Design support method and design support apparatus

• US 20030063104A1
• Filed: 07/22/2002
• Published: 04/03/2003
• Est. Priority Date: 10/02/2001
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.
• Inventors: Shiroyama, Koji, Yoshida, Tadashi, Minami, Shunsuke
• Application Number:
  US10/199,132
• Publication Number:
  US 20030063104A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 345/619
• CPC Class Codes: G06T 19/20 Editing of 3D images, e.g. changing shapes or colours, aligning objects or positioning parts
• CPC Class Codes: G06T 2200/24 involving graphical user interfaces [GUIs]
• CPC Class Codes: G06T 2219/2004 Aligning objects, relative positioning of parts

Abstract

A design support apparatus is provided with a feature storage means for storing feature data, a feature type selection means for selecting a feature to be arranged from this means, a parameter input means for inputting parameters of the selected feature with reference to result data, an arrangement means for arranging the selected feature depending on the parameters inputted, a component storage means for storing component data and a result data reference means for searching component data having the feature selected by the feature type selection means from a component storage means and displaying a result of the component data. Thereby, result data of the features of component in the past can be displayed in the form of a list.

Claims

1. A design support apparatus for combining features, each of which is a unit of various shapes, on a display image for the design purpose, comprising:

a feature storage means for storing feature data, a feature type selection means for selecting features to be arranged from said feature storage means;

a parameter input means for inputting parameters of features selected by said feature type selection means with reference to result data;

an arrangement means for arranging and displaying the features selected by said feature type selection means depending on parameters inputted by said parameter input means;

a component storage means for storing a type of feature and a result parameter thereof of each component; and

a result data reference means for searching component data having the feature of the same kind as the feature selected by the feature type selection means from said component storage means and for displaying said component data as said result data.

2. A design support apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising a product storage means for storing product data such as external specifications, application conditions and know-how, wherein said result data reference means searches result data for the feature selected by said feature type selection means together with a product information from said product data.

7. A design support apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising:

a feature group storage means for memorizing a feature group data; and

a similar feature acquisition means for acquiring a similar feature of the feature selected by said feature type selection means from said feature group storage means,

wherein said result data reference means searches, from said component storage means, component data having at least a similar feature obtained by said similar feature acquisition means and displays result parameters of said component data.

3. A design support apparatus for combining features, each of which is a unit of various shapes, on a display image for design, comprising:

a feature storage means for storing feature data;

a feature type selection means for selecting features to be arranged from said feature storage means;

a parameter input means for inputting parameters of the feature selected by said feature type selection means with reference to result data;

an arrangement means for arranging and displaying a feature selected by said feature type selection means depending on parameters inputted by said parameter input means;

a result data storage means for storing result data including result parameters and name of component used in units of features;

a result data storing means for adding the result data of a feature arranged by said arrangement means to said result data storage means; and

a result data display means for searching and displaying the result data of a feature selected by said feature type selection means from said result data storing means.

4. A design support apparatus according to claim 3, further comprising a product storage means for storing product data such as external specifications, application conditions, know-how, wherein said result data display means searches result data for a feature selected by said feature type selection means together with a product information from said product data.

8. A design support apparatus according to claim 3, further comprising:

a feature group storage means for memorizing a feature group data; and

a similar feature acquisition means for acquiring, from said feature group storage means, a similar feature of the feature selected by said feature type selection means,

wherein said result data reference means searches and displays, from said result data storage means, result data having at least a similar feature obtained by said similar feature acquisition means.

5. A design support method for combining features, each of which is a unit of various shapes, on a display image for design, comprising:

a feature type selection step for selecting a feature to be arranged from a feature storage means in which feature data is stored;

a parameter input step for inputting parameters of a feature selected by said feature type selection step with reference to result data;

an arrangement step for arranging and displaying the feature selected by said feature type selection step depending on parameters inputted by said parameter input step; and

a result data reference step for searching and displaying result data of the feature selected by said feature type selection step from a component storage means in which component data is stored.

6. A design support method for combining features, each of which is a unit of various shapes, on a display image for design, comprising:

a feature type selection step for selecting a feature to be arranged from a feature storage means in which feature data is stored;

a parameter input step for inputting parameters of the feature selected by said feature type selection step with reference to result data;

an arrangement step for arranging and displaying the feature selected by said feature type selection step depending on parameters inputted by said parameter input means;

a result data storing step for storing result data of the feature arranged by said arrangement step to a result data storage means; and

a result data display step for searching and displaying said result data to be referred by said parameter input step from said result data storage means.

