KR20230155751A - ECAD design data sharing system and method - Google Patents

Abstract

Provided is a system for sharing ECAD design data that obtains ECAD design data, which is a design for a specific object, from a designer terminal, performs a conversion of the design data, and enables the design data to be shared regardless of a tool used to generate the design data at a user terminal requesting confirmation of the design data. The system for sharing ECAD design data according to an embodiment of the present invention comprises: a design data analysis part that obtains the ECAD design data and checks the tool that performed a design of the design data using wired or wireless communication from the designer terminal, and performs classification of the design data and generates classification design information; and a converted data output part that performs SVG conversion for the design data and outputs the converted data, which is the converted design data, to the user terminal, wherein the converted data output part enables user interface to be outputted on the user terminal using HTML to be generated.

Description

ECAD design data sharing system and method {ECAD design data sharing system and method}

The present invention relates to an ECAD design data sharing system and method, and in particular, to an ECAD design data sharing system and method that visualizes design files in SVG and provides them to users in HTML, regardless of the type of ECAD data used in the design. .

ECAD is defined as Electronic Computer-Aided Design, and is sometimes referred to as CAD with the word ‘electronic’ omitted. ECAD is used in various fields to create blueprints before performing processes such as manufacturing or construction. Representative programs include Auto-CAD and Solidworks, and in addition, there are various programs that provide convenience for users to perform ECAD. For most programs, an extension is specified to use a dedicated viewer or dedicated tool (program) for user dependency and sales. In other words, if an ECAD file is created by performing ECAD using program A, it is almost impossible to check and modify the file using program B, and if necessary, you must install the A program viewer or purchase and use the A program. This exists.

Due to this program-dependent situation, when linking with a web system or distributing data for collaboration, the user receiving the distribution must install a viewer or purchase the program, which may increase costs. Therefore, in order to circumvent this problem, the distributor converts the design file into a PDF or picture file and provides it.

In the case of PDF and picture files, data is provided that represents the entire image as one. To put it simply, if design data is acquired as a PDF or picture file, it is impossible to confirm the design or mark it by omitting certain parts, as in the original design by the designer. In addition, since it is provided only in image form, it is difficult to directly check detailed information about the ECAD library data already stored in a specific part or the contents included, so there are difficulties in sharing the data.

Korean Patent No. 10-126285

In order to solve the problems of the prior art as described above, an embodiment of the present invention provides ECAD design data sharing that allows users to review shared drawing data even without installing a specific ECAD tool and ECAD viewer on the user's computer. We would like to provide a system and method.

According to one aspect of the present invention for solving the above problem, a user terminal obtains ECAD design data, which is a design for a specific object, from a designer terminal, performs conversion of the design data, and requests confirmation of the design data. An ECAD design data sharing system is provided that allows the design data to be shared regardless of the tool used to generate the design data. The ECAD design data sharing system acquires the ECAD design data using wired or wireless communication from the designer terminal, identifies a tool that performed design of the design data, classifies the design data, and classifies design information. a design data analysis unit that generates; and a converted data output unit that performs SVG conversion on the design data and outputs converted data, which is the converted design data, to the user terminal. The converted data output unit outputs the converted data to the user terminal using HTML. Create the user interface that will be used.

The design data analysis unit includes an ECAD design data acquisition module that acquires the ECAD design data from the designer terminal; an ECAD design tool confirmation module that obtains information about the tool that designed the design data; and a design data classification module that classifies design information included in the design data using preset criteria to generate the classification design information.

The converted data output unit includes an SVG conversion module that performs the SVG conversion of the design data using the classification design information; a user terminal corresponding module that obtains OS information of the user terminal and information on the presence or absence of the tool, and determines the user interface corresponding to the user terminal; and a converted data output module configured to output converted data corresponding to the user interface.

The classification of the design data generates classified image information by first classifying the image information included in the design data with respect to preset conditions, and when condition information corresponding to each part of the image information exists, the condition After classifying information and generating classified condition information, the classified condition information can be matched to the corresponding part of the classified image.

The preset condition may be unit information obtained using the tool.

