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Design aiding apparatus, design aiding method, computer readable recording medium recorded thereon a design aiding program and design aiding system

  • US 20080077259A1
  • Filed: 02/02/2007
  • Published: 03/27/2008
  • Est. Priority Date: 09/25/2006
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A design aiding apparatus comprising:

  • a retaining unit for retaining plural pieces of shape information in a first form about respective plural registered components which may constitute a structure;

    a first extracting unit for extracting plural pieces of feature information from the plural pieces of shape information in the first form about the plural registered components, respectively, retained in said retaining unit;

    an obtaining unit for obtaining a piece of shape information in a second form about a structural component constituting the structure;

    a second extracting unit for extracting a piece of feature information from the piece of shape information in the second form about the structural component obtained by said obtaining unit; and

    a retrieving unit for calculating degrees of similarity of each of the plural pieces of feature information about the respective registered components extracted by said first extracting unit to the piece of feature information about the structural component extracted by said second extracting unit, and retrieving a registered component whose calculated degree of similarity is equal to or larger than a predetermined degree as a similar component of the structural component.

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