JP3785850B2 - CAD drawing automatic design apparatus and design method thereof - Google Patents

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さて担当者が端末１からユーザ名及びパスワードを入力すると、サーバ２の設計管理手段３０に設けられたユーザ承認部３０ｂが、ログインマスタ４２ａに登録されているユーザのものと一致するか否かを判断する（図５のＳ５）。入力されたユーザ名及びパスワードがログインマスタ４２ａに登録されているものと一致しなければ、再度ログイン画面を表示させ、登録されていれば、このユーザが登録されているユーザグループの情報をログインマスタ４２ａから入手するとともに、設計管理手段３０に設けられたクライアント別情報格納部（端末別情報格納部）３０ｄが、データファイル４１内に設けられたクライアント情報格納領域４１ａに、この端末１から入力される情報を格納するためのディレクトリを作成する（図５のＳ６）。このように、ユーザ承認部３０ｂは、ログインマスタ４２ａに登録されているユーザ情報に基づいてサーバの利用を許可しているので、ログインマスタ４２ａに登録されていないユーザが勝手にサーバ２を利用するのを防止できる。また、設計管理手段３０のユーザ承認部３０ｂは、ログインマスタ４２ａからこのユーザの属するユーザグループＡ〜Ｃの情報を入手し、設計管理手段３０のユーザ権限別画面制御部（画面制御部）３０ｃはこのユーザの属するユーザグループＡ〜Ｃが利用可能な機能（権限）に応じた入力画面を作成するよう画面作成手段３１に指示し（図５のＳ７）、画面作成手段３１はＨＴＭＬ形式で入力画面を作成する（図５のＳ８）。この時端末１では、ディスプレイ１３にサーバ２の画面作成手段３１で作成された入力画面が表示され（図５のＳ９）、担当者はキーボード１２やマウス１３などを用いて設計情報（例えば案件名称や担当者名などの案件情報）を入力する。
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ところで、担当者が案件情報の入力作業を進めるにつれて、例えば図１２に示すように入力画面が画面１→画面２→画面３→画面４のように切り替わっていくが、各入力画面１〜４で入力する情報と各入力画面１〜４を作成するのに必要な情報は図示の通りであり、画面１で入力された函体サイズは、函体に付属するハンドルなどの付属部材の情報を入力する画面３、及び、画面１〜３で入力された案件情報を全て表示する画面４のみで必要となり、画面１で入力された案件名称は画面４のみで必要になる。ところで、複数のＨＴＭＬ画面が順番に切り替えていく場合、前段のＨＴＭＬ画面で表示したデータを後段のＨＴＭＬ画面で表示させるには、両画面の間に表示されるＨＴＭＬ画面すべてにそのデータを引き渡さなければならず、例えば最初の画面１で入力された案件名称を、最後の画面４で表示させるには、画面１から画面２、画面２から画面３、画面３から画面４に切り替わる際に、案件名称のデータを各画面に引き渡す必要があった。そのため、案件名称のデータを必要としない画面２や画面３にも案件名称のデータを引き渡すことになり、データの処理が煩雑になるという欠点があり、また引き渡されたデータは容易に閲覧できてしまうという欠点もある。そこで、本実施形態では複数の入力画面で共通して利用されるような情報（以下、共有情報という）を、画面作成手段３１に設けた共有情報格納部３１ａにより、データファイル４１に設けられた共有情報格納領域４１ｂに格納しているので（図５のＳ１０）、画面を切り換える際に共有情報格納領域４１ｂから必要とする共有情報を読み込むことができ、入力画面が切り替わる度に全てのデータを引き渡す必要がないから、データの処理を簡素化して、入力画面の切り替わる速度を速めることができ、且つ、共有情報格納領域４１ｂに情報を格納しておくことにより、その情報をユーザから隠蔽することができる。
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図５のステップＳ９で担当者が端末１から設計情報を入力する際に、設計情報として案件情報を登録した案件登録日を入力すると、設計管理手段３０に設けられた製造所要日数計算部３０ｅが盤の納入予定日を算出する（図６のＳ１１）。ここで、製造所要日数計算部３０ｅが納入予定日を算出する手順を図１３のフロー図を参照して説明する。まず、製造所要日数計算部３０ｅが端末１から入力された案件登録日を入手し（ステップＳ１０１）、盤の製造に必要な所要日数を計算する（ステップＳ１０２）。次に製造所要日数計算部３０ｅはマスタ４２に設けられたカレンダマスタ４２ｂから製造部門の祝日、休暇、非稼働日などのデータを読み込み（ステップＳ１０３）、案件登録日からステップＳ１０２で求めた所要日数が経過するまでの間に祝日があるか否かを判断し（ステップＳ１０４）、祝日がある場合は祝日の日数を所要日数に加算する（ステップＳ１０５）。次に製造所要日数計算部３０ａは、案件登録日から所要日数が経過するまでの間に休暇があるか否かを判断し（ステップＳ１０６）、休暇がある場合は休暇の日数を所要日数に加算する（ステップＳ１０７）。さらに、製造所要日数計算部３０ａは、案件登録日から所要日数が経過するまでの間に非稼働日があるか否かを判断し（ステップＳ１０８）、非稼働日がある場合は非稼働日の日数を所要日数に加算し（ステップＳ１０９）、納入予定日を算出する（ステップＳ１１０）。
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このようにして製造所要日数計算部３０ｅが納入予定日を算出すると、画面作成手段３１は納入予定日を表示する画面をＨＴＭＬ形式で作成し（図６のＳ１２）、端末１のディスプレイ１３に納入予定日が表示される（図６のＳ１３）。次に、担当者がこれまでに入力した案件情報の登録処理を行うと（図６のＳ１４）、設計管理手段３０では案件情報を登録するよう設計情報格納手段３２に指示し（図６のＳ１５）、設計情報格納手段３２は案件情報をデータベース４４に格納する。
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ここで、担当者が端末１から入力する情報には、案件についての様々なデータが含まれており、自動設計を行う際には使用しないデータも多い。例えば、データベース４４の案件情報格納部４４ａには、図１６に示すように、案件の管理情報として案件管理番号、案件名称、案件所在地、…などのデータが保存されるが、それらのデータの内自動設計に使用されるのは案件管理番号、案件名称、営業所、作図担当者など一部のデータのみである。また、自動設計を行うＣＡＤソフトによってデータ形式が異なる場合があるから、これらのデータはリスト形式で保存しておくのが望ましい。そこで、設計情報格納手段３２では案件情報をデータベース４４に格納すると共に、設計情報格納手段３２に設けられた自動設計データ作成処理部３２ａが、案件情報の中からＣＡＤ図面の自動設計に必要なデータを抽出し、リスト形式でデータファイル４１内に設けられた自動設計用データ格納部４１ｃに別途格納している（図６のＳ１６）。図１６は自動設計データ作成処理部３２ａの動作を示すフロー図であり、自動設計データ作成処理部３２ａは、先ず案件情報格納部４４ａから入力されたデータを読み込み（ステップＳ１２５）、それらのデータの中から自動設計に必要なデータ（例えば案件管理番号、案件名称、営業所、作図担当者名のデータ）を抽出し（ステップＳ１２６）、抽出したデータをリスト形式のデータに処理し（ステップＳ１２７）、入力されたデータをマスタ４２に保存すると共に（ステップＳ１２８）、リスト形式とした抽出データをテキストファイルで自動設計用データ格納部４１ｃに格納する（ステップＳ１２９）。このように、自動設計に用いる情報は別途自動設計用データ格納部４１ｃに格納されているので、自動設計を行う際に自動設計手段３３がデータベース４４から案件情報を全て読み込み、その中から自動設計に必要な情報を抽出する必要がなく、しかも自動設計用データ格納部４１ｃにはリスト形式で設計情報が格納されているので、設計情報の読み込みを高速に行うことができる。
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次に、設計管理手段３０は自火報機器や防排煙設備などの回路情報を登録する登録画面を作成するよう画面作成手段３１に指示し（図６のＳ１７）、画面作成手段３１が回路情報の登録画面をＨＴＭＬ形式で作成し（図６のＳ１８）、端末１のディスプレイ１３に回路情報の登録画面が表示される（図６のＳ１９）。ここで、担当者がキーボード１１やマウス１２を用いて自火報機器や防排煙設備やガス検知器の回線数などの回路情報を入力すると（図６のＳ２０）、画面作成手段３１に設けられた商品分類別画面自動変更処理部３１ｂが、端末１から入力された回路情報に応じて入力画面をリアルタイムに変更する（図６のＳ２１）。そして、回路情報の入力作業が終了し、担当者が回路情報の登録処理が確定したことを示す情報を端末１から入力すると（図６のＳ２２）、設計管理手段３０は回路情報を登録するよう設計情報格納手段３２に指示し（図６のＳ２３）、設計情報格納手段３２は回路情報をデータベース４４に格納すると共に、設計情報格納手段３２の自動設計データ作成処理部３２ａは、ＣＡＤ図面の自動設計に必要なデータを自動設計用データ格納部４１ｃに別途格納する（図６のＳ２４）。
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ここで、設計管理手段３０に設けられた情報登録状況判断部３０ｆでは、現在までに入力されたデータに基づいて、次に登録可能なデータを判断している。表２は▲１▼〜▲９▼までの処理を行う際に必要な処理を示しており、各行の項目の処理を行うためには○印の付された列の処理を全て完了しておく必要がある。例えば、自火報機器や防排煙設備などの回路情報を登録する回路登録処理を行うためには、盤タイプ（例えば防災監視のみを行う防災監視盤や、中央監視と防災監視を行う複合防災盤といった盤の種類）を選択する盤タイプ選択を行っておく必要があり、函体の寸法や連結する函体の数や付属部品（例えばハンドル、木板、小扉など）及び付属部材（上部ダクトや架台など）を登録する函体登録を行うためには、盤タイプの選択と回路登録とを行う必要があり、函体内部における機器の配置を登録するためには、盤タイプ選択、回路登録及び函体登録の処理を行う必要がある。
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【表２】

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而して、情報登録状況判断部３０ｆでは、現在までに登録されたデータと表２に示す条件とに基づいて、次に登録可能なデータを判断する。図１４は情報登録状況判断部３０ｆの動作を示すフロー図であり、先ず情報登録状況判断部３０ｆは盤タイプが決定されているか否かの判定を行い（ステップＳ１１１）、盤タイプが決定されていれば、回路登録が可能であると判断する（ステップＳ１１２）。一方、盤タイプが決定されていなければ、情報登録状況判断部３０ｆは盤タイプ選択以外の処理を行うことはできないと判断し、ステップＳ１１１に戻って上述の処理を繰り返す。次に、盤タイプが決定されていれば、情報登録状況判断部３０ｆは回路登録が完了しているか否かの判定を行い（ステップＳ１１３）、回路登録が完了していれば、オプションで追加できる機器を登録する回路オプション登録、函体内部に組み込む機器を登録する組込機器登録、函体登録、入力した設計情報に基づいて自動設計を開始させる自動設計開始処理といった処理を行うことができると判断する（ステップＳ１１４）。一方、回路登録が完了していなければ、情報登録状況判断部３０ｆは回路登録以外の処理を行うことはできないと判断し、ステップＳ１１１に戻って上述の処理を繰り返す。そして、盤タイプが決定され、且つ、回路登録が完了すると、情報登録状況判断部３０ｆは函体登録が完了しているか否かの判定を行い（ステップＳ１１５）、函体登録が完了していれば、組込機器の配置場所を登録する機器配置登録処理が可能であると判断する（ステップＳ１１６）。さらに情報登録状況判断部３０ｆは自動設計開始処理が済んだか否かを判定し（ステップＳ１１７）、自動設計開始処理が完了していれば、部品表や負荷表などの帳票データの作成を開始する帳票作成開始処理が可能であると判断し（ステップＳ１１８）、自動設計開始処理が完了していなければ、ステップＳ１１１に戻って上述の処理を繰り返す。
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このように、情報登録状況判断部３０ｆでは現在までに入力されたデータに基づいて次に登録可能なデータを判断しており（図７のＳ２５）、担当者は設計情報の入力状況に応じて端末１から回路オプション登録（図７のＳ２６）、函体登録（図７のＳ２７）、組込機器登録（図７のＳ２８）、機器配置登録（図７のＳ２９）などの処理を行うことができ、各項目の入力画面においてサーバ２は上述した図６のＳ１６〜Ｓ１８、Ｓ２１〜Ｓ２４と同様の処理を行い、設計管理手段３０は入力された設計情報を外部記憶装置４に格納するよう設計情報格納手段３２に指示し、設計情報格納手段３２は入力された設計情報をデータベース４４に格納すると共に、設計情報格納手段３２の自動設計データ作成処理部３２ａは自動設計を行うのに必要な自動設計データを自動設計用データベース４１ｃに格納する（図７のＳ３０）。
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この時、画面作成手段３１に設けられた商品分類別画面変更処理部３１ｂでは、現在までに入力された案件情報や、盤及び機器の仕様や、既に入力されている他の設計情報に応じて逐次入力画面の入力項目を変更させている。例えば画面作成手段３１の作成した入力画面において、各種の入力項目がプルダウンメニュー形式で表示され、入力したい項目を選択するとその項目の入力可能な範囲が表示されるような場合、現在までに入力された案件情報や、盤及び機器の仕様や、既に入力されている他の設計情報によって、これから入力する項目の入力可能な範囲が変化するので、商品分類別画面変更処理部３１ｂではプルダウンメニューで表示される入力項目の入力可能な範囲を適宜変化させている。図１５は函体の幅寸法を入力する際の商品分類別画面変更処理部３１ｂの動作を示すフロー図であり、商品分類別画面変更処理部３１ｂは、各種の設計データが登録されたマスタ４２から、設計情報（例えばダクトの高さ寸法）の入力可能な範囲を読み込み（ステップＳ１１９）、函体の幅寸法が入力されると、その幅寸法が７００ｍｍか、８００ｍｍか、又は、上記以外の寸法かを判定する（ステップＳ１２０）。そして、幅寸法が７００ｍｍであれば、ダクトの高さ寸法の入力範囲を１００ｍｍから３００ｍｍまで（１０ｍｍ刻み）とし（ステップＳ１２２）、幅寸法が８００ｍｍであれば、ダクトの高さ寸法の入力範囲を１００ｍｍから１０００ｍｍまで（５０ｍｍ刻み）とし（ステップＳ１２３）、幅寸法が上記以外の寸法であれば、ダクトの高さ寸法の入力範囲を１００ｍｍから１２００ｍｍまで（２０ｍｍ刻み艾艾）として（ステップＳ１２０）、商品分類別画面変更処理部３１ｂは入力画面を変更する（ステップＳ１２４）。
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上述のように担当者が端末１から各種入力項目を入力し、少なくとも盤タイプ選択と回路登録の処理が完了した段階で自動設計登録処理が可能となり、担当者が端末１から自動設計開始処理を行うと（図７のＳ３１）、サーバ２の自動設計手段３３がＣＡＤ図面の自動設計を開始する。自動設計手段３３では、先ず作成図面判断部３３ａが必要な図面を新規に作成するか、又は、共通図面を流用するかの判断を行う（図７のＳ３２）。
【００４５】
この作成図面判断部３３ａの動作を図１７に示すフローチャートを参照して説明する。先ず作成図面判断部３３ａは、これまでに登録された設計情報に基づいて必要な図面（例えば外観図、ダクト図、取付孔寸法図、回路図、機器図など）を決定し（ステップＳ１３０）、図面の種類から案件毎に新規に作成する図面（案件図面）とするか又は共通図面を流用するかを判断する（ステップＳ１３１）。例えば外観図などは案件毎に函体の寸法が異なったり、収納部内に配置する機器の種類や位置が異なるため、案件毎に図面を作成する必要があるから、作成図面判断部３３ａは案件図面とすると判断する。また、機器図などは、函体に取り付ける機器の品番が同じであれば、どの案件でも機器図は同じ図面になるから、作成図面判断部３３ａは共通図面とすると判断する。而して、共通図面を流用することにより、新規に作成する図面の枚数を少なくでき、自動設計に要する時間を短縮したり、作成したＣＡＤ図面を格納する外部記憶装置４の記憶容量を少なくすることができる。尚、異なる案件に共通して使用される機器図などの共通図面は予めＣＡＤソフトを用いて作成され、図面ファイル４３に設けられた共通図面ライブラリ４３ｂに保存されると共に、その共通図面の図面名及び保存場所がマスタ４２に設けられた共通図面マスタ４２ｄに登録される。一方、作成図面判断部３３ａが図面の種類から案件図面と判断すると、自動設計手段３３は案件図面として新規に作成し、作成した案件図面を図面・帳票ファイル４３ａに保存する（ステップＳ１３２）。一方、作成図面判断部３３ａが図面の種類から共通図面を使用すると判断すると（ステップＳ１３３）、作成図面判断部３３ａは共通図面マスタ４２ｄから使用する共通図面のデータを読み込み（ステップＳ１３４）、その図面名及び保管場所を取得し（ステップＳ１３５）、取得した共通図面の図面名及び保管場所をデータベース４４に設けた案件情報格納部４４ａに書き込む（ステップＳ１３６）。
【００４６】
ところで、自動設計手段３３が案件図面として新規に図面を作成する場合、先ず自動設計手段３３は函体５１内に配置する機器の配置位置を決定する（図８のＳ３３）。尚、自動設計手段３３では、端末１から入力された設計情報に基づいて必要な機器とその個数を決定しており、例えば表示部Ａ，Ｂの回線数によって、必要となる機器Ａ〜Ｅの個数を決定している。以下に自動設計手段３３が表示部Ａ，Ｂの回線数から機器Ａ〜Ｅの個数を決定する手順について表３を参照して説明する。先ず、自動設計手段３３は表示部Ａ，Ｂの回線数ｋから以下の条件にしたがって判定を行い、判定値ａ，ｂをそれぞれ求めており、表示部Ａ，Ｂの回線数ｋが０の場合は判定値ａ，ｂをそれぞれ−１とし、表示部Ａ，Ｂの回線数ｋの１０による剰余が５の場合は判定値ａ，ｂをそれぞれ１とし、表示部Ａ，Ｂの回線数ｋの１０による剰余が０の場合は判定値ａ，ｂをそれぞれ０とする。そして、判定値ａ，ｂの組み合わせに応じて表１に示すように機器Ａ〜Ｅの個数を設定している。例えば判定値ａが−１、判定値ｂが１の場合、機器Ａ，Ｃ，Ｅの個数は０とし、機器Ｂの個数は表示部Ｂの回線数をｋとすると（ｋ−５）／１０（個）とし、機器Ｄの個数を１個としている。
【００４７】
【表３】

【００４８】
以下に、自動設計手段３３が機器の配置位置を決定する手順について説明する。函体が２つ以上連結されていれば、先ず自動設計手段３３の配置振り分け処理部３３ｇが各函体に配置する機器を振り分け、盤内位置決定部３３ｆがそれぞれの函体に配置する機器の位置を決定する。ここで、図１８に示すように２つの函体５１が連結して配設されている場合に、配置振り分け処理部３３ｇが機器６５を振り分ける手順について以下に簡単に説明する。
【００４９】
表４に示すように函体５１の収納部５２内に配置される機器６５には、各々の機器６５毎に振り分け条件と、配置振り分け処理部３３ｇが振り分けを決定する際に用いる振り分けコードが定められている。例えば、自火報機器専用の表示部Ａ（１０回線用，５回線用）と、自火報機器及び防排煙設備用に兼用される表示部Ｂ（１０回線用，５回線用）とは表示部Ａ，Ｂの個数の比に応じて各函体５１に振り分けられるよう振り分け条件が定められており、各表示部Ａ，Ｂの振り分けコードはそれぞれ“１”に設定されている。また、表示部Ａ（１０回線用，５回線用）を操作する操作部メインＡは表示部Ａの数が最も多い函体５１に配置されるように振り分け条件が定められ、その振り分けコードは“２１”に設定されており、表示部Ｂ（１０回線用，５回線用）を操作する操作部メインＢは表示部Ｂの数が最も多い函体５１に配置されるように振り分け条件が定められ、その振り分けコードは“２２”に設定されている。また、操作部メインＡに関連する機器Ａは操作部メインＡの配置された函体５１に配置されるように振り分け条件が定められ、その振り分けコードは“３０”に設定されており、機器Ｂ，Ｃは他の機器の合計個数が一番少ない函体５１に配置されるように振り分け条件が定められ、その振り分けコードはそれぞれ“０”に設定されている。
【００５０】
【表４】

【００５１】
図１９は配置振り分け処理部３３ｇの動作を示すフロー図であり、配置振り分け処理部３３ｇは、マスタ４２に設けられ上述の振り分けコードを格納した振り分け条件マスタ４２ｅから配置機器の振り分けコードを読み込み（ステップＳ１３７）、全ての配置機器について振り分けコードを読み込んだか否かを判断し（ステップＳ１３８）、振り分けコードを読み込んでいない配置機器があれば、再度振り分け条件マスタ４２ｅから振り分けコードを読み込む。そして、配置機器の中から振り分けコードが“１”の配置機器（すなわち、表示部Ａ（１０回線用，５回線用）及び表示部Ｂ（１０回線用，５回線用））を抽出し（ステップＳ１３９）、振り分けコードが“１”の配置機器について振り分け処理を行う（ステップＳ１４０）。ここで、振り分けコードが“１”の配置機器（例えば、表示部Ａ（１０回線）６０個、表示部Ａ（５回線）３０個、表示部Ｂ（１０回線）１０個、表示部Ｂ（５回線）２個）を２つの函体５１に振り分ける場合の振り分けを決定する方法について説明する。表５に示すパターン１、２、…は、各配置機器を２つの函体に振り分ける比率をそれぞれ示しており、パターン１から順番にそれぞれの函体について各配置機器の個数にその配置機器の比率を乗じた値の和を求め、一方の函体についての計算結果と他方の函体についての計算結果との差の絶対値が、初めて許容値（＝３０）以内になったパターンで配置機器の振り分けを行う。
【００５２】
【表５】

