JP6571218B2 - Information processing apparatus, information processing method, and program - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to an information processing apparatus, an information processing method, and a program for performing inspection processing for a drawing created by a 3D CAD application or the like.

  In the manufacturing industry, the introduction of 3D CAD applications in the design process is progressing year by year. In the manufacturing process, efforts are being made to efficiently define the processing of products by applying 3D models to CAM (Computer Aided Manufacturing) software. ing. In recent years, a mechanism for inspecting products by measuring the shape after processing using an optical measuring instrument and comparing it with a 3D model has begun to be introduced.

  However, based on the dimensions described in the 2D drawings (hereinafter referred to as drawings), parameters are entered manually to define processing on the CAM software, and inspection of the processed shape is performed. ing. For this reason, at present, 3D models have been utilized along with the spread of 3D CAD applications, but the drawings have not yet become unnecessary.

  The created drawings are usually subjected to “inspection” or “inspection of drawings” (hereinafter referred to as inspection in general), in which the lack of dimensions, the possibility of shape, and various descriptions are confirmed. In many cases, self-examination by the creator and other person's inspection are provided for each organization, but the work time spent there often reaches 20-30% of the total design work time. Occupy a very large proportion.

  In the inspection, both the design quality in terms of whether the designed content meets the required performance or whether it can be produced, and the drawing quality that the content described in the drawing is incomplete. Work is done with.

  In the case of checking the drawing quality to see if there are any deficiencies in the description in the drawing, (1) is the dimensional instruction properly described, (2) is the content described in (1) appropriate? (3 ) The shape outline is appropriate.

  For example, Patent Document 1 discloses a mechanism for improving the efficiency of inspection by automatically detecting a missing dimension portion from drawing data.

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  However, as in Patent Document 1, although efficiency can be improved by automatically detecting a missing dimension portion, ultimately, a person who examines (hereinafter referred to as a chart examiner) performs inspection by eye inspection. Is going. In this way, the examiner inspects by visual inspection, especially in the case of (1) described above, described in the various parameters (dimensions on the 3D model) defined when creating the 3D model and the drawing. This is because the contents should not necessarily match.

  This is because the 3D model modeling procedure changes, and the parameters indicating the shape such as dimensions differ (the parameters differ depending on the creation procedure even though the appearance is the same). Originally, when dimensions are added to the drawing, the dimensions may not be as expected by the user.

  In addition, depending on the company, the drawing dimensions (rules) are determined, and depending on the modeling procedure, there may be drawings that do not meet the rules, so it is necessary for the examiner to check the eyes. It becomes.

  The inspection work by this visual inspection is that the examiner finds out the dimensions to be checked from the dimensions listed on the drawing, and checks whether the format and dimension extraction position are in accordance with the rules. You must check one by one. In addition, when the dimension is insufficient, a new dimension must be arranged.

  In many cases, inspection is performed while referring to a list of items to be confirmed, but the means for confirming the consistency between the list and the description on the drawing is generally reconfirmed by others. is there. These series of operations were not small even when viewed from the entire inspection work time, and the burden of inspection was large.

The present invention has been made in view of the above problems. An object of the present invention is to provide a mechanism to improve the efficiency of the work according to the test of FIG surface.

The present invention is an information processing apparatus for displaying a drawing that contains an object that indicates contents related drawings, objects to be associated with the check target item of the drawings, a display form different from the so as display control of the display control by changing the layer It means, to function as, the display control means and Rukoto to function as a means for display by changing the collectively original display mode the display mode of the object which the layer is changed.

  ADVANTAGE OF THE INVENTION According to this invention, the operation | work concerning the inspection of drawing can be made efficient.

System configuration diagram of a CAD system showing the present embodiment Hardware configuration diagram of information processing apparatus and apparatus to which server is applicable Functional configuration diagram of information processing device Flowchart illustrating processing performed by information processing apparatus Flowchart illustrating details of item editing process Flowchart illustrating details of dimension reception processing Figure illustrating the main dialog It is a figure which illustrates an item edit dialog. Diagram illustrating view table, view table, record table The figure which illustrates the state of the view table after S102 of FIG. The figure which illustrates the state of the layer table after S103 of FIG. The figure which illustrates the state of the main dialog after S104 of Drawing 4 The figure which illustrates the state of the record table after S105 of FIG. The figure which illustrates the state of the main dialog after S106 of FIG. The figure which illustrates the state of the item edit dialog after S204 of FIG. The figure which illustrates the state of the item edit dialog after S205 of FIG. The figure which illustrates the state of the record table after S206 of FIG. The figure which illustrates the state of the main dialog after S206 of FIG. The figure which illustrates the designation | designated state of the item in a main dialog, and the display state of the item grid after the dialog update process of S306 of FIG. FIG. 6 is a diagram exemplifying a dimension object designation state in S303 in FIG. 6 and a two-dimensional drawing display state after the layer change processing in S305. The figure which illustrates the state of the record table after S304 of FIG. Figure illustrating the case where an item with assigned dimensions is selected in the main dialog The figure which illustrates the display state of the two-dimensional drawing in S308 of FIG. The figure which illustrates the case where the item where the dimension is not assigned is selected in the main dialog The figure which illustrates the display state of the two-dimensional drawing after S310 of FIG. The figure which illustrates a situation when temporary display is checked in the main dialog The figure which illustrates the display state of the two-dimensional drawing when temporary display is checked in the main dialog

  Hereinafter, an example of an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 is a diagram illustrating a system configuration of a CAD system 100 according to an embodiment of the present invention.
As shown in FIG. 1, a CAD system 100 according to the present embodiment includes an information processing apparatus 101 and a server 102, and these apparatuses are connected to each other via a network 103 such as a LAN (Local Area Network) so as to be able to communicate with each other. ing. Note that the configuration of various terminals or servers connected to the network 103 in FIG. 1 is merely an example, and it goes without saying that there are various configuration examples depending on applications and purposes.

