JPH09292967A - Cad system - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To display a menu which an operator can easily use, by providing a command use times counting means and a menu generation/compiling means for converting the order of menu information, which is stored in a menu storage part. SOLUTION: A display control means 16 for displaying/controlling form data stored in a shape temporary storage part 15 on a display part 3 and the menu storage part 10 for storing menu information which is read by the display control means 16 are provided. A shape generation/compiling means 6 is provided with the command use times counting means 11 for updating the number of using times of shape generation compiling instructions inputted when a shape generation compiling instructions are inputted from an input device 2 and the menu generation/compiling means 7 for converting the order of menu information stored in the menu storage part 10 of a part except for a fixed menu which is previously decided based on the number of use times for the respective shape generation/compiling instructions counted by the command use times counting means 11.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a CAD (Comp
The present invention relates to a uter Aided Design) system, and more particularly to a CAD system that displays commands in a menu.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, in a menu display method, as disclosed in, for example, Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. 4-188356, statistical information about which menu command has been used is stored and the menus are used in order of frequency I was arranging commands.

[0003]

However, in the above-mentioned conventional example, since the menu is arranged only for statistical information which menu command is used, the menu is arranged like a delete command. Although it is frequently used, there is a problem that commands that are troublesome if used incorrectly come to the top of the menu.

[0004]

It is an object of the present invention to provide a CAD system capable of changing the menu display according to the frequency of use and displaying a menu that is easier for the operator to use without arranging certain commands above the menu. That
To that end.

[0005]

Therefore, in the present invention, there is provided a shape creating / editing means for creating and editing a shape based on a shape creating / editing command inputted from an input device in accordance with a command menu displayed on a display device. A shape temporary storage unit that stores the shape data created by the shape creation / editing unit, a display control unit that controls the display of the shape data and the like stored in the shape temporary storage unit, and the display control unit reads the shape data. And a menu storage unit that stores menu information. Moreover, when the shape creating / editing instruction is input to the shape creating / editing means from the input device, the command use number counting means for updating the number of times of use of the input shape creating / editing instruction, and the command use number counting means A menu creation / editing means for converting the order of the menu information stored in the menu storage section other than the fixed menu predetermined based on the counted number of times of each shape creation / editing instruction is provided. The composition is adopted. This aims to achieve the above-mentioned object.

According to the present invention, based on the statistical information indicating which menu command is used in the CAD system menu display, the command to be placed at a fixed position is added, and the command is displayed in the order of the most frequently used menu. CAD that is easier for the operator to use by arranging them
Display the system menu.

[0007]

Next, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. The CAD system according to the present embodiment includes a shape creating / editing unit 6 for creating and editing a shape based on a shape creating / editing command input from the input device 2 according to a command menu displayed on the display device (display unit) 3, and A shape temporary storage unit 15 that stores the shape data created by the shape creation / editing unit 6, a display control unit 16 that controls the display of the shape data and the like stored in the shape temporary storage unit 15, and this display. The menu storage unit 10 stores the menu information read by the control unit 16.

Moreover, when the shape creating / editing instruction is input to the shape creating / editing means 5, the command use number counting means 11 for updating the number of times of use of the input shape creating / editing instruction, and this command. Menu creation / editing means for converting the order of the menu information stored in the menu storage part 10 of a portion other than the predetermined fixed menu based on the usage count for each shape creation / edit command counted by the usage count counting means 11. And 7 are attached together.

Further, in the present embodiment, the menu creation / editing means 7 is provided with the menu information stored in the menu storage section 10 based on the usage count for each shape creation / edit command counted by the command usage count counting means 11. A menu sort means 9 for rearranging is also provided, and the menu creating / editing means 7 has a menu information updating function of storing the menu information rearranged by the menu sort means 9 and a fixed menu in the menu storage unit 10. .

This will be described in detail.

When the shape creating / editing command is input from the input device 2, the shape creating / editing means 6 creates and edits shapes such as points, lines, circles, and dimensions, and stores them in the temporary shape storage unit.

The menu creating / editing means 7 creates and edits a menu when a menu creating / editing command is input from the input device 2. The fixed menu storage means 8 is used by the menu creation / editing means 7 to hold a fixed menu.

The display control means 16 controls the display of the shape data created and edited by the shape creation and editing means 6 on the display section 3 based on the menu data created and edited by the menu creation and editing means 7. Also, the display control means 1
The display unit 6 displays the menu stored in the menu storage unit 10 on the display unit 3. When the menu is defined for each user and stored in the menu storage unit 10, the menu information is selected according to the specified user code and the display is controlled.

The CAD system 1 is a normal CAD system.
As a system, as shown in FIG. 1, a function selection means 5 for selecting various means in accordance with various commands input from an externally connected input device 2 and a shape save / restore command are input from the input device 2. A shape saving / restoring means 12 for saving and restoring the shape data and the comment data between the shape temporary storage unit 15 and the shape storage unit 14 is provided.