9. A design support method for combining features, each of which is a unit of various shapes, on a display image for design, comprising:

a feature group storage means for memorizing feature group data, a feature storage means for memorizing feature data, a component storage means for memorizing component data,

a feature group selection means for selecting a feature group to be arranged from said feature group storage means, a feature type selection means for selecting a feature to be arranged from the feature group selected by said feature group selection means and the feature data memorized in said feature storage means, a parameter input means for inputting parameters of the feature selected by said feature type selection means with reference to result data, an arrangement means for arranging and displaying the feature selected by said feature type selection means depending on parameters inputted by said parameter input means; and

a result data reference means for searching component data having at least a feature belonging to the feature group selected by said feature group selection means and displaying result data thereof.

10. A design support apparatus according to claim 9, further comprising a product storage means for memorizing a product data,

wherein said result data reference means searches result data for the feature selected by said feature type selection means together with a product information from said product data.

11. A design support apparatus for combining features, each of which is a unit of various shapes, on a display image for design, comprising:

a feature group storage means for memorizing a feature group data;

a feature storage means for memorizing a feature data, a result data storage means for memorizing result data in units of features;

a feature group selection means for selecting a feature group to be arranged from said feature group storage means;

a feature type selection means for selecting a feature to be arranged from the feature group selected by said feature group selection means and the feature data memorized in said feature storage means;

a parameter input means for inputting parameters of the feature selected by said feature type selection means with reference to result data;

an arrangement means for arranging the feature selected by said feature type selection means depending on parameters inputted by said parameter input means;

a result data display means for searching and displaying result data of the feature belonging to the feature group selected by said feature group selection means from said result data storage means; and

a result data storing means for storing the result data of the feature arranged by said arrangement means to said result data storage means.

12. A design support apparatus according to claim 11, further comprising a product storage means for memorizing a product data,

wherein said result data display means searches result data of the feature belonging to the feature group selected by said feature group selection means together with a product information from said product data.

13. A design support method for combining features, each of which is a unit of various shapes, on a display image for design, comprising:

a feature group selection step for selecting a feature group from a feature group storage means for memorizing feature group data;

a result data reference step for searching, from a component storage means for memorizing component data, component data having at least a feature belonging to the feature group selected by said feature group selection step and displaying result data of said component data;

a feature type selection step for selecting a feature to be arranged from the feature group selected by said feature group selection step;

a parameter input step for inputting parameters of the feature selected by said feature type selection step with reference to said result data; and

an arrangement step for arranging the feature selected by said feature type selection step depending on said parameter input step.

14. A design support method for combining features, each of which is a unit of various shapes, on a display image for design, comprising:

a feature group selection step for selecting a feature group from a feature group storage means for memorizing feature group data;

a result data display step for displaying result data of the feature belonging to the feature group selected by said feature group selection step from a result data storage means for memorizing result data in units of features;

a feature type selection step for selecting a feature to be arranged from the feature group selected by said feature group selection step;

a parameter input step for inputting parameters of the feature selected by said feature type selection step with reference to said result data;

an arrangement step for arranging the feature selected by said feature type selection step depending on the parameters inputted by said parameter input step; and

a result data storing step for storing the result data of the feature arranged by said arrangement step to a result data storage means.

15. A result data display method for displaying parameters or the like in units of features comprising:

a component data search step for searching a component having a feature of the same kind as a desired feature from a component storage means for memorizing component data;

a result data generation step for generating result data in units of features from the component data searched by said component data search step; and

a result data display step for displaying result data in units of features generated by said result data generation step.

16. A design support storage medium which may be read with a computer having installed data and program for design by combining features on a display image, storing:

a plurality of feature data;

a feature type selection means for selecting a feature to be arranged from said feature data;

a parameter input means for inputting parameters of the feature selected by said feature type selection means;

an arrangement means for arranging and displaying the feature selected by said feature type selection means depending on parameters inputted by said parameter input means;

component data for storing a type of feature and a result parameter of each component and a result data reference means for searching component data having the feature of the same kind as the feature selected by said feature type selection means from said component data and then displaying result parameters of said component data.

17. A design support storage medium which may be read with a computer having installed data and program for design by combining features on a display image, storing:

a plurality of feature data;

a feature type selection means for selecting a feature to be arranged from said feature data;

a parameter input means for inputting parameters of the feature selected by said feature type selection means;

an arrangement means for arranging and displaying the feature selected by said feature type selection means depending on the parameters inputted by said parameter input means;

a plurality of result data including the result parameters thereof in units of features;

a result data storing means for adding the result data of the feature arranged by said arrangement means to said result data storage means; and

a result data display means for searching and displaying result data of the feature selected by said feature type selection means from said result data storing means.