  The information processing apparatus 101 is an apparatus (for example, a personal computer) that executes a CAD application 310 and an inspection support program 300 on an operating system 320, as shown in FIG. The CAD application 310 and the inspection support program 300 are stored in the ROM 202 or the external memory 211 of FIG. 2 described later, and the CPU 201 reads out to the RAM 203 and executes various operations according to instructions from the user.

  The CAD application 310 is a 3D CAD application that creates and constructs a three-dimensional model indicating a three-dimensional shape of a design object and creates a two-dimensional drawing based on the three-dimensional model in accordance with an operation from a user. The CAD application 310 includes various APIs (Application Programming Interfaces), and executes the API in response to an instruction from the drawing support program described later, and returns the result to the drawing support program as necessary. it can.

  The drawing support program 300 is a program for issuing an instruction to the API of the CAD application 310 and receiving the result in order to check the 2D drawing generated from the 3D model displayed on the CAD application 310. . The inspection support program may be an add-on for a CAD application, or may be a separate and independent program. Further, the drawing inspection support program 300 may be realized as one function of the CAD application 310.

  The server 102 is a device that stores and manages various data created by the information processing apparatus 101. For example, a PDM (Product Data Management) is installed in the server 102, and a three-dimensional model is centrally managed by the PDM. The three-dimensional model is created by the information processing apparatus 101. The server 102 also manages 2D drawings generated from 3D models by the PDM. The two-dimensional drawing is read and displayed by the CAD application 310, and the inspection process is executed using the inspection support program.

  Note that the information processing apparatus 101 may include the configuration of the server 102, or the server 102 may include the configuration of the information processing apparatus 101. Also, in the present embodiment, description will be made based on a form in which various data are stored in the information processing apparatus 101 and operated by an operation from a user.

FIG. 2 is a diagram illustrating a hardware configuration of an apparatus to which the information processing apparatus 101 and the server 102 can be applied.
The CPU 201 comprehensively controls each device and controller connected to the system bus 204. In the ROM 202 or the external memory 211, a BIOS (Basic Input / Output System) or an operating system program (hereinafter referred to as OS), which is a control program of the CPU 201, or a function to be executed by each server or each device is described later. Various programs are stored. The RAM 203 functions as a main memory, work area, and the like for the CPU 201. The CPU 201 implements various operations by loading a program necessary for execution of processing into the RAM 203 and executing the program.

  An input controller (input C) 205 controls input from an input device 209 such as a keyboard or a pointing device such as a mouse (not shown). A video controller (VC) 206 controls display on a display device such as the display 210. The type of display device is assumed to be a liquid crystal display, a CRT, or the like, but is not limited thereto.

  The memory controller (MC) 207 is an adapter to a hard disk (HD), flexible disk (FD) or PCMCIA card slot for storing boot programs, browser software, various applications, font data, user files, editing files, various data, and the like. Controls access to an external memory 211 such as a card-type memory connected via the.

  A communication I / F controller (communication I / FC) 208 is connected to and communicates with an external device via a network, and executes communication control processing in the network. The communication I / FC 208 can perform Internet communication using TCP / IP, for example.

  Note that the CPU 201 enables display on the display 210 by executing outline font rasterization processing on a display information area in the RAM 203, for example. Further, the CPU 201 enables a user instruction with a mouse cursor (not shown) on the display 210.

  Various programs and the like used for the information processing apparatus 101 of this embodiment to execute various processes to be described later are recorded in the external memory 211 and the like, and are loaded into the RAM 203 and executed by the CPU 201 as necessary. is there. Furthermore, definition files and various information tables used by the program according to the present invention are also stored in the external memory 211 or the like.

Next, the functional configuration of the information processing apparatus 101 will be described.
FIG. 3 is a diagram illustrating a functional configuration of the information processing apparatus 101. Note that the functional configuration of FIG. 3 is an example, and it goes without saying that there are various configuration examples depending on the application and purpose. The information processing apparatus 101 is an information processing apparatus that displays a two-dimensional drawing including a dimension object that represents the dimension of the drawing.

3, the item display unit 301 is a display function unit that reads items to be checked in the drawing from a check list file described later and displays the list.
The item designation unit 302 is a functional unit for the examiner to designate a predetermined item (item to which a dimension object is allocated) from an item list that is a check target item.
The object designation unit 303 is a functional unit for designating a dimension object having a dimension checked by the examiner in the displayed two-dimensional drawing.

The storage control unit 304 performs storage control on the storage device by associating the check target item specified by the item specifying unit 302 with the dimension object specified by the object specifying unit 303 as a checked item. Part.
The item display unit 301 is also a functional unit that assigns and displays a checked dimension object for a specified item.

  Reference numerals 301 to 304 illustrated in FIG. 3 are functional units in the drawing support program, and the drawing support program 300 stores a program that cooperates with the CAD application 310 by the CPU 201 of the information processing apparatus 101 as necessary. It is realized by reading from the program and executing it. Note that the CAD application 310 displays a two-dimensional drawing at the time of inspection. When a dimension object is designated in the two-dimensional drawing displayed by the CAD application 310, the object designation unit 303 of the drawing inspection support program 300 accepts dimension object attribute information from the CAD application 310. Note that the CAD application 310 operates on the operating system 320. When the drawing support program 300 operates in a cloud environment, the design drawing system may be configured such that various functions are executed by a server. In this case, for example, the design drawing system in the cloud environment is accessed via a Web browser or the like installed in the information processing apparatus 101.

