JPH08297682A - Graphic information editing method - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: To provide the graphic information editing method for mapping with which graphic information can be easily and efficiently edited. CONSTITUTION: Concerning the graphic information editing method for making a graphic correspondent to reference information in a mapping system with which the reference information made correspondent to a designated desired graphic is displayed by designating the desired graphic from the inside of a picture displaying plural graphics, plural pieces of reference information are stored in a reference information data base, the desired graphic is plotted inside a plotting area 51 in the picture having the plotting area 51 for plotting the graphic and information display areas 55, 57 and 60 for displaying the reference information, and an operation for designating the reference information corresponding to the plotted graphic out of the reference information displayed in the information display areas 55, 57 and 60 is repeated so that a graphic information data base formed by storing the plotted graphic and information instructing the reference information corresponding to that graphic can be constructed.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a graphic information editing method for associating a graphic with reference information in an information display device for displaying reference information associated with a graphic.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Recently, by displaying a plurality of figures on one screen and designating a desired figure on the screen, reference information associated with the designated figure is displayed. Information display devices called mapping systems have been widely used.

This mapping system displays, for example, graphic information such as a device layout diagram on a screen, and designates a desired graphic therein, for example, a specific device, with a mouse or the like, thereby associating the graphic with the specified graphic. The reference information provided is, for example, specification information, instruction manual, failure recovery information, etc. of the device, which is composed of characters, numerical values, still images, moving images, etc., is displayed on the screen. When this mapping system is applied to equipment information management of a large-scale plant, a huge amount of reference information related to large-scale equipment can be quickly and accurately searched.

In order to realize such a mapping system, it is necessary to construct a database for the mapping system, which is composed of a plurality of figures in the figure information and reference information associated with the figures. In order to construct a database for a mapping system, it is necessary to perform the following graphic information editing work in multiple stages. (1) Create graphic information to be the target of the mapping system.

(2) A plurality of figures in the figure information are registered in the database as vector figures. (3) On the other hand, reference information consisting of character data, numerical data, still image data, moving image data, etc. related to the plurality of figures is collected, classified, and registered in the database.

(4) These vector graphics and reference information are associated and registered in the graphic information database.

[0007]

[Problems to be Solved by the Invention]
A dedicated CAD system is often used for the work of (1) and (2), but there is a problem that a skilled expert requires a long time to create graphic information by the CAD system. . In addition, depending on the field of use of the mapping system, it is often the case that not all graphics included in the graphic information are vector graphics.
Even in such a case, there is a problem that using a highly accurate graphic creation system such as CAD may be wasteful.

Further, the work (3) is not an easy work at all, and the work (4) requires a long work by more skilled specialists. Due to the above-mentioned circumstances, it is extremely difficult for the department using the mapping system to edit the graphic information and construct the database for the mapping system by itself, and it is common to ask the experts in their respective fields to perform the above work. Is. Even in such a case, careful consultation and long-term adjustment work between the user department and each expert are required, and in any case it is not easy to build a database for the mapping system. .

In view of the above circumstances, it is an object of the present invention to provide a graphic information editing method capable of easily and efficiently editing graphic information.

[0010]

According to the figure information editing method of the present invention which achieves the above object, a desired figure is designated from a screen on which a plurality of figures are displayed so that the figure is associated with the designated figure. In a graphic information editing method for associating a graphic with reference information in an information display device that displays the specified reference information, a plurality of reference information is stored in a reference information database, and a drawing area in which the graphic is drawn and the reference information A desired figure is drawn in a drawing area on the screen having an information display area in which is displayed, and reference information corresponding to the drawn figure is designated from among the reference information displayed in the information display area. A feature is that a graphic information database is constructed by storing the drawn graphic and information indicating reference information associated with the graphic by repeating the operation. .

Here, when drawing a desired figure in the drawing area, it is preferable to display a reference drawing and trace the reference drawing to draw the desired drawing. It is also a preferable aspect that the reference information is composed of a title and content, and the information display area is divided into an area for displaying the title and an area for displaying the content.

[0012]

In the graphic information editing method of the present invention, as described above, the drawing area and the information display area are provided in the same screen, and the drawing information is drawn from the reference information displayed in the information display area. Since it suffices to select reference information related to the created graphic and associate it with the graphic, the graphic information can be edited easily and efficiently.