18. A design support storage medium which may be read with a computer having installed data and program for design by combining features on a display image, storing:

a plurality of feature group data;

a plurality of feature data;

a plurality of component data;

a feature group selection means for selecting a feature group to be arranged from said feature group data;

a feature group selected by said feature group selection means;

a feature type selection means for selecting a feature to be arranged from said feature group;

a parameter input means for inputting parameters of the feature selected by said feature type selection means;

an arrangement means for arranging and displaying the feature selected by said feature type selection means depending on the parameters inputted by said parameter input means; and

a result data reference means for searching, from said component data, the component data having at least a feature belonging to the feature group selected by said feature group selection means and displaying result data of said component data.

19. A design support storage medium which may be read with a computer having installed data and program for design by combining features on a display image, storing:

a plurality of feature group data;

a plurality of feature data;

a plurality of result data for memorizing result data in units of features;

a feature group selection means for selecting a feature group to be arranged from said feature group data;

a feature type selection means for selecting a feature to be arranged from the feature group selected by said feature group selection means and said feature data;

a parameter input means for inputting parameters of the feature selected by said feature type selection means;

an arrangement means for arranging the feature selected by said feature type selection means depending on parameters inputted by said parameter input means;

a result data display means for searching and displaying result data of the feature belonging to the feature group selected by said feature group selection means from said result data; and

a result data storing means for accumulating result data of the feature arranged by said arrangement means to said result data.

20. A design support program which is executed by a computer for design by combining features on a display image, comprising:

a feature type selection step for selecting a feature to be arranged from a feature storage means in which feature data is stored;

a parameter input step for inputting parameters of the feature selected by said feature type selection step;

an arrangement step for arranging and displaying the feature selected by said feature type selection step depending on the parameters inputted by said parameter input step; and

a result data reference step for searching and displaying result data of the feature selected by said feature type selection step from a component storage means in which component data is stored.

21. A design support program which is executed by a computer for design by combining features on a display image, comprising:

a feature selection step for selecting a feature to be arranged from a feature storage means in which feature data is stored;

a parameter input step for inputting parameters of the feature selected by said feature type selection step;

an arrangement step for arranging and displaying the feature selected by the feature type selection step depending on the parameters inputted by said parameter input means;

a result data storing step for storing result data of the feature arranged by said arrangement step to a result data storage means; and

a result data display step for searching and displaying said result data to be referred by said parameter input step from said result data storage means.

22. A design support program which is executed by a computer for design by combining features on a display image, comprising:

a feature group selection step for selecting a feature group from a feature group storage means in which feature group data is stored;

a result data reference step for searching, from a component storage means in which component data is stored, component data having at least a feature belonging to the feature group selected by said feature group selection step and displaying result data of said component data;

a feature type selection step for selecting a feature to be arranged from the feature group selected by said feature group selection step;

a parameter input step for inputting parameters of the feature selected by said feature type selection step; and

an arrangement step for arranging the feature selected by said feature type selection step depending on the parameters inputted by said parameter input step.

23. A design support program which is executed by a computer for design by combining features on a display image, comprising:

a feature group selection step for selecting a feature group from a feature group storage means in which feature group data is stored;

a result data display step for displaying result data of the feature belonging to the feature group selected by said feature group selection step from a result data storage means in which result data in units of features is stored;

a feature type selection step for selecting a feature to be arranged from the feature group selected by said feature group selection step;

a parameter input step for inputting parameters of the feature selected by said feature type selection step;

an arrangement step for arranging the feature selected by said feature type selection step depending on the parameters inputted by said parameter input step; and

a result data storing step for memorizing result data of the feature arranged by said arrangement step to a result data storage means.

24. A design support apparatus for design by combining libraries, each of which is a unit formed of a component or a plurality of components, on a display image, comprising:

a component and unit library storage means for memorizing library data;

a product structure storage means for memorizing product structure data;

a library type selection means for selecting a library to be arranged from said component and unit library storage means;

a library parameter input means for inputting parameters of the library selected by said library type selection means with reference to result data;

a library arrangement means for arranging the library selected by said library type selection means depending on the parameters inputted by said library parameter input means; and

a library result data reference means for searching a product structure data having the library of the same kind as the library selected by said library selection means and displaying result data of said product structure data.