【００５３】
まず、配置振り分け処理部３３ｇはパターン１について演算を行い、その演算値は｜（６０×１）−（１０×１＋１０×１＋２×１）｜＝｜６０−２２｜＝３８＞３０となり、許容値よりも大きくなるので、パターン１の配置は不採用とする。次に配置振り分け処理部３３ｇはパターン２について演算を行い、その演算値は｜（６０×１＋１０×１）−（１０×１＋２×１）｜＝｜７０−１２｜＝５８＞３０となり、許容値よりも大きくなるので、パターン１の配置も不採用とする。さらに、配置振り分け処理部３３ｇはパターン３について演算を行い、その演算値は｜（６０×１＋１０×１＋１０×１）−（２×１）｜＝｜８０−２｜＝７８＞３０となり、許容値よりも大きくなるので、パターン３の配置も不採用とする。そして、配置振り分け処理部３３ｇはパターン４について演算を行い、その演算値は｜（６０×０．５）−（６０×０．５＋１０×１＋１０×１＋２×１）｜＝｜３０−５２｜＝｜−１８｜＜３０となり、許容値よりも小さくなるので、このパターン４の比率に表示部Ａ，Ｂの振り分けを決定する。すなわち、一方の函体５１に表示部Ａ（１０回線）を３０個配置し、他方の函体５１に表示部Ａ（１０回線）を３０個、表示部Ａ（５回線）を１０個、表示部Ｂ（１０回線）を１０個、表示部Ｂ（５回線）を２個配置する。
【００５４】
振り分けコードが“１”の配置機器の振り分けを決定した後、配置振り分け処理部３３ｇは振り分けコードが“２１”の配置機器（すなわち操作部メインＡ）を抽出し（ステップＳ１４１）、操作部メインＡがあれば、操作部メインＡは表示部Ａの数が最も多い函体５１に配置するように配置条件が設定されているので、操作部メインＡを他方の函体５１に配置するように振り分けを決定する（ステップＳ１４２）。次に、配置振り分け処理部３３ｇは振り分けコードが“２２”の配置機器（すなわち操作部メインＢ）を抽出し（ステップＳ１４３）、操作部メインＢがあれば、操作部メインＢは表示部Ｂの数が最も多い函体５１に配置するように配置条件が設定されているので、操作部メインＢを他方の函体５１に配置するように振り分けを決定する（ステップＳ１４４）。さらに、配置振り分け処理部３３ｇは振り分けコードが“３０”の配置機器（すなわち機器Ａ）を抽出し（ステップＳ１４５）、機器Ａがあれば、機器Ａは操作部メインＡのある函体５１に配置するよう配置条件が設定されているので、機器Ａを他方の函体５１に配置するように振り分けを決定する（ステップＳ１４６）。ここで、配置振り分け処理部３３ｇは各函体毎に振り分けられた配置機器の情報を保持した後（ステップＳ１４７）、振り分けコードが“０”の配置機器（すなわち機器Ｂ，Ｃ）を抽出し（ステップＳ１４８）、機器Ｂ，Ｃがあれば、機器Ｂ，Ｃは他の配置機器の合計個数が最も少ない函体５１に配置するように配置条件が設定されているので、機器Ｂ，Ｃを一方の函体５１に配置するように振り分けを決定し（ステップＳ１４９）、各函体５１毎に振り分けられた配置機器の情報を保持する（ステップＳ１５０）。このように、配置振り分け処理部３３ｇは各機器に予め設定された振り分けコードに基づいて振り分けを自動的に決定しているので、各機器の振り分けを指示する手間を省くことができ、且つ、振り分けコードを変更することによって、各機器の振り分け条件を容易に変更することができる。
【００５５】
配置機器の振り分けが決定すると、自動設計手段３３の盤内位置決定部３３ｆは各函体５１における配置機器の位置を決定する。ここに、函体５１に配置する配置機器は、函体５１の収納部５２に上側から順番に配置する配置機器と、函体５１の収納部５２に下側から順番に配置する配置機器と、収納部５２の残りの領域に下側から順番に配置する配置機器とに大別され、表６に示すように、各配置機器毎に函体５１における配置位置を示す配置条件と、盤内位置決定部３３ｆが配置位置を決定する際に用いる配置係数とが定められている。すなわち、配置係数が１以上の整数値である配置機器は函体５１の収納部５２に上側から順番に、配置係数の値が小さい方を上側にして配置される。また、配置係数が−９９から−１までの負の整数値である配置機器は函体５１の収納部５２に下側から順番に、配置係数の絶対値が小さい方を下側にして配置される。さらに、配置係数が−１００以下の負の整数値である配置機器は、配置係数が−１００より大きい配置機器を配置した後の残りの領域に下側から順番に、配置係数の絶対値が小さい方を下側にして配置される。例えば、表示部Ａ（１０回線用）は盤の上側から順番に配置し、且つ、表示部Ｂよりも必ず上側に配置するように配置条件が定められており、その配置係数は２に設定されている。また操作部メインＡは盤の下側から順番に配置するように配置条件が定められており、その配置係数は−１に設定されている。その他の配置機器についても同様に配置条件が定められ、配置係数が設定されている。
【００５６】
【表６】

【００５７】
ここで、盤内位置決定部３３ｆの動作を図２０に示すフロー図を参照して説明する。先ず、盤内位置決定部３３ｆは、マスタ４２に設けられ各配置機器の配置係数が書き込まれた配置条件マスタ４２ｆから各配置機器の配置係数を読み込み（ステップＳ１５１）、全ての配置機器の配置係数を読み込んだか否かを判断し（ステップＳ１５２）、配置係数を読み込んでいない配置機器があれば、ステップＳ１５１に戻って再度配置機器の配置係数を読み込む。そして、盤内位置決定部３３ｆは配置係数が０より大きい機器を抽出し（ステップＳ１５３）、抽出した機器を配置係数をキーにして昇順にソートし、各機器を盤の上側から順番に配置する（ステップＳ１５４）。次に、盤内位置決定部３３ｆは配置係数が−１００より大きく且つ０より小さい機器を抽出し（ステップＳ１５５）、抽出した配置機器を配置係数をキーにして昇順にソートし、各機器を盤の下側から順番に配置する（ステップＳ１５６）。最後に、盤内位置決定部３３ｆは配置係数が−１００以下の機器を抽出し（ステップＳ１５７）、抽出した機器を配置係数をキーにして昇順にソートし、盤の残りの領域に下側から順番に配置して（ステップＳ１５８）、各機器の配置を決定する。このように、盤内位置決定部３３ｆは配置係数に基づいて各機器の配置を自動的に決定しており、各機器の配置を指示する手間を省くことができ、且つ、配置係数を変更することによって、各機器の配置条件を容易に変更することができる。
【００５８】
ところで、表示部Ａ（１０回線用、５回線用）や表示部Ｂ（１０回線用、５回線用）などの表示部５３と共に、表示部５３の名称や用途などを示す銘板６３を配置する必要があり、例えば図２１（ａ）に示すように、連設した２つの函体５１ａ，５１ｂにそれぞれ表示部５３が配置されている場合は、２つの函体５１ａ，５１ｂに共に銘板６３を設ける必要があるが、図２１（ｂ）に示すように、一方の函体５１ｂのみに表示部５３が配置されている場合は、表示部５３の配置された函体５１ｂのみに銘板６３を設ければ良い。そこで、本実施形態では、各函体５１ａ，５１ｂにおける表示部５３の配置の有無に応じて自動的に銘板６３を生成し、配置する付随機器生成・配置処理部３３ｈを自動設計手段３３に設けている。
【００５９】
この付随機器生成・配置処理部３３ｈの動作を図２２のフロー図を参照して説明する。配置振り分け処理部３３ｇが配置機器の振り分けを行うと（ステップＳ１５９）、付随機器生成・配置処理部３３ｈは、連設されたｍ個（ｍは１以上の整数）の函体５１の内、ｎ個目（１≦ｎ≦ｍ）の函体５１に表示部５３が配置されているか否かを判断し（ステップＳ１６０）、その函体５１に表示部５３が配置されていれば、銘板６３があるか否かを判断し（ステップＳ１６１）、銘板６３がなければ銘板６３を追加する（ステップＳ１６２）。一方、ｎ個目の函体５１に表示部５３が配置されていない場合、付随機器生成・配置処理部３３ｈは銘板６３があるか否かを判断し（ステップＳ１６３）、銘板６３がある場合は銘板６３を削除する（ステップＳ１６４）。そして、付随機器生成・配置処理部３３ｈは全ての函体５１について上記処理を行ったか否かを判断し（ステップＳ１６５）、上記処理を行っていない函体５１があれば、ステップＳ１６０に戻って上述の処理を繰り返し行い、全ての函体５１について表示部５３の有無に応じて銘板６３を自動的に生成し、配置する。
【００６０】
上述のようにして機器の配置が決定されると、自動設計手段３３は案件図面の作図処理を開始する。先ず、自動設計手段３３の設計基準点取得部３３ｂは案件図面を作図する際に使用する設計基準点をマスタ４２から読み込む（図８のＳ３９）。表７は設計基準点の例を示しており、例えば図面枠の原点位置や正面図の挿入基点などが予め登録されている。したがって、これまでに入力された設計情報に対応する盤の基準となる図面枠のみの図面Ｚ１（図２８（ａ）参照）を基準図ライブラリ４３ｂから呼び出して作図する際に、マスタから読み込んだ設計基準点（盤や機器の図形ＳＢ１，ＳＢ２を貼り付ける際の基準点Ｘ１，Ｘ２の座標や、図形ＳＢ１，ＳＢ２の伸縮を行う際の伸縮基準点Ｘ３，Ｘ４の座標や、文字の記入位置の基準点Ｘ５の座標）を用いて、図面Ｚ１に盤や必要な機器の図形ＳＢ１，ＳＢ２を貼り付けたり（図２８（ｂ）（ｃ）参照）、貼り付けた図形ＳＢ１，ＳＢ２を設計情報に基づいて伸縮させたり（図２８（ｄ）（ｅ）参照）、設計情報に対応した文字Ｎ１を書き込んだりすることができる（図２８（ｆ）参照）。また、マスタ４２に格納された設計基準点を変更することによって、自動設計手段３３の設計プログラムを変更することなく、設計仕様（例えば図面（正面図、側面図など）の配置位置やバルーンの配置位置など）の変更を容易に行うことができる。
【００６１】
【表７】

【００６２】
そして、設計基準点取得部３３ｂがマスタ４２から設計基準点を読み込むと（図８のＳ３４）、この設計基準点に基づいて自動設計手段３３は、盤や機器の図形を貼り付けたり、文字を記入したり、貼り付けた図形の伸縮や削除を行って図面を作成する（図８のＳ３５）。盤や機器などの図形の配置が終了すると、自動設計手段３３に設けられた機器一覧・バルーン作成処理部３３ｃは、図面に配置した機器に部品番号を付与し、機器の図形から引き出された引出線と当該機器の部品番号からなる注釈付き引出線（以下バルーンという）を作成して、機器の図形に貼り付けた後、機器の名称と部品番号の一覧を示す一覧表（部品表）を作成して、図面Ｚ１に貼り付ける（図８のＳ３６）。
【００６３】
例えば、図２９（ａ）に示すように函体５１に設けたラック状の収納部５２に、上側から時計５５’と表示部（Ａ，Ｂ兼用）５３と機器Ｂ６５と操作部メインＡ５７とが配置された盤の外観図を作成した場合、収納部５２内に配置した機器にそれぞれバルーンを貼り付けるのであるが、それぞれの機器の図形には予めバルーンを貼り付ける位置を示すバルーン基準点が設けられている。図２９（ｂ）は時計５５’を示す図形であり、この図形の四隅にはバルーンを貼り付ける際に用いるバルーン基準点Ｘ１１〜Ｘ１４が設けられている。各バルーン基準点Ｘ１１〜Ｘ１４には３つのデータＤ１，Ｄ２，Ｄ３から構成されるデータ列（Ｄ１，Ｄ２，Ｄ３）が付与されている。ここで、各機器にはｐ個（ｐ＝１，２，…）のバルーンを貼り付けることができ、データＤ１はｑ個目（１≦ｑ≦ｐ）のバルーンに対応する基準点であるかを示している。図２９（ｂ）に示す例ではこの図形に２個のバルーンを貼り付けることができ、上側のバルーン基準点Ｘ１１，Ｘ１２が１個目のバルーンに対応し、下側のバルーン基準点Ｘ１３，Ｘ１４が２個目のバルーンに対応する。また、データＤ２（＝右、左）は引出線の引出方向を示し、図２９（ｂ）に示す例では図形の左側に設けられた基準点Ｘ１１，Ｘ１３からは左方向に引出線が引き出され、図形の右側に設けられた基準点Ｘ１２，Ｘ１４からは右方向に引出線が引き出される。また、データＤ３はｑ個目のバルーンに対応する基準点の内、何れの基準点を通常使用するかを示しており、データＤ３がＯＮの基準点が通常使用する基準点（すなわちデフォルト）に設定されている。図２９（ｂ）に示す例では、１個目のバルーンに対しては左側のバルーン基準点Ｘ１１がデフォルトに設定され、２個目のバルーンに対しては右側のバルーン基準点Ｘ１４がデフォルトに設定されている。なお、本実施形態ではバルーンの引出方向を右又は左としているが、引出方向を左右に限定する趣旨のものではなく、左右以外に上下や斜め上又は斜め下に引き出すようにしても良い。
【００６４】
ここで、機器一覧・バルーン作成処理部３３ｃがバルーンと一覧表Ｈ１を作成する手順について図３０のフロー図を参照して説明する。先ず、機器一覧・バルーン作成処理部３３ｃに設けたバルーン情報判断部３３ｄは、バルーンを貼り付ける機器の図形に設けられたバルーン基準点を読み込み、複数のバルーン基準点の中からデフォルトに設定されているバルーン基準点を取得する（ステップＳ１７６）。次に、バルーン情報判断部３３ｄはデフォルトのバルーン基準点にバルーンを貼り付けた際にバルーンと干渉する図形があるか否かを判断し（ステップＳ１７７）、干渉する図形がなければ、機器一覧・バルーン作成処理部３３ｃに設けたバルーン作成部３３ｅがデフォルトのバルーン基準点にバルーンを貼り付け（ステップＳ１７８）、干渉する図形があればデフォルト以外のバルーン基準点にバルーンを貼り付ける（ステップＳ１７９）。次に、バルーン情報判断部３０ｄは、同じ機器の図形に貼り付ける別のバルーンがあるか否かを判断し（ステップＳ１８０）、別のバルーンがあればステップＳ１７６に戻って上述の処理を繰り返す。一方、別のバルーンがなければ、バルーン情報判断部３０ｄはバルーンを貼り付ける別の機器があるか否かを判断し（ステップＳ１８１）、別の機器があればステップＳ１７６に戻って上述の処理を繰り返し、別の機器がなければ、機器一覧・バルーン作成処理部３３ｃはバルーンを貼り付けた機器の名称と部品番号とその機器についての備考とをまとめた一覧表Ｈ１を作成して、図面Ｚ１に貼り付ける（ステップＳ１８２）。
【００６５】
以上のようにして自動設計手段３３は、担当者が端末１から入力した設計条件に基づいてＣＡＤ図面を自動的に設計しており、設計結果表示手段３４は自動設計手段３３の作成したＣＡＤ図面及び帳票データをＨＴＭＬ形式に変換し（図８のＳ３７）、端末１ではブラウザソフトを用いてサーバ２の作成したＣＡＤ図面を見ることができる（図８のＳ３８）。
【００６６】
ところで、図３１（ａ）に示すようにＣＡＤ図面が完成した段階で設計条件を変更したい場合があり、担当者が端末１から設計条件の変更内容を入力して、自動設計処理を再度実行させることができる。ここで、設計条件の変更内容が函体５１の大きさ又は数のみの場合（図９のＳ３９）、機器の配置を変更することなく自動設計処理を再実行することが可能であるので、担当者が端末１から自動設計処理の再実行を指示すると（図９のＳ４０）、設計管理手段３０に設けられた配置優先指示部３０ｇは、機器の配置を現状のままとして自動設計処理を再実行するか、又は、機器の配置を見直して自動設計処理を再実行するかを担当者に選択させる（図９のＳ４１）。一方、担当者が端末１から機器の構成や配置の変更を含む設計条件の変更内容を入力して（図９のＳ４２）、自動設計処理の実行を指示すると（図９のＳ４３）、設計管理手段３０に設けられた機器整合処理部３０ｈは、変更前の構成機器の情報と変更後の構成機器の情報とを比較して、両者の整合をとる（図９のＳ４４）。
【００６７】
ここで、設計条件を変更した場合の自動設計処理について図３２に示すフロー図を参照して以下に説明する。担当者が端末１から設計条件の変更内容を入力し、自動設計処理の再実行を指示すると、自動設計手段３３は変更された設計条件に基づいて以下に説明する機器の自動配置処理を開始する（ステップＳ１８３）。自動設計手段３３は、先ず函体１に配置される機器の構成に変更があるか否かを判断し（ステップＳ１８４）、変更がある場合は盤内位置決定部３３ｆや配置振り分け処理部３３ｂが機器の振り分けや配置を決定する機器配置処理を実行する（ステップＳ１８８）。一方、機器の構成に変更がない場合は函体５１の大きさや数に変更があるか否かを判断し（ステップＳ１８５）、図３１（ｂ）（ｃ）に示すように函体５１の大きさや数に変更がある場合、設計管理手段３０の配置優先指示部３０ｇは機器の配置はそのままにして自動設計処理を行うか（配置優先再設計）、又は、機器の配置を見直して再び自動設計処理を行うか（再配置）を担当者に選択させる（ステップＳ１８６）。そして、自動設計手段３３は担当者の選択結果を判定し（ステップＳ１８７）、担当者が再配置を選択した場合は機器配置処理を実行し（ステップＳ１８８）、配置優先再設計を選択した場合は機器の自動配置処理を行わず、そのまま終了する。
【００６８】
また、構成機器が変更された場合の処理について以下に説明する。図３３（ａ）は設計条件を変更する前の構成機器の配置を示しており、機器Ａ〜Ｄが函体５１の収納部５２に上側から順番に配置されている。表８は設計条件を変更する前と変更した後の機器構成を示しており、設計条件の変更によって機器Ｃ，Ｄがなくなり、機器Ｅが追加されている。ここで、機器整合処理部３０ｈの動作について図３４に示すフロー図を参照して以下に説明する。まず、機器整合処理部３０ｈは設計条件を変更する前と変更した後の機器構成を比較し（ステップＳ１８９）、変更状況を判断する（ステップＳ１９０）。そして、機器整合処理部３０ｈは変更前後で共に存在する機器Ａ，Ｂについては配置をそのまま変更せず（ステップＳ１９１）、変更前のみ存在し変更後に無くなった機器Ｃ，Ｄについてはその機器の配置情報を削除し（ステップＳ１９２）、変更後に新たに追加された機器Ｄについては未だ配置位置が決定されていない機器（未配置機器）として配置情報を作成する（ステップＳ１９３）（図３３（ｂ）参照）。
【００６９】
【表８】

