NUMERICAL-SIMULATION-RESULT DISPLAY PROGRAM, NUMERICAL-SIMULATION-RESULT DISPLAY METHOD, AND NUMERICAL-SIMULATION-RESULT DISPLAY SYSTEM

• US 20080174611A1
• Filed: 01/15/2008
• Published: 07/24/2008
• Est. Priority Date: 01/23/2007
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Sony Corporation (Sony Group Corp.)
• Original Assignee: Sony Corporation (Sony Group Corp.)
• Inventors: Yagi, Hajime
• Granted Patent: US 8,384,741 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 345/629
• CPC Class Codes: G06T 19/00 Manipulating 3D models or images for computer graphics
• CPC Class Codes: G06T 2219/2012 Colour editing, changing, or manipulating; Use of colour codes

Abstract

A numerical-simulation-result display system includes an image output apparatus, a three-dimensional-CAD-model-data input unit configured to read three-dimensional-CAD-model data of an object to be analyzed, a CAD-model-data converting unit configured to convert the read three-dimensional-CAD-model data into CAD graphic data capable of being displayed on the image output apparatus, a numerical-simulation-result-data input unit configured to read numerical-simulation-result data of the object, a simulation-result converting unit configured to convert the read numerical-simulation-result data into simulation-result graphic data capable of being displayed on the image output apparatus, and a display unit configured to display the CAD graphic data and the simulation-result graphic data on the image output apparatus in a superimposed manner.

Claims

1. A numerical-simulation-result display program for allowing a computer to execute the steps of:

reading three-dimensional-computer-aided-design-model data of an object to be analyzed;

converting the read three-dimensional-computer-aided-design-model data into computer-aided-design graphic data capable of being displayed on an image output apparatus;

reading numerical-simulation-result data of the object;

converting the read numerical-simulation-result data into simulation-result graphic data capable of being displayed on the image output apparatus; and

displaying the computer-aided-design graphic data and the simulation-result graphic data on the image output apparatus in a superimposed manner.

2. The numerical-simulation-result display program according to claim 1,

wherein the numerical-simulation-result data includes at least one type of physical quantity, and

wherein, in the step of displaying the computer-aided-design graphic data and the simulation-result graphic data, the physical quantity is displayed in a form so as to be replaced by one of a color tone difference and a gradation difference.

3. The numerical-simulation-result display program according to claim 1,

wherein the numerical-simulation-result data includes at least one type of physical quantity, and

wherein, in the step of displaying the computer-aided-design graphic data and the simulation-result graphic data, the physical quantity is displayed in a form so as to be replaced by at least one of an arrow direction, an arrow length, an arrow width, and an arrow color.

4. The numerical-simulation-result display program according to claim 1,

wherein the numerical-simulation-result data includes at least one type of physical quantity, and

wherein, in the step of displaying the computer-aided-design graphic data and the simulation-result graphic data, the physical quantity is displayed by using a contour line connecting coordinates representing identical values of the physical quantity.

5. The numerical-simulation-result display program according to claim 1, wherein, in the step of displaying the computer-aided-design graphic data and the simulation-result graphic data, the physical quantity is displayed in association with a three-dimensional shape of the object.

6. The numerical-simulation-result display program according to claim 1, wherein, in the step of displaying the computer-aided-design graphic data and the simulation-result graphic data, the physical quantity is displayed in association with the shape of a section of the object.

7. The numerical-simulation-result display program according to claim 1,

wherein, in the step of displaying the computer-aided-design graphic data and the simulation-result graphic data, the physical quantity is displayed in association with the shape of a section of the object, and

wherein, the step of displaying the computer-aided-design graphic data and the simulation-result graphic data includes determining the location of the shape of the section of the object on the basis of an operation performed by an operator.

8. The numerical-simulation-result display program according to claim 1, wherein, in the step of reading the numerical-simulation-result data, the read numerical-simulation-result data corresponds to one type of analysis technique.

