Automatic Creation of Motion Control Commands According to Elements in Drawing Specifications and User Input
First Claim
1. A method for utilizing drawing specifications for use in motion control, comprising:
- automatically identifying a plurality of elements in a drawing specification;
automatically determining an order of the plurality of elements according to a sorting algorithm; and
receiving user input specifying a modification to the order;
automatically generating code for implementing motion control based on said automatically identifying the plurality of elements, said automatically determining the order, and the modification to the order.
5 Assignments
0 Petitions
Accused Products
Abstract
System and method for utilizing a drawing specification for motion control. A plurality of elements in a drawing specification may be automatically identified. The elements may include one or more lines, polygons, arcs, splines, alphanumeric characters, and/or ellipses. Additionally, the drawing specification may be a drawing or digital drafting file, e.g., an AutoCAD file, among others. An order of the plurality of elements may be automatically determined according to a sorting algorithm. The sorting algorithm may include a geometric and/or radial sorting algorithm. The radial sorting algorithm may specify the order of the elements according to nesting, e.g., nesting order and depth, and/or distance from the center of the drawing specification. Code may be automatically generated for implementing motion control based on the identified elements and the determined order. The generated code may include inserted operations such as raise, lower, and move operations, among others.
-
Citations
20 Claims
-
1. A method for utilizing drawing specifications for use in motion control, comprising:
-
automatically identifying a plurality of elements in a drawing specification;
automatically determining an order of the plurality of elements according to a sorting algorithm; and
receiving user input specifying a modification to the order;
automatically generating code for implementing motion control based on said automatically identifying the plurality of elements, said automatically determining the order, and the modification to the order. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
-
-
8. A computer accessible memory medium comprising program instructions for utilizing drawing specifications for use in motion control, wherein the program instructions are executable by a processor to:
-
identify a plurality of elements in a drawing specification;
determine an order of the plurality of elements according to a sorting algorithm;
generate code for implementing motion control based on the plurality of elements identified in the drawing specification and the order;
receive user input specifying a modification to the order; and
modify the generated code based on the modification to the order. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12)
-
-
13. A method for utilizing drawing specifications for use in motion control, comprising:
-
automatically identifying a plurality of elements in a drawing specification;
receiving user input specifying one or more constraints on an order of the plurality of elements;
automatically determining an order of the plurality of elements according to a sorting algorithm, wherein said automatically determining is performed based on the one or more constraints; and
automatically generating code for implementing motion control based on said automatically identifying the plurality of elements and said automatically determining the order. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16)
-
-
17. A computer accessible memory medium comprising program instructions for utilizing drawing specifications for use in motion control, wherein the program instructions are executable by a processor to:
-
identify a plurality of elements in a drawing specification;
receive user input specifying one or more constraints on an order of the plurality of elements;
determine an order of the plurality of elements according to a sorting algorithm and based on the one or more constraints; and
generate code for implementing motion control based on the plurality of elements identified in the drawing specification and the order. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20)
-
Specification