Next, processing performed by the information processing apparatus 101 in this embodiment will be described with reference to the flowchart shown in FIG.
FIG. 4 is a flowchart illustrating a process performed by the information processing apparatus 101 in this embodiment. The processing shown in FIG. 4 and FIGS. 5 and 6 to be described later is realized by the CPU 201 in the information processing apparatus 101 reading out from the external memory 211 and executing it as necessary. In FIG. 4 to FIG. 6, the reference numerals with “S” indicate each step. Further, when performing the processes shown in FIGS. 4 to 6, the CPU 201 of the information processing apparatus 101 is in a state where it can communicate with the PDM of the server 102. In this embodiment, the CPU 201 of the information processing apparatus 101 handled by the operator acquires 3D CAD files managed by the PDM of the server 102 and performs processing.

First, in S101, the CPU 201 of the information processing apparatus 101 receives a command activation process by an operator, thereby opening a drawing file (two-dimensional drawing managed by the PDM) to be processed and displaying it on the 3D CAD application. To do.
Next, in S102, the CPU 201 of the information processing apparatus 101 displays a document view (specifically, a contour line obtained by projecting a 3D model from a specific line-of-sight direction such as a front direction or a plane direction) from the file opened in S101. In this unit, a list of display functions provided in a general 3D CAD application is acquired, a view table shown in FIG. 9A is created on the RAM 203 or the external memory 211, and the process proceeds to S103.

FIG. 9A shows an example of the view table.
As shown in FIG. 9A, the view table 900 includes a view name 901 that stores the name of the view on the drawing. Here, as a specific result of S102, a view table 900 after S102 is shown in FIG.

FIG. 10 is a diagram illustrating a state of the view table 900 after S102 of FIG.
As shown in FIG. 10, a view name record corresponding to the list of document views acquired from the file opened in S101 of FIG. 4 is added to the view table 900.

  In S103, the CPU 201 of the information processing apparatus 101 acquires a list of document layers from the file opened in S101, creates the layer table 1000 shown in FIG. 9B on the RAM 203 or the external memory 211, and executes S104. Transfer processing to. Note that a document layer is specifically a display group on a drawing, and the displayed lines and dimensions always belong to one of the layers, and all the display / non-display specified for the layer belongs to it. Are uniformly reflected in the elements (for example, dimensions and straight lines). In general, the layer is not affected by the view. The CAD drawing is composed of a plurality of layers, and the CAD drawing is displayed using the plurality of layers. Since layers of CAD drawings are known techniques, description thereof is omitted.

FIG. 9B is a diagram illustrating the layer table 1000.
The layer table 1000 has a layer name 1001 for storing a layer name registered in the drawing, and a display state 1002 for storing a display state (mainly display / non-display) of the layer. FIG. 11 shows the layer table 1000 after S103 as a specific result of S103.

FIG. 11 is a diagram illustrating the layer table 1000 after S103 in FIG.
As shown in FIG. 11, a record including a layer name 1001 and a display state 1002 corresponding to the list of document layers acquired from the file opened in S <b> 101 of FIG. 4 is added to the layer table 1000.
Data stored in the layer whose display state 1002 is ON is displayed on the screen. On the other hand, the data of the layer whose display state 1002 is off is not displayed on the screen.

  In S104, the CPU 201 of the information processing apparatus 101 displays the main dialog 700 of FIG. Further, the CPU 201 of the information processing apparatus 101 registers all the records of the view table 900 created in S102 as a list in the target view name 703 in the order of record numbers (for example, in the order of top in the example of FIG. 10). Further, the CPU 201 of the information processing apparatus 101 registers all the records of the layer table 1000 created in S103 as a list in the storage layer 704 in the order of record numbers (for example, from the top in the example of FIG. 11). Then, the CPU 201 of the information processing apparatus 101 shifts the process to S105. FIG. 12 shows a main dialog 700 after S104 as a specific result up to S104.

FIG. 7 is a diagram illustrating a main dialog 700.
FIG. 12 is a diagram illustrating the state of the main dialog 700 after S104 in FIG.
As indicated by 1401 in FIG. 12, values registered in the view table 900 and the layer table 1000 are displayed in the main dialog 700. At this point, it is assumed that the check list is not displayed.
In response to the selection operation of the target view name 703 by the operator, the CPU 201 of the information processing apparatus 101 converts the two-dimensional drawing displayed on the 3D CAD application into a two-dimensional drawing corresponding to the selected view. Control to update. The two-dimensional drawing displayed on the 3D CAD application is, for example, as shown in FIGS. 20, 23, 25, and 27 described later.

  In step S105, the CPU 201 of the information processing apparatus 101 performs checklist acceptance processing by the operator. Specifically, when the operator presses the reference button 702 in FIG. 7, the CPU 201 of the information processing apparatus 101 displays a file selection dialog on the display 210, and accepts a file selected by this dialog as a check list. The file path is displayed in the check list 701 in FIG.

  The check list stores data indicating locations to be checked in the drawing, and is prepared in advance and stored in, for example, the external memory 211 of the information processing apparatus 101. The checklist may be a text format file, an XML format file, or another format file. In the check list, data corresponding to view names 1101 to 1102 shown in FIG. 9C is stored in advance. In this check list, dimension names 1103 to internal ID 1105 shown in FIG. 9C are stored (added) by an inspection process (a dimension acceptance process in S111 described later). The CPU 201 of the information processing apparatus 101 creates the record table 1100 shown in FIG. 9C on the RAM 203 or the external memory 211 by reading the received check list.