According to one aspect of the present invention, ECAD design data, which is a design for a specific object, is acquired from a designer terminal, and the design data is converted and used to generate the design data in a user terminal that requests confirmation of the design data. An ECAD design data sharing method is provided that can share the design data regardless of the tool used. The ECAD design data sharing method uses a design data analysis unit to obtain the ECAD design data from the designer terminal using wired or wireless communication, identifies a tool that performed the design of the design data, and classifies the design data. Generating classification design information by performing; And performing SVG conversion on the design data using a conversion data output unit, and outputting conversion data, which is the converted design data, to the user terminal. The step of outputting the conversion data to the user terminal includes: , HTML can be used to create a user interface to be output to the user terminal.

Generating the classification design information includes acquiring the ECAD design data from the designer terminal; Obtaining information about the tool that designed the design data; and classifying design information included in the design data using preset criteria to generate the classification design information.

The step of outputting the converted data to the user terminal includes: an SVG conversion module that performs the SVG conversion of the design data using the classification design information; a user terminal corresponding module that obtains OS information of the user terminal and information on the presence or absence of the tool, and determines the user interface corresponding to the user terminal; and a converted data output module configured to output converted data corresponding to the user interface.

The classification of the design data generates classified image information by first classifying the image information included in the design data with respect to preset conditions, and when condition information corresponding to each part of the image information exists, the condition After classifying information and generating classified condition information, the classified condition information can be matched to the corresponding part of the classified image.

The preset condition may be unit information obtained using the tool.

The ECAD design data sharing system and method according to an embodiment of the present invention has the effect of confirming, recording, and storing shared ECAD data without installing a specific ECAD tool or ECAD viewer.

1 is a diagram simply showing how the present invention operates.
Figure 2 is a block diagram of an ECAD design data sharing system according to an embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing the design data processing unit of FIG. 2.
Figure 4 is a block diagram showing the converted data output unit of Figure 2.
Figure 5 is a block diagram of an ECAD design data sharing method according to an embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 6 is a flowchart showing step S11 of FIG. 4.
FIG. 7 is a flowchart showing step S13 of FIG. 4.

Hereinafter, with reference to the attached drawings, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail so that those skilled in the art can easily implement the present invention. The present invention may be implemented in many different forms and is not limited to the embodiments described herein. In order to clearly explain the present invention in the drawings, parts not related to the description are omitted, and identical or similar components are given the same reference numerals throughout the specification.

First, Figure 1 is a diagram briefly showing how the present invention operates. Referring to FIG. 7, the ECAD design data sharing system and method according to an embodiment of the present invention acquires design data from a CAD tool, converts the design data into SVG format, and outputs the format to the CAD tool when requested. formed to do so. In addition, data converted to SVG format is created as a web standard document using HTML so that it can be viewed on any operating system.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram of an ECAD design data sharing system according to an embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing the design data processing unit of FIG. 2, and FIG. 4 is a block diagram showing the conversion data output unit of FIG. 2. Hereinafter, the ECAD design data sharing system according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail using FIGS. 2 to 4.

The ECAD design data sharing system (1) according to an embodiment of the present invention obtains ECAD design data, which is design information for a specific object, from a designer terminal, converts the design data into SVG format, and confirms the design data. It is formed so that design data can be shared and confirmed regardless of the tool used to create the design data in the user terminal requesting it. To this end, the ECAD design data sharing system 1 of the present invention is formed to include a design data analysis unit 11 and a conversion data output unit 13, as shown in FIG. 2.

The design data analysis unit 11 is formed to acquire ECAD design data using wired or wireless communication from the designer terminal, check the tool that performed the design of the design data, and classify the design data to generate classification design information. . As shown in FIG. 3, the design data analysis unit 11 is formed to include an ECAD design data acquisition module 111, an ECAD design tool confirmation module 113, and a design data classification module 115.

The ECAD design data acquisition module 111 is configured to acquire ECAD design data from the designer terminal, and the ECAD design tool confirmation module 113 is configured to obtain information about the tool in which the design data was created from the acquired design data. Design data is a blueprint created through ECAD design tools. Design data may include image information that visually confirms the shape of the object, and condition information that contains information about specific conditions (strength, material, type of material, etc.) of the image information. In addition, in the case of ECAD design tools, various tools such as AutoCAD, FreeCAD, and Fusion 360 are used, so in the present invention, design data is acquired from the ECAD design data acquisition module 111, and the ECAD design tool confirmation module 113 is used for It is formed to identify which design tool the design data was created through.

When the design data classification module 115 obtains information about design data and design tools, it classifies the design information included in the design data using preset standards and generates classified design information.