Further, the CAD system 1 reads out the shape data and the comment data stored in the shape storage unit 14 or the shape temporary storage unit 15 when a plotter output command is input from the input device 2 as an external input / output. The plotter 4 is provided with a plotter output unit 13 for outputting the shape as a drawing to the plotter 4 connected to the outside, and a shape storage unit 14 for saving / restoring the shape data of the shape temporary storage unit 15.

The input device 2 is, for example, a keyboard, a touch panel, a mouse, a staula pen, or the like. The display unit 3 is a CRT (Cathode Ray Tub).
e), LCD (Liquid Crystal Dev)
ice), a plasma display device, and the like.

FIG. 2 shows the command use number counting means 1
FIG. 1 is a diagram showing an example of the structure of command usage count data stored in the menu storage unit 10. The command usage count data is composed of a user name, a command name, and the number of executions. This execution count is updated by the command use count counting means. Alternatively, a maximum value held as the execution count may be set in advance, and when the execution count of any command reaches that value, all the execution counts of the user may be initialized.

FIG. 3 is a diagram showing an example of the structure of fixed menu data. The fixed menu data includes a fixed command name and a menu display condition. The fixed menu storage means 8 stores this fixed menu in the menu storage unit 10. The fixed menu includes a delete command, a menu creation / edit command, a user designation command, and the like.

FIG. 4 is a flowchart showing the overall operation of the CAD system 1 of this embodiment. First, an outline of the operation will be described. The CAD system 1 determines whether or not a menu creation / editing command has been input (step S10).
1) If the menu creation / edit command is input, a menu creation process is performed (step S102).

If it is not the menu creation, it is judged whether or not a shape creation / edit command is input (step S10).
3) When a shape creation / edit command is input, a shape creation / edit process is performed based on the shape creation / edit command (step S104). Further, with respect to the shape creating / editing command (command), the command use count processing is performed (step S105).

If it is not a shape creation / edit command, it is judged whether or not a shape save / restore command is input (step S106). If a shape save / restore command is input, the shape save / restore is saved. Is performed (step S107).

Further, if it is not the shape save / restore instruction, it is judged whether or not the plotter output instruction is inputted (step S108), and if the plotter output instruction is inputted, the shape data is outputted to the plotter. (Step S
109).

If the command is not one of these commands, it is confirmed whether the command is an end determination command (step S110).

FIG. 5 is a flowchart showing details of the menu creation / editing process (step S104). First,
The command use count is read (step S201). Further, the menus are sorted based on the number of times this command has been used (step S202). Next, the fixed menu is read (step S203), and menu creation and editing are performed from the sorted menu information and the fixed menu information (step S204).

FIG. 6 is a flow chart showing details of the command use frequency counting process (step S105). As shown in FIG. 6, first, the type of command used is determined (step S301). Then, the corresponding command counter is incremented (step S302). This counted up value is updated to the command use count data shown in FIG.

Next, details of the operation of the CAD system will be described. When various commands are input to the CAD system 1 from the input device 2, the function selecting means 5 responds to the commands by the shape creating / editing means 6, the menu creating / editing means 7, the shape saving / restoring means 12, and the plotter output means 13. Select one of them.

When a menu creating / editing command is input from the input device 2 (YES in step S101), the function selecting means 5 calls the menu creating / editing means 7 and performs a menu creating / editing processing step S102.

In the menu creation / editing process step S102, first, the command use count data is read from the menu storage unit 10 (step S201), and then the menu sort means 9 sorts the menus (step S20).
Perform 2). Next, call the fixed menu storage means 8,
The fixed menu is read (step S203).
Next, the menu creation / editing means 7 creates a menu in consideration of the number of times the sorted commands are used, the fixed menu name and the conditions (step S204). This menu information is updated in the menu storage unit 10 (menu information update function).

When a shape creating / editing command is input from the input device 2 (YES in step S103), the function selecting means 5 first calls the shape creating / editing means 6. The shape creating / editing means 6 is a point according to the input shape creating / editing command,
Shape data such as lines and dimension lines are created and edited and stored in the shape temporary storage unit 15 (step S104).

As a result, the display control means 16 displays the shape on the screen of the display unit 3 based on the shape data stored in the shape temporary storage unit 15. The operator creates and edits the required shape by inputting a shape creation and editing command from the input device 2 while looking at the shape displayed on the display unit 3. Next, the function selecting means 5 calls the cond use number counting means 11 and performs a command use number counting step S105.

Command use count processing step S
105 determines the command used by the shape creation / editing means 6 (step S301), reads the data of the command from the menu storage unit 10 (step S302),
One is added to the number of executions (step S303), and the corresponding command data is stored (step S304).

When a shape save / restore command is input from the input device 2 (YES in step S106), the function selecting means 5 calls the shape save / restore means 12. Shape evacuation /
The restoring unit 12 saves or restores the shape data input from the input device 2 between the shape temporary storage unit 15 and the shape storage unit 14 (step S107).