FIG. 9C illustrates the record table 1100.
The CPU 201 of the information processing apparatus 101 stores the view name on the drawing in the view name 1101, the item name indicated by the dimension in the item name 1102, the dimension name in the drawing in the dimension name 1103, and the layer name The layer name in the drawing is stored in 1104, the internal ID unique to the dimension in the drawing is stored in the internal ID 1105, and the process proceeds to S106.

The view name 1101 to the item name 1102 are read in the check list at the time of the first execution, and the dimension name 1103 to the internal ID 1105 stored in the record table 1100 may be read in the process of the next and subsequent executions in the check list. FIG. 13 shows a record table 1100 after S105 as a specific result of S102.
FIG. 13 is a diagram illustrating a state of the record table 1100 after S105 in FIG.

In S <b> 106, the CPU 201 of the information processing apparatus 101 records the item name 1102 of the record whose view name 1101 matches the view name specified in the target view name 703 among the records in the record table 1100 created in S <b> 105, dimensions. The name 1103 and the layer name 1104 are displayed on the item grid 706 in FIG. 7, and the process proceeds to S107. FIG. 14 shows a main dialog 700 after S106 as a concrete result up to S106.
FIG. 14 is a diagram illustrating the state of the main dialog 700 after S106 in FIG.

  In step S <b> 107, the CPU 201 of the information processing apparatus 101 performs processing for receiving processing items (items to be checked at the time of drawing) by the operator. Specifically, selection of an arbitrary item is accepted by a click operation from the item grid 706 in FIG. 7, and the process proceeds to S108.

  In S108, the CPU 201 of the information processing apparatus 101 performs a change acceptance process for the storage layer 704 in FIG. 7 by the operator. Specifically, the change of the storage layer 704 by the operator is accepted, and the process proceeds to S109. The storage layer 704 is a layer to which the dimension data assigned to the selected item (checked by the examiner who is the operator) is moved. If the storage layer is not in the drawing file opened in 101, it can be arbitrarily created here. Further, when the storage layer is in the drawing file, the CPU 201 of the information processing apparatus 101 may automatically set the storage layer without receiving designation from the operator.

  In S <b> 109, the CPU 201 of the information processing apparatus 101 performs processing for accepting whether item editing is necessary for the item grid based on the operator's judgment. Specifically, the CPU 201 of the information processing apparatus 101 accepts pressing of the item edit 707 in FIG. 7 by the operator. Item editing is executed, for example, when an item to be checked is arbitrarily added by a user operation.

  If it is determined that the item edit 707 has been pressed (Yes in S109), the CPU 201 of the information processing apparatus 101 proceeds to S110. On the other hand, when it is determined that pressing of the item edit 707 has not been accepted (No in S109), the CPU 201 of the information processing apparatus 101 proceeds to S111 as it is.

  In S110, the CPU 201 of the information processing apparatus 101 performs a process for changing the item grid 706 in FIG. 7, and shifts the process to S111. Details of the item editing process will be described below with reference to FIG.

FIG. 5 is a flowchart illustrating details of the item editing process in S110 of FIG.
In S201, the CPU 201 of the information processing apparatus 101 displays the item edit dialog 800 in FIG. 8A on the display 210, acquires a list of items displayed in the item grid 706 in FIG. Display, and the process proceeds to S202. FIG. 8B shows the item edit dialog 800 after S201 as a specific result of S201.
FIG. 8 is a diagram illustrating an item edit dialog 800.
FIG. 8B is an example in which a list of currently registered items is displayed.

  In S202, the CPU 201 of the information processing apparatus 101 performs an item name reception process by the operator. Specifically, the input of the item name by the operator is accepted by the item name 801 in FIG. If the CPU 201 of the information processing apparatus 101 determines that an item name has been input to the item name 801, the process proceeds to S203.

  In S203, the CPU 201 of the information processing apparatus 101 performs a duplication confirmation process for the item name received in S202. In the duplication confirmation processing, the CPU 201 of the information processing apparatus 101 compares all the lists displayed in the item list 804 with the character string received in the item name 801, and the character string received in the item name 801. If there is an item that matches with the item list 804, it is determined that “names overlap”, and if there is no item, it is determined that “names do not overlap”.

  When it is determined that the names overlap (Yes in S203), the CPU 201 of the information processing apparatus 101 shifts the process to S202. On the other hand, if it is determined that the names do not overlap (No in S203), the CPU 201 of the information processing apparatus 101 shifts the process to S204.

In step S <b> 204, the CPU 201 of the information processing apparatus 101 performs an item addition process to the item list 804. Specifically, the CPU 201 of the information processing apparatus 101 accepts the pressing of the item addition button 802 by the operator, and thereby, the item list 804 having the character string of the item name 801 determined not to be duplicated in S203 as the item name. And the process proceeds to S205. As a specific result of S204, an item edit dialog 800 after S204 is shown in FIG.
FIG. 15 is a diagram illustrating a state of the item edit dialog 800 after S204 of FIG.
FIG. 15 is an example in which “groove position” is added as an item name.