【００７０】
以上説明したように本実施形態の自動設計装置では、端末１からＬＡＮ５やインターネット６を介してサーバ２に設計条件を入力し、サーバ２では入力された設計条件に基づいてＣＡＤ図面を自動設計し、自動設計したＣＡＤ図面をＨＴＭＬ形式で表示する画面を作成しており、端末１にＣＡＤソフトなどの特別なソフトウェアをインストールする必要がなく、汎用のブラウザソフトがインストールされていれば、端末１からＬＡＮ５又はインターネット６を介してサーバ２を利用し、ＣＡＤ図面の自動設計を行うことができる。
【００７１】
また本実施形態の自動設計装置において、担当者が端末１から入力した案件情報とその案件情報に基づいて自動設計手段３３により作成されたＣＡＤ図面の内容とを比較する検図部と、検図部が検図した結果、案件情報とＣＡＤ図面の内容との間に食い違いがなければ、その案件情報とＣＡＤ図面から製造依頼情報を作成して製造部門に転送し、盤の製造を行わせる製造指示部と、検図部が検図した結果、案件情報とＣＡＤ図面の内容との間に食い違いがあった場合、ＣＡＤ図面が案件情報と食い違っていることを担当者に報知する異常報知部とを端末１に設けても良く、自動設計手段３３による自動設計処理が終了すると、端末１に設けられた検図部は案件情報と自動設計手段３３の作成したＣＡＤ図面の内容とに食い違いがあるか否かを判断し、両者に食い違いがなければ、各端末１に設けた製造指示手段がその案件図面とＣＡＤ図面とを製造依頼情報として製造部門に転送するようにしても良い。
【００７２】
この検図部および製造指示手段の動作を図３５に示すフロー図を参照して説明する。端末１の検図部は、ＬＡＮ５やインターネット６を介してサーバ２にアクセスし、設計情報格納手段３２により案件情報格納部４４ａに格納された案件情報を読み込むと共に（ステップＳ１９４）、図面・帳票ファイル４３ａから自動設計手段３３が作成したＣＡＤ図面を読み込み（ステップＳ１９５）、案件情報とＣＡＤ図面の内容とを比較して（ステップＳ１９６）、両者に相違があるか否かを判断する（ステップＳ１９７）。そして、両者に相違点がなければ、製造指示手段は案件情報及びＣＡＤ図面から製造を依頼する情報（製造依頼情報）を作成し（ステップＳ１９８）、作成した製造依頼情報を製造部門に転送する（ステップＳ１９９）。一方、案件情報と作成したＣＡＤ図面の内容とに相違点があれば、端末に設けた異常報知部が相違点のあることを担当者に報知する（ステップＳ２００）。
【００７３】
（実施形態２）
ところで、設計対象である盤を構成する函体５１内部には図２３に示すように、棚状の機器収納部（ラック）５２内に配置される配置機器（ラック内配置機器）６５とは別に、配置機器６５に付随して必要となる内部配置機器（例えば、配置機器６５用の電源装置など）６６が函体５１の背板に上下方向に並べて２列に取り付けられている。
【００７４】
例えば函体５１の背板には、図２４に示すように、内部配置機器６６が配置される配置領域６７が２列に１０段づつ設けられ、各配置領域６７には下側から順番に１〜２０のアドレス番号が割り当てられており、各配置領域６７にそれぞれ内部配置機器６６を配置できるようになっている（尚、図２４中の各配置領域６７に付した数字は各配置領域６７のアドレス番号を示す）。但し、内部配置機器６６はその種類によって配置可能な配置領域６７が予め決められており、例えば自火報機器用の電源装置はアドレス番号が１〜６の配置領域６７の何れかに配置され、ガス漏れ報知用の電源装置はアドレス番号が１〜３の配置領域６７の何れかに配置される。
【００７５】
この時、内部配置機器６６を配置することにより、その内部配置機器６６と干渉してラック内配置機器６５を配置できなくなるラックが発生する。例えば、図２５（ａ）（ｂ）に示すように函体５１の一番上のラック６８ａに配置されるラック内配置機器６５に付随して、その電源装置が、函体５１のアドレス番号が１番から５番の配置領域６７に取り付けられる場合、その電源装置と一番下のラック６８ｂに配置されるラック内配置機器６５とが干渉するため、このラックにはラック内配置機器６５を配置できなくなる。
【００７６】
そこで、各内部配置機器６６毎に配置可能な配置領域６７のアドレス番号と、そのアドレス番号の配置領域６７に配置した場合にラック内配置機器６５が配置不能となる収納部５２の位置とがマスタ４２に書き込まれる。尚、本実施形態では函体５１の背板に内部配置機器６６を配置する配置領域６７を設けているが、函体５１の背板に加えて側板に配置領域を設けても良い。
【００７７】
本実施形態の自動設計装置では、実施形態１の自動設計装置において、ラック内配置機器６５の種類からそのラック内配置機器６５に付随して必要となる内部配置機器６６を生成する内器生成部３３ｉと、内器生成部３３ｉの生成した内部配置機器６６の配置位置を決定する内器配置処理部３３ｊと、内部配置機器６６の配置によってラック内配置機器６５が配置不能となるラックを決定する配置不可能領域決定部３３ｋとを自動設計手段３３に設けており、各部の動作を図２６のフロー図を参照して説明する。
【００７８】
先ず、内器生成部３３ｉは、ラック内に配置されるラック内配置機器６５から、そのラック内配置機器６５に付随して必要となる内部配置機器６６を生成し（ステップＳ１６６）、内器配置処理部３３ｊは、生成した内部配置機器６６を所定の場所に配置する（ステップＳ１６７）。次に、配置不可能領域決定部３３ｋは、内部配置機器６６を配置したことによりラック内配置機器６５を配置不能となるラック（収納部５２）をマスタ４２から読み込み、配置不能のラックを決定した後に（ステップＳ１６８）、盤内配置順番処理部３３ｆが実施形態１で説明した処理を行ってラック内配置機器６５の配置を決定する（ステップＳ１６９）。このように、内器生成部３３ｉはラック内配置機器６５に付随して必要となる内部配置機器６６を自動的にリストアップし、内器配置処理部３３ｊは所定の配置条件にしたがって内器配置機器６６の配置位置を決定しているので、内部配置機器６６の配置漏れが無く、配置位置を指示する手間を省くことができ、且つ、配置不可能領域決定部３３ｋは内部配置機器６６の配置によってラック内配置機器６５を配置できなくなるラックを決定しているので、ラック内に収納されるラック内配置機器６５と内部配置機器６６とが干渉するといった不具合を防止できる。
【００７９】
また、複数の函体５１を連設する場合は、ラック内に配置されるラック内配置機器６５と同様に内部配置機器６６を各函体５１に振り分ける必要があり、内部配置機器６６の振り分けを行う内器振り分け処理部３３ｍが自動設計手段３３に設けられている。
【００８０】
以下に、内器振り分け処理部３３ｍの動作を図２７のフロー図を参照して説明する。内部配置機器６６にはラック内配置機器６５と同様に振り分けコードが割り当てられ、内器振り分けコード格納マスタ４２ｇに書き込まれており、内器振り分け処理部３３ｍは、先ず内器振り分けコード格納マスタ４２ｇから内部配置機器（内器）６６の振り分けコードを読み込み（ステップＳ１７０）、全ての内部配置機器６６について振り分けコードを読み込んだか否かを判断し（ステップＳ１７１）、振り分けコードを読み込んでいない内部配置機器６６があれば、再度ステップＳ１７０に戻って振り分けコードを内器振り分けコード格納マスタ４２ｇから読み込む。次に、自動設計手段３３の配置振り分け処理部３３ｇが実施形態１で説明した処理を行って、ラック内配置機器６５を各函体５１に振り分ける（ステップＳ１７２）。ここで、表９に示すように内部配置機器６６はその用途に応じて自火報機器関連、防排煙関連、諸警報関連などに分類され、それぞれの分類を示す分類コードが割り当てられており、内器配置処理部３３ｊは、内部配置機器６６の中から分類コードの同じものを抽出し（ステップＳ１７３）、各函体５１に振り分けられた表示部５３のバランスに合わせて、関連する分類コードの内部配置機器６６を各函体５１に振り分ける（ステップＳ１７４）。また内部配置機器６６には表１０に示すようにそれぞれ優先度が付されており、内器配置処理部３３ｊは優先度の値の小さい機器から順番に配置する領域を確保する（ステップＳ１７５）。このように、内器振り分け処理部３３ｍは、収納部５２に配置される機器の振り分け状態と分類コードとに基づいて、内部配置機器６６の振り分けを自動的に決定しているので、内部配置機器６６の振り分けを指示する手間を省くことができ、且つ、分類コードを変更することによって、各内部配置機器６６の振り分け条件を容易に変更することができる。
【００８１】
【表９】

