JPS63184169A - Cad device - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To efficiently generate a technical data in which texts are combined, by performing edit so as to arrange the text in a designated text area automatically. CONSTITUTION:A character data group inputted by a character data input device is stored as a text file by a text file storage means 5. Meanwhile, the text area which displays the text by a text area designating means 6 on a drawing displayed by a display device is designated by using a coordinate reader. The edit is performed so that the text stored as the text file is arranged in the designated text area automatically by an automatic text editing means 7.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION [Object of the Invention] (Industrial Application Field) The present invention relates to a CAD device for creating technical data in which figures and text are combined.

(Prior Art) Conventionally, there have been two devices for creating technical data consisting of a combination of figures and text. One is a word processor that mainly processes text and has a simple drawing function, and the other is a CAD device that mainly processes graphics and has a simple text processing function.

(Problem to be solved by the invention) Word processors have many functions for processing text, but in terms of graphical processing, they only have the ability to draw simple shapes such as straight lines and circles. . On the other hand, CAD devices have many drawing functions for drawing ellipses, free curves, etc., but for text processing, they create texts line by line, and input them into drawings by specifying reference points or while creating text. A line break was specified for t! Can only perform simple tasks such as inputting a few lines of text. Therefore, depending on the length of the text and the position of the reference point, it may overlap with the figure.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION An object of the present invention is to provide a CAD device that can efficiently create technical data that combines figures and text.

[Structure of the invention]

(Means for Solving the Problems) The present invention includes a computer, a graphic data input means for inputting commands to the computer and graphic data to the character data group calculator,
A display device that displays figures and characters stored in the computer, and reads the coordinates of points on the display screen of this display device,
In a CAD device equipped with a coordinate reading device for inputting these coordinates into a computer, a text file storage means for storing a group of character data inputted by the character data input device as a text file, and a drawing displayed by a display device. The text area specifying means uses a coordinate reading device to specify a text area in which a text is to be displayed, and the text stored by the text file storage means is automatically placed in the text area specified by the text area specifying means. The present invention is characterized by comprising an automatic text editing means for editing the text so as to be edited.

(Function) A group of character data inputted by the character data input device is stored as a text file by the text file storage means. On the other hand, a coordinate reading device is used to designate a text area in which text is to be displayed in a drawing displayed by a display device using text area specifying means. Editing is then performed by automatic text editing means so that the text stored as a text file is automatically placed in this designated text area.

As a result, according to the present invention, technical data in which figures and text are combined can be efficiently created.

(Embodiment) FIG. 2 shows the hardware configuration of a CAD device according to the present invention. This CAD device includes a keyboard 2 for inputting commands and character data, a mouse 3 for inputting coordinate positions on the drawing, a computer 4 having a CPU 4a for processing input data, and a memory 4b for storing processed data.
and a CRTI for displaying processed data.

FIG. 1 shows the text processing function of the CAD device according to the present invention. The text processing function of this CAD device includes a text file storage means 5 for registering text with only character codes created by the CRTI and keyboard 2 in the memory 4b, and
A text area specifying means 6 that sequentially specifies the coordinates using the mouse 3 in the above drawing to specify a text area, and a text area specifying means 6 that automatically moves the text registered in the memory 4b into the text area specified by the text area specifying means 6. It is comprised of automatic text editing means 7 for editing.

A sentence containing only character codes is created using the CRTI and keyboard 2 in the sentence file storage means 5. The created text is registered in the memory 4b within the computer 4. The text area specifying means 6 specifies a text area by using the CRTI and the mouse 3.

Any number of closed areas that serve as text areas can be specified in one drawing. FIGS. 3 and 4 show examples of specifying text areas. It is assumed that FIG. 3 and FIG. 4 are both drawings containing the same graphic data. FIG. 3 shows an example in which a text area 8 consisting of one closed area is specified, and FIG. 4 shows an example in which two text areas 9 and 10 are specified by two closed areas.

The text area 8 shown in Fig. 3 is the point P (X, Y), P2 (X2.Y2)...
- It is a closed area surrounded by P8 (x8.Y8).