In step S <b> 205, the CPU 201 of the information processing apparatus 101 performs list deletion processing to be displayed in the item list 804. Specifically, the CPU 201 of the information processing apparatus 101 receives an item selection (for example, a click operation) from the item list 804 by the operator, and determines a processing target. In addition, the CPU 201 of the information processing apparatus 101 receives the press of the item deletion button 803 by the operator, thereby deleting the item to be deleted determined above from the item list 804, and proceeds to S206. FIG. 15 shows an item edit dialog 800 after S205 as a specific result of S205.
FIG. 16 is a diagram illustrating a state of the item edit dialog 800 after S205 of FIG.
FIG. 16 shows an example in which the item name “upper surface hole diameter” is deleted.

  In S <b> 206, the CPU 201 of the information processing apparatus 101 accepts pressing of the return button 805 by the operator, thereby updating the record table 1100 based on the display of the item list 804, and subsequently to the main dialog 700 of FIG. 7. When the display is switched, display content update processing of the item grid 706 is performed.

  In the update process of the record table 1100, the CPU 201 of the information processing apparatus 101 performs a record addition process and a record deletion process on the record table 1100, respectively. In the record addition process, the CPU 201 of the information processing apparatus 101 handles all items displayed in the item list 804 and searches the record table 1100 in FIG. 9C with the item name and the target view name 703. Then, for an item for which no corresponding record exists in the record table 1100, the item name and the target view name 703 are added to the record table 1100 as a new record. In the record deletion process, the CPU 201 of the information processing apparatus 101 compares the item name 1102 and the item list 804 with respect to all records of the view name 1101 corresponding to the target view name 703 in the record table 1100, and the item list 804. The record in which the item name 1102 does not exist is deleted from the record table 1100.

  After the update processing of the record table 1100 is completed, the CPU 201 of the information processing apparatus 101 hides the item edit dialog 800 and based on the record of the record table 1100 updated to the item grid 706 of the main dialog 700 by the above-described update processing. Processing similar to S106 in FIG. 4 (dialog display processing) is performed, and the item editing processing is terminated. As specific results up to S206, FIG. 17 shows the record table 1100 after S206, and FIG. 18 shows the main dialog 700.

FIG. 17 is a diagram illustrating a state of the record table 1100 after S206 of FIG.
FIG. 17 shows a record table as a result of adding “groove position” in FIG. 15 and deleting “upper surface hole diameter” in FIG.
FIG. 18 is a diagram illustrating the state of the main dialog 700 after S206 of FIG.
FIG. 18 shows an example of a screen when the screen shifts to the main dialog as a result of adding “groove position” in FIG. 15 and deleting “upper surface hole diameter” in FIG. In this example, the “upper surface hole diameter” is deleted and the “groove position” is added.

Although not shown, the CPU 201 of the information processing apparatus 101 accepts input of an item name to the item name 801, accepts pressing of an item addition button 802, accepts selection of an item from the item list 804, and deletes an item deletion button 803. The reception of the pressing and the pressing of the return button 805 are performed at an arbitrary timing while the item edit dialog 800 is displayed. That is, the CPU 201 of the information processing apparatus 101 executes S202 to S203 according to the input of the item name to the item name 801, executes S204 when the item addition button 802 is pressed, and presses the item deletion button 803. Accordingly, S205 is executed, and S206 is executed in response to pressing of the return button 805.
This is the end of the description of the item editing process in S110.

Hereinafter, the description returns to the flowchart of FIG.
In S111, the CPU 201 of the information processing apparatus 101 performs a dimension receiving process on the item received in S107 or S113 described later, and the process proceeds to S112. Details of the dimension receiving process will be described below with reference to FIG.

FIG. 6 is a flowchart illustrating details of the dimension receiving process in S111 of FIG.
In S301, the CPU 201 of the information processing apparatus 101 acquires the processing items received in S107 of FIG. 4 and S113 described later, specifically, the items in the selected state in the item grid 706 of the main dialog 700, and the process proceeds to S302. Transition.

  In S302, the CPU 201 of the information processing apparatus 101 determines whether or not dimensions (dimension name 1103, layer name 1104, internal ID 1105) have been assigned to the items acquired in S301. If it is determined that no dimension has been assigned yet (No in S302), the CPU 201 of the information processing apparatus 101 proceeds to S302. On the other hand, if it is determined that the dimensions have already been assigned (Yes in S302), the CPU 201 of the information processing apparatus 101 shifts the process to S307.

  In step S <b> 303, the CPU 201 of the information processing apparatus 101 performs a dimension receiving process designated by the operator. Specifically, the CPU 201 of the information processing apparatus 101 accepts designation of a dimension object (for example, 2301 in FIG. 20) by the operator on the two-dimensional drawing (for example, FIG. 20) displayed by the 3D CAD application, and the process proceeds to S304. To migrate. Specifically, the CPU 201 of the information processing apparatus 101 has dimensions corresponding to “full width” using the input device 209 by the operator in a state where “full width” is selected as indicated by 2201 in FIG. 19 (FIG. 20). Dimension object 2301) (for example, selection by clicking) is received.

  In S <b> 304, the CPU 201 of the information processing apparatus 101 acquires the dimension information received in S <b> 303 from the CAD application 310 and updates the record table 1100. Specifically, the drawing support program 300 receives from the CAD application 310 a designated event on the drawing of the CAD application 310 by the CPU 201 of the information processing apparatus 101. In accordance with this reception, the drawing support program 300 determines that the designated event is an event for which a dimension has been designated. If it is determined that the event is a dimension, the drawing support program 300 uses the API of the CAD application 310 to acquire the dimension information of the specified dimension object. As information about the dimensions to be acquired, a dimension name and an internal ID are acquired, and the dimension name is stored in the dimension name 1103 of the record on the record table 1100 corresponding to the item being selected, and the internal ID is stored in the internal ID 1105. As a result of storage in the record table 1100, the record table 1100 in S304 is indicated by 2401 in FIG. Further, the CPU 201 of the information processing apparatus 101 acquires the layer name of the storage layer 704 of the main dialog 700, stores it in the layer name 1104 of the record on the record table 1100 subjected to the above-described processing, and shifts the processing to S305. .

