JPH09251370A - Drawing preparation device - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To improve operability at the time of specifying a command on the display screen of a display device and to shorten drawing preparation time. SOLUTION: Generally, a drawing preparation device is provided with the display device 2 and a mouse 23 for operating a cursor displayed on the display screen of the display device 2 and is constituted so as to plot a desired graphic at a desired position on the display screen by operating the mouse 23. Then, this drawing preparation device is provided with a storage part 1a for successively storing the command specified by the mouse 23 and a command display control part 1b for selecting the plural kinds of the commands of a high specifying frequency among the commands stored in the storage part 1a and arranging and displaying the selected commands in the descending order of the specifying frequency in a frequency order menu area 22b.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a drawing creation device, and more particularly to CAD (Computer Aided Des).
(g) In a system, the present invention relates to a drawing creation device capable of creating a drawing on a display by operating a cursor operation device such as a mouse.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art As a conventional drawing creating apparatus of this type,
For example, the one as shown in FIG. 7 is known.

Such a drawing creating apparatus includes a central processing unit 1 for processing input information, a command menu area 2a for displaying commands, and a graphic drawing area 2b for displaying graphic elements such as straight lines and circles. A display device 2 having two areas, and an enter button 3a used to select any information of the display device 2 or a displayed processing command and to determine the selected command or position information. It mainly comprises a pointing device (mouse / digitizer, etc.) 3, a keyboard 4 for inputting characters and numerical values, an external storage device 5 for storing graphic data and the like, and a plotter 6 for outputting a graphic.

In the above-mentioned drawing creating apparatus, for example, when drawing a building unit, first, the operator has a command menu area 2 in which a plurality of types of processing commands are displayed.
The cursor on the screen is moved to a by using the pointing device 3 to indicate the processing command desired by the operator, and then the enter button 3a is clicked to determine the command. Here, the operation for selecting the number of stoves 8 in the kitchen 7 is performed. For example, when selecting the three-stove stove 8, click the area 2c, and when selecting the four-stove stove 8. Click area 2d.

Next, the cursor is moved to the figure drawing area 2b to be actually drawn by using the pointing device 3, and the enter button 3a is clicked again at the stove placement position of the kitchen 7 to open the three mouths. Draw the stove 8 on the upper left side of the kitchen 7. Then, when arranging the sink 9 on the upper right side of the kitchen 7, the cursor position is returned to the command menu area 2a again and clicked.

As described above, in the conventional drawing creation apparatus shown in FIG. 7, the cursor position is reciprocated between the command menu area 2a and the graphic drawing area 2b to draw a graphic. In the case of drawing a figure having a large number of parts, there is a drawback that the number of reciprocations increases remarkably and the working time increases.

Therefore, a drawing preparation apparatus having a structure as shown in FIG. 8 has been filed by the same applicant (Japanese Patent Application No. 7-
45900). In this drawing creation device, the display device 2 has, as a display screen, a command area 12a for displaying a command, a menu area 12b for displaying a menu corresponding to the command, and a graphic drawing area for displaying graphic elements such as straight lines and circles. It has three areas 12c. In addition, the mouse 13 as a pointing device
Is provided with an additional figure search button 13a and an additional figure designation button 13b.

In the command area 12a, for example, a guide sentence for instructing the operator's next work such as "Please select a kitchen" is displayed, and in the menu area 12b,
A plurality of menu sentences such as "I type kitchen", "L type kitchen", "U type kitchen", "2 type kitchen", etc. are displayed corresponding to the guide sentence "Please select a kitchen".

In the above configuration, the operator operates the mouse 13 to position the cursor at a desired position in the screen drawing area 12c and clicks the additional figure search button 13a to display the figure of the kitchen 7 in the menu. Area 12b
The kitchens displayed in are searched in order from the top. For example, when the color of "I-type kitchen" is reversed, the figure of "I-type kitchen" is displayed in the figure drawing area 12c, and from this state, each time the additional figure search button 13a is clicked, The color inversion part of the menu area 12b changes from "L-type kitchen" to "U-type kitchen" to "two-type kitchen", and at the same time, the type of kitchen corresponding to the color inversion in the menu area 12b is the graphic drawing area 12
It is sequentially displayed on c. Then, when the operator displays the desired type of kitchen, the operator selects the additional figure designation button 1
Click 3b. This allows the building unit 14
You can draw the desired kitchen in the desired position.