Here, Xl, Yl (i-1, -'8) are each point P
represents the X and Y coordinates of 1.

One text area 9 shown in FIG. 4 is located at the point P1°P2. P
7, and P8, and another text area 10 is a closed area surrounded by points p3. p4. This is a closed region surrounded by p5 and P6.

The automatic text editing means 7 automatically edits the text so that the text stored by the text file storage means 5 enters the text area specified by the text area specifying means 6. A flowchart of a specific example of the automatic text editing means 7 is shown in FIG. This automatic text editing means 7 includes an automatic line break means 11,
It includes a line number control means 12 and a text control means 13. The horizontal length of the text area and the font size for displaying text (
Based on the horizontal pitch), the automatic line feed means 11 performs automatic line feed so that the text enters the text area. And line number control means 12 based on the vertical length of the text area and the line feed pitch.
to control the number of lines so as not to exceed the text area. At this time, the text control means memorizes which characters of the text file have been output to the text area, and performs control so that the subsequent characters can be output to the next text area.

The function of the automatic text editing means 7 configured in this way is
This will be specifically explained using the text area 8 shown in the figure. When placing a text in the text area 8, the automatic line feed means 11 prevents it from exceeding the text area based on the absolute value IX, -X21 of the difference between the X coordinates of the starting point P and point P of the text area 8, and the font size. The number of character strings in one line is determined, and if the text is longer than this number of character strings, the text is edited so that line breaks are automatically inserted. Then, characters are sequentially arranged up to point P3.

If the coordinates of the -L part of the characters in this line are less than or equal to Y3,
Based on the absolute value lX1-X41 of the difference between the X coordinates of points P1 and P4 and the character size, a line break is performed in the same way, and the characters are inserted until the bottom coordinate of the character is not less than the Y coordinate Y8 of point P8. Deploy. For character strings whose bottom coordinates are Y8 or less, the absolute value of the difference between the X coordinates of points P7 and P5 is lX7-
Based on X51 and the character size, a line break is performed in the same manner, and the characters are arranged until the bottom coordinate of the character is not less than the Y coordinate Y5 of point P5.

Similar processing is performed when placing a text in the text area 9.10 of FIG. 4. When the afterglow area in the text area 9 disappears, the next text is automatically placed in the text area 10.

According to this embodiment, it is possible to create figures and text separately, and the arrangement of figures and text can be specified later, so text input and arrangement can be done between short O and +7. Can be done.

Note that if a character reading device (OCR) is used as the data input device, there is no need to use a keyboard to create sentences, which further speeds up the input of sentences. The present invention also includes automatically determining the character size (character pitch, line break pitch) so that all sentences are placed within the text area by comparing the number of characters in the text area and the text file. Needless to say.

〔Effect of the invention〕

According to the present invention, it is possible to efficiently create technical data that combines figures and text.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram of the text processing function part of the CAD device according to the present invention, FIG. 2 is a block diagram of the hardware of the CAD device according to the present invention, FIGS. 3 and 4 are layout diagrams of the text area, and FIG. 1 is a specific configuration diagram of automatic text editing means. 1...CRT, 2...Keyboard, 3...Mouse, 4...=1° calculator, 4a...CPU, 4b...
Memory, 5... text file storage means, 6... text area designation means, 7... automatic text editing means. Applicant's agent: Sato - Yumi Figure 1 Figure 2 Figure 5

Claims (1)

[Scope of Claims] A computer, a character data input device for inputting commands and character data into the computer, a graphic data input means for inputting graphic data into the computer, and a graphic data input device for inputting graphic data and characters stored in the computer. In a CAD device, the CAD device is equipped with a display device for displaying a display, and a coordinate reading device for reading the coordinates of a point on the display screen of the display device and inputting the coordinates into the computer, the characters input by the character data input device. text file storage means for storing a data group as a text file; text area specifying means for specifying a text area in which a text is to be displayed using the coordinate reading device in the drawing displayed by the display device; A CAD characterized by comprising automatic text editing means for editing so that the text stored by the text file storage means is automatically placed in the text area specified by the area specifying means.
Device.