As described above, design data is data that includes image information and condition information corresponding to parts of the image information. Therefore, the design data classification module 115 first classifies the image information with respect to preset conditions to generate classified image information, and if condition information corresponding to each part of the image information exists, classifies the condition information and classifies it. The generated condition information is formed to correspond to the classified condition information to the corresponding part of the classified image.

To explain it more simply, assume that the design data has image information called ABCDEFG, and the condition information includes a, e, and g information corresponding to parts A, E.G. In this case, the design data classification module 115 first classifies the image information into A information, B information, C information, D information, E information, F information, and G information according to preset conditions. Afterwards, the design data classification module 115 checks the condition information and classifies it into a information, e information, and g information, and matches each information to the classified image information at the corresponding position among the initial image information to include A image information. Classification can be performed by matching a condition information to E image information, e condition information to G image information, and g condition information to G image information.

At this time, the preset condition in the design data classification module 115 may be, for example, design unit information obtained using a design tool. That is, the design data classification module 115 can obtain minimum design unit information set in a specific design tool and classify image information using the minimum design unit information.

To explain one example, when transistors, resistors, wires, power sources, etc. are each set as minimum design unit information in a specific design tool, the design data classification module 115 divides each minimum design unit information into one continuous range. It can be classified by classification image information. That is, in the case of a wire, if both ends are connected to a transistor, resistor, or power source, the entire wire can be classified as one classification image information.

The converted data output unit 13 is configured to perform SVG conversion on the design data and output the converted data, which is the converted design data, to the user terminal. As shown in FIG. 4, the converted data output unit 13 is formed to include an SVG conversion module 131, a user terminal response module 133, and a converted data output module 135.

The SVG conversion module 131 is configured to perform SVG conversion of design data using classification design information. The SVG conversion module 131 acquires classification image information and classification condition information, which are classification design information, and converts the design data into SVG file format using the obtained design information.

Here, in one embodiment of the present invention, the SVG conversion module 131 converts the classification image information into two-dimensional vector graphics regardless of the format of the acquired design data, and converts the design data into SVG format by performing conversion into XML format. It can be converted. Additionally, when converted to SVG format, the classification image information converted to two-dimensional vector graphics and the corresponding classification condition information can be converted to XML format so that the information can be converted together.

The user terminal corresponding module 133 is configured to obtain OS information of the user terminal and information on the presence or absence of a design tool, and determine a user interface corresponding to the user terminal. If a design tool created through design data exists in the user terminal, the ECAD design data sharing system 3 of the present invention can allow the user to access the design data through the design tool. However, if a design tool does not exist in the user terminal, the system 3 of the present invention acquires OS information of the user terminal to enable the user to access and view design data. Here, the OS information includes information on the type of OS the user terminal is using, and may be Windows, Linux, Android, or iOS.

Design data converted to SVG format can be formed so that users can access SVG format files through HTML documents. In this case, the HTML document creates a user interface and is connected to the SVG document so that when the user uses a specific interface, the user can perform the corresponding action to view the SVG document.

Therefore, when the user terminal response module 133 confirms the type of OS installed on the user terminal, it can create a user interface to be provided to the user using the user interface information of the OS.

Finally, the converted data output module 135 is configured to output converted data corresponding to the user interface. As described above, the user can access design data through the HTML document provided to the user terminal and the user interface that constitutes the document. At this time, when the user requests access to specific data through the user interface, the conversion data output module 135 outputs the data and provides it to the user, allowing the user to use the user terminal regardless of whether the user has a design tool or not. This allows design data to be easily shared.

Meanwhile, FIG. 5 is a block diagram of an ECAD design data sharing method according to an embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 6 is a flowchart showing step S11 of FIG. 5, and FIG. 7 is a flowchart showing step S13 of FIG. 5. Hereinafter, the ECAD design data sharing method according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail using FIGS. 5 to 7.

The ECAD design data sharing method 10 according to an embodiment of the present invention is to obtain ECAD design data, which is design information for a specific object, from a designer terminal, convert the design data into SVG format, and confirm the design data. It is formed so that design data can be shared and confirmed regardless of the tool used to create the design data in the user terminal requesting it. To this end, the ECAD design data sharing method 10 of the present invention is formed to include a step of processing design data (S11) and a step of outputting converted data (S13), as shown in FIG. 5.

