing a transition of a display screen associated with input of drawings.

FIG. 5 is an explanatory diagram showing an example of a menu sheet showing a menu of database configuration information.

FIG. 6 is an explanatory diagram showing a transition of a display screen associated with editing a drawing.

FIG. 7 is a hardware configuration diagram of a data connection device according to an embodiment.

FIG. 8 is a conceptual diagram showing a configuration of a drawing information storage unit.

FIG. 9 is a conceptual diagram showing a configuration of a definition information storage unit.

[Explanation of symbols]

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Data input part, 11 ... Keyboard, 12 ... Pointing device, 2 ... Drawing creation part, 21 ... Drawing format creation part, 22 ... Data connection definition part, 3 ... Drawing data editing part, 31 ... Drawing format information storage part 4 ... Definition information storage unit, 5 ... Drawing information recognition unit, 51 ... Table data recognition unit, 52 ... Graphic data recognition unit, 6 ... Database, 7
... Drawing information storage unit, 8 ... Drawing creation unit, 9 ... Image display device, 10 ... Printer.

Claims (4)

[Claims] 1. An input device, an output device, a storage device, and a calculation device, wherein the storage device holds graphic data to be processed by a CAD system and table data to be processed by a spreadsheet means. And a drawing format information storage unit for holding format information defining a drawing format, wherein the drawing format includes definition information of a table frame including one or more cells, and the storage device Further includes a drawing data management information storage area for holding connection information of the table data for each cell, and the drawing data management information storage area is information indicating a position of the cell on the drawing. The storage area of the table data display position information and the table data position information case that is information indicating the storage position of any of the table data in the database. An area and a storage area for storing graphic data position information, which is information indicating a storage position of any of the graphic data in the database, and the arithmetic unit has a format of a drawing created via the input device. A format creation unit that accepts information input and stores it in the drawing format information storage unit; a drawing data editing unit that accepts input of the table data and the graphic data via the input device and creates a drawing; and the database A drawing generation unit that creates a drawing based on the table data and the graphic data stored in the drawing data and outputs the drawing to the output device; and the drawing data editing unit includes the cell via the input device. The table data corresponding to the cell is received, the table data is stored in the database, and the storage location is set to the drawing data corresponding to the cell. Means for storing in the table data position information storage area of the data management information storage area, and receiving the graphic data corresponding to the cell via the input device, storing the graphic data in the database, and storing the storage position. Means for storing in the figure data position information storage area of the drawing data management information storage area corresponding to the cell, and an instruction to edit the table data via the input device, In the database indicated by the position information held in the figure data position information storage area of the drawing data management information storage area corresponding to the cell in which the table data is displayed, Means for executing the instructed editing process with respect to the graphic data held in the storage position of the drawing generation unit, The table frame is created based on the format information about the drawing instructed to be output, which is stored in the format information storage unit, and the cell in the table frame is stored in the drawing data management information storage area corresponding to the cell. The table data held at the storage position in the database indicated by the position information held in the table data position information storage area is arranged, and further stored in the figure data position information storage area of the drawing data management information storage area. The means for forming a drawing by arranging the graphic data held in the storage position in the database indicated by the position information at a predetermined position on the drawing for each of the graphic data, and the formed drawing, And a means for outputting to the output device. 2. The drawing data editing unit according to claim 1, wherein, when the instruction of the editing process is an instruction of deleting the table data, the drawing data editing unit is at a display position of the table data instructed to be deleted as the editing process. The table data held at the position in the database indicated by the position information held in the table data position information storage area in the drawing data management information storage area corresponding to a cell is deleted from the database, and the graphic data is deleted. A means for deleting the graphic data held at the position in the database indicated by the position information held in the position information storage area from the database, and deleting the drawing data management information storage area from the storage device. Data connection device. 3. The drawing data editing unit according to claim 1, wherein if the instruction of the editing process is a copy of the table data, the drawing data editing unit adds new drawing data management information that belongs to a drawing being edited. A means for securing a storage area and copying the contents of the drawing data management information storage area corresponding to the cell at the display position of the table data for which copying is instructed to the new drawing data management information storage area; Characteristic data connection device. 4. An information processing apparatus comprising an input device, an output device, a computing device, and a storage device for processing graphic data to be processed by a CAD system and table data to be processed by a spreadsheet means. In the data connection method of table data and graphic data in the same drawing in, the storage device includes a drawing format information storage unit for holding format information defining the format of the drawing, and the drawing format information Includes definition information of a table frame including one or more cells, the storage device further includes a drawing data management information storage area for holding connection information of the table data for each cell, The management information storage area is a storage area for table data display position information, which is information indicating the position of the cell on the drawing, and the table in the database. It has a storage area for table data position information, which is information indicating one of the storage locations of data, and a storage area for graphic data position information, which is information that indicates one of the storage locations of the graphic data in the database. Then, the step of creating the drawing format information based on the instruction input through the input device, and the table data corresponding to the cell is received through the input device, and the table data is stored in the database. Storing and storing the storage position in the table data position information storage area of the drawing data management information storage area corresponding to the cell; and the graphic data corresponding to the cell via the input device. The graphic data is received, the graphic data is stored in the database, and the storage location is set to the graphic data in the drawing data management information storage area corresponding to the cell. The step of storing the table data in the data position information storage area, and the step of editing the table data via the input device, the table data is edited, and the table data is edited. The graphic data held in the storage position in the database indicated by the position information held in the graphic data position information storage area of the drawing data management information storage area corresponding to the cell in which the data is displayed is instructed. Based on the format information about the drawing instructed to be output, which is stored in the drawing format information storage unit, and creates the table frame, in the cell in the table frame, in the cell The case in the database indicated by the table data position information held in the table data position information storage area of the corresponding drawing data management information storage area The table data held at the position is arranged, and further, the graphic data held at the storage position in the database indicated by the position information held in the figure data position information storage area of the drawing data management information storage area, A step of forming a drawing by arranging each of the graphic data at a predetermined position on the drawing to form the drawing.