25. A design support apparatus for design by combining libraries, each of which is a unit formed of a component or a plurality of components, on a display image, comprising:

a component and unit library storage means for memorizing library data;

a library result data storage means for memorizing result data in unit of library;

a library type selection means for selecting a library to be arranged from said component and unit library storage means;

a library parameter input means for inputting parameters of the library selected by said library type selection means with reference to result data;

a library arrangement means for arranging the library selected by said library type selection means depending on the parameters inputted by said library parameter input means,

a library result data storing means for memorizing result data of the library arranged by said library arrangement means to said library result data storage means and a library result data display means for displaying result data of the library selected by said library type selection means from said library result data storage means.

26. A design support apparatus for design by combining libraries, each of which is a unit formed of a component or a plurality of components, on a display image, comprising:

a library group storage means for memorizing library group data, a product structure storage means for memorizing product structure data and a component and unit library storage means for memorizing library data;

a library group selection means for selecting a library group to be arranged from said library group storage means;

a library result data reference means for searching, from said product structure storage means, a product structure data having at least a library belonging to the library group selected by said library group selection means and displaying result data of said product structure data;

a library type selection means for selecting a library to be arranged from the library group selected by said library group selection means and said component and unit library storage means;

a library parameter input means for inputting parameters of the library selected by said library type selection means with reference to said result data; and

a library arrangement means for arranging the library selected by said library type selection means depending on the parameters inputted by said library parameter input means.

27. A design support apparatus for design by combining libraries, each of which is a unit formed of a component or a plurality of components, on a display image, comprising:

a library group storage means for memorizing library group data;

a library result data storage means for memorizing result data in unit of library;

a component and unit library storage means for memorizing library data;

a library group selection means for selecting a library group to be arranged from said library group storage means;

a result data display means for displaying result data of the library belonging to the library group selected by said library group selection means from said library result data storage means;

a library type selection means for selecting a library to be arranged from the library group selected by said library group selection means and a library data stored in said component and unit library storage means;

a library parameter input means for inputting parameters of the library selected by said library type selection means with reference to said result data;

a library arrangement means for arranging the library selected by said library type selection means depending on the parameters inputted by said parameter input means; and

a library result data storing means for storing result data of the library arranged by said library arrangement means to said library result data storage means.

28. A design support method for design by combining libraries, each of which is a unit formed of a component or a plurality of components, on a display image, comprising:

a library type selection step for selecting a library to be arranged by a component and unit library storage means in which library data is stored;

a library parameter input step for inputting parameters of the library selected by said library type selection step;

a library arrangement step for arranging and displaying the library selected by said library type selection step depending on the parameters inputted by said library parameter input step; and

a library result data reference step for searching a product structure data having the library selected by said library type selection step from a product structure storage means in which product structure data is stored and displaying result data of said product structure data.

29. A design support method for design by combining libraries, each of which is a unit formed of a component or a plurality of components, on a display image, comprising:

a library type selection step for selecting a library to be arranged from a component and unit library storage means in which library data is stored;

a library parameter input step for inputting parameters of the library selected by said library type selection step;

a library arrangement step for arranging and displaying the library selected by said library type selection step depending on the parameters inputted by said library parameter input step;

a result data storing step for storing result data of the library arranged by said library arrangement step to a library result data storage means; and

a result data display step for displaying result data of the library selected by said library type selection step from said library result data storage means.

30. A design support method for design by combining libraries, each of which is a unit formed of a component or a plurality of components, on a display image, comprising:

a library group selection step for selecting a library group from a library group storage means in which library group data is stored;

a library result data reference step for searching, from a product structure means in which product structure data is stored, a product structure data having at least a library belonging to the library group selected by said library group selection step and displaying result data of said product structure data;

a library type selection step for selecting a library to be arranged from the library group selected by said library group selection step;

a parameter input step for inputting parameters of the library selected by said library type selection step; and

a library arrangement step for arranging the library selected by said library type selection step depending on the parameters inputted by said library parameter input step.

31. A design support method for design by combining libraries, each of which is a unit formed of a component or a plurality of components, on a display image, comprising:

a library group selection step for selecting a library group from a library group storage means in which library group data is stored;

a result data display step for displaying result data of the library belonging to the library group selected by said library group selection step from a library result data storage means in which result data in unit of library is stored;

a library type selection step for selecting a library to be arranged from the library group selected by said library group selection step;

a library parameter input step for inputting parameters of the library selected by said library type selection step;

a library arrangement step for arranging the library selected by said library type selection step depending on the parameters inputted by said library parameter input step; and

a result data storing step for memorizing result data of the library arranged by said library arrangement step to a library result data storage means.