In the design data processing step (S11), ECAD design data is acquired from the designer terminal using wired or wireless communication using the design data processing unit, the tool that performed the design of the design data is confirmed, and the design data is classified. It is formed to generate classification design information. The step of processing design data (S11) includes acquiring ECAD design data (S111), checking the ECAD design tool (S113), and classifying the design data (S115), as shown in FIG. 6. formed to do so.

The step of acquiring ECAD design data (S111) is formed to acquire ECAD design data from the designer terminal, and the step of checking the ECAD design tool (S113) acquires information about the tool in which the design data was created from the acquired design data. formed to do so. Design data is a blueprint created through ECAD design tools. Design data may include image information that visually confirms the shape of the object, and condition information that contains information about specific conditions (strength, material, type of material, etc.) of the image information. In addition, in the case of ECAD design tools, various tools such as AutoCAD, FreeCAD, and Fusion 360 are used, so in the present invention, design data is acquired in the ECAD design data acquisition step (S111) and the ECAD design tool is confirmed (step S111). S113) is formed to check through which design tool the corresponding design data was created.

The design data classifying step (S115) is formed to classify the design information included in the design data using preset standards and generate classified design information when information about the design data and design tool is obtained.

As described above, design data is data that includes image information and condition information corresponding to parts of the image information. Therefore, in the step of classifying design data (S115), the image information is first classified with respect to preset conditions to generate classified image information, and if condition information corresponding to each part of the image information exists, the condition information is classified. The classified condition information is created so that the classified condition information corresponds to the corresponding part of the classified image.

To explain it more simply, assume that the design data has image information called ABCDEFG, and the condition information includes a, e, and g information corresponding to parts A, E.G. In this case, in the step of classifying design data (S115), image information is first classified into A information, B information, C information, D information, E information, F information, and G information according to preset conditions. Thereafter, in the step of classifying the design data (S115), the condition information is checked and classified into a information, e information, and g information, and each information is matched to the classified image information at the corresponding position among the initial image information to create A image. Classification can be performed by matching a condition information to information, e condition information to E image information, and g condition information to G image information.

At this time, the preset condition in the step of classifying design data (S115) may be, for example, design unit information obtained using a design tool. That is, in the step of classifying design data (S115), minimum design unit information set in a specific design tool can be obtained and image information can be classified using the minimum design unit information.

To explain one example, when transistors, resistors, wires, power sources, etc. are each set as minimum design unit information in a specific design tool, the step of classifying the design data (S115) is the range in which each minimum design unit information is continuous. can be classified into one classification image information. That is, in the case of a wire, if both ends are connected to a transistor, resistor, or power source, the entire wire can be classified as one classification image information.

In the step S13 of outputting converted data, SVG conversion is performed on the design data using the converted data output unit, and the converted data, which is the converted design data, is output to the user terminal. The step of outputting the converted data (S13) includes performing conversion into SVG format (S131), a step corresponding to the user terminal (S133), and a step of outputting the converted data (S135), as shown in FIG. formed to do so.

The step of performing conversion to SVG format (S131) is configured to perform SVG conversion of design data using classification design information. In the step of performing conversion to SVG format (S131), classification image information and classification condition information, which are classification design information, are respectively acquired, and the design data is converted into SVG file format using the obtained design information.

Here, in one embodiment of the present invention, the step of performing conversion to SVG format (S131) converts the classification image information into two-dimensional vector graphics regardless of the format of the obtained design data, and performs conversion into XML format, thereby converting the design data into SVG format. Data can be converted to SVG format. Additionally, when converted to SVG format, the classification image information converted to two-dimensional vector graphics and the corresponding classification condition information can be converted to XML format so that the information can be converted together.

The step (S133) corresponding to the user terminal is configured to obtain OS information of the user terminal and information about the presence or absence of a design tool, and determine a user interface corresponding to the user terminal. If a design tool created through design data exists in the user terminal, the ECAD design data sharing method 10 of the present invention can allow the user to access the design data through the design tool. However, when a design tool does not exist in the corresponding user terminal, the method 10 of the present invention obtains OS information of the user terminal to enable the user to access and view design data. Here, the OS information includes information on the type of OS the user terminal is using, and may be Windows, Linux, Android, or iOS.

Design data converted to SVG format can be formed so that users can access SVG format files through HTML documents. In this case, the HTML document creates a user interface and is connected to the SVG document so that when the user uses a specific interface, the user can perform the corresponding action to view the SVG document.

Therefore, in the step (S133) corresponding to the user terminal, when the type of OS installed on the user terminal is confirmed, a user interface to be provided to the user can be created using the user interface information of the OS.

