Method and device for visualizing an installation of automation systems together with a workpiece
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1. A method for visualizing a workpiece in a visualization of an automated system, the method comprising the steps of:
- providing a selection device for a user of the visualization of the automated system;
visualizing the automated system having the workpiece in a simulated workflow; and
centering the workpiece in the visualization in the process flow simulated in the automated system, the workpiece being preselected by the user with the selection device;
wherein a fixed first coordinate system is defined for the visualization of the automated system, wherein a position of the workpiece in the fixed first coordinate system changes upon movement of the workpiece in the automated system, wherein the workpiece is visualized centered in relation to a first direction, and wherein the first direction is fixed relative to the fixed first coordinate system.
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Abstract
A method and a device for visualizing a workpiece in a visualized model of an automated installation. In accordance with the invention, the method comprises making available a selection device to the user of the visualized model of the automated installation, visualizing the automated installation together with the workpiece and centering the workpiece in the visualized model of the automated installation, where the selection device is used by the user to preselect the workpiece.
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1. A method for visualizing a workpiece in a visualization of an automated system, the method comprising the steps of:
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providing a selection device for a user of the visualization of the automated system; visualizing the automated system having the workpiece in a simulated workflow; and centering the workpiece in the visualization in the process flow simulated in the automated system, the workpiece being preselected by the user with the selection device; wherein a fixed first coordinate system is defined for the visualization of the automated system, wherein a position of the workpiece in the fixed first coordinate system changes upon movement of the workpiece in the automated system, wherein the workpiece is visualized centered in relation to a first direction, and wherein the first direction is fixed relative to the fixed first coordinate system. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A process in which a computer executes instructions set forth in a computer program executing on a processor which, when executed on the computer apparatus, causes the processor to visualize a workpiece in a visualization of an automated system, the computer program comprising:
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program code for providing a selection device for a user of the visualization of the automated system; program code for visualizing the automated system having the workpiece in a simulated workflow; and program code for centering the workpiece in the visualization in the process flow simulated in the automated system, the workpiece being preselected by the user with the selection device; wherein a fixed first coordinate system is defined for the visualization of the automated system, wherein a position of the workpiece in the fixed first coordinate system changes upon movement of the workpiece in the automated system, wherein the workpiece is visualized centered in relation to a first direction, and wherein the first direction is fixed relative to the fixed first coordinate system.
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14. A device for visualizing an automated system having a workpiece, the device comprising:
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a graphical user interface for visualizing the automated system having the workpiece in a simulated workflow; a selection device, the workpiece being selectable in the graphical user interface by a user using the selection device; a centering device for centering the workpiece in the visualization in the process flow simulated in the automated system after the workpiece has been selected by the user; and means for adjusting a view such that if parts of the automated system would obscure the workpiece during the visualization, the view of the workpiece and the automated system is adjusted such that no parts of the automated system conceal the workpiece. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33)
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