Here, in the case of drawing a figure in the drawing area, a reference diagram created in advance is displayed, and a desired figure can be drawn by tracing the reference diagram. The work load for drawing a graphic is greatly reduced, and therefore graphic information can be edited more easily and efficiently. If the reference information consists of a title and contents, and the information display area is divided into a title display area and a content display area, multiple titles are displayed in the information display area for title display. By designating a predetermined title among the plurality of titles, the contents of the reference information corresponding to the designated title can be displayed in the information display area for displaying the contents, so that the figure and the reference information The operation of associating with each other becomes simple and reliable, and the graphic information can be edited more easily and efficiently.

[0014]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below. FIG. 1 is a block diagram of a graphic information editing apparatus used in an embodiment of the graphic information editing method of the present invention. As shown in FIG. 1, in this graphic information editing apparatus, an operator
Operation consisting of CRT, keyboard, mouse, etc. for performing necessary operations while looking at the screen of (image display device), etc.
A display unit 10, a material input unit 20 including an image scanner, a CD-ROM, and other input devices for externally reading multimedia reference information such as character data, numerical data, still image data, and moving image data, and an operation. A search / editing unit 30 for searching a database or editing graphic information based on the operation of the display unit 10, and a storage device 40.
And a reference information database 41 in which reference information is stored, and a figure in the figure information and information indicating the reference information associated with the figure are stored in the storage device 40. A graphic information database 42 is constructed.

FIG. 2 is a graphic information editing screen used in an embodiment of the graphic information editing method of the present invention. Figure 2
As shown in FIG. 5, the graphic information edit screen 50 has a drawing area 51, a graphic search panel 52, a graphic operation panel 53, a reference information button 54, a reference information title display area 55, a reference information scroll bar 56, and a reference information content display. Area 5
7, an edit operation button 58, a message display area 59, a mapping reference drawing whole display area 60, and the like are provided.

FIG. 3 is a flow chart of an embodiment of the graphic information editing method of the present invention. The editing operation of this embodiment will be described below with reference to the flowchart shown in FIG. 3 and the graphic information editing screen shown in FIG. First, FIG.
In step S1 of step S1, prior to the editing operation of the graphic information, multimedia reference information related to the graphic information to be edited, such as drawing data, numerical data, character data, still image data, moving image data, is input to the material input unit 4 More information is input, the data is classified by hierarchy, a title is added, and the data is stored in the reference information database 41 in the storage device 40.

Next, in step S2 of FIG. 3, by operating the graphic search panel 52 of the graphic information edit screen 50 of FIG. 2, a drawing to be used as a reference drawing for mapping is input, and the graphic information edit screen 50 is displayed. It is displayed in the drawing area 51. The reference diagram for mapping is a reference diagram displayed on the background screen of the drawing area as an underlay of the figure to be drawn when drawing the figure in the drawing area 51.

In the present embodiment, a database (not shown) of drawings previously output on paper in the form of raster data is used.
In step S2, desired raster data is retrieved from the database and displayed as a mapping reference diagram in the drawing area 51 of the graphic information editing screen 50. Next, in step S3 of FIG. 3, by operating the graphic operation panel 53 of FIG. 2, the graphic to be vectorized in the mapping reference drawing 51a displayed on the drawing area 51 (for example, on the plant equipment layout drawing). Outline of specific equipment etc.)
A vector graphic is created on the drawing area 51 by tracing the top with a graphic such as a straight line, a curve, or a polygon created by a graphic drawing tool. It is also possible to use the symbol graphic of the device registered in advance as a stamp.

This vector figure serves as two-dimensional index information for designating a desired figure among a plurality of figures constituting the figure information displayed on the screen when a search operation is performed using the mapping system. To fulfill. That is, when a particular figure is designated from among a plurality of figures displayed on the screen of the mapping system, if the designated figure is a vector figure stored in the figure information database 42, the designated figure is designated. Is highlighted on the screen, and at the same time, the reference information associated with the figure is read from the reference information database 41, and the content of the reference information is displayed on the screen.