【００８２】
【表１０】

【００８３】
尚、内器生成部３３ｉ、内器配置処理部３３ｊ、配置不可能領域決定部３３ｋ、内器振り分け処理部３３ｍ以外の構成は実施形態１と同様であるので、同一の構成要素については図示及び説明を省略する。
【００８４】
（実施形態３）
本実施形態では、実施形態１のＣＡＤ図面の自動設計装置において、図３６及び図４６に示すように、自動設計手段３２により作成され、サーバ２の図面帳票ファイル４３ａに保管されているＣＡＤ図面を端末１からの指示によって当該端末１に送信するダウンロード処理部（図面転送部）３４ａをサーバ２の設計結果表示手段３４に設けており、端末１ではサーバ２から送信された図面を外部記憶装置１４に保存し、外部記憶装置１４に保存されたＣＡＤ図面の対話編集を行う対話編集手段１５を端末１に設けており、自動設計では対応できないようなＣＡＤ図面を端末１側で作成することができる。
【００８５】
ここで、端末１がサーバ２からＣＡＤ図面をダウンロードし、そのＣＡＤ図面の対話編集を行う手順について図３７及び図３８のフロー図を参照して説明する。実施形態１で説明したように、自動設計手段３３は端末１から入力された案件情報に基づいてＣＡＤ図面を自動的に作成し、作成したＣＡＤ図面を図面帳票ファイル４３ａに保管する。このＣＡＤ図面の対話編集を担当者が行いたい場合、担当者は例えばマウス１２を用いてディスプレイ１３の画面内に設けられた操作部１３ａを操作し、サーバ２に所望のＣＡＤ図面を送信するよう指示する。サーバ２のダウンロード処理部３４ａは端末１から入力された送信指示に従って該当するＣＡＤ図面を端末１に送信し（図３７のステップＳ２０１）、端末１ではサーバ２から送信されたＣＡＤ図面を外部記憶装置１４に保管する。ここで、設計情報格納手段３２が格納する案件情報には、当該案件のＣＡＤ図面を端末１で対話編集したか否かを示す対話編集フラグが設けられており、ダウンロード処理部３４ａが端末１側にＣＡＤ図面を送信すると、設計結果表示手段３４に設けられた対話編集案件指示処理部３４ｂはそのＣＡＤ図面の案件についての対話編集フラグをＯＮにして、案件情報格納部４４ａに保存する（図３７のステップＳ２０２）。
【００８６】
そして、自動設計手段３３では案件情報格納部４４ａに格納された案件情報に基づいて自動設計処理を行う際に、先ず案件情報格納部４４ａから当該案件情報の対話編集フラグを読み込み（図３８のステップＳ２０３）、対話編集フラグがＯＮであるか、ＯＦＦであるかを判定し（図３８のステップＳ２０４）、対話編集フラグがＯＮであれば、この案件情報は端末１側で対話編集を行っていると判断し、自動設計処理の対象外の案件として取り扱う（図３８のステップＳ２０５）。一方、対話編集フラグがＯＦＦであれば、自動設計処理の対象の案件として、実施形態１で説明したような自動設計処理を行う（図３８のステップＳ２０６）。
【００８７】
次に、端末１側に設けた対話編集手段１５について説明する。対話編集手段１５は、ＣＡＤ図面上に配置された機器の部品番号を示すバルーンを作成してその機器の図形に貼り付けるバルーン作成部１５ａと、ＣＡＤ図面上に配置された機器の名称や部品番号を示す一覧表を作成する機器一覧作成部１５ｂと、ＣＡＤ図面の一部分を切り取り所望の倍率で拡大した図を所望の位置に作成する部分拡大表示部１５ｃと、ＣＡＤ図面上に表示された函体５１の幅寸法を延長させる函体寸法延長処理部１５ｄとを備えており、以下に各部の動作を説明する。
【００８８】
先ずバルーン作成部１５ａの動作を図３９乃至図４１を参照して説明する。担当者がキーボード１１やマウス１２を用いて部品番号の初期値と増分を入力すると（図３９のステップＳ２０７）、ＣＡＤ図面上に配置された機器に付与する部品番号が入力された初期値に設定される（図３９のステップＳ２０８）。ここで、担当者が例えばマウス１２を用いてＣＡＤ図面上に配置された機器の図形を指示すると（図３９のステップＳ２０９）、バルーン作成部１５ａに設けられた同一機器判定部（番号判定部）１５ｅが指示された機器が既にバルーンを作成した機器と同一の種類であるか否かを判断し（図３９のステップＳ２１０）、既にバルーンを作成した機器と同一の種類であれば、その機器に付与された部品番号を取得し（図３９のステップＳ２１１）、取得した部品番号のバルーンを作成して指示された機器の図形に貼り付ける（図３９のステップＳ２１２）。一方、既にバルーンを作成した機器と同一の種類でなければ、新たに採番された部品番号のバルーンを作成して、指示された機器の図形に貼り付けた後（図３９のステップＳ２１３）、ステップＳ２１３で付した部品番号に増分を加算する（図３９のステップＳ２１４）。そして、次にバルーンを付与する機器があるか否かを判定し（図３９のステップＳ２１５）、バルーンを付与する機器があればステップＳ２０９に戻り、上述の処理を繰り返して実行する。なお、同一機器判定部１５ｅは、機器の図形に付与された機器の種類などを示す属性情報や、機器の図形を示すシンボル名などから、バルーンを付与するよう指示された機器と、既にバルーンを作成した機器とが同じ種類であるか否かを判断している。
【００８９】
また、バルーン作成部１５ａに、ＣＡＤ図面上の機器に付与した部品番号の最大値を取得するとともに、図４１に示すように、取得した部品番号の最大値を属性情報として持たせた非表示の図形要素（例えば点Ｙ）をＣＡＤ図面Ｚ１上に作成する部品番号最大値取得部１５ｆを設けても良く、バルーン作成部１５ａがＣＡＤ図面上の機器の図形にバルーンを付与する際に、先ず部品番号最大値取得部１５ｆが、部品番号の最大値を属性情報として持つ図形要素を取得し（図４０のＳ２１６）、その図形要素の属性情報から部品番号の最大値を読み込む（図４０のＳ２１７）。そして、部品番号最大値取得部１５ｆは図形要素から読み込んだ最大値に１を加算した値を部品番号の初期値に設定して（図４０のＳ２１８）、バルーンの作成処理を行い（図４０のＳ２１９）、バルーンの作成処理が終了すると現在の部品番号の最大値を属性情報として非表示の図形要素に持たせ、この図形要素をＣＡＤ図面上に作成する（図４０のＳ２２０）。したがって、次回バルーンの作成作業を行う際は、前回のバルーン作成時の部品番号の最大値に１を加算した値を部品番号の初期値とすることができるから、バルーン作成時に担当者が部品番号の初期値を入力する手間を減らすことができ、作業効率を高めるとともに、番号の付け間違いをなくすことができる。
【００９０】
次に、機器一覧作成部１５ｂの動作について図４２及び図４３を参照して説明する。上述のようにＣＡＤ図面上に配置された機器に付与されるバルーンには、バルーンが付与された機器の部品番号や、機器名称、備考などの情報が属性情報として付与されている。同様に機器の図形にも、その名称や備考などの情報が属性情報として付与されている。ここで、機器一覧作成部１５ｂがＣＡＤ図面上に配置された機器の一覧表Ｈ１（図４３参照）を作成する際は、先ず機器に付与されたバルーンの属性情報を取得し（図４２のＳ２２１）、バルーンが付与された機器の部品番号、名称、備考などからなる情報を部品番号をキーとしてソートし（図４２のＳ２２２）、機器の一覧表Ｈ１を作成して、ＣＡＤ図面上に貼り付ける（図４２のＳ２２３）。ここで、機器の一覧表Ｈ１には例えば部品番号、機器名称、備考の各項目が設けられており、各項目の幅寸法Ｗ１，Ｗ２や、機器名称や備考の文字の左側に設ける空欄の幅寸法Ｗ３，Ｗ４や、行間隔Ｗ５や、文字高さや、フォントサイズは予め決められている。尚、本実施形態ではバルーンに機器の部品番号や名称や備考などの情報を属性情報として持たせるとともに、機器の図形にその名称や備考などの情報を属性情報として持たせているが、端末１の外部記憶装置１４にバルーンや機器の図形の情報をデータベース形式あるいはテキスト形式で格納するようにしても良いし、バルーン及び機器の図形の情報の内、一方を外部記憶装置１４に格納すると共に、他方を図形に属性情報として持たせても良い。
【００９１】
また、部分拡大表示部１５ｃでは、図４４（ａ）に示すようにＣＡＤ図面Ｚ１の指定された領域（例えば円形の領域Ｒ１）に含まれる図形を切り取り、図４４（ｂ）に示すように所定の倍率で拡大した図面Ｚ２を所望の位置に作成することができ、細かい部分を拡大した要部拡大図を容易に作成することができる。また、図４５（ａ）に示すように、幅寸法が例えば６００ｍｍの函体５１ａ，５１ｂを２つ並設した盤のＣＡＤ図面について、右側に配置された函体５１ｂの幅寸法を例えば７００ｍｍに延長したい場合、担当者が例えばキーボード１１やマウス１２を用いて函体５１ｂの幅寸法を例えば１００ｍｍ延長するよう指示すると、函体寸法延長処理部１５ｄは、右側に配置された函体５１ｂの中心線Ｌ１を中心とし、函体５１ｂに配置された機器の位置はそのままにして、函体５１ｂの外形を左右に５０ｍｍづつ移動させ、函体５１ｂのハンドルを左側に５０ｍｍ、函体５１ｂの下部に配置された機器を右側に５０ｍｍづつ移動させると共に、左側に配置された函体５１ａをそのまま左側に５０ｍｍ移動させており、函体部分の幅寸法を大きくするだけであれば、容易にＣＡＤ図面の変更作業を行うことができる。
【００９２】
尚、ダウンロード処理部３４ａ、対話編集案件指示処理部３４ｂ及び対話編集手段１５以外の構成は実施形態１と同様であるので、同一の構成要素についての図示及び説明は省略する。
【００９３】
【発明の効果】
上述のように請求項１の発明は、箱体の前面に複数の棚を上下方向に並べて設けた機器収納部に各種の機器を収納して構成される盤の製作に必要なＣＡＤ図面を自動設計するＣＡＤ図面の自動設計装置において、ブラウザソフトが組み込まれた複数の端末と、通信回線を介して複数の端末が接続されるサーバとでネットワークを構成し、盤の設計に必要な設計情報を入力する入力画面を端末により表示させるために前記入力画面をＨＴＭＬ形式で作成する画面作成手段と、設計情報を格納する設計情報格納部と、前記入力画面において入力された設計情報を設計情報格納部に格納する設計情報格納手段と、盤の設計に関する設計条件を格納する設計条件格納部と、入力された設計情報及び設計条件に基づいて盤の製作に必要なＣＡＤ図面を自動設計する自動設計手段と、自動設計手段が設計したＣＡＤ図面を端末で表示させるために前記ＣＡＤ図面をＨＴＭＬ形式に変換する設計結果表示手段と、自動設計手段が設計したＣＡＤ図面を格納する作成図面格納部と、画面作成手段、設計情報格納手段、自動設計手段及び設計結果表示手段の動作を管理する設計管理手段と、設計情報格納部、設計条件格納部及び作成図面格納部を有する外部記憶装置と、をサーバに設け、各機器の種類に応じて各機器が配置される棚の上下方向における位置を数値の大きさで表した配置係数を設定して、該配置係数を格納する配置条件格納部を設計条件格納部に設けるとともに、配置条件格納部に格納された配置係数に基づいて各機器の配置位置を決定する盤内位置決定部を自動設計手段に設けたことを特徴とし、端末ではブラウザソフトを用いて画面作成手段によりＨＴＭＬ形式で作成された入力画面を閲覧することができ、担当者が端末から設計条件を入力すると、サーバの自動設計手段は、入力された設計情報や設計条件格納部に格納された設計条件に基づいてＣＡＤ図面を自動設計し、自動設計手段が設計したＣＡＤ図面は設計結果表示手段によってＨＴＭＬ形式で表示されるので、ＣＡＤソフトなどの特別なソフトウェアがインストールされていない端末でも、汎用のブラウザソフトがインストールされている端末であれば、ＣＡＤ図面を自動設計できる自動設計装置を提供できるという効果がある。しかも、盤内位置決定部は、各機器に予め設定された配置係数に基づいて、各機器の配置位置を自動的に決定しており、各機器の配置を指示する手間を省くことができ、且つ、各機器の配置条件は配置条件格納部に格納された配置係数によって決まるので、配置係数を変更するだけで各機器の配置条件を容易に変更できるという効果がある。
【００９４】
請求項２の発明は、請求項１の発明において、サーバへのアクセスを許可されたユーザを示すユーザ情報を上記設計条件格納部に登録するユーザ登録部と、設計条件格納部に格納されたユーザ情報に基づいてサーバへのアクセスを許可するか否かを判断するユーザ承認部と、使用できるサーバの機能に応じて設計条件格納部に登録されたユーザを複数のグループに分類すると共に、分類されたグループの使用できる機能に応じて画面作成手段が作成する入力画面及び表示画面を変更する画面制御部とを設計管理手段に設けたことを特徴とし、ユーザ承認部は、ユーザ登録部に登録されているユーザ情報に基づいて、サーバへのアクセスを許可しているので、ユーザ登録部に登録されていないユーザが勝手にサーバにアクセスするのを防止でき、且つ、画面制御部は各ユーザの使用できる機能に応じて入力画面や表示画面を変更しているので、それぞれのユーザ毎に使用できる機能を設定できるという効果がある。
【００９５】
請求項３の発明は、請求項１の発明において、サーバの外部記憶装置に通信回線を介して接続される端末毎に情報を記憶する端末情報格納領域を設け、端末から入力された情報を対応する端末情報格納領域に格納する端末別情報格納部を設計管理手段に設けたことを特徴とし、端末別情報格納部は各端末から入力された設計情報をそれぞれ対応する端末情報格納領域に格納しているので、複数の端末から同時にサーバを利用できるという効果がある。
【００９６】
請求項４の発明は、請求項１の発明において、画面作成手段が作成する複数の画面で共通して使用される情報を外部記憶装置に設けた共有情報格納領域に別途格納する共有情報格納部を画面作成手段に設けたことを特徴とし、共有情報格納部は、複数の画面で使用される情報を共有情報格納領域に別途格納しているので、画面が切り替わる際に各画面で表示する情報を全て受け渡す必要がなく、画面間で受け渡す情報を少なくして、画面の切り替わる速度を速めることができ、且つ、共有情報格納領域に情報を格納しておくことにより、その情報をユーザから隠蔽しておくことができるという効果がある。
【００９７】
請求項５の発明は、請求項１の発明において、入力画面で入力された設計情報の中から自動設計手段が自動設計する際に必要な設計情報を抽出し、抽出した設計情報を自動設計手段が処理しやすいデータ形式に変換して別途外部記憶装置に格納する自動設計データ作成処理部を設計情報格納手段に設けたことを特徴とし、自動設計手段が自動設計に用いる設計情報は別途外部記憶装置に格納されているので、外部記憶装置から入力された設計情報を全て読み込み、読み込んだ設計情報の中から自動設計に必要な情報を抽出する必要がなく、しかも外部記憶装置には自動設計手段が処理しやすいデータ形式で設計情報が格納されているので、設計情報の読み込みを高速に行うことができるという効果がある。
【００９８】
請求項６の発明は、請求項１の発明において、仕様の異なる複数の盤に共通して使用されるＣＡＤ図面を格納する共通図面格納部を外部記憶装置に設け、入力画面で入力された設計情報に基づいて新規にＣＡＤ図面を作成するか又は共通図面格納部に格納されたＣＡＤ図面を使用するかを判断するとともに、共通図面格納部に格納されたＣＡＤ図面を使用する場合は使用するＣＡＤ図面の図面名及び保管場所の情報を設計情報格納部に格納する作成図面判断部を自動設計手段に設けたことを特徴とし、ＣＡＤ図面を作成する際に作成図面判断部は新規にＣＡＤ図面を作成するか又は共通図面を流用するかを判断しているので、共通図面を流用することによって新規に作成するＣＡＤ図面の枚数を少なくでき、自動設計に要する時間を短縮したり、外部記憶装置の記憶容量を少なくすることができるという効果がある。
【０１００】
請求項７の発明は、請求項１の発明において、上記盤は複数の箱体を幅方向に並設して構成されており、同一の配置係数を付与した機器の種類毎に、当該機器を各箱体に振り分ける振り分け条件を数値化した振り分けコードが設けられており、振り分けコードにしたがって各箱体に振り分ける機器を決定する配置振り分け処理部を自動設計手段に設けたことを特徴とし、配置振り分け処理部は、各機器に予め設定された振り分けコードに基づいて、各機器の振り分けを自動的に決定しており、各機器の振り分けを指示する手間を省くことができ、且つ、各機器の振り分け条件は振り分けコードによって決まるので、振り分けコードを変更するだけで各機器の振り分け条件を容易に変更できるという効果がある。
【０１０１】
請求項８の発明は、請求項７の発明において、機器収納部に配置される機器に付随して必要となる内部配置機器を生成する内器生成部と、箱体内部に設けられた内部配置機器用の配置領域に所定の配置条件に従って内部配置機器を配置する内器配置処理部と、内部配置機器の配置により機器を配置できなくなる機器収納部を決定する配置不可能領域決定部とを設けたことを特徴とし、内器生成部は機器収納部に配置される機器に付随して必要となる内部配置機器を自動的にリストアップし、内器配置処理部は所定の配置条件にしたがって内部配置機器の配置位置を決定しているので、内部配置機器の配置漏れがなく、配置位置を決定する手間を省くことができ、且つ、配置不可能領域決定部は内部配置機器の配置によって機器を配置できなくなる機器収納部を決定しているので、機器収納部に収納される機器と内部配置機器とが干渉するといった不具合を防止することができるという効果がある。
【０１０２】
請求項９の発明は、請求項８の発明において、内部配置機器の種類を示す分類コードが設計条件格納部に格納されており、設計条件格納部から各内部配置機器の分類コードを読み込み、各箱体に振り分けられた上記各機器の振り分け状態と上記分類コードとに基づいて、各箱体に振り分ける内部配置機器を決定する内器振り分け処理部を自動設計手段に設けたことを特徴とし、配置振り分け処理部は、各内部配置機器に予め設定された分類コードと機器収納部に配置される機器の振り分けとに基づいて各内部配置機器の振り分けを自動的に決定しており、各内部配置機器の振り分けを指示する手間を省くことができ、且つ、各内部配置機器の分類コードを変更することにより内部配置機器の振り分け条件を容易に変更できるという効果がある。
【０１０３】
請求項１０の発明は、請求項１の発明において、外部記憶装置には図面枠のみのＣＡＤ図面が予め保存されており、自動設計手段が入力画面から入力された設計条件に対応する盤の基準となる図面枠のみのＣＡＤ図面を外部記憶装置から呼び出し、呼び出したＣＡＤ図面に盤の図形及び機器の図形を貼り付ける作業および図面の一部を拡大又は縮小させる作業を含む編集作業を行う際に用いるＣＡＤ図面上の設計基準点が外部ファイルとして設計条件格納部に格納されており、ＣＡＤ図面を編集する際に設計条件格納部から外部ファイルを呼び出し、設計基準点を取得する設計基準点取得部を自動設計手段に設けたことを特徴とし、ＣＡＤ図面を編集する際に用いる設計基準点を設計条件格納部に設けているので、設計仕様を変更する際は自動設計手段の設計プログラムを変更することなく、設計基準点を変更するだけで容易に対応することができるという効果がある。
【０１０４】
請求項１１の発明は、請求項１の発明において、盤に１乃至複数の機器が配置されたＣＡＤ図面を作成する際に、盤内に配置された機器の情報を表示する一覧表を作成すると共に、機器の図形と当該機器に関する一覧表の情報とを関連づける番号及び引出線からなる注釈付き引出線を機器の図形に貼り付ける機器一覧・バルーン作成処理部を自動設計手段に設け、機器の図形には注釈付き引出線の引出点及び引出方向の情報が付与された基準点が複数設けられており、基準点から注釈付き引出線の情報を読み込み、他の図形との干渉を避けるように注釈付き引出線を配置する基準点及び引出方向を決定するバルーン情報判断部と、バルーン情報判断部の判断により注釈付き引出線を作成するバルーン作成部とを設けたことを特徴とし、機器の図形には注釈付き引出線を貼り付けるための基準点が設けられており、バルーン情報判断部は、注釈付き引出線と他の機器が干渉しないように注釈付き引出線を配置する基準点や引出方向を決定し、バルーン作成部はバルーン情報判断部の判断結果に基づいて注釈付き引出線を作成しているので、注釈付き引出線と他の機器の図形とが干渉するのを防止できるという効果がある。
【０１０５】
請求項１２の発明は、請求項１の発明において、端末からの指示に応じて図面格納部に格納されたＣＡＤ図面を端末に送信する図面転送部をサーバの設計結果表示手段に設けると共に、サーバから送信されたＣＡＤ図面を編集する編集手段を端末に設けたことを特徴とし、自動設計手段では予めプログラムされたＣＡＤ図面しか作成することはできないが、端末では、サーバの図面転送部によって端末に送信されたＣＡＤ図面を編集手段により編集しているので、自動設計手段では対応できないようなＣＡＤ図面を端末側で作成することができるという効果がある。
【０１０６】
請求項１３の発明は、請求項１２の発明において、ＣＡＤ図面上に配置された機器を選択すると、当該機器を示す番号及び引出線からなる注釈付き引出線を作成して当該機器の図形に貼り付けるバルーン作成部を端末に設け、選択した機器が既に選択された機器と同じ種類であれば前回付与した番号の注釈付き引出線を作成するとともに、選択した機器が新規に選択された種類の機器であれば前回の番号に所定の増分を加算した番号の注釈付き引出線を作成する番号判定部をバルーン作成部に設けたことを特徴とし、端末側で機器の図形を選択するだけで、その図形に注釈付き引出線を作成することができ、各機器を示す番号は自動的に採番されるので作業効率を高めることができ、しかも番号の付け間違いを無くすことができるという効果がある。
【０１０７】
請求項１４の発明は、ブラウザソフトが組み込まれた複数の端末と、通信回線を介して複数の端末が接続されるサーバとでネットワークを構成し、盤の設計に必要な設計情報を入力する入力画面を端末により表示させるために前記入力画面をＨＴＭＬ形式で作成する画面作成手段と、設計情報を格納する設計情報格納部と、前記入力画面において入力された設計情報を設計情報格納部に格納する設計情報格納手段と、盤の設計に関する設計条件を格納する設計条件格納部と、入力された設計情報及び設計条件に基づいて盤の製作に必要なＣＡＤ図面を自動設計する自動設計手段と、自動設計手段が設計したＣＡＤ図面を端末で表示させるために前記ＣＡＤ図面をＨＴＭＬ形式に変換する設計結果表示手段と、自動設計手段が設計したＣＡＤ図面を格納する作成図面格納部と、画面作成手段、設計情報格納手段、自動設計手段及び設計結果表示手段の動作を管理する設計管理手段と、設計情報格納部、設計条件格納部及び作成図面格納部を有する外部記憶装置と、をサーバに設けたＣＡＤ図面の自動設計装置を用いて、箱体の前面に複数の棚を上下方向に並べて設けた機器収納部に各種の機器を収納して構成される盤の製作に必要なＣＡＤ図面を自動設計するＣＡＤ図面の自動設計方法において、各機器の種類に応じて各機器が配置される棚の上下方向における位置を数値の大きさで表した配置係数を配置条件格納部に予め格納しておき、端末から通信回線を介してサーバにアクセスし、ＨＴＭＬ形式で作成された入力画面から設計情報を入力すると、自動設計手段が、端末から入力された設計情報と設計条件と配置条件格納部に格納された配置係数とに基づいて機器収納部内の各機器の配置位置を決定した後、盤の製作に必要なＣＡＤ図面の自動設計を行い、設計結果表示手段が自動設計手段により設計されたＣＡＤ図面を端末で表示させるために表示画面をＨＴＭＬ形式で作成し、ＨＴＭＬ形式で作成された表示画面で端末からＣＡＤ図面を確認することを特徴とし、端末ではブラウザソフトを用いて画面作成手段によりＨＴＭＬ形式で作成された入力画面を閲覧することができ、担当者が端末から設計条件を入力すると、サーバの自動設計手段は、入力された設計情報や設計条件に基づいてＣＡＤ図面を自動設計し、自動設計手段が設計したＣＡＤ図面は設計結果表示手段によってＨＴＭＬ形式で表示されるので、ＣＡＤソフトなどの特別なソフトウェアがインストールされていない端末でも、汎用のブラウザソフトがインストールされている端末であれば、ＣＡＤ図面を自動設計できるという効果がある。
【図面の簡単な説明】
【図１】実施形態１のＣＡＤ図面の自動設計装置を示す概略構成図である。
【図２】同上の自動設計装置により設計される複合防災盤を示し、（ａ）は正面図、（ｂ）は側面図である。
【図３】同上の自動設計装置により設計される複合防災盤を示し、（ａ）は図２のＡ−Ａ’面から左側を見た図、（ｂ）は図２のＢ−Ｂ’面から左側を見た図である。
【図４】同上の自動設計装置のサーバを示す概略構成図である。
【図５】同上の自動設計装置を用いてＣＡＤ図面を設計する作業手順を説明するフロー図である。
【図６】同上の自動設計装置を用いてＣＡＤ図面を設計する別の作業手順を説明するフロー図である。
【図７】同上の自動設計装置を用いてＣＡＤ図面を設計するまた別の作業手順を説明するフロー図である。
【図８】同上の自動設計装置を用いてＣＡＤ図面を設計する更に別の作業手順を説明するフロー図である。
【図９】同上の自動設計装置を用いてＣＡＤ図面を設計するまた更に別の作業手順を説明するフロー図である。
【図１０】同上の自動設計装置に用いるデータファイルの説明図である。
【図１１】同上の自動設計装置に用いるデータファイルに格納する情報の説明図である。
【図１２】同上の自動設計装置を用いて案件情報を入力する入力画面を説明する説明図である。
【図１３】同上の自動設計装置を用いて納入予定日を算出する際の処理を説明するフロー図である。
【図１４】同上の自動設計装置の情報登録状況判断部の動作を説明するフロー図である。
【図１５】同上の自動設計装置の商品分類別画面変更部の動作を説明するフロー図である。
【図１６】同上の自動設計装置の自動設計データ作成処理部の動作を説明するフロー図である。
【図１７】同上の自動設計装置の作成図面判断部の動作を説明するフロー図である。
【図１８】同上の自動設計装置の設計対象である盤の説明図である。
【図１９】同上の自動設計装置の配置振り分け処理部の動作を説明するフロー図である。
【図２０】同上の自動設計装置の盤内位置決定部の動作を説明するフロー図である。
【図２１】（ａ）（ｂ）は同上の自動設計装置の設計対象である盤の説明図である。
【図２２】同上の自動設計装置の付随機器生成・配置処理部の動作を説明するフロー図である。
【図２３】実施形態２のＣＡＤ図面の自動設計装置の設計対象である盤を側方から見た断面図である。
【図２４】同上の自動設計装置の設計対象である盤の内部配置機器の配置領域を示す図である。
【図２５】同上の自動設計装置の設計対象である盤を示し、（ａ）はラック内配置機器の配置図、（ｂ）は内部配置機器の配置図である。
【図２６】同上の自動設計装置の配置不可能領域決定部の動作を説明するフロー図である。
【図２７】同上の自動設計装置の内器振り分け処理部の動作を説明するフロー図である。
【図２８】（ａ）〜（ｆ）は実施形態１のＣＡＤ図面の自動設計装置を用いて図面を作成する手順を説明する説明図である。
【図２９】（ａ）は同上の自動設計装置を用いて作成したＣＡＤ図面を示し、（ｂ）はＣＡＤ図面に貼り付ける機器の図形を示す図である。
【図３０】同上の自動設計装置の機器一覧・バルーン作成処理部の動作を説明するフロー図である。
【図３１】（ａ）〜（ｃ）は同上の自動設計装置の設計対象である盤を示す外観図である。
【図３２】同上の自動設計装置の設計条件を変更した場合の自動設計処理を説明するフロー図である。
【図３３】（ａ）（ｂ）は同上の自動設計装置の設計対象である盤の機器配置を示す説明図である。
【図３４】同上の自動設計装置の機器整合処理部の動作を説明するフロー図である。
【図３５】同上の自動設計装置の製造指示手段の動作を説明するフロー図である。
【図３６】実施形態３のＣＡＤ図面の自動設計装置を示す概略の構成図である。
【図３７】同上の動作を説明するフロー図である。
【図３８】同上の別の動作を説明するフロー図である。
【図３９】端末側に設けられたバルーン作成部の動作を説明するフロー図である。
【図４０】同上のバルーン作成部に設けた部品番号最大値取得部の動作を説明するフロー図である。
【図４１】同上のバルーン作成部に設けた部品番号最大値取得部の動作を説明する説明図である。
【図４２】端末側に設けられた機器一覧作成部の動作を説明するフロー図である。
【図４３】同上の機器一覧作成部の作成する一覧表を示す図である。
【図４４】（ａ）（ｂ）は端末側に設けられた部分拡大表示部の動作を説明する説明図である。
【図４５】（ａ）（ｂ）は端末側に設けられた函体寸法延長処理部の動作を説明する説明図である。
【図４６】同上のＣＡＤ図面の自動設計装置を示す概略の構成図である。
【図４７】従来のＣＡＤシステムを示す概略の構成図である。
【符号の説明】
１ 端末
２ サーバ
５ ＬＡＮ
６ インターネット
３１ 画面作成手段
３３ 自動設計手段
３４ 設計結果表示手段
４３ 図面格納部[0001]
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to an automatic CAD drawing design apparatus and a design method thereof for automatically designing a drawing of a board such as a receiver of a disaster prevention facility using a communication network such as a LAN (local area network) or the Internet. Is.
[0002]
[Prior art]
2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, as disclosed in, for example, Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 10-105584, a CAD system that performs approval work of CAD drawings created by CAD (Computer Aided Design) via the Internet has been provided.
[0003]
FIG. 47 is a schematic configuration diagram of this CAD system. This CAD system is connected to a LAN through a communication line 120, and includes a terminal 101, a CAD drawing database (CAD drawing DB) 102 for storing CAD drawings waiting for approval created by CAD, and a CAD drawing database 102. Connected via the Internet 130 to a display device 103 that displays on the screen a CAD drawing to be requested for approval from among the CAD drawings stored therein, a storage area 104 for storing data of the CAD drawing to be requested for approval. Approval means 105 for approving a CAD drawing waiting for approval from the terminal 140, an output device 106 for outputting the approved result, and details of requesting approval of the drawing from the person in charge of requesting approval to the approver of the drawing A transmission / reception means 108 for transmitting / receiving the e-mail using the Simple Male Transfer Protocol (SMTP) protocol; Via a communication line 120, a discriminating means 109 for discriminating individual CAD systems in the text transmitted, an HTML storage area 110 for storing the CAD drawing data requested for approval in the HTML (Hyper Text Markup Language) format, and the communication line 120 Communication means 110 for performing data communication.
[0004]
Here, when a person who wants to request approval of a CAD drawing selects a CAD drawing for which approval is requested from the CAD drawing database 102 using the terminal 101, data of the selected CAD drawing is stored in the storage area 104. The CAD drawing data stored in the HTML storage area 111 in the HTML format and waiting for approval stored in the storage area 104 is displayed on the display device 103. Thereafter, the person in charge creates an e-mail with a content requesting the approver who approves the drawing to approve the drawing, and transmits the e-mail to the approver by the transmission / reception means 108. When the approver connects to the Internet 130 using the terminal 140 and receives an e-mail from the person in charge, the approver confirms the CAD drawing waiting for approval stored in the HTML storage area 111 and is provided in the received e-mail. After filling in the comment entry field and the judgment field (for example, 1 is entered when the CAD drawing is approved, and 0 is entered when the CAD drawing is not approved), it is returned to the person in charge.
[0005]
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
In the CAD system configured as described above, the approval of the CAD drawing created by the CAD system can be performed from the terminal via the Internet. However, when the CAD drawing is created from the terminal side, the CAD software or the like is provided on the terminal side. There was a problem that special software was required.
[0006]
The present invention has been made in view of the above problems, and its object is to automatically design CAD drawings from a terminal via the Internet without requiring special software such as CAD software. An object of the present invention is to provide an automatic CAD drawing design apparatus and design method thereof.
[0007]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
  In order to achieve the above object, in the invention of claim 1,Multiple shelves are arranged in the vertical directionIn a CAD drawing automatic design apparatus that automatically designs CAD drawings necessary for the production of a panel configured by storing various devices in a device storage section, a plurality of terminals incorporating browser software and a communication line Configure the network with a server to which multiple terminals are connected, and input screens for entering design information necessary for panel designThe input screen is displayed for display by the terminal.Screen creation means for creating in HTML format, a design information storage section for storing design information, design information storage means for storing design information input on the input screen in the design information storage section, and design conditions for panel design Design condition storage to store the design information enteredas well asDesigned by automatic design means that automatically designs CAD drawings necessary for board production based on design conditions, and automatic design meansConvert the CAD drawing into HTML format for display on the terminalA design result display means, and a created drawing storage section for storing CAD drawings designed by the automatic design means;, PaintingSurface creation means,Design information storage means,Automatic design meansas well asDesign management means for managing the operation of the design result display means, and a design information storage unit,Design condition storageas well asCreate drawing storagePartAnd having an external storage device on the serverIn accordance with the type of each device, the placement condition storage unit for storing the placement coefficient is set by setting a placement coefficient representing the position in the vertical direction of the shelf on which each device is placed as a numerical value. And an in-panel position determination unit that determines the arrangement position of each device based on the arrangement coefficient stored in the arrangement condition storage unit.The terminal can browse the input screen created in the HTML format by the screen creation means using browser software on the terminal, and when the person in charge inputs the design conditions from the terminal, the automatic design means of the server The CAD drawing is automatically designed based on the input design information and the design condition stored in the design condition storage unit, and the CAD drawing designed by the automatic design means is displayed in the HTML format by the design result display means. Even if a terminal in which special software such as the above is installed is not a terminal in which general-purpose browser software is installed, an automatic design apparatus capable of automatically designing a CAD drawing can be provided.Moreover, the in-panel position determination unit automatically determines the arrangement position of each device based on the arrangement coefficient set in advance for each device, can save the trouble of instructing the arrangement of each device, and Since the arrangement condition of each device is determined by the arrangement coefficient stored in the arrangement condition storage unit, the arrangement condition of each device can be easily changed only by changing the arrangement coefficient.
[0008]
  In the invention of claim 2, in the invention of claim 1, the serverAccess toA user registration unit for registering user information indicating a permitted user in the design condition storage unit, and a server based on the user information stored in the design condition storage unitAccess toA user approval unit that determines whether or not to allowMessengerDepending on the available server functionsUsers registered in the design condition storageInput screens created by the screen creation means according to the functions that can be used for the classified groups as well as the groups.as well asA screen control unit for changing the display screen is provided in the design management means, and the user approval unit is a server based on user information registered in the user registration unit.Access toUsers who are not registered in the user registration departmentAccess toSince the input screen and the display screen are changed in accordance with functions that can be used by each user, the screen control unit can set functions that can be used for each user.
[0009]
According to a third aspect of the present invention, in the first aspect of the present invention, a terminal information storage area is provided for storing information for each terminal connected to the external storage device of the server via a communication line, and information input from the terminal is handled. The terminal management information storage unit is provided in the design management means, and the terminal information storage unit stores the design information input from each terminal in the corresponding terminal information storage region. Therefore, the server can be used simultaneously from a plurality of terminals.
[0010]
According to a fourth aspect of the invention, in the first aspect of the invention, a shared information storage unit that separately stores information used in common by a plurality of screens created by the screen creation means in a shared information storage area provided in the external storage device Since the shared information storage unit separately stores information used in multiple screens in the shared information storage area, information displayed on each screen when the screen is switched It is not necessary to transfer all of the information, the information transferred between the screens can be reduced, the switching speed of the screen can be increased, and the information is stored from the user by storing the information in the shared information storage area. Can be concealed.
[0011]
According to the invention of claim 5, in the invention of claim 1, design information necessary for automatic design by the automatic design means is extracted from the design information input on the input screen, and the extracted design information is automatically designed. The design information storage means is provided with an automatic design data creation processing unit that converts it into a data format that is easy to process and stores it in an external storage device separately. Since it is stored in the device, it is not necessary to read all design information input from the external storage device and extract information necessary for automatic design from the read design information. Since design information is stored in a data format that is easy to process, design information can be read at high speed.
[0012]
  According to a sixth aspect of the present invention, in the first aspect of the invention, a common drawing storage unit for storing CAD drawings commonly used for a plurality of boards having different specifications is provided in the external storage device, and the design is input on the input screen. Based on the information, it is determined whether a CAD drawing is newly created or a CAD drawing stored in the common drawing storage unit is used, and when using the CAD drawing stored in the common drawing storage unit, the CAD to be used Drawing drawing nameas well asAn automatic design means is provided in the automatic design means for storing the storage location information in the design information storage unit. When creating a CAD drawing, the created drawing judgment unit newly creates a CAD drawing or is common. Since it is determined whether to use the drawing, the number of newly created CAD drawings can be reduced by using the common drawing, the time required for automatic design can be reduced, and the storage capacity of the external storage device can be reduced. be able to.
[0014]
  Claim7In the invention of claim1In the invention of the present invention, the board has a plurality ofBoxAre arranged side by side in the width direction, and for each type of equipment with the same placement factor,In each boxA distribution code that digitizes the distribution conditions is provided, and according to the distribution codeEquipment distributed to each boxThe allocation distribution processing unit is provided in the automatic design means, and the allocation distribution processing unit automatically determines the distribution of each device based on the distribution code preset for each device. Since it is possible to save the trouble of instructing the distribution of each device, and the distribution condition of each device is determined by the distribution code, the distribution condition of each device can be easily changed simply by changing the distribution code.
[0015]
  Claim8In the invention of claim7In the invention of the present invention, an internal unit generating unit for generating the internal arrangement equipment necessary accompanying the equipment arranged in the equipment storage unit,BoxAn internal arrangement processing unit that arranges internal arrangement devices in an arrangement area for internal arrangement devices provided inside according to predetermined arrangement conditions, and an arrangement storage unit that determines an apparatus storage unit that cannot arrange devices due to the arrangement of internal arrangement devices. The internal unit generation unit automatically lists the internal placement devices necessary for the devices placed in the device storage unit, and the internal placement processing unit Since the arrangement position of the internal arrangement device is determined according to the predetermined arrangement condition, there is no omission of the arrangement of the internal arrangement device, it is possible to save the trouble of determining the arrangement position, and the non-arrangement area determination unit is Since the device storage unit in which the device cannot be arranged is determined by the arrangement of the arranged devices, it is possible to prevent a problem that the device stored in the device storage unit interferes with the internally arranged device.
[0016]
  Claim9In the invention of claim8In the invention of, InsideA classification code indicating the type of part placement device is stored in the design condition storage unit, and the classification code of each internal placement device is read from the design condition storage unit.Based on the distribution status of each device distributed to each box and the classification code, the internal arrangement device to be distributed to each box is determined.The internal distribution processing unit is provided in the automatic design means, and the allocation distribution processing unit is configured based on the classification code set in advance in each internal arrangement device and the distribution of the devices arranged in the device storage unit. The allocation of the internally arranged devices is automatically determined, and it is possible to save the trouble of instructing the distribution of each internally arranged device, and the distribution conditions of the internally arranged devices can be changed by changing the classification code of each internally arranged device. Can be easily changed.
[0017]
  Claim10In the invention of claim 1, in the invention of claim 1, a CAD drawing of only a drawing frame is stored in advance in the external storage device, and the automatic design means serves as a reference of a panel corresponding to the design condition input from the input screen. A CAD drawing with only a frame is called from an external storage device, and a board graphic is added to the called CAD drawing.as well asPaste device shapeAnd work to enlarge or reduce part of the drawingThe design reference point on the CAD drawing used for editing is stored in the design condition storage unit as an external file. When editing a CAD drawing, the external file is called from the design condition storage unit to obtain the design reference point. The design reference point acquisition unit is provided in the automatic design means, and the design reference point used in editing the CAD drawing is provided in the design condition storage unit. Therefore, when the design specification is changed, the automatic design means is provided. It is possible to easily cope with the problem by changing the design reference point without changing the design program.
[0018]
  Claim11In the invention of claim 1, in creating the CAD drawing in which one or more devices are arranged on the board in the invention of claim 1, a list for displaying information on the devices arranged in the board is created, A device list / balloon creation processing unit is provided in the automatic design means to attach an annotated leader line consisting of a number and a leader line that associates the figure and the information on the list of equipment to the equipment figure, and the equipment figure is annotated. Lead line leaderas well asMultiple reference points with information on the direction of the leader are provided. The reference point that reads the information of the annotated leader line from the reference point and places the annotated leader line to avoid interference with other figures.as well asA balloon information determining unit that determines the drawing direction and a balloon creating unit that generates an annotated leader line based on the determination of the balloon information determining unit are provided. The balloon information determination unit determines the reference point and the drawing direction for placing the annotated leader line so that other equipment does not interfere with the annotated leader line, and the balloon creation unit determines the balloon information. Since the annotated leader line is created based on the judgment result of the judgment unit, it is possible to prevent the annotated leader line from interfering with the figure of another device.
[0019]
  Claim12In the invention of claim 1, in the invention of claim 1, a drawing transfer unit for transmitting a CAD drawing stored in the drawing storage unit to the terminal in response to an instruction from the terminal is provided in the design result display means of the server and is transmitted from the server. The editing means for editing the CAD drawing is provided in the terminal, and the automatic design means can only create a CAD drawing that has been programmed in advance, but the terminal is transmitted to the terminal by the drawing transfer unit of the server. Since the CAD drawing is edited by the editing means, a CAD drawing that cannot be handled by the automatic design means can be created on the terminal side.
[0020]
  Claim13In the invention of claim12In the present invention, when a device arranged on the CAD drawing is selected, a balloon creating unit is provided on the terminal for creating an annotated leader line composed of a number indicating the device and a leader line and pasting it on the figure of the device. If the selected device is the same type as the selected device, an annotated leader line with the previously assigned number is created, and if the selected device is a newly selected device, the previous number is incremented by a predetermined amount. A number determination part that creates an annotated leader with a number added to the number is added to the balloon creation part, and an annotated leader line can be created on the figure simply by selecting the figure on the terminal. In addition, since the numbers indicating the respective devices are automatically assigned, work efficiency can be improved, and mistakes in numbering can be eliminated.
[0021]
  Claim14In this invention, a network is configured with a plurality of terminals in which browser software is incorporated and a server to which the plurality of terminals are connected via a communication line, and an input screen for inputting design information necessary for panel design is provided.The input screen is displayed for display by the terminal.Screen creation means for creating in HTML format, a design information storage section for storing design information, design information storage means for storing design information input on the input screen in the design information storage section, and design conditions for panel design Design condition storage to store the design information enteredas well asDesigned by automatic design means that automatically designs CAD drawings necessary for board production based on design conditions, and automatic design meansConvert the CAD drawing into HTML format for display on the terminalDesign result display means, creation drawing storage section for storing CAD drawings designed by automatic design means, and screen creation means,Design information storage means,Automatic design meansas well asDesign management means for managing the operation of the design result display means, and a design information storage unit,Design condition storageas well asCreate drawing storagePartOn the front surface of the box using an automatic design device for CAD drawings provided on the server.Multiple shelves are arranged in the vertical directionIn an automatic CAD drawing design method for automatically designing a CAD drawing required for manufacturing a panel configured by storing various devices in a device storage section,According to the type of each device, a placement coefficient that represents the position in the vertical direction of the shelf on which each device is placed in a numerical value is stored in advance in the placement condition storage unit,Access to the server from the terminal via the communication line, HTMLformatEnter design information from the input screen created inThen automatic design meansDesign information and design conditions input from the terminalNecessary for board production after determining the placement position of each device in the device storage unit based on the placement coefficient stored in the placement condition storage unitCAD drawings are automatically designed, and CAD results designed by automatic design means are displayed as design result display means.To display on the terminalCreate a display screen in HTML format, and display screen created in HTML format.CAD drawings from the terminalThe terminal can browse the input screen created in HTML format by the screen creation means using browser software on the terminal, and when the person in charge inputs design conditions from the terminal, the server automatic design means The CAD drawing is automatically designed based on the input design information and design conditions, and the CAD drawing designed by the automatic design means is displayed in HTML format by the design result display means, so special software such as CAD software is installed. Even if the terminal is not installed, a CAD drawing can be automatically designed as long as general-purpose browser software is installed.
[0022]
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.
[0023]
(Embodiment 1)
The CAD drawing automatic design apparatus of this embodiment is used for designing a board such as a receiver of a disaster prevention facility. First, a board to be designed will be described with reference to FIGS. This panel is a so-called self-supporting composite disaster prevention panel, and is configured by arranging two substantially rectangular parallelepiped boxes 51a and 51b in the width direction. In the present embodiment, two boxes 51a and 51b are arranged side by side to form a board. However, the number of boxes (number of faces) is not limited to two. Only one or three or more boxes may be juxtaposed to form a board. In front of each box 51a, 51b, a plurality of stages of shelf-shaped device storage portions (hereinafter abbreviated as storage portions) 52 on which devices such as disaster prevention facilities are arranged are provided. In the storage section 52 provided in one box 51a, a plurality of displays for displaying the operation of smoke detection devices such as smoke detectors and heat detectors, and smoke prevention devices such as fire doors and dampers in units of districts. A display unit 53 composed of a lamp, a program timer 54 for operating a load such as a lighting fixture, an air conditioner, and a chime at a preset time, and an output signal of the program timer (parent clock) 54 is amplified to produce a plurality of children. Operation setting for turning on / off loads such as lighting fixtures, which consists of a single-circuit sub-clock amplifier 55 that outputs to a clock and drives a plurality of sub-clocks according to the time of the main clock and a so-called full two-wire remote control switch The operation switch 56 of the fire extinguisher, the operation unit 57 for controlling the operation of the self-reporting device, the smoke prevention device and the alarm device, and the telephone 58 for fire notification are housed. The storage unit 52 provided in the other box 51b includes a mixer unit 59, a chime 60 that outputs a chime with digital sound, a disaster prevention amplifier 61, an emergency power supply unit 62 that supplies power in the event of a power failure, and the like. Equipment is stored. In addition, the storage part 52 in which the devices of both boxes 51a and 51b are not arranged is closed by a panel 70.
[0024]
By the way, the height, width, and depth dimensions of the box used for the board are determined in advance, and a box having a desired combination of dimension values is selected according to the number and size of the equipment to be stored. The selected devices are stored side by side in a vertical direction in a storage section provided on the front surface of the selected box. Here, if the number of selected devices is too large to fit in the box, increase the size of the box or connect multiple boxes of the same size side by side to store the selected devices in the box. .
[0025]
The CAD drawing automatic design apparatus according to the present embodiment is a design apparatus for automatically designing a CAD drawing (such as an external view, a circuit diagram, and an equipment layout diagram) of such a board, and a schematic configuration diagram thereof is shown. 1 and FIG. In this automatic design apparatus, a plurality of terminals (clients) 1 and a server 2 to which a plurality of terminals 1 are connected via a LAN 5 or the Internet 6 constitute a network. When the server 2 is accessed and the design conditions for the composite disaster prevention panel described above are input, the CAD design is automatically designed on the server 2 side. Here, since the server 2 creates an input screen for inputting design conditions and a display screen for displaying an automatically designed CAD drawing in the HTML format, the terminal 1 uses general-purpose browser software, and the LAN 5 or Design conditions can be input via the Internet 6 or the contents of CAD drawings automatically designed on the server 2 side can be confirmed. Thus, it is only necessary to install general-purpose browser software on the terminal 1 side, and the board can be automatically designed even from the terminal 1 on which no special CAD software is installed.
[0026]
Here, the terminal 1 includes a central processing unit (hereinafter referred to as a CPU) 10, input devices such as a keyboard 11 and a mouse 12, a display 13, and an external storage device 14.
[0027]
On the other hand, the server 2 creates screen input means 31 for creating an input screen for inputting design information from the terminal 1 in the HTML format, and design information for storing the design information inputted from the terminal 1 in an external storage device 4 to be described later. The storage means 32, the automatic design means 33 for performing automatic design based on the design information input from the terminal 1 and the design conditions stored in the external storage device 4, and the CAD drawing designed by the automatic design means 33 on the terminal 1 side The design result display means 34 to be displayed on the screen, the screen creation means 31, the design information storage means 32, the automatic design means 33, the design management means 30 for controlling the operation of the design result display means 34, and the external storage device 4 are provided. Yes. Here, the design management means 30, the screen creation means 31, the design information storage means 32, the automatic design means 33 and the design result display means 34 are constituted by a central processing unit (CPU) 3.
[0028]
Further, in the external storage device 4 of the server 2, a data file (design information storage unit) 41 that stores data such as design conditions input from the terminal 1 and a master that stores data such as in-house regulations and standards related to design. A (design condition storage unit) 42, a drawing storage unit 43 that stores CAD drawings, and a database 44 that stores information on each item input from the terminal 1 in a database format are provided. Here, the drawing storage unit 43 includes a drawing / form file (created drawing storage unit) 43a for storing data such as CAD drawings and forms created by the automatic design means 33, and a plurality of types of composite disaster prevention panels having different specifications. A reference drawing library (common drawing storage unit) 43b for storing reference drawings used in common is provided, and in the data file 41, item information input from a plurality of terminals 1 is stored for each terminal 1. A client information storage area (terminal information storage area) 41a is provided. As shown in FIG. 10, in the client information storage area 41a, a plurality of directories D1, D2,... For storing the case information of each terminal 1 are created, and the information input from each terminal 1 is a corresponding directory. Since it is stored in D1, D2,..., The server 3 can be used simultaneously from a plurality of terminals 1. .. Are stored in the directories D1, D2,... As text files F1, F2,..., And the text files F1, F2,. In addition, information such as an ID number assigned to each terminal 1, a registration process enable flag indicating a function that can be used in each terminal 1, and a sales office code at the time of login is stored (see FIG. 11).
[0029]
Next, a design method for automatically designing a CAD drawing using this automatic design apparatus will be described with reference to the flowcharts of FIGS.
[0030]
First, when the terminal 1 connects to the server 2 via the LAN 5 or the Internet 6 and requests to display the design input screen (S1 in FIG. 5), the design management means 30 logs in to the screen creation means 31 in the server 2. Instructing to create a screen (S2 in FIG. 5), the screen creating means 31 creates a login screen in HTML format (S3 in FIG. 5). On the terminal 1 side, an HTML-format login screen is browsed using browser software, and a user name and password are input using the keyboard 11 or the like (S4 in FIG. 5).
[0031]
Incidentally, the design management means 30 is provided with a user registration unit 30a for registering users who can use the automatic design apparatus, and the user registration unit 30a is provided with the user name of the user to be registered in the master 42. Registered in the login master 42a. The users registered in the login master 42a are classified into a plurality of user groups according to the functions of the automatic design apparatus that can be used. When the user registration unit 30a registers a user name in the login master 42a, Specify the user group to which you belong at the same time. In this embodiment, as shown in Table 1, the user groups are classified into three groups A, B, and C, and the functions (authorities) that can be used for the item information are different. That is, the user registered in the user group A can refer to the case information handled by other users or sales offices in addition to the operation or deletion of the case information for which the user is in charge. On the other hand, users registered in the user groups B and C cannot refer to the case information that other users or sales offices are in charge of, and the users registered in the user group B are the case information that they are in charge of. The user registered in the user group C can only operate the item information that he / she is in charge of.
[0032]
[Table 1]