When a plotter output command is input from the input device 2 (YES in step S108), the function selecting means 5
Calls the plotter output means 13. The plotter output means 13 reads the shape data to be output from the shape storage unit 14 or the shape temporary storage unit 15, and outputs the read shape data to the plotter 4 connected to the outside (step S109). The plotter 4 plots a shape on a predetermined sheet as a drawing based on the shape data.

As described above, according to the present embodiment, the menu arrangement is not limited to the statistical information indicating which menu command was used, but the menu to be fixedly arranged can be selected. Frequently used commands can be placed higher in the menu without frequently placing commands in the upper part of the menu that are difficult to use incorrectly.

Next, another embodiment will be described. In this embodiment, the command use number counting means 11 has a user-by-user count function for counting the number of times each shape creation / edit command is used for each user, and the menu creation / edit means 7
However, a menu for each user that creates the menu information stored in the menu storage unit 10 for each user based on the number of times of use for each shape creation / edit command counted for each user by the user-specific counting function. It has an information creating function, and the display control unit 16 has a user-specific menu display controlling function of selecting menu information created by the user-specific menu information creating function based on the input user code.

In this embodiment, the command usage frequency is measured for each user, and the menu creation / editing means creates a menu for each user, so that the commands are arranged in order according to the usage frequency for each user. The menu can be displayed. At this time, important commands are fixed menus, so even if one user works with the menus of other users, the positions of important fixed menus do not change, so the menus are arranged according to the frequency of use. While changing, the universality and predictability of the interface will not be reduced.

[0037]

Since the present invention is constructed and functions as described above, according to this, the menu creating / editing means preliminarily calculates the number of uses for each shape creating / editing command counted by the command use count counting means. Since the order of the menu information stored in the menu storage part of the part other than the fixed menu that has been fixed is changed, the commands that are frequently used are placed higher in the other parts without changing the fixed menu. Therefore, by defining a fixed menu in advance,
It is possible to create a menu according to the user's usage while maintaining a certain level of operability. For example, for commands that cannot be undone easily or commands that take a long time to execute once and cannot be canceled. Should not be placed at the top even if they are used frequently, but should be placed at a place where they are easy to find even if they are used infrequently. Unprecedented excellent CA that can be a menu
A D system can be provided.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a CAD system according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is an explanatory diagram showing a data structure created in a menu storage unit by a command usage count counting unit of the CAD system.

FIG. 3 is an explanatory diagram showing a data structure created by a fixed menu storage unit of the present CAD system in a menu storage unit.

FIG. 4 is a flowchart showing the processing of the CAD system of this embodiment.

5 is a flowchart showing a more detailed process of the menu creation / editing process in FIG. 4. FIG.

FIG. 6 is a flowchart showing a more detailed process of counting the number of times of command use in FIG.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 CAD System 2 Input Device 3 Display Unit 4 Plotter 5 Function Selecting Means 6 Shape Creating Means 7 Menu Making / Editing Means 8 Fixed Menu Storage Means 9 Menu Sorting Means 10 Menu Storage Means 11 Command Count Count Means 12 Shape Saving / Restoring Means 13 Plotter output means 14 Shape storage section 15 Shape temporary storage section 16 Display control means

Claims (3)

[Claims] 1. Shape creating / editing means for creating and editing a shape based on a shape creating / editing command input from an input device according to a command menu displayed on a display device, and shape data created by the shape creating / editing means. A shape temporary storage unit, display control means for controlling the display of shape data and the like stored in the shape temporary storage unit on the display device, and a menu storage unit storing the menu information read by the display control means. CAD with and
In the system, when the shape creating / editing command is input to the shape creating / editing unit from the input device, a command usage count counting unit for updating the number of times of use of the input shape creating / editing command, and the command usage count. A menu creation / editing means for converting the order of the menu information stored in the menu storage part other than the fixed menu predetermined based on the number of times of each shape creation / editing instruction counted by the counting means C characterized by
AD system. 2. A menu sort for rearranging the menu information stored in the menu storage unit to the menu creating / editing means, based on the number of times of use for each shape creating / editing command counted by the command use frequency counting means. A means is additionally provided, and the menu creation / editing means has a menu information updating function of storing the menu information rearranged by the menu sorting means and the fixed menu in the menu storage unit. The CAD system according to Item 1. 3. The command use number counting means is
The user has a counting function for each user that counts the number of times each of the shape creating / editing commands is used, and the menu creating / editing means creates each shape created for each user by the counting function for each user. It has a user-specific menu information creation function that creates the menu information stored in the menu storage unit for each user based on the number of times of use for each editing command, and the display control unit inputs the user code 3. The CAD system according to claim 2, further comprising a user-specific menu display control function for selecting menu information created by the user-specific menu information creation function based on the above.