FIG. 21 is a diagram illustrating the state of the record table 1100 after S304 in FIG.
For example, as shown in FIG. 21, the values of the dimension name 1103, the layer name 1104, and the internal ID 1105 of the view name 1101 “top view”, the item name 1102 “full width” are updated.

In S305, the CPU 201 of the information processing apparatus 101 performs a change control process for the layer to which the dimension object on the CAD application 310 received in S303 belongs. Specifically, the CPU 201 of the information processing apparatus 101 sends a change control command to the CAD application 310 using an API (including the layer name to be changed as a parameter) for changing the layer from the drawing support program 300. Output. As a result, the layer name to which the dimension being processed belongs is updated with the layer name of the storage layer 704 acquired in S304, and the process proceeds to S306. When a dimension (dimension object) is stored (changed) in the storage layer, the designated dimension is hidden and the display of the drawing is updated as indicated by 2302 in FIG. Since this storage layer is set to “non-display” as described above, it is not displayed on the drawing.
FIG. 20 is a diagram illustrating the designation state of the dimension object in S303 in FIG. 6 and the display state of the two-dimensional drawing after the layer change processing in S305.

In S306, the CPU 201 of the information processing apparatus 101 updates the display content of the item grid 706 by the record table 1100 in the same procedure as in S106 of FIG. As shown in 2202 of FIG. 19, the display content is updated by displaying the dimension name and the layer name in the acquired dimension information.
FIG. 19 is a diagram exemplifying an item designation state in the main dialog 700 and a display state of the item grid 706 after the dialog update processing in S306 of FIG.

Next, the display switching process when an item to which a dimension has already been assigned is selected using S307 to 310. For example, when an assigned item is selected as indicated by 2501 in FIG. 22, the CPU 201 of the information processing apparatus 101 executes the display switching process of S307 to S310.
FIG. 22 is a diagram illustrating an example when an item to which a dimension has been assigned is selected in the main dialog 700.

  In S307, the CPU 201 of the information processing apparatus 101 acquires the internal ID 1105 of the item acquired in S301 from the record table 1100, and acquires information on the dimension having the internal ID from the CAD application 310 using the API.

In S308, the CPU 201 of the information processing apparatus 101 acquires the layer to which the dimension belongs (storage layer in this embodiment) according to the internal ID acquired in S307, and acquires the acquired layer from the layer table 1000 (FIG. 11). The display state 1002 of the record in which the layer name (for example, “Checked”) matches the layer name 1001 is acquired. When the acquired result is not displayed (off), the CPU 201 of the information processing apparatus 101 temporarily switches the layer to which the dimensions of the CAD application 310 belong to the display state (on) by the API. As a result, the dimension object of the storage layer is displayed on the 2D drawing of the CAD application 310. Here, as indicated by reference numeral 2601 in FIG. 23, the color of the dimension object corresponding to the item designated in 2501 in FIG. 22 is changed and displayed according to the internal ID of the dimension acquired in S307 (in the drawing, Lines are broken lines and numbers are italicized). That is, the specified dimension is highlighted so that it can be distinguished from other dimensions. Note that the highlighting of the dimension object is not limited to the color change as long as the dimension object is displayed in a display form that can be distinguished from other objects. By such highlighting, the operator (ie, the examiner) can easily visually check the dimension assigned to the item only by selecting the item to which the dimension has been assigned. Become.
FIG. 23 is a diagram illustrating a display state of the two-dimensional drawing in S308 of FIG.

  Then, after completion of S308, the CPU 201 of the information processing apparatus 101 shifts the processing to S309. At this time, even when the display state 1002 of the corresponding record in the layer table 1000 is not displayed (off), writing is not performed to the display state 1002 of the corresponding record in the layer table 1000 (to display the temporarily checked dimensions). The display state 1002 remains “OFF”).

In step S309, the CPU 201 of the information processing apparatus 101 performs other item selection reception processing by the operator. The CPU 201 of the information processing apparatus 101 is in a standby state until reception from the operator occurs, and holds the display state in S308. When reception from an operator generate | occur | produces, CPU201 of the information processing apparatus 101 transfers a process to S310. When an item to which no dimension is assigned is selected as in 2701 in FIG. 24, the process proceeds to S310.
FIG. 24 is a diagram illustrating an example when an item to which no dimension is assigned is selected in the main dialog 700.

  In S310, the CPU 201 of the information processing apparatus 101 acquires the display state 1002 of the layer table 1000 by the same procedure as in S308 to perform the next assignment, and when the acquired result is not displayed (OFF). The layer to which the above dimensions belong to the CAD application 310 is switched to the original display state (off) by the API. Thereby, the dimension object of the storage layer temporarily displayed is not displayed in the 2D drawing of the CAD application 310. That is, the dimension already assigned to the item is hidden, the dimension not yet assigned to the item is displayed, and the assignment can be continued. Specifically, as shown in FIG. 25, the dimension object 2801 is not displayed.

FIG. 25 is a diagram illustrating a display state of the two-dimensional drawing after S310 in FIG.
When the process of S310 is completed, the CPU 201 of the information processing apparatus 101 returns the process to S301.