[0033]
Now, when the person in charge inputs the user name and password from the terminal 1, it is determined whether or not the user approval unit 30b provided in the design management means 30 of the server 2 matches that of the user registered in the login master 42a. Judgment is made (S5 in FIG. 5). If the input user name and password do not match those registered in the login master 42a, the login screen is displayed again. If registered, the information of the user group in which this user is registered is displayed as the login master. 42 a and a client-specific information storage unit (terminal-specific information storage unit) 30 d provided in the design management means 30 is input from the terminal 1 to a client information storage area 41 a provided in the data file 41. A directory for storing information to be stored is created (S6 in FIG. 5). Thus, since the user approval unit 30b permits the use of the server based on the user information registered in the login master 42a, a user who is not registered in the login master 42a uses the server 2 without permission. Can be prevented. In addition, the user approval unit 30b of the design management unit 30 obtains information on the user groups A to C to which the user belongs from the login master 42a, and the screen control unit (screen control unit) 30c by user authority of the design management unit 30 The screen creation means 31 is instructed to create an input screen corresponding to functions (authorities) that can be used by the user groups A to C to which the user belongs (S7 in FIG. 5). The screen creation means 31 is input in the HTML format. Is created (S8 in FIG. 5). At this time, in the terminal 1, the input screen created by the screen creation means 31 of the server 2 is displayed on the display 13 (S9 in FIG. 5), and the person in charge uses the keyboard 12 or the mouse 13 to design information (for example, the project name). And item information such as the name of the person in charge).
[0034]
By the way, as the person in charge advances the input operation of the case information, for example, as shown in FIG. 12, the input screen is switched as screen 1 → screen 2 → screen 3 → screen 4. The information to be entered and the information necessary to create each of the input screens 1 to 4 are as shown in the figure. The box size entered on screen 1 is the information on the attached members such as handles attached to the box. The screen 3 to be displayed and the screen 4 for displaying all the item information input on the screens 1 to 3 are necessary only for the screen 4, and the item name input on the screen 1 is necessary only for the screen 4. By the way, when a plurality of HTML screens are switched in order, in order to display the data displayed on the preceding HTML screen on the subsequent HTML screen, the data must be transferred to all the HTML screens displayed between the two screens. For example, in order to display the case name entered on the first screen 1 on the last screen 4, when switching from screen 1 to screen 2, screen 2 to screen 3, and screen 3 to screen 4, It was necessary to transfer the name data to each screen. For this reason, the project name data is also handed over to screens 2 and 3 that do not require the project name data, and the data processing becomes complicated, and the delivered data can be easily viewed. There is also a disadvantage that it ends up. Therefore, in this embodiment, information that is commonly used in a plurality of input screens (hereinafter referred to as shared information) is provided in the data file 41 by the shared information storage unit 31a provided in the screen creation unit 31. Since it is stored in the shared information storage area 41b (S10 in FIG. 5), the necessary shared information can be read from the shared information storage area 41b when switching the screen, and every time the input screen is switched, all data is read. Since there is no need to deliver the data, the processing of the data can be simplified, the switching speed of the input screen can be increased, and the information is concealed from the user by storing the information in the shared information storage area 41b. Can do.
[0035]
When the person in charge inputs design information from the terminal 1 in step S9 of FIG. 5 and inputs the case registration date when the case information is registered as design information, the required number of days for manufacturing calculation unit 30e provided in the design management means 30 The scheduled delivery date of the board is calculated (S11 in FIG. 6). Here, the procedure by which the required number of manufacturing days calculation unit 30e calculates the scheduled delivery date will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG. First, the required manufacturing date calculation unit 30e obtains the case registration date input from the terminal 1 (step S101), and calculates the required number of days required for manufacturing the panel (step S102). Next, the required number of manufacturing days calculation unit 30e reads data such as holidays, holidays, and non-working days of the manufacturing department from the calendar master 42b provided in the master 42 (step S103), and the required number of days determined in step S102 from the case registration date. It is determined whether or not there is a holiday before the time elapses (step S104). If there is a holiday, the number of holidays is added to the required number of days (step S105). Next, the number of days required for manufacturing calculation unit 30a determines whether or not there is a leave before the required number of days elapses from the case registration date (step S106). If there is a leave, the number of days off is added to the required number of days. (Step S107). Further, the required manufacturing days calculation unit 30a determines whether there is a non-working day before the required number of days elapses from the case registration date (step S108). The number of days is added to the required number of days (step S109), and the scheduled delivery date is calculated (step S110).
[0036]
When the required number of days for manufacturing calculation unit 30e calculates the estimated delivery date in this way, the screen creation means 31 creates a screen for displaying the estimated delivery date in HTML format (S12 in FIG. 6) and delivers it to the display 13 of the terminal 1. The scheduled date is displayed (S13 in FIG. 6). Next, when the person in charge performs registration processing of the case information input so far (S14 in FIG. 6), the design management means 30 instructs the design information storage means 32 to register the case information (S15 in FIG. 6). The design information storage means 32 stores the item information in the database 44.
[0037]
Here, the information that the person in charge inputs from the terminal 1 includes various data about the case, and there are many data that are not used when performing automatic design. For example, as shown in FIG. 16, data such as a case management number, a case name, a case location,... Is stored in the case information storage unit 44a of the database 44 as the case management information. Only part of data such as project management number, project name, sales office, and person in charge of drawing is used for automatic design. In addition, since the data format may differ depending on CAD software that performs automatic design, it is desirable to store these data in a list format. Therefore, the design information storage means 32 stores the case information in the database 44, and the automatic design data creation processing unit 32a provided in the design information storage means 32 uses the data necessary for the automatic design of the CAD drawing from the case information. Are extracted and stored in a list format in an automatic design data storage unit 41c provided in the data file 41 (S16 in FIG. 6). FIG. 16 is a flowchart showing the operation of the automatic design data creation processing unit 32a. The automatic design data creation processing unit 32a first reads data input from the case information storage unit 44a (step S125), Data necessary for automatic design (for example, data of a case management number, a case name, a sales office, and a person in charge of drawing) is extracted from the inside (step S126), and the extracted data is processed into list format data (step S127). The input data is saved in the master 42 (step S128), and the extracted data in the list format is stored in the automatic design data storage unit 41c as a text file (step S129). As described above, since the information used for automatic design is separately stored in the automatic design data storage unit 41c, the automatic design means 33 reads all the case information from the database 44 when automatic design is performed, and the automatic design is performed from among them. In addition, since the design information is stored in the list format in the automatic design data storage unit 41c, the design information can be read at high speed.
[0038]
Next, the design management means 30 instructs the screen creation means 31 to create a registration screen for registering circuit information such as self-reporting equipment and smoke control equipment (S17 in FIG. 6). An information registration screen is created in the HTML format (S18 in FIG. 6), and a circuit information registration screen is displayed on the display 13 of the terminal 1 (S19 in FIG. 6). Here, when the person in charge inputs circuit information such as the number of lines of the self-reporting device, the smoke-proofing equipment, and the gas detector using the keyboard 11 and the mouse 12 (S20 in FIG. 6), the screen creation means 31 is provided. The product category-specific screen automatic change processing unit 31b changes the input screen in real time according to the circuit information input from the terminal 1 (S21 in FIG. 6). Then, when the circuit information input operation is completed and the person in charge inputs information indicating that the circuit information registration processing has been confirmed from the terminal 1 (S22 in FIG. 6), the design management means 30 registers the circuit information. The design information storage means 32 is instructed (S23 in FIG. 6), the design information storage means 32 stores the circuit information in the database 44, and the automatic design data creation processing unit 32a of the design information storage means 32 automatically generates CAD drawings. Data necessary for the design is separately stored in the automatic design data storage unit 41c (S24 in FIG. 6).
[0039]
Here, the information registration status determination unit 30f provided in the design management unit 30 determines the next registerable data based on the data input up to now. Table 2 shows the processing required when processing from (1) to (9) is performed. In order to perform the processing of the items in each row, all the processing of the columns marked with ○ is completed. There is a need. For example, in order to perform circuit registration processing for registering circuit information such as self-reporting equipment and smoke control equipment, a board type (for example, a disaster prevention monitoring panel that performs only disaster prevention monitoring, or a combined disaster prevention system that performs central monitoring and disaster prevention monitoring) It is necessary to select the board type to select the type of board such as the board), the dimensions of the box, the number of boxes to be connected, accessory parts (for example, handles, wooden boards, small doors, etc.) and attached members (upper ducts) In order to register a box to register (such as a rack or a base), it is necessary to select a board type and register a circuit. To register the arrangement of equipment in the box, select a board type and register a circuit. It is necessary to process box registration.
[0040]
[Table 2]