In this embodiment, the drawing area 51
The figure drawn inside is a vector figure expressed by vector data, but the drawn figure is not limited to the vector figure. For example, a figure expressed by image data or the like as two-dimensional index information. It only has to play a role. Next, in step S4 of FIG. 3, reference information related to the drawn figure is searched. That is, when the reference information button 54 in FIG. 2 is pressed, the reference information titles in the reference information database 41 created in step S1 are displayed in a plurality of lines in the reference information title display area 55. At this point, since the reference information and the graphic information are not associated with each other, the reference information title not related to the graphic is also displayed in the reference information title display area 55, but the reference information database in step S1. At the stage of constructing 41, the reference information titles are classified and stored according to the classification system having the hierarchical structure, and at the stage of the search at step S4, a search using the hierarchical structure is performed, so that a large amount of reference information is stored. It is possible to quickly select a desired reference information title from.

As an actual search operation, by operating the reference information scroll bar 56 with a mouse, the reference information title is scrolled up and down to display a desired title in the reference information title display area 55. next,
By specifying a desired line in the displayed multiple lines of reference information title with the mouse, the specified line is highlighted and the contents of reference information corresponding to the reference information title of the specified line are displayed. It is displayed in the reference information content display area 57.

By confirming the content of the reference information displayed in the reference information content display area 57 and operating the edit operation button 58, the vector graphic and the information indicating the reference information associated with the vector graphic are graphically displayed. It is stored in the information database 42. A system message for confirming the editing operation is displayed in the message display area 59 in the graphic information editing screen 50. In addition, the entire mapping reference diagram display area 60 displays the entire mapping reference diagram. This allows the positional relationship in the mapping reference drawing to be quickly confirmed during the editing operation even if the mapping reference drawing is enlarged or reduced.

Next, in step S5 of FIG. 3, if the editing work of the displayed mapping reference drawing 51a is to be continued, the editing operation button 58 is instructed to continue the editing and the process returns to step S3 to perform the editing work. To continue. On the other hand, when ending the editing work, the editing operation button 58 is used to instruct the end of editing. In the graphic information edit screen 50 of the present embodiment, the drawing area 51 has a multi-layer structure capable of displaying a plurality of screens in a multiplexed manner, and thus the vector graphic can be drawn on a desired layer. , Vector graphics can be sorted and drawn according to, for example, equipment function or control function of the device. Therefore,
At the time of searching the mapping system, reference information such as failure recovery information associated with a desired device can be searched for each facility function or control function, and the desired reference information can be quickly and accurately extracted.

[0024]

As described above, according to the graphic information editing method of the present invention, graphic information can be edited easily and efficiently.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a configuration diagram of a graphic information editing apparatus used in an embodiment of a graphic information editing method of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a graphic information editing screen in an embodiment of the graphic information editing method of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a flowchart of an editing operation in one embodiment of the graphic information editing method of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

 10 Operation / Display Section 20 Material Input Section 30 Search / Edit Section 40 Storage Device 50 Graphic Information Editing Screen 51 Drawing Area 51a Reference Diagram for Mapping 52 Graphic Search Panel 53 Graphic Operation Panel 54 Reference Information Button 55 Reference Information Title Display Area 56 Reference Information scroll bar 57 Reference information content display area 58 Editing operation button 59 Message display area 60 Reference mapping whole display area for mapping

Claims (3)

[Claims] 1. Correspondence between a figure and reference information in an information display device that displays reference information associated with a designated figure by designating a desired figure from a screen on which a plurality of figures are displayed. In the method for editing graphic information, a plurality of reference information is stored in a reference information database, and a desired drawing area in a screen having a drawing area in which a graphic is drawn and an information display area in which reference information is displayed is desired. By drawing the figure, and repeating the operation of specifying the reference information corresponding to the drawn figure from the reference information displayed in the information display area, the drawn figure and the figure are associated with each other. A graphic information editing method characterized by constructing a graphic information database in which information indicating the reference information is stored. 2. The graphic information according to claim 1, wherein when drawing a desired figure in the drawing area, a reference figure is displayed, and the desired figure is drawn by tracing on the reference figure. How to edit. 3. The graphic according to claim 1, wherein the reference information includes a title and content, and the information display area is divided into an area for displaying a title and an area for displaying content. Information editing method.