JP6783280B2 - Automatic quotation method and computer - Google Patents

Description

The present invention relates to an automatic quotation method and a computer for determining a price or a delivery date of an item group composed of a plurality of items.

Conventionally, shape data (hereinafter, referred to as "item group") related to a mechanical device or the like (hereinafter, collectively referred to as "item group") composed of a plurality of sheet metal parts, cutting parts, pressed parts, injection molded parts, etc. (hereinafter, collectively referred to as "item"). For example, there is an automatic estimation system that automatically estimates the price and delivery date of the item group based on CAD data).

As an automatic quotation system of this type, a system that can change manufacturing conditions such as item tolerances, materials, and surface treatments that affect prices and delivery dates is known (see, for example, Patent Document 1).

Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. 2013-20818

However, a conventional automatic quotation system as described in Patent Document 1 automatically estimates the price and delivery date of an item group after setting manufacturing conditions for the item (that is, for the entire item group such as a completed mechanical device). Is to be done.

Therefore, if the user does not have specialized knowledge about the relationship between price or delivery date and processing type (that is, manufacturing conditions), in order to bring the estimation result closer to the user's desired price and delivery date, manufacturing There was a risk that the estimation would have to be repeated many times while changing the conditions.

The present invention has been made in view of the above points, and an object of the present invention is to provide an automatic estimation method and a computer capable of easily bringing an estimation result closer to a user's desired price or desired delivery date with a small number of trials.

In order to achieve the above object, the automatic estimation method of the present invention is an automatic estimation method in which a computer equipped with a CPU determines a price or a delivery date of an item group composed of a plurality of items. An item recognition process for recognizing the item included in the item group, and an item information acquisition in which the computer acquires the price or delivery date of the item for each manufacturing condition that can be selected when manufacturing the item. The process, the designated condition recognition step in which the computer recognizes the designated condition specified from the manufacturing conditions, and the computer based on the price or the delivery date of the item corresponding to the designated condition. and item group price and delivery determination step of determining a first value or first delivery of the item set, the computer, the suggested price or desired recognize desired delivery date price and delivery recognition step of the item group, before Symbol computer, search for a nearby become manufacturing conditions to the desired price or the desired delivery date than the said items for price or delivery date, which is determined when you change the first value or the first delivery recommended conditions The search process to be performed, the first selection unit in which the manufacturing conditions before the computer changes to the recommended conditions are displayed in a selectable format, and the second selection unit in which the recommended conditions are displayed in a selectable format. It is characterized by having a display processing step of displaying the selection unit and the display screen of the output unit .

As described above, in the automatic estimation method of the present invention, after the price or delivery date of the item group is determined in the item group price / delivery date determination process, the manufacturing conditions for at least one of the plurality of items are notified in the notification process. To. Then, the notified manufacturing conditions are the desired price or desired price rather than the price or delivery date of the item group determined when the manufacturing conditions are changed, which is determined before the manufacturing conditions are changed. It is close to the delivery date.

That is, in the automatic estimation method of the present invention, the manufacturing conditions for which changes should be considered in order to bring the estimation result closer to the desired price or the desired delivery date are presented, so that the manufacturing conditions can be efficiently examined.

Therefore, according to the automatic estimation method of the present invention, even if the user does not have specialized knowledge about the relationship between the price or delivery date and the manufacturing conditions, the estimation result can be easily obtained with a small number of trials. It is possible to approach the desired price or the desired delivery date.

Further, by proposing the recommended conditions (that is, the base design regarding the manufacturing conditions) in this way, the user can design while referring to the base design. As a result, it becomes possible to more easily bring the estimation result closer to the user's desired price or desired delivery date.

Further, in order to achieve the above object, the computer of the present invention is a computer that determines the price or delivery date of an item group composed of a plurality of items, and is an item that recognizes the item included in the item group. A recognition unit, an item information acquisition unit for acquiring the price or delivery date of the item for each manufacturing condition that can be selected when manufacturing the item, and a designated condition specified from the manufacturing conditions for each item. A designated condition recognition unit to be recognized, and an item group price / delivery date determination unit that determines the first price or the first delivery date of the item group based on the price or the delivery date of the item corresponding to the designated condition. , and the counterpart group desired price or recognize desired delivery date desired price and delivery recognition unit, than change price or delivery date of the item group that is determined when the first value or the first delivery A search unit that searches for recommended conditions that are manufacturing conditions that approach the desired price or the desired delivery date, a first selection unit that displays the manufacturing conditions before changing to the recommended conditions in a selectable format, and the above. It is characterized by including a second selection unit in which recommended conditions are displayed in a selectable format, and a display processing unit that displays the recommended conditions on the display screen of the output unit .