[0041]
Thus, the information registration status determination unit 30f determines the next registerable data based on the data registered up to now and the conditions shown in Table 2. FIG. 14 is a flowchart showing the operation of the information registration status determination unit 30f. First, the information registration status determination unit 30f determines whether or not a board type is determined (step S111), and the board type is determined. Then, it is determined that circuit registration is possible (step S112). On the other hand, if the board type has not been determined, the information registration status judging unit 30f judges that processing other than board type selection cannot be performed, and returns to step S111 to repeat the above processing. Next, if the board type has been determined, the information registration status determination unit 30f determines whether or not the circuit registration has been completed (step S113). If the circuit registration has been completed, it can be added as an option. It is possible to perform processing such as circuit option registration for registering devices, embedded device registration for registering devices to be incorporated in a box, box registration, and automatic design start processing for starting automatic design based on input design information. Judgment is made (step S114). On the other hand, if the circuit registration has not been completed, the information registration status determination unit 30f determines that processing other than circuit registration cannot be performed, and returns to step S111 to repeat the above processing. When the board type is determined and the circuit registration is completed, the information registration status determination unit 30f determines whether or not the box registration is completed (step S115), and the box registration is completed. For example, it is determined that the device placement registration process for registering the placement location of the embedded device is possible (step S116). Furthermore, the information registration status determination unit 30f determines whether or not the automatic design start process has been completed (step S117). If the automatic design start process has been completed, the creation of form data such as a parts table and a load table is started. It is determined that the form creation start process is possible (step S118), and if the automatic design start process is not completed, the process returns to step S111 and the above process is repeated.
[0042]
As described above, the information registration status determination unit 30f determines the next registerable data based on the data input up to now (S25 in FIG. 7), and the person in charge responds according to the input status of the design information. Processing such as circuit option registration (S26 in FIG. 7), box registration (S27 in FIG. 7), embedded device registration (S28 in FIG. 7), device arrangement registration (S29 in FIG. 7), and the like can be performed from the terminal 1. In the input screen for each item, the server 2 performs the same processing as S16 to S18 and S21 to S24 in FIG. 6 described above, and the design management means 30 is designed to store the input design information in the external storage device 4. The information storage means 32 is instructed, the design information storage means 32 stores the input design information in the database 44, and the automatic design data creation processing unit 32a of the design information storage means 32 is necessary for automatic design. Storing automatic design data to the automatic design database 41c (S30 in Fig. 7).
[0043]
At this time, in the screen change processing unit 31b classified by product category provided in the screen creation means 31, according to the item information input so far, the specifications of the panel and equipment, and other design information already input The input items on the sequential input screen are changed. For example, in the input screen created by the screen creation means 31, various input items are displayed in a pull-down menu format, and when an item to be input is selected and a range where the item can be input is displayed, it has been input up to now. Since the input range of items to be input changes depending on the item information, panel and equipment specifications, and other design information that has already been input, the product category-specific screen change processing unit 31b displays a pull-down menu. The input range of input items to be input is appropriately changed. FIG. 15 is a flowchart showing the operation of the product category-specific screen change processing unit 31b when inputting the width of the box. The product category-specific screen change processing unit 31b is a master 42 in which various design data are registered. From this, the range in which design information (for example, the height dimension of the duct) can be input is read (step S119). When the width dimension of the box is input, the width dimension is 700 mm, 800 mm, or other than the above It is determined whether it is a dimension (step S120). If the width dimension is 700 mm, the input range of the duct height dimension is set to 100 mm to 300 mm (in 10 mm increments) (step S122). If the width dimension is 800 mm, the input range of the duct height dimension is set. From 100 mm to 1000 mm (in increments of 50 mm) (step S123), if the width dimension is other than the above, the input range of the height dimension of the duct is set from 100 mm to 1200 mm (in increments of 20 mm) (step S120), The product classification screen change processing unit 31b changes the input screen (step S124).
[0044]
As described above, the person in charge inputs various input items from the terminal 1, and automatic design registration processing can be performed at least when the board type selection and circuit registration processing is completed. The person in charge performs automatic design start processing from the terminal 1. If it does (S31 of FIG. 7), the automatic design means 33 of the server 2 starts the automatic design of the CAD drawing. In the automatic design means 33, first, the created drawing judgment unit 33a judges whether a necessary drawing is newly created or a common drawing is used (S32 in FIG. 7).
[0045]
The operation of the created drawing determination unit 33a will be described with reference to the flowchart shown in FIG. First, the created drawing determination unit 33a determines a necessary drawing (for example, an external view, a duct drawing, a mounting hole dimension drawing, a circuit diagram, a device drawing, etc.) based on the design information registered so far (step S130), It is determined from the type of drawing whether the drawing is newly created for each case (case drawing) or the common drawing is diverted (step S131). For example, since the dimensions of the box are different for each project or the type and position of the equipment arranged in the storage unit are different for each project, it is necessary to create a drawing for each project. Judge that. In addition, as for the device diagram and the like, if the product number of the device to be attached to the box is the same, the device drawing becomes the same drawing in any case, so the created drawing determination unit 33a determines that it is a common drawing. Thus, by diverting the common drawings, the number of newly created drawings can be reduced, the time required for automatic design can be shortened, and the storage capacity of the external storage device 4 for storing the created CAD drawings can be reduced. be able to. A common drawing such as a device diagram that is commonly used for different projects is created in advance using CAD software, stored in the common drawing library 43b provided in the drawing file 43, and the drawing name of the common drawing. The storage location is registered in the common drawing master 42 d provided in the master 42. On the other hand, when the created drawing determination unit 33a determines that it is a case drawing from the type of drawing, the automatic design means 33 newly creates a case drawing and saves the created case drawing in the drawing / form file 43a (step S132). On the other hand, when the created drawing determination unit 33a determines that the common drawing is used from the type of drawing (step S133), the created drawing determination unit 33a reads the data of the common drawing used from the common drawing master 42d (step S134), and the drawing. The name and storage location are acquired (step S135), and the drawing name and storage location of the acquired common drawing are written in the case information storage unit 44a provided in the database 44 (step S136).
[0046]
By the way, when the automatic design means 33 creates a new drawing as a case drawing, the automatic design means 33 first determines the arrangement position of the equipment to be arranged in the box 51 (S33 in FIG. 8). The automatic design means 33 determines the required devices and the number of devices based on the design information input from the terminal 1. For example, the automatic design means 33 determines the required devices A to E depending on the number of lines of the display units A and B. The number is determined. The procedure for the automatic design means 33 to determine the number of devices A to E from the number of lines of the display units A and B will be described below with reference to Table 3. First, the automatic design means 33 makes a determination based on the following conditions from the number k of lines in the display units A and B, obtains determination values a and b, respectively, and the number k of lines in the display units A and B is 0. The determination values a and b are set to -1, respectively. When the remainder of the number of lines k of the display units A and B is 10, the determination values a and b are set to 1, respectively, and the number of lines k of the display units A and B is When the remainder by 10 is 0, the determination values a and b are each 0. The number of devices A to E is set as shown in Table 1 according to the combination of the determination values a and b. For example, when the determination value a is −1 and the determination value b is 1, the number of devices A, C, and E is 0, and the number of devices B is (k−5) / 10, where k is the number of lines in the display unit B. (Number), and the number of devices D is one.
[0047]
[Table 3]

[0048]
Below, the procedure in which the automatic design means 33 determines the arrangement position of an apparatus is demonstrated. If two or more boxes are connected, first, the placement / distribution processing unit 33g of the automatic design means 33 sorts the devices to be placed in each box, and the in-panel position determination unit 33f selects the devices to be placed in each box. Determine the position. Here, as shown in FIG. 18, when the two boxes 51 are connected and arranged, a procedure for the arrangement distribution processing unit 33g to distribute the devices 65 will be briefly described below.
[0049]
As shown in Table 4, the device 65 arranged in the storage unit 52 of the box 51 has a distribution condition for each device 65 and a distribution code used when the arrangement distribution processing unit 33g determines the distribution. It has been. For example, the display part A (for 10 lines and 5 lines) dedicated to the self-reporting equipment and the display part B (for 10 lines and 5 lines) used for both the self-reporting equipment and the smoke prevention equipment The distribution conditions are determined so as to be distributed to each box 51 according to the ratio of the numbers of the display units A and B, and the distribution code of each display unit A and B is set to “1”. Further, the distribution condition is determined so that the operation unit main A for operating the display unit A (for 10 lines and 5 lines) is arranged in the box 51 having the largest number of display units A, and the distribution code is “ The distribution condition is determined so that the operation unit main B that operates the display unit B (for 10 lines and 5 lines) is arranged in the box 51 having the largest number of display units B. The distribution code is set to “22”. The distribution condition is determined so that the device A related to the operation unit main A is arranged in the box 51 in which the operation unit main A is arranged, and the distribution code is set to “30”. , C are arranged so that the total number of other devices is arranged in the box 51 having the smallest number, and the distribution code is set to “0”.
[0050]
[Table 4]

[0051]
FIG. 19 is a flowchart showing the operation of the placement / distribution processing unit 33g. The placement / distribution processing unit 33g reads the sorting code of the placement device from the sorting condition master 42e provided in the master 42 and storing the above-described sorting code (step). In step S137, it is determined whether or not the allocation code has been read for all the arrangement devices (step S138). If there is an arrangement device that has not read the distribution code, the distribution code is read from the distribution condition master 42e again. Then, the arrangement devices whose distribution code is “1” (ie, display unit A (for 10 lines, for 5 lines) and display unit B (for 10 lines, for 5 lines)) are extracted from the arrangement devices (steps). S139), the distribution process is performed for the arrangement device whose distribution code is “1” (step S140). Here, arrangement devices whose distribution code is “1” (for example, 60 display units A (10 lines), 30 display units A (5 lines), 10 display units B (10 lines), and display unit B (5 A method for determining the distribution in the case of distributing (line) 2) to the two boxes 51 will be described. Patterns 1, 2,... Shown in Table 5 indicate the ratios for distributing each arrangement device to two boxes, and the ratio of the arrangement devices to the number of each arrangement device for each box in order from pattern 1. The sum of the values obtained by multiplying is calculated, and the absolute value of the difference between the calculation result for one box and the calculation result for the other box is within the allowable value (= 30) for the first time. Sort.
[0052]
[Table 5]

[0053]
First, the arrangement distribution processing unit 33g calculates the pattern 1, and the calculated value is | (60 × 1) − (10 × 1 + 10 × 1 + 2 × 1) | = | 60−22 | = 38> 30, which is an allowable value. Therefore, the arrangement of pattern 1 is not adopted. Next, the arrangement distribution processing unit 33g calculates the pattern 2, and the calculated value is | (60 × 1 + 10 × 1) − (10 × 1 + 2 × 1) | = | 70−12 | = 58> 30, which is an allowable value. Therefore, the arrangement of the pattern 1 is not adopted. Further, the arrangement distribution processing unit 33g performs an operation on the pattern 3, and the calculated value is | (60 × 1 + 10 × 1 + 10 × 1) − (2 × 1) | = | 80−2 | = 78> 30, which is an allowable value. Therefore, the arrangement of the pattern 3 is not adopted. Then, the arrangement distribution processing unit 33g performs an operation on the pattern 4, and the calculated value is | (60 × 0.5) − (60 × 0.5 + 10 × 1 + 10 × 1 + 2 × 1) | = | 30−52 | = | Since −18 | <30, which is smaller than the allowable value, the distribution of the display portions A and B is determined to be the ratio of the pattern 4. That is, 30 display parts A (10 lines) are arranged in one box 51, 30 display parts A (10 lines) and 10 display parts A (5 lines) are displayed in the other box 51. Ten parts B (10 lines) and two display parts B (5 lines) are arranged.
[0054]
After determining the allocation of the arrangement device whose distribution code is “1”, the arrangement distribution processing unit 33g extracts the arrangement device whose distribution code is “21” (that is, the operation unit main A) (step S141), and the operation unit main A If there is, the arrangement condition is set so that the operation unit main A is arranged in the box 51 having the largest number of display units A. Therefore, the operation unit main A is distributed so as to be arranged in the other box 51. Is determined (step S142). Next, the arrangement distribution processing unit 33g extracts the arrangement device (that is, the operation unit main B) whose distribution code is “22” (step S143). If there is the operation unit main B, the operation unit main B is displayed on the display unit B. Since the arrangement conditions are set so as to arrange in the box 51 having the largest number, the distribution is determined so that the operation unit main B is arranged in the other box 51 (step S144). Further, the arrangement distribution processing unit 33g extracts an arrangement device (ie, device A) having the distribution code “30” (step S145). If there is the device A, the device A is arranged in the box 51 having the operation unit main A. Since the arrangement conditions are set so as to perform the allocation, the allocation is determined so that the device A is arranged in the other box 51 (step S146). Here, after the arrangement / distribution processing unit 33g holds the information on the arrangement device distributed for each box (step S147), the arrangement device whose distribution code is “0” (that is, the devices B and C) is extracted ( Step S148) If there are devices B and C, the arrangement conditions are set so that the devices B and C are arranged in the box 51 having the smallest total number of other arrangement devices. The allocation is determined so as to be arranged in the box 51 (step S149), and the information on the arrangement device allocated to each box 51 is held (step S150). In this way, the arrangement distribution processing unit 33g automatically determines the distribution based on the distribution code set in advance for each device, so that it is possible to save the trouble of instructing the distribution of each device. By changing the code, the distribution conditions of each device can be easily changed.
[0055]
When the allocation of the arrangement equipment is determined, the in-panel position determination unit 33f of the automatic design means 33 determines the position of the arrangement equipment in each box 51. Here, the placement device to be placed in the box 51 includes a placement device to be placed in order from the upper side in the storage unit 52 of the box 51, a placement device to be placed in order from the bottom in the storage unit 52 of the box 51, Arrangement conditions indicating the arrangement position in the box 51 for each arrangement device, as shown in Table 6, and roughly classified into arrangement devices arranged in order from the lower side in the remaining area of the storage unit 52, The arrangement coefficient used when the determination unit 33f determines the arrangement position is determined. That is, the placement devices whose placement coefficient is an integer value equal to or greater than 1 are placed in the storage portion 52 of the box 51 in order from the top, with the smaller placement coefficient value on the top. Arrangement devices whose arrangement coefficient is a negative integer value from −99 to −1 are arranged in the storage unit 52 of the box 51 in order from the lower side, with the smaller absolute value of the arrangement coefficient on the lower side. The Further, the placement device having a negative integer value of −100 or less in placement coefficient has a smaller absolute value of the placement coefficient in order from the bottom in the remaining area after placement of the placement device having a placement coefficient larger than −100. It is arranged with the side facing down. For example, the arrangement condition is determined so that the display unit A (for 10 lines) is arranged in order from the upper side of the panel and is always arranged above the display unit B, and the arrangement coefficient is set to 2. ing. In addition, the arrangement conditions are determined so that the operation unit main A is arranged in order from the bottom of the panel, and the arrangement coefficient is set to -1. The arrangement conditions are similarly determined for other arrangement devices, and the arrangement coefficient is set.
[0056]
[Table 6]

[0057]
Here, the operation of the in-panel position determination unit 33f will be described with reference to the flowchart shown in FIG. First, the in-panel position determination unit 33f reads the placement coefficient of each placement device from the placement condition master 42f provided in the master 42 and in which the placement coefficient of each placement device is written (step S151), and the placement coefficient of all placement devices. (Step S152), and if there is a placement device that has not read the placement coefficient, the process returns to step S151 and the placement factor of the placement device is read again. Then, the in-panel position determination unit 33f extracts devices having an arrangement coefficient larger than 0 (step S153), sorts the extracted apparatuses in ascending order using the arrangement coefficient as a key, and arranges each apparatus in order from the upper side of the panel. (Step S154). Next, the in-panel position determination unit 33f extracts devices whose placement coefficient is greater than −100 and smaller than 0 (step S155), sorts the extracted placement devices in ascending order using the placement coefficient as a key, and places each device in the board. Are arranged in order from the lower side (step S156). Finally, the in-board position determination unit 33f extracts devices having an arrangement coefficient of −100 or less (step S157), sorts the extracted devices in ascending order using the arrangement coefficient as a key, and places the remaining area on the board from the lower side. Arrange in order (step S158), and determine the arrangement of each device. As described above, the in-panel position determination unit 33f automatically determines the arrangement of each device based on the arrangement coefficient, can save the trouble of instructing the arrangement of each apparatus, and changes the arrangement coefficient. As a result, the arrangement condition of each device can be easily changed.
[0058]
By the way, it is necessary to arrange the nameplate 63 indicating the name and use of the display unit 53 together with the display unit 53 such as the display unit A (for 10 lines and 5 lines) and the display unit B (for 10 lines and 5 lines). For example, as shown in FIG. 21A, in the case where the display unit 53 is disposed in each of the two boxes 51a and 51b provided in series, a name plate 63 is provided in each of the two boxes 51a and 51b. Although it is necessary, as shown in FIG. 21B, when the display unit 53 is arranged only on one box 51b, the nameplate 63 is provided only on the box 51b on which the display unit 53 is arranged. It ’s fine. Therefore, in the present embodiment, the automatic design means 33 is provided with an accompanying device generation / arrangement processing unit 33h that automatically generates the nameplate 63 according to the presence or absence of the display unit 53 in each box 51a, 51b. ing.
[0059]
The operation of the accompanying device generation / arrangement processing unit 33h will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG. When the arrangement distribution processing unit 33g distributes the arrangement devices (step S159), the associated device generation / arrangement processing unit 33h includes n of m boxes 51 (m is an integer equal to or greater than 1) n. It is determined whether or not the display unit 53 is arranged in the first (1 ≦ n ≦ m) box 51 (step S160). If the display unit 53 is arranged in the box 51, the nameplate 63 is displayed. It is determined whether or not there is a nameplate 63 (step S161). If there is no nameplate 63, a nameplate 63 is added (step S162). On the other hand, when the display unit 53 is not arranged in the nth box 51, the accompanying device generation / arrangement processing unit 33h determines whether or not there is a nameplate 63 (step S163). The nameplate 63 is deleted (step S164). Then, the accompanying device generation / arrangement processing unit 33h determines whether or not the above processing has been performed for all the boxes 51 (step S165). If there is a box 51 that has not been subjected to the above processing, the process returns to step S160. The above process is repeated, and the nameplate 63 is automatically generated and arranged in accordance with the presence or absence of the display unit 53 for all the boxes 51.
[0060]
When the arrangement of the devices is determined as described above, the automatic design means 33 starts the drawing process for the project drawing. First, the design reference point acquisition unit 33b of the automatic design means 33 reads from the master 42 a design reference point used when drawing the project drawing (S39 in FIG. 8). Table 7 shows examples of design reference points. For example, the origin position of the drawing frame and the insertion base point of the front view are registered in advance. Therefore, when the drawing Z1 (see FIG. 28A) of only the drawing frame serving as the basis of the board corresponding to the design information input so far is called from the reference diagram library 43b and drawn, the design read from the master Reference points (coordinates of reference points X1 and X2 when pasting figures SB1 and SB2 on the board and equipment, coordinates of extension reference points X3 and X4 when expanding and contracting figures SB1 and SB2, and character entry positions Using the coordinates of the reference point X5), the figures SB1 and SB2 of the board and necessary equipment are pasted on the drawing Z1 (see FIGS. 28B and 28C), or the pasted figures SB1 and SB2 are used as design information. Based on this, it is possible to expand and contract (see FIGS. 28D and 28E), and to write a character N1 corresponding to the design information (see FIG. 28F). Further, by changing the design reference point stored in the master 42, the design specification (for example, the layout position of the drawing (front view, side view, etc.) and the balloon layout can be changed without changing the design program of the automatic design means 33. The position etc.) can be changed easily.
[0061]
[Table 7]

[0062]
Then, when the design reference point acquisition unit 33b reads the design reference point from the master 42 (S34 in FIG. 8), the automatic design means 33 pastes a figure of a board or a device or puts a character on the basis of this design reference point. A drawing is created by expanding or contracting or deleting a figure that has been entered or pasted (S35 in FIG. 8). When the layout of the figure such as the board or the equipment is finished, the equipment list / balloon creation processing unit 33c provided in the automatic design means 33 assigns a part number to the equipment placed in the drawing and draws out from the figure of the equipment. After creating an annotated leader line (hereinafter referred to as a balloon) consisting of a line and the part number of the device and pasting it on the shape of the device, a list (parts table) showing a list of device names and part numbers is created. And it sticks on drawing Z1 (S36 of FIG. 8).
[0063]
For example, as shown in FIG. 29 (a), a rack-like storage portion 52 provided in the box 51 has a clock 55 ', a display portion (for both A and B) 53, a device B65, and an operation portion main A57 from above. When an external view of the placed board is created, a balloon is pasted to each device placed in the storage unit 52, but a balloon reference point indicating a position where the balloon is pasted is provided in advance on each device figure. It has been. FIG. 29B is a figure showing a clock 55 ', and balloon reference points X11 to X14 used when a balloon is pasted are provided at the four corners of the figure. Each balloon reference point X11 to X14 is given a data string (D1, D2, D3) composed of three data D1, D2, D3. Here, p balloons (p = 1, 2,...) Can be attached to each device, and the data D1 is a reference point corresponding to the qth balloon (1 ≦ q ≦ p). Is shown. In the example shown in FIG. 29B, two balloons can be pasted on this figure, the upper balloon reference points X11 and X12 correspond to the first balloon, and the lower balloon reference points X13 and X14. Corresponds to the second balloon. Data D2 (= right, left) indicates the direction of the leader line. In the example shown in FIG. 29B, the leader line is drawn leftward from the reference points X11 and X13 provided on the left side of the figure. A leader line is drawn in the right direction from the reference points X12 and X14 provided on the right side of the figure. The data D3 indicates which reference point among the reference points corresponding to the q-th balloon is normally used, and the reference point whose data D3 is ON is the reference point that is normally used (that is, default). Is set. In the example shown in FIG. 29B, the left balloon reference point X11 is set as default for the first balloon, and the right balloon reference point X14 is set as default for the second balloon. Has been. In the present embodiment, the drawing direction of the balloon is set to the right or left. However, the drawing direction is not limited to the left and right, and may be drawn vertically, diagonally upward, or diagonally in addition to the left and right.
[0064]
Here, the procedure in which the device list / balloon creation processing unit 33c creates the balloon and the list H1 will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG. First, the balloon information determination unit 33d provided in the device list / balloon creation processing unit 33c reads a balloon reference point provided in the figure of the device to which the balloon is pasted, and is set as a default from a plurality of balloon reference points. A balloon reference point is acquired (step S176). Next, the balloon information determination unit 33d determines whether there is a figure that interferes with the balloon when the balloon is pasted to the default balloon reference point (step S177). The balloon creation unit 33e provided in the balloon creation processing unit 33c pastes the balloon to the default balloon reference point (step S178), and if there is an interfering figure, it pastes the balloon to a balloon reference point other than the default (step S179). Next, the balloon information determination unit 30d determines whether there is another balloon to be pasted on the figure of the same device (step S180), and if there is another balloon, returns to step S176 and repeats the above processing. On the other hand, if there is no other balloon, the balloon information determination unit 30d determines whether there is another device to which the balloon is pasted (step S181). If there is another device, the balloon information determination unit 30d returns to step S176 to perform the above processing. If there is no other device, the device list / balloon creation processing unit 33c creates a list H1 that summarizes the name of the device to which the balloon is pasted, the part number, and remarks about the device, and creates a drawing Z1. Pasting (step S182).
[0065]
As described above, the automatic design unit 33 automatically designs a CAD drawing based on the design conditions input from the terminal 1 by the person in charge, and the design result display unit 34 creates the CAD drawing created by the automatic design unit 33. Then, the form data is converted into the HTML format (S37 in FIG. 8), and the terminal 1 can view the CAD drawing created by the server 2 using browser software (S38 in FIG. 8).
[0066]
By the way, as shown in FIG. 31A, there is a case where it is desired to change the design condition when the CAD drawing is completed, and the person in charge inputs the change contents of the design condition from the terminal 1 to execute the automatic design process again. be able to. Here, when the change contents of the design conditions are only the size or number of the boxes 51 (S39 in FIG. 9), the automatic design process can be re-executed without changing the arrangement of the devices. When the user instructs re-execution of the automatic design process from the terminal 1 (S40 in FIG. 9), the arrangement priority instruction unit 30g provided in the design management means 30 re-executes the automatic design process while keeping the arrangement of the devices as they are. Or the person in charge selects whether to re-execute the automatic design process after reviewing the arrangement of the devices (S41 in FIG. 9). On the other hand, when the person in charge inputs the change contents of the design condition including the change of the configuration and arrangement of the device from the terminal 1 (S42 in FIG. 9) and instructs execution of the automatic design process (S43 in FIG. 9), the design management The device matching processing unit 30h provided in the means 30 compares the information on the component device before the change with the information on the component device after the change, and matches the two (S44 in FIG. 9).
[0067]
Here, the automatic design processing when the design condition is changed will be described below with reference to the flowchart shown in FIG. When the person in charge inputs the change contents of the design conditions from the terminal 1 and instructs re-execution of the automatic design process, the automatic design means 33 starts the automatic device placement process described below based on the changed design conditions. (Step S183). The automatic design means 33 first determines whether or not there is a change in the configuration of the devices arranged in the box 1 (step S184). If there is a change, the in-panel position determination unit 33f and the arrangement distribution processing unit 33b A device placement process for determining device distribution and placement is executed (step S188). On the other hand, if there is no change in the configuration of the device, it is determined whether or not there is a change in the size or number of boxes 51 (step S185), and the size of the box 51 as shown in FIGS. If there is a change in the number of sheaths, the layout priority designating unit 30g of the design management means 30 performs the automatic design process without changing the layout of the equipment (placement priority redesign), or the layout of the equipment is reviewed and the automatic design is performed again. The person in charge selects whether to perform processing (relocation) (step S186). Then, the automatic design means 33 determines the selection result of the person in charge (step S187). If the person in charge selects relocation, the device arrangement process is executed (step S188). If the arrangement priority redesign is selected, The process ends without performing automatic device placement processing.
[0068]
In addition, processing when the component device is changed will be described below. FIG. 33A shows the arrangement of the component devices before changing the design conditions, and the devices A to D are arranged in order from the upper side in the storage portion 52 of the box 51. Table 8 shows the device configuration before and after the design condition is changed, and the devices C and D are eliminated by the change of the design condition, and the device E is added. Here, the operation of the device matching processing unit 30h will be described below with reference to the flowchart shown in FIG. First, the device matching processing unit 30h compares the device configuration before and after changing the design condition (step S189), and determines the change status (step S190). The device matching processing unit 30h does not change the arrangement of the devices A and B that exist together before and after the change (step S191), and the arrangement of the devices C and D that exist only before the change and disappear after the change. The information is deleted (step S192), and the arrangement information is created as an apparatus whose arrangement position has not yet been determined (unarranged apparatus) for the newly added apparatus D after the change (step S193) (FIG. 33B). reference).
[0069]
[Table 8]