9. The numerical-simulation-result display program according to claim 1,

wherein, in the step of reading the numerical-simulation-result data, first numerical-simulation-result data and second numerical-simulation-result data respectively corresponding to first and second analysis techniques are read,

wherein, in the step of converting the read numerical-simulation-result data, the first numerical-simulation-result data and second numerical-simulation-result data read in the step of reading the numerical-simulation-result data are respectively converted into first simulation-result graphic data and second simulation-result graphic data that can be displayed on the image output apparatus, and

wherein, in the step of displaying the computer-aided-design graphic data and the simulation-result graphic data, the computer-aided-design graphic data and the first simulation-result graphic data are displayed on the image output apparatus in a superimposed manner, and, at the same time, the computer-aided-design graphic data and the second simulation-result graphic data are displayed on the image output apparatus in a superimposed manner.

10. The numerical-simulation-result display program according to claim 1,

wherein, in the step of reading the numerical-simulation-result data, first numerical-simulation-result data and second numerical-simulation-result data respectively corresponding to first and second analysis techniques are read,

wherein, in the step of converting the read numerical-simulation-result data, the first numerical-simulation-result data and second numerical-simulation-result data read in the step of reading the numerical-simulation-result data are respectively converted into first simulation-result graphic data and second simulation-result graphic data that can be displayed on the image output apparatus, and

wherein, in the step of displaying the computer-aided-design graphic data and the simulation-result graphic data, a first display state in which the computer-aided-design graphic data and the first simulation-result graphic data are displayed on the image output apparatus in a superimposed manner, and a second display state in which the computer-aided-design graphic data and the second simulation-result graphic data are displayed on the image output apparatus in a superimposed manner are switched between on the basis of an operation input by an operator.

11. The numerical-simulation-result display program according to claim 1, wherein the image output apparatus is one of a display apparatus and a printing apparatus.

12. A numerical-simulation-result display method comprising the steps of:

reading three-dimensional-computer-aided-design-model data of an object to be analyzed;

converting the read three-dimensional-computer-aided-design-model data into computer-aided-design graphic data capable of being displayed on an image output apparatus;

reading numerical-simulation-result data of the object;

converting the read numerical-simulation-result data into simulation-result graphic data capable of being displayed on the image output apparatus; and

displaying the computer-aided-design graphic data and the simulation-result graphic data on the image output apparatus in a superimposed manner.

13. A numerical-simulation-result display system comprising:

an image output apparatus;

three-dimensional-computer-aided-design-model-data input means for reading three-dimensional-computer-aided-design-model data of an object to be analyzed;

computer-aided-design-model-data converting means for converting the three-dimensional-computer-aided-design-model data read by the three-dimensional-computer-aided-design-model-data input means into computer-aided-design graphic data capable of being displayed on the image output apparatus;

numerical-simulation-result-data input means for reading numerical-simulation-result data of the object;

simulation-result converting means for converting the numerical-simulation-result data read by the numerical-simulation-result-data input means into simulation-result graphic data capable of being displayed on the image output apparatus; and

display means for displaying the computer-aided-design graphic data and the simulation-result graphic data on the image output apparatus in a superimposed manner.

14. A numerical-simulation-result display system comprising:

an image output apparatus;

a three-dimensional-computer-aided-design-model-data input unit configured to read three-dimensional-computer-aided-design-model data of an object to be analyzed;

a computer-aided-design-model-data converting unit configured to convert the three-dimensional-computer-aided-design-model data read by the three-dimensional-computer-aided-design-model-data input unit into computer-aided-design graphic data capable of being displayed on the image output apparatus;

a numerical-simulation-result-data input unit configured to read numerical-simulation-result data of the object;

a simulation-result converting unit configured to convert the numerical-simulation-result data read by the numerical-simulation-result-data input unit into simulation-result graphic data capable of being displayed on the image output apparatus; and

a display unit configured to display the computer-aided-design graphic data and the simulation-result graphic data on the image output apparatus in a superimposed manner.