Method and automation system for processing information extractable from an engineering drawing file using information modeling and correlations to generate output data
First Claim
1. A method for processing information extractable from an engineering drawing file comprising:
- modeling in the engineering drawing file at least two objects in a predefined format by adding at least two entities to the engineering drawing file and by adding support information to the engineering drawing file to provide the extractable information;
providing a program sequence in an automation application to establish a correlation of the extractable information;
correlating the extractable information by executing the program sequence;
generating output data based on the established correlation of the extractable information; and
in response to the output data, controlling at least one of a display, printer, engraver, and connector processing equipment,wherein the correlation of the extractable information is established only while the program sequence of the automation application is executed.
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Abstract
A method and an automation system for processing information extractable from an engineering drawing file. The automation system includes a controller which models in the engineering drawing file (20) at least two objects (302, 304) in a predefined format by adding at least two entities (34) to the engineering drawing file (20) (S501) and by adding support information (35) to the engineering drawing file (20) (S502) to provide the extractable information (S401), provides a program sequence (80) in an automation application (50) to establish a correlation of the extractable information (S402), correlates the extractable information by executing the program sequence (80) (S403), and generates output data (12, 15) based on the established correlation of the extractable information (S404). The correlation of the extractable information is established only while the program sequence (80) of the automation application (50) is being executed.
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31 Claims
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1. A method for processing information extractable from an engineering drawing file comprising:
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modeling in the engineering drawing file at least two objects in a predefined format by adding at least two entities to the engineering drawing file and by adding support information to the engineering drawing file to provide the extractable information; providing a program sequence in an automation application to establish a correlation of the extractable information; correlating the extractable information by executing the program sequence; generating output data based on the established correlation of the extractable information; and
in response to the output data, controlling at least one of a display, printer, engraver, and connector processing equipment,wherein the correlation of the extractable information is established only while the program sequence of the automation application is executed. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. An automation system comprising:
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a non-transitory computer-readable medium storing at least one engineering drawing file and an automation application comprising a program sequence; and a main controller configured to; model in the at least one engineering drawing file at least two objects in a predefined format by adding at least two entities to the at least one engineering drawing file and by adding support information to the at least one engineering drawing file to provide extractable information, execute the program sequence of the automation application to establish a correlation of the extractable information, and generate output data based on the established correlation of the extractable information; a connector tag printer controlled by a connector tag printer controller based on at least one equipment control file and configured to print connector tags; an engraver controlled by an engraver controller based on the at least one equipment control file and configured to engrave nameplates; and a connector processing equipment controlled by a connector processing equipment controller based on the at least one equipment control file and configured to cut a connector to a length, to print information on the connector, and to prepare both ends of the connector for installation, a file converter configured to convert the at least one equipment control file into a format specific to the connector processing equipment, wherein the correlation of the extractable information is established only while the program sequence of the automation application is executed, and a communication controller to transmit the output data to the connector tag printer controller, the engraver controller, the file converter, and the connector processing equipment controller. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27)
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28. An apparatus comprising:
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a non-transitory computer-readable medium storing at least one engineering drawing file and an automation application comprising a program sequence; and a main controller configured to; model in the at least one engineering drawing file at least two objects in a predefined format by adding at least two entities to the at least one engineering drawing file and by adding support information to the at least one engineering drawing file to provide the extractable information, execute the program sequence of the automation application to establish a correlation of the extractable information, and generate output data based on the established correlation of the extractable information, wherein the correlation of the extractable information is established only while the program sequence of the automation application is executed, and wherein at least one of a display, printer, engraver, and connector processing equipment is controlled in response to the output data. - View Dependent Claims (29, 30, 31)
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