The block diagram which shows the structure of the automatic estimation system which concerns on embodiment of this invention. It is a flowchart which shows the process performed by the server of the automatic estimation system of FIG. 1, and is the flowchart which shows the process from the item recognition process to the recommended condition proposal process. It is a flowchart which shows the process performed by the server of the automatic quotation system of FIG. 1, and is the flowchart which shows the process from the desired price / delivery date recognition process to the notification process. The figure which shows the example of the image displayed on the display screen at the time of STEP01 of FIG. The figure which shows the example of the image displayed on the display screen at the time of STEP05 of FIG. The figure which shows the example of the image displayed on the display screen at the time of STEP07 of FIG. The figure which shows the example of the image displayed on the display screen at the time of STEP09 and STEP10 of FIG. The figure which shows the example of the image displayed on the display screen at the time of STEP18 of FIG. The figure which shows the example of the image displayed on the display screen at the time of STEP19 of FIG.

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. First, the configuration of the automatic estimation system S of the present embodiment will be described with reference to FIG.

As shown in FIG. 1, the automatic estimation system S is composed of an information terminal 1 operated by a user and a server 2 connected to the information terminal 1 via a line such as the Internet. This automatic estimation system S is a mechanical device or the like (hereinafter, referred to as an "item group") composed of a plurality of sheet metal parts, cutting parts, pressed parts, injection molded parts and the like (hereinafter, collectively referred to as "items"). ) While supporting the design, determine the price and delivery date.

The automatic estimation method of the present invention can be applied to a system other than a system composed of a server and a plurality of information terminals (input terminals, output terminals) connected to the server via a network. For example, it may be applied to a single information terminal including an input unit 11 and an output unit 12 of the information terminal 1 described later, and each processing unit and a storage unit included in the server 2.

The information terminal 1 includes an input unit 11 composed of input devices such as a keyboard, mouse, and touch panel, and an output unit 12 composed of output devices such as a liquid crystal display and a speaker. The information input by the user to the information terminal 1 via the input unit 11 is transmitted to the server 2 via the network. The result of the processing performed by the server 2 based on the transmitted information is transmitted to the information terminal 1, displayed on the output unit 12, and presented to the user.

The server 2 is a computer composed of a CPU, a memory, and the like. The server 2 includes an item recognition unit 21, a shape pattern storage unit 22, an item information acquisition unit 23, an item information storage unit 24, a condition recognition unit 25, and a display processing unit 26 (notification unit).

Based on the shape data (for example, CAD data) related to the item group input via the input unit 11 of the information terminal 1, the item recognition unit 21 sets the items included in the item group for each part constituting the item. Separate and recognize.

Shape patterns of various items are stored in the shape pattern storage unit 22. This shape pattern is referred to when the item recognition unit 21 recognizes the types of items included in the item group and the parts constituting the items.

The item information acquisition unit 23 sets the manufacturing conditions that can be selected when manufacturing the item for each item recognized by the item recognition unit 21 from the item information storage unit 24, and the item when the manufacturing conditions are used. Get the price and delivery date.

Here, as the manufacturing conditions, for example, in addition to dimensions, tolerances, materials, hardness, and surface treatment, various parameters that may affect the estimation result of the item such as price or delivery date or the properties (size, weight) of the item group. Is included.

When the item information storage unit 24 has a manufacturing condition that can be selected when manufacturing the item and a manufacturing condition for the item corresponding to the item group that can be ordered and designed via the automatic quotation system S. The price and delivery date of the item in. The stored manufacturing conditions are set and stored not for each item but for each part that constitutes the item.

The condition recognition unit 25 recognizes the information input by the user via the input unit 11 of the information terminal 1. The condition recognition unit 25 includes a designated condition recognition unit 25a, a proposal condition recognition unit 25b, a desired price / delivery date recognition unit 25c, a fixed condition recognition unit 25d, and a fixed location recognition unit 25e.

The designated condition recognition unit 25a recognizes the designated condition specified by the user selecting from the manufacturing conditions selectively displayed on the output unit 12 of the information terminal 1 via the input unit 11 of the information terminal 1. ..

The proposal condition recognition unit 25b selects the type of proposal request selected by the user via the input unit 11 of the information terminal 1 from the proposal requests selectably displayed on the output unit 12 of the information terminal 1. recognize.

The desired price / delivery date recognition unit 25c recognizes the desired price / delivery date value of the item group input by the user via the input unit 11 of the information terminal 1 in the input field displayed on the output unit 12 of the information terminal 1. ..

The fixed condition recognition unit 25d recognizes the designated condition selected by the user via the input unit 11 of the information terminal 1 from the manufacturing conditions selectively displayed on the output unit 12 of the information terminal 1.