[0070]
As described above, in the automatic design apparatus of this embodiment, design conditions are input from the terminal 1 to the server 2 via the LAN 5 or the Internet 6, and the server 2 automatically designs CAD drawings based on the input design conditions. A screen for displaying automatically designed CAD drawings in HTML format is created, and there is no need to install special software such as CAD software on the terminal 1, and if general-purpose browser software is installed, the terminal 1 The CAD drawing can be automatically designed using the server 2 via the LAN 5 or the Internet 6.
[0071]
In the automatic design apparatus of the present embodiment, a plotting unit that compares the case information input by the person in charge from the terminal 1 with the content of the CAD drawing created by the automatic design means 33 based on the case information; As a result of inspection by the department, if there is no discrepancy between the case information and the contents of the CAD drawing, manufacturing request information is created from the case information and the CAD drawing, transferred to the manufacturing department, and manufactured to produce the board When there is a discrepancy between the item information and the contents of the CAD drawing as a result of the inspection by the instruction unit and the drawing unit, an abnormality notifying unit for notifying the person in charge that the CAD drawing is inconsistent with the item information; May be provided in the terminal 1, and when the automatic design process by the automatic design unit 33 is completed, the inspection unit provided in the terminal 1 has a discrepancy between the item information and the contents of the CAD drawing created by the automatic design unit 33. Whether or not Cross and, if there is a discrepancy between them, may be produced indicating means provided in each terminal 1 is transferred to the manufacturing department and its projects drawings and CAD drawing as production request information.
[0072]
The operations of the inspection unit and the manufacturing instruction means will be described with reference to the flowchart shown in FIG. The inspection unit of the terminal 1 accesses the server 2 via the LAN 5 or the Internet 6 and reads the case information stored in the case information storage unit 44a by the design information storage unit 32 (step S194), and the drawing / form file The CAD drawing created by the automatic design means 33 is read from 43a (step S195), the item information and the contents of the CAD drawing are compared (step S196), and it is determined whether there is a difference between them (step S197). . If there is no difference between them, the manufacturing instruction means creates information (manufacturing request information) for requesting manufacturing from the case information and the CAD drawing (step S198), and transfers the created manufacturing request information to the manufacturing department (step S198). Step S199). On the other hand, if there is a difference between the case information and the contents of the created CAD drawing, the abnormality notifying unit provided in the terminal notifies the person in charge that there is a difference (step S200).
[0073]
(Embodiment 2)
By the way, as shown in FIG. 23, the box 51 constituting the design target board is separated from the arrangement device (in-rack arrangement device) 65 arranged in the shelf-like device storage unit (rack) 52. Internally arranged devices (for example, a power supply device for the arranged device 65) 66 necessary for the arranged device 65 are vertically arranged on the back plate of the box 51 and attached in two rows.
[0074]
For example, as shown in FIG. 24, the back plate of the box 51 is provided with ten arrangement areas 67 in which two internal arrangement devices 66 are arranged in two rows, and each arrangement area 67 has 1 in order from the bottom. 24 are assigned, and the internal placement devices 66 can be placed in the respective placement areas 67 (note that the numbers given to the placement areas 67 in FIG. Address number). However, the arrangement | positioning area | region 67 which can arrange | position according to the kind of the internal arrangement | positioning apparatus 66 is decided beforehand, for example, the power supply device for self-reporting apparatus is arrange | positioned in the arrangement | positioning area | region 67 of the address numbers 1-6, The power supply device for gas leak notification is arranged in any one of the arrangement regions 67 having address numbers 1 to 3.
[0075]
At this time, by placing the internal placement device 66, a rack that interferes with the internal placement device 66 and cannot place the placement device 65 in the rack is generated. For example, as shown in FIGS. 25 (a) and 25 (b), the power supply unit is attached to the in-rack arrangement device 65 arranged in the top rack 68a of the box 51, and the address number of the box 51 is assigned. When attached to the No. 1 to No. 5 arrangement area 67, the power supply apparatus and the in-rack arrangement apparatus 65 arranged in the bottom rack 68b interfere with each other, so the in-rack arrangement apparatus 65 is arranged in this rack. become unable.
[0076]
Accordingly, the address number of the placement area 67 that can be placed for each internal placement device 66 and the position of the storage section 52 where the placement device 65 in the rack cannot be placed when placed in the placement region 67 of that address number are the master. 42 is written. In the present embodiment, the arrangement area 67 for arranging the internal arrangement device 66 is provided on the back plate of the box 51, but the arrangement area may be provided on the side plate in addition to the back plate of the box 51.
[0077]
In the automatic design apparatus according to the present embodiment, the internal design generating unit that generates the internal placement device 66 necessary for the placement device 65 in the rack from the type of the placement device 65 in the rack in the automatic design device according to the first embodiment. 33i, an internal unit arrangement processing unit 33j for determining the arrangement position of the internal arrangement device 66 generated by the internal unit generation unit 33i, and a rack in which the in-rack arrangement device 65 cannot be arranged by the arrangement of the internal arrangement device 66 is determined. An unplaceable area determining unit 33k is provided in the automatic design means 33, and the operation of each unit will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG.
[0078]
First, the internal unit generation unit 33i generates an internal placement device 66 that is necessary to accompany the in-rack placement device 65 from the in-rack placement device 65 that is placed in the rack (step S166). The processing unit 33j arranges the generated internal arrangement device 66 at a predetermined location (step S167). Next, the non-placeable area determining unit 33k reads from the master 42 a rack (storage unit 52) that cannot place the in-rack placement device 65 due to the placement of the internal placement device 66, and determines a rack that cannot be placed. Later (step S168), the in-panel arrangement order processing unit 33f performs the processing described in the first embodiment to determine the arrangement of the in-rack arrangement device 65 (step S169). As described above, the internal device generation unit 33i automatically lists the internal placement devices 66 that are necessary in association with the in-rack placement device 65, and the internal device placement processing unit 33j performs the internal placement according to a predetermined placement condition. Since the arrangement position of the device 66 is determined, there is no omission of the arrangement of the internal arrangement device 66, and it is possible to save the trouble of designating the arrangement position, and the arrangement impossible region determination unit 33k can arrange the arrangement of the internal arrangement device 66. Accordingly, the rack in which the in-rack arrangement device 65 cannot be arranged is determined, so that it is possible to prevent problems such as interference between the in-rack arrangement device 65 and the internal arrangement device 66 stored in the rack.
[0079]
Further, when a plurality of boxes 51 are connected in series, it is necessary to distribute the internal arrangement devices 66 to the respective boxes 51 in the same manner as the in-rack arrangement devices 65 arranged in the rack. The automatic design processing unit 33 is provided with an internal distribution processing unit 33m.
[0080]
Hereinafter, the operation of the internal device distribution processing unit 33m will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG. As with the in-rack arrangement device 65, a distribution code is assigned to the internal arrangement device 66 and is written in the internal device distribution code storage master 42g. The internal device distribution processing unit 33m first starts with the internal device distribution code storage master 42g. The distribution code of the internal arrangement device (internal unit) 66 is read (step S170), it is determined whether or not the distribution code has been read for all the internal arrangement devices 66 (step S171), and the internal arrangement device 66 that has not read the distribution code. If there is, the process returns to step S170 again to read the distribution code from the internal device distribution code storage master 42g. Next, the arrangement distribution processing unit 33g of the automatic design unit 33 performs the processing described in the first embodiment, and distributes the in-rack arrangement device 65 to each box 51 (step S172). Here, as shown in Table 9, the internal arrangement device 66 is classified into self-reporting device-related, smoke prevention-related, various alarm-related, etc. according to its application, and a classification code indicating each classification is assigned. The internal arrangement processing unit 33j extracts the same classification code from the internal arrangement devices 66 (step S173), and matches the related classification code in accordance with the balance of the display unit 53 distributed to each box 51. Are arranged in each box 51 (step S174). Also, as shown in Table 10, priorities are assigned to the internal placement devices 66, and the internal device placement processing unit 33j secures an area to be placed in order from the device with the lowest priority value (step S175). As described above, the internal device distribution processing unit 33m automatically determines the distribution of the internal device 66 based on the distribution state and the classification code of the device disposed in the storage unit 52. The trouble of instructing the distribution of 66 can be saved, and the distribution condition of each internal arrangement device 66 can be easily changed by changing the classification code.
[0081]
[Table 9]

[0082]
[Table 10]