[0010]

However, in the above-mentioned conventional drawing creation apparatus, the type of command displayed in the menu area 12b is fixed, and the mouse 13 is used.
Each time you click the additional figure search button 13a
The color reversal part is "I type kitchen" → "L type kitchen"
→ "U-type kitchen" → "Type 2 kitchen" → "I-type kitchen" changes. For this purpose, the additional figure designation button 13
When the click operation of b is mistakenly moved to the next type of kitchen from the kitchen where the color inversion portion in the menu area 12b is to be specified (for example, when the color of "L type kitchen" is specified, the color is changed). When the reversal point has moved to the "U-shaped kitchen", go around the color reversal point again (for example, "U-shaped kitchen" → "2-type kitchen" → "I-type kitchen" → "L-type kitchen"). However, there is a drawback in that it is inconvenient and wasteful in operation, and it takes time to create a drawing.

It is an object of the present invention to provide a drawing creation apparatus that shortens the drawing creation time by improving the operability when designating a command on the display screen.

[0012]

In order to achieve the above object, the invention according to claim 1 includes a display device having a graphic drawing area and a command menu area as a display screen, and a cursor displayed on the display screen. A cursor operation device for operating on the command menu area and the graphic drawing area, and operating the cursor operation device to display one command from a plurality of types of commands displayed in the command menu area. In a drawing creating apparatus for designating and drawing a graphic corresponding to the specified command at a desired position in the graphic drawing area, storage means for sequentially storing commands specified by the cursor operating device, and the storage means. Select multiple types of commands that are specified frequently from the stored commands,
Command display control means for displaying the selected commands side by side on the display screen of the display device in descending order of designation frequency.

According to the above structure, the operator draws a desired figure in the figure drawing area by operating the cursor operating device to select and specify a command in the command menu area. The history of which type of command the operator has designated is sequentially stored in the storage means. Then, the command display control means selects a plurality of types of commands having a high designation frequency from among the commands stored in the storage means, and displays the selected commands side by side on the display screen of the display device in the order of the high designation frequency. At this time, the command display control means reads out the latest designated command stored in the storage means one by one, and selects a command having a high designation frequency based on the read result. as a result,
The commands displayed on the display screen in the order of specified frequency are rewritten one by one, and the commands based on the latest data are displayed.

The commands specified by one operator when creating a drawing are highly likely to be the same type of commands. Therefore, if the commands are arranged and displayed on the display screen of the display device in descending order of frequency of designation, as in the above configuration, the operator can easily find the command that he wants to specify. The operability at the time of improvement can be improved, and the time for creating a drawing can be shortened.

According to the first aspect of the present invention, the command display control means is configured to display the commands on the display screen of the display device in descending order of designation frequency. May be.
That is, in the invention according to claim 2, the command display control means selects a plurality of types of recently designated commands from the commands stored in the storage means, and selects the selected commands in order from the latest designated command to the display screen of the display device. It is configured to display side by side.

When creating a drawing, the same command may be repeatedly specified. In such a case, if a plurality of recently designated commands are displayed side by side on the display screen of the display device as in the above configuration, the operator can easily find the command to be designated,
Also in this case, the operability at the time of command designation is improved, and the time for drawing creation can be shortened.

[0017]

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION Embodiment 1 of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

1 to 3 show Embodiment 1 of the present invention. It should be noted that the same or equivalent portions as those of the conventional drawing creation apparatus will be described with the same reference numerals.

First, the configuration will be described. In the drawing creating apparatus according to the first embodiment, a central processing unit 1 for processing input information, and information input to the central processing unit 1 and processing by the central processing unit 1 are processed. And a mouse for operating a cursor displayed on the display screen of the display device 2 (cursor operation device).
23, a keyboard 4 for inputting characters and numerical values, an external storage device 5 for storing graphic data and the like, and a plotter 6 for outputting a graphic.