  Although not shown in FIG. 6, the CPU 201 of the information processing apparatus 101 switches from the operator to the temporary display 705 of the main dialog 700 (specifically, the check is valid) instead of specifying the assigned item. If it is determined that it has been received, processing for temporarily switching the display state of the storage layer 704 to the display state (ON) is performed. By this process, the dimension stored in the storage layer set to non-display is displayed. Thus, the operator can easily display all the dimension objects assigned to the items in the target view and confirm them all together. In this case, the CPU 201 of the information processing apparatus 101 highlights all dimension objects assigned to the items in the target view. Therefore, the operator can efficiently confirm the assigned items and dimensions.

  More specifically, the CPU 201 of the information processing apparatus 101 temporarily turns on the display state of the storage layer when the user instructs to check the temporary display 705 as indicated by 2901 in FIG. Control is performed so that the already assigned dimension such as 2902 is highlighted on the two-dimensional drawing as indicated by 3001 in FIG.

FIG. 26 is a diagram exemplifying a state where the temporary display 705 is checked in the main dialog 700.
FIG. 27 is a diagram illustrating a display state of a two-dimensional drawing when the temporary display 705 is checked in the main dialog 700.
This is the end of the description of the dimension reception process.

Hereinafter, the description returns to the flowchart of FIG.
In S112, the CPU 201 of the information processing apparatus 101 determines the end of the process depending on whether or not there is an unprocessed (unallocated) item in the item grid 706 in FIG. When it is determined that there is an unprocessed item, the CPU 201 of the information processing apparatus 101 determines that the process has not ended (determined No in S112), and shifts the processing target to the next record ( The next record is validated) (S113), and the processing is continued from S108.

  On the other hand, if it is determined that there is no unprocessed item, the CPU 201 of the information processing apparatus 101 determines that the process is finished (Yes in S112), and checks that all records in the record table 1100 are received in S105. This is reflected in the list, and the process proceeds to S114. That is, the CPU 201 of the information processing apparatus 101 outputs information associating the checked items stored in the record table 1100 with the dimension objects as a check list (file).

  Note that the processing up to S112 is an example of processing performed on one view (the view selected by the target view name 703). The CPU 201 of the information processing apparatus 101 can accept the change of the target view name 703 by the operator at an arbitrary timing. When the change is accepted, the processing for the changed view is performed from the above S106, although not shown. Perform according to the procedure described above. In the case of a general drawing, since a top view, a front view, a right side view, and the like are stored separately in views, the examiner switches views and performs inspection.

In step S114, the CPU 201 of the information processing apparatus 101 completes checking all the views, and when the processing ends, displays the dimension object whose layer has been changed to the storage layer in step S305 in FIG. 6 together with the original layer. Perform configuration.
That is, the dimension return process in S114 is a process for bringing the dimension object moved to the storage layer into a display state (displaying it as shown in the original drawing). Further, in the dimension return processing in S114, when the check target item becomes a checked item and the check is completed, the dimension object changed to the predetermined layer and the previously attributed layer are displayed together. It is a display setting process for setting the display of the predetermined layer.

  Note that the CPU 201 of the information processing apparatus 101 displays a dialog (not shown) and selects whether to display the storage layer layer before executing the dimension return processing (storage layer display processing) in S114. It may be configured to switch processing. When the setting for displaying the storage layer is selected, display setting control of the storage layer is executed in the CAD application 310 using the API. Further, when the setting for not displaying the storage layer is made, the default setting is the non-display setting, and therefore display setting control using the API is not executed. The CPU 201 of the information processing apparatus 101 executes the above-described dimension return processing, executes the file storage processing, and ends the processing of this flowchart. By executing this display setting control, when the drawing file is opened, the display state is the same as that of the original drawing, and the entire drawing can be grasped.

  It should be noted that the check list file at the end of the processing of this flowchart is used as evidence for inspection. When the CPU 201 of the information processing apparatus 101 ends the processing of this flowchart, for example, the check list file is registered in the PDM of the server 102 together with the drawing, and is controlled so as to be managed by the PDM.

As described above, according to this embodiment, it is possible to improve the efficiency of the work required for drawing inspection.
For example, it can be expected that the inspection can be performed accurately and easily based on the check list and the burden on the examiner can be reduced. Further, by using the record of the inspection result, there is an effect that the evaluation to the objective inspection can be confirmed with high reliability in a short time.

Further, since the inspection can be advanced while switching the display state of the inspection object on the CAD application 310 based on the check list, an effect can be expected in terms of both suppressing the inspection omission and shortening the inspection object identification time.
In addition, since the check list updated in S112 in FIG. 4 can be used as a result of inspection to the drawing file, the inspection performed by another person, specifically, the presence / absence of the dimensions listed in the item and its specifics A certain effect can be expected in the specific work of the correct position.

  When the dimension object corresponding to the item does not exist on the displayed two-dimensional drawing in S303 in FIG. 6, the operator uses the input device 209 to correspond to the item on the two-dimensional drawing. A dimension object to be added may be added, or an existing dimension object may be changed. For example, the CPU 201 of the information processing apparatus 101 can receive an instruction to add a dimension object or an instruction to change an existing dimension object from the operator using the input device 209 at the timing of the dimension reception process in S303 of FIG. To control. When receiving an instruction to add the dimension object, the CPU 201 of the information processing apparatus 101 registers the added or changed dimension object in a predetermined layer (specified by the operator) of the CAD application 310 using the API. Then, the dimension name and internal ID of the registered dimension object are acquired, and the dimension name is stored in the dimension name 1103 of the record on the record table 1100 corresponding to the item being selected, and the internal ID is stored in the internal ID 1105.