[0083]
The configurations other than the internal unit generation unit 33i, the internal unit arrangement processing unit 33j, the non-placeable region determination unit 33k, and the internal unit allocation processing unit 33m are the same as those in the first embodiment, and therefore the same components are illustrated and described. Description is omitted.
[0084]
(Embodiment 3)
In the present embodiment, as shown in FIGS. 36 and 46, in the CAD drawing automatic design apparatus of the first embodiment, CAD drawings created by the automatic design means 32 and stored in the drawing form file 43 a of the server 2 are stored. A download processing unit (drawing transfer unit) 34a that transmits to the terminal 1 according to an instruction from the terminal 1 is provided in the design result display unit 34 of the server 2, and the terminal 1 stores the drawing transmitted from the server 2 in the external storage device 14. The terminal 1 is provided with dialog editing means 15 that performs dialog editing of the CAD drawings stored in the external storage device 14 and can be created on the terminal 1 side that cannot be handled by automatic design. .
[0085]
Here, a procedure in which the terminal 1 downloads a CAD drawing from the server 2 and performs interactive editing of the CAD drawing will be described with reference to the flowcharts of FIGS. As described in the first embodiment, the automatic design unit 33 automatically creates a CAD drawing based on the case information input from the terminal 1, and stores the created CAD drawing in the drawing form file 43a. When the person in charge wants to interactively edit the CAD drawing, the person in charge operates the operation unit 13a provided in the screen of the display 13 by using the mouse 12, for example, and transmits the desired CAD drawing to the server 2. Instruct. The download processing unit 34a of the server 2 transmits the corresponding CAD drawing to the terminal 1 in accordance with the transmission instruction input from the terminal 1 (step S201 in FIG. 37), and the terminal 1 transmits the CAD drawing transmitted from the server 2 to the external storage device. 14 is stored. Here, the case information stored in the design information storage means 32 is provided with a dialog edit flag indicating whether the CAD drawing of the case has been interactively edited on the terminal 1, and the download processing unit 34a is connected to the terminal 1 side. When the CAD drawing is transmitted to the dialog, the dialogue editing item instruction processing unit 34b provided in the design result display unit 34 turns on the dialogue editing flag for the item in the CAD drawing and stores it in the item information storage unit 44a (FIG. 37). Step S202).
[0086]
When the automatic design means 33 performs automatic design processing based on the case information stored in the case information storage unit 44a, it first reads the dialog edit flag of the case information from the case information storage unit 44a (step of FIG. 38). S203), it is determined whether the dialogue editing flag is ON or OFF (step S204 in FIG. 38). If the dialogue editing flag is ON, this matter information is interactively edited on the terminal 1 side. And is handled as a case not subject to automatic design processing (step S205 in FIG. 38). On the other hand, if the dialogue editing flag is OFF, the automatic design process as described in the first embodiment is performed as a case for the automatic design process (step S206 in FIG. 38).
[0087]
Next, the dialog editing means 15 provided on the terminal 1 side will be described. The dialogue editing means 15 creates a balloon indicating the part number of the device arranged on the CAD drawing and pastes it on the figure of the device, and the name and part number of the device arranged on the CAD drawing. A device list creating unit 15b for creating a list showing the size, a partial enlarged display unit 15c for cutting out a part of the CAD drawing and enlarging it at a desired magnification at a desired position, and a box displayed on the CAD drawing A box size extension processing section 15d for extending the width dimension of 51 is provided, and the operation of each section will be described below.
[0088]
First, the operation of the balloon creating unit 15a will be described with reference to FIGS. When the person in charge inputs the initial value and increment of the part number using the keyboard 11 and the mouse 12 (step S207 in FIG. 39), the part number assigned to the device arranged on the CAD drawing is set to the input initial value. (Step S208 in FIG. 39). Here, when the person in charge designates the figure of the device arranged on the CAD drawing using, for example, the mouse 12 (step S209 in FIG. 39), the same device determination unit (number determination unit) provided in the balloon creation unit 15a. It is determined whether the device instructed 15e is the same type as the device that has already created the balloon (step S210 in FIG. 39). The assigned part number is acquired (step S211 in FIG. 39), and a balloon with the acquired part number is created and pasted on the figure of the designated device (step S212 in FIG. 39). On the other hand, if it is not the same type as the device that has already created the balloon, a balloon with a newly assigned part number is created and pasted on the figure of the designated device (step S213 in FIG. 39). The increment is added to the part number assigned in step S213 (step S214 in FIG. 39). Next, it is determined whether or not there is a device to which a balloon is applied (step S215 in FIG. 39). If there is a device to which a balloon is applied, the process returns to step S209, and the above processing is repeated. The same device determination unit 15e sets the balloon that has been instructed to attach a balloon from the attribute information indicating the type of device assigned to the device graphic, the symbol name indicating the device graphic, and the like. It is determined whether or not the created device is the same type.
[0089]
Further, the balloon creation unit 15a acquires the maximum value of the part number assigned to the device on the CAD drawing and, as shown in FIG. 41, the hidden maximum value of the acquired part number is provided as attribute information. A part number maximum value acquisition unit 15f for generating a graphic element (for example, point Y) on the CAD drawing Z1 may be provided. When the balloon generation unit 15a applies a balloon to the figure of the device on the CAD drawing, first the component The maximum number acquisition unit 15f acquires a graphic element having the maximum value of the part number as attribute information (S216 in FIG. 40), and reads the maximum value of the part number from the attribute information of the graphic element (S217 in FIG. 40). . Then, the part number maximum value acquisition unit 15f sets a value obtained by adding 1 to the maximum value read from the graphic element as an initial value of the part number (S218 in FIG. 40), and performs balloon creation processing (in FIG. 40). S219) When the balloon creation process is completed, the non-display graphic element has the maximum value of the current part number as attribute information, and this graphic element is created on the CAD drawing (S220 in FIG. 40). Therefore, when the next balloon creation work is performed, the value obtained by adding 1 to the maximum value of the part number at the previous balloon creation can be used as the initial value of the part number. It is possible to reduce the trouble of inputting the initial value of, to improve the work efficiency and to eliminate the numbering mistake.
[0090]
Next, the operation of the device list creation unit 15b will be described with reference to FIGS. As described above, information such as the part number, device name, and remarks of the device to which the balloon is attached is assigned to the balloon assigned to the device arranged on the CAD drawing as attribute information. Similarly, information such as the name and remarks is given to the figure of the device as attribute information. Here, when the device list creation unit 15b creates the device list H1 (see FIG. 43) of the devices arranged on the CAD drawing, the attribute information of the balloon assigned to the device is first acquired (S221 in FIG. 42). ), The information including the part number, name, and remarks of the device to which the balloon is attached is sorted using the part number as a key (S222 in FIG. 42), and the device list H1 is created and pasted on the CAD drawing. (S223 in FIG. 42). Here, the device list H1 includes items such as a part number, device name, and remarks, and the width dimensions W1 and W2 of each item and the width of the blank provided on the left side of the characters of the device name and remarks. Dimensions W3 and W4, line spacing W5, character height, and font size are determined in advance. In this embodiment, the balloon has information such as the device part number, name, and remarks as attribute information, and the device graphic has information such as the name and remarks as attribute information. The external storage device 14 may store balloon and device graphic information in a database format or text format, or store one of the balloon and device graphic information in the external storage device 14. The other may be given to the figure as attribute information.
[0091]
Further, in the partial enlarged display portion 15c, as shown in FIG. 44 (a), a figure included in a designated region (for example, a circular region R1) of the CAD drawing Z1 is cut out, and a predetermined figure as shown in FIG. 44 (b). A drawing Z2 enlarged at a magnification of 1 can be created at a desired position, and an enlarged view of a main part in which fine portions are enlarged can be easily created. Further, as shown in FIG. 45 (a), for a CAD drawing of a panel in which two boxes 51a and 51b having a width dimension of, for example, 600 mm are juxtaposed, the width dimension of the box 51b arranged on the right side is set to, for example, 700 mm. When the person in charge instructs to extend the width dimension of the box 51b, for example, by 100 mm, for example, using the keyboard 11 or the mouse 12, for example, the box dimension extension processing unit 15d causes the center of the box 51b arranged on the right side. Centering on the line L1, the position of the device arranged in the box 51b is left as it is, and the outer shape of the box 51b is moved by 50 mm to the left and right, the handle of the box 51b is moved to the left by 50 mm, and the box 51b The arranged equipment is moved to the right by 50 mm, and the box 51a arranged on the left is moved to the left by 50 mm to increase the width of the box. If only, it is possible to easily perform the change of the CAD drawing work.
[0092]
Since the configuration other than the download processing unit 34a, the dialog editing item instruction processing unit 34b, and the dialog editing unit 15 is the same as that of the first embodiment, illustration and description of the same components are omitted.
[0093]
【The invention's effect】
  As described above, the invention of claim 1 is provided on the front surface of the box.Multiple shelves are arranged in the vertical directionIn a CAD drawing automatic design apparatus that automatically designs CAD drawings necessary for the production of a panel configured by storing various devices in a device storage section, a plurality of terminals incorporating browser software and a communication line Configure the network with a server to which multiple terminals are connected, and input screens for entering design information necessary for panel designThe input screen is displayed for display by the terminal.Screen creation means for creating in HTML format, a design information storage section for storing design information, design information storage means for storing design information input on the input screen in the design information storage section, and design conditions for panel design Design condition storage to store the design information enteredas well asDesigned by automatic design means that automatically designs CAD drawings necessary for board production based on design conditions, and automatic design meansConvert CAD drawing to HTML format to display CAD drawing on terminalA design result display means, a created drawing storage section for storing CAD drawings designed by the automatic design means,, PaintingSurface creation means,Design information storage means,Automatic design meansas well asDesign management means for managing the operation of the design result display means, and a design information storage unit,Design condition storageas well asCreate drawing storagePartAnd having an external storage device on the serverIn accordance with the type of each device, the placement condition storage unit for storing the placement coefficient is set by setting a placement coefficient representing the position in the vertical direction of the shelf on which each device is placed as a numerical value. And an in-panel position determination unit that determines the arrangement position of each device based on the arrangement coefficient stored in the arrangement condition storage unit.The terminal can browse the input screen created in the HTML format by the screen creation means using browser software on the terminal, and when the person in charge inputs the design conditions from the terminal, the automatic design means of the server The CAD drawing is automatically designed based on the input design information and the design condition stored in the design condition storage unit, and the CAD drawing designed by the automatic design means is displayed in the HTML format by the design result display means. Even if a terminal in which special software such as the above is not installed, if it is a terminal in which general-purpose browser software is installed, an automatic design apparatus capable of automatically designing a CAD drawing can be provided.Moreover, the in-panel position determination unit automatically determines the arrangement position of each device based on the arrangement coefficient preset for each device, and can save the trouble of instructing the arrangement of each device. In addition, since the arrangement condition of each device is determined by the arrangement coefficient stored in the arrangement condition storage unit, there is an effect that the arrangement condition of each device can be easily changed only by changing the arrangement coefficient.
[0094]
  The invention of claim 2 is the server according to claim 1, wherein the serverAccess toA user registration unit for registering user information indicating a permitted user in the design condition storage unit, and a server based on the user information stored in the design condition storage unitAccess toA user approval unit that determines whether or not to allowMessengerDepending on the available server functionsUsers registered in the design condition storageInput screens created by the screen creation means according to the functions that can be used for the classified groups as well as the groups.as well asA screen control unit for changing the display screen is provided in the design management means, and the user approval unit is a server based on user information registered in the user registration unit.Access toUsers who are not registered in the user registration departmentAccess toIn addition, since the screen control unit changes the input screen and the display screen according to the functions that can be used by each user, it is possible to set functions that can be used for each user.
[0095]
The invention of claim 3 provides a terminal information storage area for storing information for each terminal connected to the external storage device of the server via a communication line in the invention of claim 1, and corresponds to the information input from the terminal The terminal management information storage unit is provided in the design management means, and the terminal information storage unit stores the design information input from each terminal in the corresponding terminal information storage region. Therefore, there is an effect that the server can be used simultaneously from a plurality of terminals.
[0096]
According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, in the first aspect of the invention, a shared information storage unit that separately stores information used in common by a plurality of screens created by the screen creation means in a shared information storage area provided in the external storage device Since the shared information storage unit separately stores information used in multiple screens in the shared information storage area, information displayed on each screen when the screen is switched It is not necessary to transfer all of the information, the information transferred between the screens can be reduced, the switching speed of the screen can be increased, and the information is stored from the user by storing the information in the shared information storage area. There is an effect that it can be concealed.
[0097]
According to a fifth aspect of the invention, in the first aspect of the invention, the design information necessary for automatic design by the automatic design means is extracted from the design information input on the input screen, and the extracted design information is automatically designed. The design information storage means is provided with an automatic design data creation processing unit that converts it into a data format that is easy to process and stores it in an external storage device separately. Since it is stored in the device, it is not necessary to read all design information input from the external storage device and extract information necessary for automatic design from the read design information. Since the design information is stored in a data format that is easy to process, the design information can be read at high speed.
[0098]
  According to a sixth aspect of the present invention, in the first aspect of the invention, a common drawing storage unit for storing CAD drawings used in common for a plurality of boards having different specifications is provided in the external storage device, and the design is input on the input screen. Based on the information, it is determined whether a CAD drawing is newly created or a CAD drawing stored in the common drawing storage unit is used, and when using the CAD drawing stored in the common drawing storage unit, the CAD to be used Drawing drawing nameas well asAn automatic design means is provided in the automatic design means for storing the storage location information in the design information storage unit. When creating a CAD drawing, the created drawing judgment unit newly creates a CAD drawing or is common. Since it is determined whether to use the drawing, the number of newly created CAD drawings can be reduced by using the common drawing, the time required for automatic design can be reduced, and the storage capacity of the external storage device can be reduced. There is an effect that can be.
[0100]
  Claim7The invention of claim1In the invention of the present invention, the board has a plurality ofBoxAre arranged side by side in the width direction, and for each type of equipment with the same placement factor,In each boxA distribution code that digitizes the distribution conditions is provided, and according to the distribution codeEquipment distributed to each boxThe allocation distribution processing unit is provided in the automatic design means, and the allocation distribution processing unit automatically determines the distribution of each device based on the distribution code preset for each device. , It is possible to save the trouble of instructing the distribution of each device, and since the distribution condition of each device is determined by the distribution code, it is possible to easily change the distribution condition of each device simply by changing the distribution code. .
[0101]
  Claim8The invention of claim7In the invention of the present invention, an internal unit generating unit for generating the internal arrangement equipment necessary accompanying the equipment arranged in the equipment storage unit,BoxAn internal arrangement processing unit that arranges internal arrangement devices in an arrangement area for internal arrangement devices provided inside according to predetermined arrangement conditions, and an arrangement storage unit that determines an apparatus storage unit that cannot arrange devices due to the arrangement of internal arrangement devices. The internal unit generation unit automatically lists the internal placement devices necessary for the devices placed in the device storage unit, and the internal placement processing unit Since the arrangement position of the internal arrangement device is determined according to the predetermined arrangement condition, there is no omission of the arrangement of the internal arrangement device, it is possible to save the trouble of determining the arrangement position, and the non-arrangement area determination unit is Since the device storage unit that cannot place the device is determined by the arrangement of the placement device, it is possible to prevent problems such as interference between the device stored in the device storage unit and the internal placement device. There is a result.
[0102]
  Claim9The invention of claim8In the invention of, InsideA classification code indicating the type of part placement device is stored in the design condition storage unit, and the classification code of each internal placement device is read from the design condition storage unit.Based on the distribution status of each device distributed to each box and the classification code, the internal arrangement device to be distributed to each box is determined.The internal distribution processing unit is provided in the automatic design means, and the allocation distribution processing unit is configured based on the classification code set in advance in each internal arrangement device and the distribution of the devices arranged in the device storage unit. The allocation of the internally arranged devices is automatically determined, and it is possible to save the trouble of instructing the distribution of each internally arranged device, and the distribution conditions of the internally arranged devices can be changed by changing the classification code of each internally arranged device. There is an effect that can be easily changed.
[0103]
  Claim10In the invention of claim 1, in the invention of claim 1, a CAD drawing of only a drawing frame is stored in advance in the external storage device, and the automatic design means serves as a reference of the board corresponding to the design condition input from the input screen. A CAD drawing with only a frame is called from an external storage device, and a board graphic is added to the called CAD drawing.as well asPaste device shapeAnd work to enlarge or reduce part of the drawingThe design reference point on the CAD drawing used for editing is stored in the design condition storage unit as an external file. When editing a CAD drawing, the external file is called from the design condition storage unit to obtain the design reference point. The design reference point acquisition unit is provided in the automatic design means, and the design reference point used in editing the CAD drawing is provided in the design condition storage unit. Therefore, when the design specification is changed, the automatic design means is provided. There is an effect that it is possible to easily cope with the problem by changing the design reference point without changing the design program.
[0104]
  Claim11In the invention of claim 1, when creating a CAD drawing in which one or more devices are arranged on the board, a list for displaying information on the devices arranged in the board is created. A device list / balloon creation processing unit is provided in the automatic design means to attach an annotated leader line consisting of a number and a leader line that associates the figure and the information on the list of equipment to the equipment figure, and the equipment figure is annotated. Lead line leaderas well asMultiple reference points with information on the direction of the leader are provided. The reference point that reads the information of the annotated leader line from the reference point and places the annotated leader line to avoid interference with other figures.as well asA balloon information determining unit that determines the drawing direction and a balloon creating unit that generates an annotated leader line based on the determination of the balloon information determining unit are provided. The balloon information determination unit determines the reference point and the drawing direction for placing the annotated leader line so that other equipment does not interfere with the annotated leader line, and the balloon creation unit determines the balloon information. Since the annotated leader line is created based on the judgment result of the judgment unit, there is an effect that it is possible to prevent the annotated leader line from interfering with a graphic of another device.
[0105]
  Claim12According to the invention of claim 1, in the design result display means of the server, the drawing transfer unit for transmitting the CAD drawing stored in the drawing storage unit to the terminal in response to an instruction from the terminal is provided in the server design result display means and transmitted from the server. The editing means for editing the CAD drawing is provided in the terminal, and the automatic design means can only create the CAD drawing programmed in advance, but the terminal is transmitted to the terminal by the drawing transfer unit of the server. Since the CAD drawing is edited by the editing means, there is an effect that a CAD drawing that cannot be handled by the automatic design means can be created on the terminal side.
[0106]
  Claim13The invention of claim12In the present invention, when a device arranged on the CAD drawing is selected, a balloon creating unit is provided on the terminal for creating an annotated leader line composed of a number indicating the device and a leader line and pasting it on the figure of the device. If the selected device is the same type as the selected device, an annotated leader line with the previously assigned number is created, and if the selected device is a newly selected device, the previous number is incremented by a predetermined amount. A number determination part that creates an annotated leader with a number added to the number is added to the balloon creation part, and an annotated leader line can be created on the figure simply by selecting the figure on the terminal. In addition, since the numbers indicating the respective devices are automatically assigned, the working efficiency can be improved, and an error in numbering can be eliminated.
[0107]
  Claim14According to the present invention, an input screen for inputting design information necessary for designing a panel is configured by configuring a network with a plurality of terminals in which browser software is incorporated and a server to which the plurality of terminals are connected via a communication line.The input screen is displayed for display by the terminal.Screen creation means for creating in HTML format, a design information storage section for storing design information, design information storage means for storing design information input on the input screen in the design information storage section, and design conditions for panel design Design condition storage to store the design information enteredas well asDesigned by automatic design means that automatically designs CAD drawings necessary for board production based on design conditions, and automatic design meansConvert CAD drawing to HTML format to display CAD drawing on terminalDesign result display means, a created drawing storage section for storing CAD drawings designed by automatic design means, and screen creation means,Design information storage means,Automatic design meansas well asDesign management means for managing the operation of the design result display means, and a design information storage unit,Design condition storageas well asCreate drawing storagePartOn the front surface of the box using an automatic design device for CAD drawings provided on the server.Multiple shelves are arranged in the vertical directionIn an automatic CAD drawing design method for automatically designing a CAD drawing required for manufacturing a panel configured by storing various devices in a device storage section,According to the type of each device, a placement coefficient that represents the position in the vertical direction of the shelf on which each device is placed in a numerical value is stored in advance in the placement condition storage unit,Access the server from the terminal via the communication line,HTML formatEnter design information from the input screen created inThen automatic design meansDesign information and design conditions input from the terminalNecessary for board production after determining the placement position of each device in the device storage unit based on the placement coefficient stored in the placement condition storage unitCAD drawings are automatically designed, and CAD results designed by automatic design means are displayed as design result display means.To display on the terminalCreate a display screen in HTML format, and display screen created in HTML format.CAD drawings from the terminalThe terminal can browse the input screen created in HTML format by the screen creation means using browser software on the terminal, and when the person in charge inputs design conditions from the terminal, the automatic design means of the server The CAD drawing is automatically designed based on the input design information and design conditions, and the CAD drawing designed by the automatic design means is displayed in HTML format by the design result display means, so special software such as CAD software is installed. Even if the terminal is not installed, a CAD drawing can be automatically designed as long as general-purpose browser software is installed.
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FIG. 1 is a schematic configuration diagram illustrating an automatic design apparatus for CAD drawings according to a first embodiment.
FIGS. 2A and 2B show a composite disaster prevention panel designed by the above automatic design apparatus, wherein FIG. 2A is a front view and FIG. 2B is a side view.
3 shows a composite disaster prevention panel designed by the automatic design apparatus described above, where (a) is a view of the left side from the AA ′ plane in FIG. 2, and (b) is a BB ′ plane in FIG. It is the figure which looked at the left side from.
FIG. 4 is a schematic configuration diagram showing a server of the automatic design apparatus same as above.
FIG. 5 is a flowchart for explaining an operation procedure for designing a CAD drawing using the automatic design apparatus according to the embodiment.
FIG. 6 is a flowchart for explaining another work procedure for designing a CAD drawing by using the automatic design apparatus same as above.
FIG. 7 is a flowchart for explaining another work procedure for designing a CAD drawing using the automatic design apparatus described above.
FIG. 8 is a flowchart for explaining still another work procedure for designing a CAD drawing using the automatic design apparatus according to the embodiment.
FIG. 9 is a flowchart for explaining yet another work procedure for designing a CAD drawing using the automatic design apparatus described above.
FIG. 10 is an explanatory diagram of a data file used in the automatic design apparatus same as above.
FIG. 11 is an explanatory diagram of information stored in a data file used in the automatic design apparatus same as above.
FIG. 12 is an explanatory diagram for explaining an input screen for inputting item information using the automatic design apparatus described above.
FIG. 13 is a flowchart for explaining processing when calculating a scheduled delivery date using the automatic design apparatus same as above.
FIG. 14 is a flowchart for explaining the operation of the information registration status determination unit of the automatic design apparatus same as above.
FIG. 15 is a flowchart for explaining the operation of the product classification screen changing unit of the automatic design apparatus same as above.
FIG. 16 is a flowchart for explaining the operation of the automatic design data creation processing unit of the automatic design apparatus same as above.
FIG. 17 is a flowchart for explaining the operation of a creation drawing determination unit of the automatic design apparatus same as above.
FIG. 18 is an explanatory diagram of a board that is a design target of the automatic design apparatus according to the embodiment.
FIG. 19 is a flowchart for explaining the operation of the arrangement distribution processing unit of the automatic design apparatus same as above.
FIG. 20 is a flowchart for explaining the operation of the in-panel position determination unit of the automatic design apparatus same as above.
FIGS. 21A and 21B are explanatory diagrams of a board that is a design target of the automatic design apparatus according to the embodiment.
FIG. 22 is a flowchart for explaining the operation of the accompanying device generation / arrangement processing unit of the automatic design apparatus same as above.
FIG. 23 is a cross-sectional view of a board, which is a design target of the automatic design apparatus for CAD drawings according to the second embodiment, viewed from the side.
FIG. 24 is a diagram showing an arrangement area of a board internal arrangement device that is a design target of the automatic design apparatus same as above.
FIGS. 25A and 25B show a board which is a design target of the automatic design apparatus according to the embodiment, in which FIG. 25A is a layout diagram of devices arranged in a rack, and FIG.
FIG. 26 is a flowchart for explaining the operation of the non-placeable area determination unit of the automatic design apparatus same as above.
FIG. 27 is a flowchart for explaining the operation of the internal unit distribution processing unit of the automatic design apparatus same as above.
FIGS. 28A to 28F are explanatory views for explaining a procedure for creating a drawing using the CAD drawing automatic design apparatus of the first embodiment;
FIG. 29A shows a CAD drawing created using the above automatic design apparatus, and FIG. 29B shows a figure of a device pasted on the CAD drawing.
FIG. 30 is a flowchart for explaining the operation of the device list / balloon creation processing unit of the automatic design apparatus same as above.
FIGS. 31A to 31C are external views showing a panel which is a design target of the automatic design apparatus described above.
FIG. 32 is a flowchart for explaining automatic design processing when the design conditions of the automatic design apparatus are changed.
33 (a) and 33 (b) are explanatory diagrams showing device arrangement of a board which is a design target of the automatic design apparatus same as above.
FIG. 34 is a flowchart for explaining the operation of the device matching processing unit of the automatic design apparatus same as above.
FIG. 35 is a flowchart for explaining the operation of the manufacturing instruction means of the automatic design apparatus same as above.
FIG. 36 is a schematic configuration diagram showing an automatic design apparatus for CAD drawings according to a third embodiment.
FIG. 37 is a flowchart for explaining the operation of the above.
FIG. 38 is a flowchart for explaining another operation of the above.
FIG. 39 is a flowchart for explaining the operation of the balloon creating unit provided on the terminal side.
FIG. 40 is a flowchart for explaining the operation of the part number maximum value acquisition unit provided in the balloon creation unit;
FIG. 41 is an explanatory diagram for explaining the operation of the part number maximum value acquisition unit provided in the balloon creation unit;
FIG. 42 is a flowchart for explaining the operation of a device list creation unit provided on the terminal side.
FIG. 43 is a diagram showing a list created by the device list creation unit.
44 (a) and 44 (b) are explanatory diagrams for explaining the operation of the partial enlarged display unit provided on the terminal side.
45 (a) and 45 (b) are explanatory diagrams for explaining the operation of a box size extension processing unit provided on the terminal side.
FIG. 46 is a schematic configuration diagram showing an automatic design apparatus for CAD drawings of the above.
FIG. 47 is a schematic configuration diagram showing a conventional CAD system.
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In a CAD drawing automatic design apparatus for automatically designing a CAD drawing required for manufacturing a panel constituted by storing various devices in a device storage section in which a plurality of shelves are arranged in the vertical direction on the front surface of the box, a browser To configure a network with multiple terminals with built-in software and a server to which multiple terminals are connected via a communication line, and to display an input screen for inputting design information necessary for panel design on the terminal Screen creation means for creating the input screen in HTML format, a design information storage section for storing design information, design information storage means for storing design information input on the input screen in a design information storage section, the design condition storage unit for storing the design conditions for the design, and automated design means for automatically designing CAD drawing required for board fabrication based on the inputted design information and design conditions, the automatic A design result display means for meter units convert the CAD drawing in order to display on the terminal of the CAD drawing designed to HTML format, and creating drawings storage unit automated design means for storing the CAD drawing designed, screen creation means, Design information storage means , automatic design means and design management means for managing the operation of the design result display means, and an external storage device having a design information storage part , a design condition storage part and a created drawing storage part are provided in the server, The placement condition storage unit for storing the placement coefficient is set as the design condition storage unit by setting a placement coefficient representing the vertical position of the shelf on which each device is placed according to the type of each device. provided with the self of the CAD drawing, characterized in that a panel in the position determination unit that determines the position of each device based on the arrangement coefficient stored in the layout condition storage section in automated design means Design apparatus. Whether to permit access to the server based on the user registration unit that registers the user information indicating the user permitted to access the server in the design condition storage unit, and the user information stored in the design condition storage unit a user authorization unit for determining, as well as classified into a plurality of groups of users registered in the design condition storage unit, depending on the capabilities of the server that can be used, the screen creating means in accordance with the functionality available in the classified groups 2. The CAD drawing automatic design apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the design management means includes an input screen to be created and a screen control unit for changing the display screen. A terminal information storage area for storing information for each terminal connected to the external storage device of the server via a communication line is provided, and an information storage unit for each terminal for storing information input from the terminal in the corresponding terminal information storage area 2. The CAD drawing automatic design apparatus according to claim 1, which is provided in the design management means. The screen creation means is provided with a shared information storage unit for separately storing information used in common by a plurality of screens created by the screen creation means in a shared information storage area provided in the external storage device. The CAD drawing automatic design apparatus according to 1. From the design information entered on the input screen, the design information necessary for automatic design by the automatic design means is extracted, and the extracted design information is converted into a data format that can be processed easily by the automatic design means. 2. The CAD drawing automatic design apparatus according to claim 1, wherein an automatic design data creation processing section for storing the data is provided in the design information storage means. A common drawing storage unit for storing CAD drawings commonly used for a plurality of boards having different specifications is provided in the external storage device, and a new CAD drawing is created based on the design information input on the input screen. It is determined whether to use a CAD drawing stored in the drawing storage unit, and when using a CAD drawing stored in the common drawing storage unit, the design name storage unit stores the drawing name and storage location information of the CAD drawing to be used. The CAD drawing automatic design apparatus according to claim 1, wherein a created drawing judgment unit stored in the automatic design means is provided in the automatic design means. The above-mentioned panel is configured by arranging a plurality of boxes in the width direction. 2. The CAD drawing automatic design apparatus according to claim 1, wherein an arrangement designating processing unit is provided in the automatic design means for determining a device to be distributed to each box according to a distribution code . An internal arrangement generator for generating internal arrangement equipment necessary for the equipment arranged in the equipment storage section, and an internal arrangement equipment according to a predetermined arrangement condition in an arrangement area for the internal arrangement equipment provided inside the box 8. The CAD drawing according to claim 7 , further comprising: an internal unit arrangement processing unit for arranging a device; and a non-placeable area determining unit for determining a device storage unit that cannot place a device due to the placement of the internally arranged device . Automatic design equipment. A classification code indicating the type of the internally arranged device is stored in the design condition storage unit, the classification code of each internally arranged device is read from the design condition storage unit, and the distribution state of each device distributed to each box and the above 9. The CAD design automatic design apparatus according to claim 8 , wherein an internal designating unit for determining an internal arrangement device to be assigned to each box based on the classification code is provided in the automatic design means. The CAD drawing of only the drawing frame is stored in the external storage device in advance, and the automatic design means calls the CAD drawing of only the drawing frame serving as the reference of the panel corresponding to the design condition input from the input screen from the external storage device. The design reference point on the CAD drawing used as an external file is a design condition that is used when editing work including the work of pasting the board graphic and equipment graphic to the called CAD drawing and the work of enlarging or reducing a part of the drawing. A design reference point acquisition unit that is stored in a storage unit, calls an external file from the design condition storage unit when a CAD drawing is edited, and acquires a design reference point is provided in the automatic design means. An automatic design apparatus for CAD drawings according to 1 . When creating a CAD drawing in which one or more devices are arranged on the board, a list for displaying information on the devices arranged in the board is created, and information about the figure of the equipment and the list of the equipment is provided. A device list / balloon creation processing unit for pasting an annotated leader line consisting of a number and a leader line to the equipment figure is provided in the automatic design means. There are multiple reference points to which is added, and the information of the annotated leader line is read from the reference point, and the reference point and the leader direction for locating the annotated leader line are determined so as to avoid interference with other figures. 2. The CAD drawing automatic design apparatus according to claim 1 , further comprising: a balloon information determination unit; and a balloon generation unit that generates an annotated leader line based on the determination of the balloon information determination unit . A drawing transfer unit that transmits a CAD drawing stored in the drawing storage unit to the terminal in response to an instruction from the terminal is provided in the design result display unit of the server, and an editing unit that edits the CAD drawing transmitted from the server is provided in the terminal. automatic designing apparatus CAD drawing according to claim 1, characterized in that provided. When a device placed on a CAD drawing is selected, a balloon creation unit is created in the terminal for creating an annotated leader line consisting of a number indicating the device and a leader line, and pasting it on the figure of the device. If the selected device is of the same type, an annotated leader with the previously assigned number is created, and if the selected device is a newly selected device, a number obtained by adding a predetermined increment to the previous number 13. The CAD drawing automatic design apparatus according to claim 12, wherein a number determination unit for generating the annotated leader line is provided in the balloon generation unit . To configure a network with multiple terminals with built-in browser software and servers to which multiple terminals are connected via a communication line, and to display an input screen for inputting design information necessary for panel design on the terminal A screen creation means for creating the input screen in the HTML format, a design information storage section for storing design information, a design information storage means for storing the design information input on the input screen in the design information storage section, Design condition storage unit for storing design conditions related to the design of the machine, automatic design means for automatically designing the CAD drawings necessary for board production based on the input design information and design conditions, and CAD drawings designed by the automatic design means Design result display means for converting the CAD drawing into an HTML format for displaying the data on a terminal, and a drawing for storing the CAD drawing designed by the automatic design means External storage device having a storage unit, design management unit for managing operations of screen generation unit, design information storage unit, automatic design unit and design result display unit, design information storage unit, design condition storage unit and created drawing storage unit Using a CAD drawing automatic design device provided on the server, a board constructed by storing various devices in a device storage section provided with a plurality of shelves arranged vertically in the front of the box In an automatic CAD drawing design method for automatically designing a necessary CAD drawing, an arrangement condition storage unit is provided with an arrangement coefficient that represents the position in the vertical direction of a shelf on which each apparatus is arranged according to the type of each apparatus by a numerical value. From the input screen created in HTML format by accessing the server from the terminal via the communication line. When the design information is input, the automatic design means determines the arrangement position of each device in the device storage unit based on the design information input from the terminal, the design condition, and the arrangement coefficient stored in the arrangement condition storage unit, The CAD screen required for board production is automatically designed, and the display screen is created in the HTML format so that the design result display means can display the CAD drawing designed by the automatic design means on the terminal. A CAD drawing design method, wherein the CAD drawing is confirmed from a terminal on a display screen.

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