The display screen of the display device 2 includes a normal command menu area 22a for displaying commands, a frequency order menu area 22b for displaying commands with a high frequency of specification in order of the frequency of specification, and graphic elements such as straight lines and circles. It is composed of three areas, that is, a graphic drawing area 22c to be displayed.
The cursor can be arbitrarily moved in each of a, 22b, and 22c. By further pressing the enter button 22a of the mouse 23, the command menu area 22a
It is possible to specify a command in the frequency order menu area 22b and a position of a drawing figure in the figure drawing area 22c.

Inside the central processing unit 1, a storage unit 1a for sequentially storing designated commands and a storage unit 1a.
There is provided a command display control section 1b for selecting a command having a high frequency of designation from the commands stored in, and displaying the selected command side by side on the display screen of the display device 2.

In the command menu area 22a, for example, normal drawing menus such as "line", "circle", "ellipse", and "square" are displayed. The commands such as “line”, “circle”, “ellipse”, and “square” displayed in the command menu area 22a are fixed, and the types and display positions of these commands are fixed and do not change. Commands such as “line”, “circle”, “copy”, and “rectangle” are displayed in the frequency-ordered menu area 22b, but this display is not fixed and depends on the command input by the operator. Change. That is, the frequency order menu area 22
In b, only the commands that are frequently specified by the operator are selected from the commands displayed in the command menu area 22a, and the commands that are most frequently specified are arranged in order (for example, the commands that are frequently specified are displayed in the frequency order menu. In the upper part of the region 22b, commands having a relatively low designation frequency are displayed in the lower part of the frequency-ordered menu region 22b).

FIG. 2 shows an example of commands displayed in the frequency-ordered menu area 22b. In FIG. 2, A
, A2, ..., A6, ... represent commands with a high designation frequency, and the designation frequency of the command is highest in A1,
Hereafter, it becomes lower in the order of A2, A3, ....

At the first stage of creating a drawing, a command of a predetermined type is displayed at a predetermined position only in the command menu area 22a, and no command is displayed in the frequency order menu area 22b. The operator uses the mouse 23 to operate the cursor in the command menu area 22a to specify the command for the first time, and also to specify the drawing position of the figure in the figure drawing area 22c. by this,
A desired figure can be drawn at a desired position in the figure drawing area 22c. At this time, the command designated by the operator is stored in the storage unit 1a in the central processing unit 1. Next, when the operator operates the mouse to specify the second command, the command is also stored in the storage unit 1a. In this way, the commands designated by the operator are sequentially stored in the storage unit 1a.

The command display control unit 1b selects a plurality of types of commands having a high designation frequency from among the commands stored in the storage unit 1a, and selects the selected commands in order of the frequency of designation from the frequency order menu 22b of the display device 2.
Display side by side. When the operator designates the command for the first time, only the command is stored in the storage unit 1a, so that the command display control unit 1b displays only the command for the first designation in the frequency order menu area 22b. It When the command designation is continuously performed for the second and third times, the command display control unit 1b displays the commands in the designated frequency order.

For example, as shown in FIG. 1, the frequency order menu area 22b displays commands such as "line", "circle", "copy", and "rectangle" in order of specified frequency. In FIG. 1, most of the operations performed by the operator up to immediately before are "line" drawing command designations, and hereinafter, "circle" drawing command designation, "copy" command designation, "rectangle" It is decreasing in the order of command to draw. Here, the command "copy" is used to specify, for example, "lines" or "circles" drawn by the previous operation.
This command is used when you want to draw the same thing as in another place.

When the command is displayed in the frequency-ordered menu area 22b, the operator operates the cursor in the frequency-ordered menu area 22b to specify the command. When one operator creates a drawing, there is a high probability that the same type of command will be specified. So, as mentioned above,
If commands are displayed in the order of frequency in the frequency order menu area 22b in the order of “line”, “circle”, “copy”, “rectangle”, etc., the operator can quickly find the command to be specified. It is possible to improve the usability when designating a command and shorten the drawing creation time. If there is no desired command in the frequency-ordered menu area 22b, it goes without saying that the command is specified in the command menu area 22a.

