Design rule management method, design rule management program, rule management apparatus and rule verification apparatus
First Claim
1. A design rule management method implemented in a rule management apparatus, including a processing unit for processing information;
- an input unit for inputting information; and
a storage unit for storing information;
the method allowing the processing unit, which manages design rules for specifying a part shape, to perform steps comprising;
acquiring a plurality of the design rules via the input unit;
converting each of the acquired design rules into data having a hierarchical node format;
calculating, for each design rule converted into data having the hierarchical node format, relationship strength indicating strength of a relationship to another node;
converting into a predetermined value the relationship strength between a first design rule and a second design rule, and storing in the storage unit the relationship strength, the first design rule and the second design rule in association with one another,wherein the first design rule is arbitrary chosen from the plurality of the design rules and the second design rule is substantially the same as the first design rule but described in a manner different from that of the first design rule.
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Abstract
Disclosed is a rule management apparatus which acquires a design rule for regulating a part shape from systems such as a CAD system 401, converts the acquired deign rule into data having a hierarchical node format, calculates relationship strength which indicates strength of a relationship between the design rule converted into data having a hierarchical node format and another node, sets to the relationship strength between design rules which are substantially the same but described in different systems to be a maximum value, and stores in an integrating rule DB 300 the relationship strength and the design rules in association with one another.
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6 Claims
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1. A design rule management method implemented in a rule management apparatus, including a processing unit for processing information;
- an input unit for inputting information; and
a storage unit for storing information;the method allowing the processing unit, which manages design rules for specifying a part shape, to perform steps comprising; acquiring a plurality of the design rules via the input unit; converting each of the acquired design rules into data having a hierarchical node format; calculating, for each design rule converted into data having the hierarchical node format, relationship strength indicating strength of a relationship to another node; converting into a predetermined value the relationship strength between a first design rule and a second design rule, and storing in the storage unit the relationship strength, the first design rule and the second design rule in association with one another, wherein the first design rule is arbitrary chosen from the plurality of the design rules and the second design rule is substantially the same as the first design rule but described in a manner different from that of the first design rule. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
- an input unit for inputting information; and
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6. A rule management apparatus, comprising:
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a processing unit for processing information for managing design rules which specify a part shape, and an input unit for inputting information and a storage unit for storing information, wherein the processing unit; acquires a plurality of the design rules via the input unit; converting each of the acquired design rules into data having a hierarchical node format; calculates, for each design rule converted into data having the hierarchical node format, relationship strength indicating strength of a relationship to another node, converts into a predetermined value the relationship strength between a first design rule and a second design rule, and storing in the storage unit the relationship strength, the first design rule and the second design rule in association with one another, wherein the first design rule is arbitrarily chosen from the plurality of the design rules and the second design rule is substantially the same as the first design rule but described in a manner different from that of the first design rule.
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