Lastly, the step of outputting converted data (S135) is designed to output converted data corresponding to the user interface. As described above, the user can access design data through the HTML document provided to the user terminal and the user interface that constitutes the document. At this time, when the user requests access to specific data through the user interface, the conversion data output step (S135) outputs the data and provides it to the user, allowing the user to use the user terminal regardless of whether the user has a design tool or not. You can easily share design data using .

Although one embodiment of the present invention has been described above, the spirit of the present invention is not limited to the embodiment presented in the present specification, and those skilled in the art who understand the spirit of the present invention can add components within the scope of the same spirit. , other embodiments can be easily proposed by change, deletion, addition, etc., but this will also be said to be within the scope of the present invention.

1: ECAD design data sharing system
11: Design data processing unit 13: Conversion data processing unit
111: ECAD design data acquisition module 113: ECAD design tool verification module
115: Design data classification module 131: SVG conversion module
133: User terminal response module 135: Conversion data output module

Claims (10)

A user terminal obtains ECAD design data, which is a design for a specific object, from a designer terminal, performs conversion of the design data, and requests confirmation of the design data, regardless of the tool used to generate the design data. In the ECAD design data sharing system that allows sharing,
The ECAD design data sharing system is,
a design data analysis unit that acquires the ECAD design data using wired or wireless communication from the designer terminal, identifies a tool that performed design of the design data, classifies the design data, and generates classification design information; and
It includes a converted data output unit that performs SVG conversion on the design data and outputs converted data, which is the converted design data, to the user terminal,
The converted data output unit,
An ECAD design data sharing system that uses HTML to create a user interface to be output to the user terminal. According to clause 1,
The design data analysis unit,
an ECAD design data acquisition module that acquires the ECAD design data from the designer terminal;
an ECAD design tool confirmation module that obtains information about the tool that designed the design data; and
An ECAD design data sharing system comprising: a design data classification module that classifies design information included in the design data using preset standards to generate the classified design information. According to clause 1,
The converted data output unit,
an SVG conversion module that performs the SVG conversion of the design data using the classification design information;
a user terminal corresponding module that obtains OS information of the user terminal and information on the presence or absence of the tool, and determines the user interface corresponding to the user terminal; and
An ECAD design data sharing system comprising a conversion data output module configured to output conversion data corresponding to the user interface. According to clause 1,
The classification of the design data is:
First classify the image information included in the design data against preset conditions to generate classified image information,
If condition information corresponding to each part of the image information exists, classify the condition information to generate classified condition information, and then ECAD design data that matches the classified condition information to the corresponding part of the classified image. Shared system. According to clause 4,
The preset condition is unit information obtained using the tool. ECAD design data sharing system. A user terminal obtains ECAD design data, which is a design for a specific object, from a designer terminal, performs conversion of the design data, and requests confirmation of the design data, regardless of the tool used to generate the design data. In the ECAD design data sharing method that allows sharing,
The ECAD design data sharing method is:
Using the design data analysis unit, the ECAD design data is acquired using wired or wireless communication from the designer terminal, the tool that performed the design of the design data is identified, and the design data is classified to generate classified design information. steps; and
Comprising: performing SVG conversion on the design data using a conversion data output unit, and outputting conversion data, which is the converted design data, to the user terminal;
The step of outputting the converted data to the user terminal,
An ECAD design data sharing method that uses HTML to create a user interface to be output to the user terminal. According to clause 6,
The step of generating the classification design information is,
Obtaining the ECAD design data from the designer terminal;
Obtaining information about the tool that designed the design data; and
ECAD design data sharing method comprising: classifying design information included in the design data using preset criteria to generate the classification design information. According to clause 6,
The step of outputting the converted data to the user terminal,
performing the SVG conversion of the design data using the classification design information;
Obtaining OS information of the user terminal and presence/absence information of the tool, and determining the user interface corresponding to the user terminal; and
A method for sharing ECAD design data comprising: outputting conversion data corresponding to the user interface. According to clause 6,
The classification of the design data is:
First classify the image information included in the design data against preset conditions to generate classified image information,
If condition information corresponding to each part of the image information exists, classify the condition information to generate classified condition information, and then ECAD design data that matches the classified condition information to the corresponding part of the classified image. How to share. According to clause 9,
The ECAD design data sharing method wherein the preset conditions are unit information obtained using the tool.