The commands displayed in the frequency order menu area 22b are always updated and displayed with the latest data.
That is, the command is displayed in the frequency order menu area 22b (the command menu area 22a at this time).
Of course, the command is also displayed), and when the operator designates the command, the designated command is sequentially stored in the storage unit 1a of the central processing unit 1, and the designated commands that have already been stored start from the oldest one. Erase in order. And
The command display control unit 1b reads the stored contents in the storage unit 1a one by one and selects a command with a high specified frequency, and the commands displayed in the frequency order menu area 22b are always updated and displayed with the latest data. It

FIG. 3 shows the procedure for displaying the commands in the frequency order menu area 22b in the order of the specified frequencies. In FIG. 3, the operator operates the command menu area 22a.
Alternatively, when a command is selected and designated in the frequency order menu area 22b (step 101), the designated command is stored in the storage unit 1a (step 102).
Then, the command display control unit 1b selects a command having a high designation frequency from the designation commands stored in the storage unit 1a and sorts the commands in the order of the designation frequency (step 10).
3). For example, if the designated commands stored in the storage unit 1a are "copy", "line", and "copy", the command display control unit 1b selects "copy" twice and "line" once. , "Copy", "line" in order.

On the other hand, the command display control section 1b contains a designated frequency order menu program file which constitutes a designated frequency order menu (step 104), and the sorting result in step 103 is substituted into the designated frequency order program file. . Here, in the designated frequency order program file, step 103 is executed every time the operator designates a command.
The latest sorting result is substituted from, and the designated frequency sequential program file is rewritten based on the latest sorting result (step 105).

Then, the designated frequency order program file rewritten in step 105 is executed (step 1
06), based on the execution result, the frequency-ordered menu area 2
Designated commands are displayed in order of designated frequency on 2b (step 107).

[0032]

Second Embodiment of the Invention Next, a second embodiment of the present invention will be described.

4 to 6 show the second embodiment of the present invention. It should be noted that the same or equivalent portions as those of the conventional drawing creation apparatus will be described with the same reference numerals.

In the present embodiment, the latest menu area 22d is provided on the display screen of the display device 2 instead of the frequency order menu 22b of FIG. The command menu area 22a is similar to the case of the above-described first embodiment, and normal commands such as “line”, “circle”, “ellipse”, and “square” are displayed. In the latest menu area 22d, commands such as "line", "copy", "copy", and "line" are displayed, but this display is not fixed, and the commands are input by the operator. Change. That is, in the latest menu area 22d, among the commands displayed in the command menu area 22a, the commands most recently specified by the operator are arranged in order from the latest command (for example, the latest specified command is at the top of the latest menu area 22d). The command specified relatively earlier than the latest specified is displayed below the latest menu area 22d).

FIG. 5 shows an example of commands displayed in the latest menu area 22d. In FIG. 5, B
1, B2, ..., B6, ... represent recently designated commands. Among these commands, B1 is a command designated immediately before, B2 is a command designated immediately before, B3, B4. The commands in which the time from designation is relatively long have been shown in the order of.

Also in the case of the present embodiment, at the initial stage of creating a drawing, a command of a predetermined type is displayed at a predetermined position only in the command menu area 22a, and no command is displayed in the latest menu area 22d. It has not been. The operator uses the mouse to move to the command menu area 22a.
The command is designated with to draw a figure in the figure drawing area 22c. The designated commands at that time are stored in the storage unit 1a in the central processing unit 1 in order of designation.

The command display control section 1b selects a plurality of recently specified commands from the commands stored in the storage section 1a, and displays the selected commands in the latest menu area 22d in order from the most recently specified command. To do.

For example, as shown in FIG. 4, the latest menu area 2
In 2d, commands such as "line", "copy", "copy", and "line" are displayed in order from the latest designated command. In FIG. 4, the operator immediately precedes the command “line”, the command “copy” immediately before it, and the command “copy” further before that one command. Indicates that the command "line" has been specified.

Then, the operator selects the latest menu area 22d.
When the command is displayed in, the cursor is operated in the latest menu area 22d to specify the command.
The command specified by the operator when drawing a certain portion in the drawing is often the same type of command.
Therefore, as described above, when the most recently specified command is displayed in the latest menu area 22d in the order of, for example, “line”, “copy”, “copy”, “line”, the operator wants to specify the command. Can be found quickly, the usability when specifying a command is improved, and the drawing creation time can be shortened. If there is no desired command in the latest menu area 22d, of course, the command menu area 22d
The command is specified in a.