As described above, according to the second embodiment, the operator can easily add or change a dimension that is lacking at the time of the drawing, and the drawing can be efficiently performed.
Therefore, according to each embodiment of the present invention, for example, it is possible to improve the efficiency of the work for inspection of a drawing created based on a three-dimensional model by a 3D CAD application or the like.

It should be noted that the configuration and contents of the various data described above are not limited to this, and it goes without saying that the various data and configurations are configured according to the application and purpose.
Although one embodiment has been described above, the present invention can take an embodiment as, for example, a system, apparatus, method, program, or recording medium, and specifically includes a plurality of devices. The present invention may be applied to a system including a single device.
Moreover, all the structures which combined said each Example are also contained in this invention.

  For example, when a cloud environment is assumed, another server can execute processing for realizing part or all of the functions of the server 102. Further, the server 102 can execute processing for realizing a part or all of the functions of another server. Therefore, a system that executes processing for realizing the functions of one or more servers 102 and one or more other servers is referred to as a design drawing display system.

Further, the program according to the present invention is a program that allows a computer to execute the processing methods of the flowcharts shown in FIGS. 4 to 6, and the storage medium according to the present invention is a program that allows the computer to execute the processing methods of FIGS. Is remembered. The program in the present invention may be a program for each processing method of each apparatus in FIGS.
As described above, a recording medium that records a program that implements the functions of the above-described embodiments is supplied to a system or apparatus, and a computer (or CPU or MPU) of the system or apparatus stores the program stored in the recording medium. It goes without saying that the object of the present invention can also be achieved by executing the reading.
In this case, the program itself read from the recording medium realizes the novel function of the present invention, and the recording medium storing the program constitutes the present invention.
As a recording medium for supplying the program, for example, a flexible disk, hard disk, optical disk, magneto-optical disk, CD-ROM, CD-R, DVD-ROM, magnetic tape, nonvolatile memory card, ROM, EEPROM, silicon A disk, solid state drive, or the like can be used.
Further, by executing the program read by the computer, not only the functions of the above-described embodiments are realized, but also an OS (operating system) operating on the computer based on an instruction of the program is actually It goes without saying that a case where the function of the above-described embodiment is realized by performing part or all of the processing and the processing is included.
Furthermore, after the program read from the recording medium is written to the memory provided in the function expansion board inserted into the computer or the function expansion unit connected to the computer, the function expansion board is based on the instructions of the program code. It goes without saying that the case where the CPU or the like provided in the function expansion unit performs part or all of the actual processing and the functions of the above-described embodiments are realized by the processing.
Further, the present invention may be applied to a system composed of a plurality of devices or an apparatus composed of a single device. Needless to say, the present invention can be applied to a case where the present invention is achieved by supplying a program to a system or apparatus. In this case, by reading a recording medium storing a program for achieving the present invention into the system or apparatus, the system or apparatus can enjoy the effects of the present invention.
Furthermore, by downloading and reading a program for achieving the present invention from a server, database, etc. on a network using a communication program, the system or apparatus can enjoy the effects of the present invention.
In addition, all the structures which combined each embodiment mentioned above and its modification are also included in this invention.

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The present invention supplies a program that realizes one or more functions of the above-described embodiments to a system or apparatus via a network or a storage medium, and one or more processors in a computer of the system or apparatus read and execute the program This process can be realized. It can also be realized by a circuit (for example, ASIC) that realizes one or more functions.
Further, the present invention may be applied to a system composed of a plurality of devices or an apparatus composed of a single device.
The present invention is not limited to the above embodiments, and various modifications (including organic combinations of the embodiments) are possible based on the spirit of the present invention, and these are excluded from the scope of the present invention. is not. That is, the present invention includes all the combinations of the above-described embodiments and modifications thereof.

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Claims (9)

An information processing apparatus that displays a drawing including an object indicating content related to the drawing,
Display control means for controlling display of an object associated with an item to be checked in a drawing by changing a layer so as to have a different display form;
To function as,
Said display control means, program the order to function as a means for display by changes to the original display form collectively a display form of an object that the layer is changed. The information processing apparatus program according to claim 1 , wherein the display control unit is configured to change and display the objects in a layer before the change. The information processing apparatus program according to claim 2 , wherein the display control unit displays an object to be changed to the layer before the change so that a user can identify the object. The information processing apparatus;
Based on the designation of the object, function as an association means for associating the item to be checked with the designated object,
The information according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the display control unit functions as a unit that controls display by changing a layer so that an object associated with the association unit has a different display form. Processing unit program. The display control means functions as means for changing and displaying the display form of objects that are associated with the item by the association means and changing the layer and controlling the display to the original display form. The program of the information processing apparatus of Claim 4 for making it do. Said correlating means, when a new said object is added to the drawing, information according to claim 4 or 5 to function as means for associating the check target item, and the additional object Processing unit program. The information processing apparatus;
The program of the information processing apparatus according to any one of claims 4 to 6 , which functions as an output unit that outputs information on an item and an object associated with each other by the association unit. An information processing apparatus for displaying a drawing including an object indicating content related to the drawing,
Display control means for controlling the display of the object associated with the item to be checked in the drawing by changing the layer so as to have a different display form;
Equipped with a,
Wherein the display control unit, an information processing apparatus according to claim you to view by changing the original display form collectively a display form of an object that the layer is changed. An information processing method for displaying a drawing including an object indicating content related to the drawing,
In the information processing apparatus,
A display control step for controlling the display of the object associated with the item to be checked in the drawing by changing the layer so as to have a different display form;
Including
In the display control step, the information display method is characterized in that the display form of the object whose layer is changed is collectively changed to the original display form and displayed .

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