32. A design support storage medium which may be read by a computer having installed data and program for design by combining libraries of component and unit on a display image, comprising:

a plurality of library data;

a plurality of product structure data;

a library type selection means for selecting a library to be arranged from said library data;

a library parameter input means for inputting parameters of the library selected by said library type selection means;

a library arrangement means for arranging the library selected by said library type selection means depending on the parameters inputted by said library parameter input means and a library result data reference means for searching, from said product structure data, a product structure data having a library of the same kind as the library selected by said library type selection means and displaying result data of said product structure data.

33. A design support storage medium which may be read by a computer having installed data and program for design by combining libraries of component and unit on a display image, comprising:

a plurality of library data;

result data in unit of library;

a library type selection means for selecting a library to be arranged by said library data;

a library parameter input means for inputting parameters of the library selected by said library type selection means;

a library arrangement means for arranging the library selected by said library type selection means depending on parameters inputted by said library parameter input means;

a result data storing means for accumulating result data of the library arranged by said library arrangement means to said library result data and a library result data display means for displaying result data of the library selected by said library type selection means from said library result data.

34. A design support storage medium which may be read by a computer having installed data and program for design by combining libraries of component and unit on a display image, comprising:

a plurality of library group data;

a plurality of product structure data;

a plurality of library data;

a library group selection means for selecting a library group to be arranged from said library group storage means;

a library result data reference means for searching, from said product structure data, a product structure data having at least a library belonging to the library group selected by said library group selection means and displaying result data of said product structure data;

a library type selection means for selecting a library to be arranged from the library group selected by said library group selection means and said library data;

a library parameter input means for inputting parameters of the library selected by said library type selection means and a library arrangement means for arranging the library selected by said library type selection means depending on the parameters inputted by said library parameter input means.

35. A design support storage medium which may be read by a computer having installed data and program for design by combining libraries of component and unit, comprising:

a plurality of library group data;

result data in unit of library;

a plurality of library data;

a library group selection means for selecting a library group to be arranged from said library group data;

a result data display means for displaying result data of the library belonging to the library group selected by said library group selection means;

a library type selection means for selecting a library to be arranged from the library group selected by said library group selection means and said library data;

a parameter input means for inputting parameters of the library selected by said library type selection means;

a library arrangement means for arranging the library selected by said library type selection mean'"'"'s depending on the parameters inputted by said library parameter input means and a library result data storing means for accumulating result data of the library arranged by said library arrangement means to said library data.

36. A design support program which is executed by a computer for design by combining libraries of component and unit on a display image, comprising:

a library type selection step for selecting a library to be arranged from a component and unit library storage means in which library data is stored;

a library parameter input step for inputting parameters of the library selected by said library type selection step;

a library arrangement step for arranging and displaying the library selected by said library type selection step depending on the parameters inputted by said library parameter input step; and

a library result data reference step for searching a product structure data having the library selected by said library type selection step from a product structure storage means in which product structure data is stored and displaying result data of said product structure data.

37. A design support program which is executed by a computer for design by combining libraries of component and unit on a display image, comprising;

a library type selection step for selecting a library to be arranged from a component and unit library storage means in which library data is stored;

a library parameter input step for inputting parameters of the library selected by said library type selection step;

a library arrangement step for arranging and displaying the library selected by said library type selection step depending on the parameters inputted by said library parameter input step;

a result data storing step for storing result data of the library arranged by said library arrangement step to a library result data storage means; and

a result data display step for displaying result data of the library selected by said library type selection step from said library result data storage means.

38. A design support program which is executed by a computer for design by combining libraries of component and unit on a display image, comprising:

a library group selection step for selecting a library group from a library group storage means in which library group data is stored;

a library result data reference step for searching, from a product structure storage means for memorizing product structure data, a product structure data having at least a library belonging to the library group selected by said library group selection step and displaying result data of said product structure data;

a library type selection step for selecting a library to be arranged from the library group selected by said library group selection step;

a library parameter input step for inputting parameters of the library selected by said library type selection step; and

a library arrangement step for arranging the library selected by said library type selection step depending on the parameters inputted by said library parameter input step.

39. A design support program which is executed by a computer for design by combining libraries of component and unit on a display image, comprising:

a library group selection step for selecting a library group from a library group storage means in which library group data is stored;

a result data display step for displaying result data of the library belonging to the library group selected by said library group selection step from a library result data storage means for memorizing result data in unit of library;

a library type selection step for selecting a library to be arranged from the library group selected by said library group selection step;

a library parameter input step for inputting parameters of the library selected by said library type selection step;

a library arrangement step for arranging the library selected by said library type selection step depending on the parameters inputted by said library parameter input step; and

a result data storing step for memorizing result data of the library arranged by said library arrangement step to a library result data storage means.