The commands displayed in the latest menu area 22d are always updated and displayed with the latest data. FIG. 6 shows an example of the procedure for displaying the latest command in the latest menu area 22d. In FIG. 6, when the operator selects and designates a command in the command menu area 22a or the latest menu area 22d (step 201), the designated command is stored in the storage unit 1a.
Are stored in the memory (step 202).

On the other hand, the command display control unit 1b contains the latest menu program file that constitutes the latest menu (step 203), and the specified command stored in the storage unit 1a in step 202 is substituted into the latest menu program file. It Here, each time the operator designates a command, the latest designated command from step 202 is substituted into the latest menu program file, and the latest menu program file is rewritten based on the latest designated command (step 20).
4). Then, the rewritten latest menu program file is executed (step 205), and based on the execution result, designated commands are displayed in order from the latest in the latest menu area 22d (step 20).
6).

The first and second embodiments of the present invention have been described in detail above with reference to the drawings. However, the specific configuration is not limited to the first and second embodiments described above, and does not depart from the gist of the present invention. Even if the design is changed, it is included in the present invention. For example, in the first and second embodiments, the general-purpose CAD has been described as an example. However, the invention is not limited to this. For example, an apparatus for drawing a unit building shown in FIG. 7 and FIG. 8 as a conventional technique. Also, the present invention can be applied.

[0043]

As described above, according to the first aspect of the present invention, the command having a high designation frequency is preferentially displayed on the display screen of the display device, so that the operator can display a plurality of types. The cursor can be quickly and accurately moved to the desired command from among the issued commands. As a result, the operability at the time of command designation is improved, and it is possible to shorten the drawing creation time.

According to the second aspect of the invention, since the command specified immediately before is preferentially displayed on the display screen of the display device, the operator can repeatedly execute the same type of command. In addition, you can quickly and accurately position the cursor on the command. Also in this case, the operability at the time of command designation is improved, and the drawing creation time can be shortened.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a schematic configuration diagram of a drawing creation device according to a first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a diagram for explaining a detailed structure of a frequency-ordered menu area.

FIG. 3 is a flowchart showing a procedure for displaying commands in a frequency order menu area in a specified frequency order.

FIG. 4 is a schematic configuration diagram of a drawing creation device according to a second embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a diagram for explaining a detailed structure of a latest menu area.

FIG. 6 is a flowchart showing a procedure of displaying commands in a latest menu area in the order of specification from the latest command.

FIG. 7 is a schematic configuration diagram of a drawing creation device according to a conventional technique.

FIG. 8 is a schematic configuration diagram of a drawing creation device according to a conventional technique.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 Central Processing Unit 1a Storage Unit 1b Command Display Control Unit 2 Display Device 4 Keyboard 5 External Storage Device 6 Plotter 22a Command Menu Area 22b Frequency Order Menu Area 22c Graphic Drawing Area 22d Latest Menu Area 23 Mouse 23a Enter Button

Claims (2)

[Claims] 1. A display device having a graphic drawing area and a command menu area as a display screen, and a cursor operating device for operating a cursor displayed on the display screen on the command menu area and the graphic drawing area. Operating the cursor operation device to specify one command from a plurality of types of commands displayed in the command menu area, and to change a graphic corresponding to the specified command to a desired shape in the graphic drawing area. In a drawing creation device that draws at a position, a storage unit that sequentially stores commands specified by the cursor operation device, and a plurality of types of commands that are frequently specified among the commands stored in the storage unit are selected, and the selected command On the display screen of the display device in descending order of frequency Drawing generation apparatus characterized by comprising: a Shimesuru command display control means. 2. A display device having a graphic drawing area and a command menu area as a display screen, and a cursor operating device for operating a cursor displayed on the display screen on the command menu area and the graphic drawing area. Operating the cursor operation device to specify one command from a plurality of types of commands displayed in the command menu area, and to change a graphic corresponding to the specified command to a desired shape in the graphic drawing area. In a drawing creation device that draws at a position, a storage unit that stores commands specified by the cursor operation device in a specified order, and a plurality of recently specified commands are selected from the commands stored in the storage unit, and the selected commands On the display screen of the display device in order from the latest specified command Drawing generating unit, wherein the command display control means for tiling, further comprising a.