The fixed location recognition unit 25e is a fixed portion selected by the user via the input unit 11 of the information terminal 1 from the items of the 3D model of the item group displayed on the output unit 12 of the information terminal 1 and the parts constituting the items. Recognize items and fixed parts.

As described above, in the automatic quotation system S, the designated condition, the type of request for proposal, the fixed condition, the fixed item, and the fixed part are presented in a format to be selected. However, the specified condition, the type of proposal request, the fixed condition, the fixed item, or the fixed part is not limited to the format to be selected and specified, and is directly input via character string input or voice input. It may be a format specified by.

Further, in the automatic quotation system S, the desired price and delivery date are directly input and specified. However, the desired price and delivery date are not limited to the direct input type, and may be selected from the presented ones.

Based on the information from the item recognition unit 21, the item information acquisition unit 23, and the condition recognition unit 25, the display processing unit 26 provides the output unit 12 of the information terminal 1 with basic information of the item group, a 3D model, manufacturing conditions, and information. , Display the estimation result. The display processing unit 26 has a 3D model creation unit 26a, an item group price / delivery date determination unit 26b, a recommended condition proposal unit 26c, a fluctuation value calculation unit 26d, and a study recommendation part recognition unit 26e.

The 3D model creation unit 26a creates a 3D model based on the shape of the item recognized by the item recognition unit 21, and displays it on the output unit 12 of the information terminal 1. The 3D model created by the 3D model creation unit 26a is divided into items and parts constituting the items, and each of them can be color-coded. In addition, the 3D model can be selected for each part.

The item group price / delivery date determination unit 26b determines the item group price and delivery date (estimation result) based on the item price and delivery date corresponding to the designated condition recognized by the designated condition recognition unit 25a, and the information terminal 1 Is displayed on the output unit 12 of.

The recommended condition proposal unit 26c selects the recommended recommended condition from the manufacturing conditions based on the type of the requested proposal request, and displays it on the output unit 12 of the information terminal 1.

The fluctuation value calculation unit 26d calculates the fluctuation value of the price and the delivery date determined when the manufacturing condition is changed for the determined (that is, the current time) price and the delivery date for each manufacturing condition, and the information terminal 1 Is displayed on the output unit 12 of.

The study recommended portion recognition unit 26e recognizes a portion for which it is recommended to consider changing the manufacturing conditions in response to the designation of the designated conditions, and causes the output unit 12 of the information terminal 1 to display the portion.

As described above, in the automatic estimation system S, various information which is the processing result of the item group price / delivery date determination unit 26b, the recommended condition proposal unit 26c, the fluctuation value calculation unit 26d, and the examination recommendation partial recognition unit 26e. Is output as an image on the display screen of the output unit 12 of the information terminal 1. However, these pieces of information may be output by voice, or may be output by using both images and voice.

Next, the process performed by the server 2 of the automatic estimation system S will be described with reference to FIGS. 1 to 9. 2 and 3 are flowcharts showing the processing performed by the automatic estimation system S server 2.

First, the item recognition unit 21 recognizes the shape of a component of the item group (hereinafter, referred to as “solid”) based on the shape data of the item group input to the input unit 11 of the information terminal 1 by the user (hereinafter, referred to as “solid”). FIG. 2 / STEP01).

In STEP 01, an image as shown in FIG. 4 is displayed on the display screen of the output unit 12 of the information terminal 1. The user inputs the shape data to the shape data input unit 12a on the display screen, or the input shape data displayed on the shape data input unit 12a (“Project 1: Ejector tweezers A” in FIG. 4”. Or select any of the data shown as "Project 2: Ejector Tweezers B"). As a result, the shape data of the item group is recognized by the item recognition unit 21.

In the automatic estimation system of the present embodiment, 3D CAD data is used as the shape data of the item group. However, the shape data may be in another format as long as it can recognize the shape of the solid included in the item group, such as a plurality of 2D CAD data in addition to the 3D CAD data.

Next, the item recognition unit 21 refers to the shape pattern stored in the shape pattern storage unit 22 to recognize the type of the item corresponding to the recognized solid shape and the portion constituting the item. (Fig. 2 / STEP02).

STEP01 and STEP02 are item recognition steps in the process performed by the automatic estimation system S.

Next, the item recognition unit 21 creates a 3D model of the item group based on the shape of the solid recognized by the item recognition unit 21 and the portion constituting the recognized item (FIG. 2 / STEP03).

At this time, the 3D model of the created item group is divided into the item and the parts constituting the item, and each of them can be color-coded. In addition, the 3D model can be selected for each part. The model of the item group may be a 2D model as well as a 3D model. In addition, the color-coded colors include colorless.

Next, the item information acquisition unit 23 acquires the selectable manufacturing conditions and the price and delivery date corresponding to the manufacturing conditions from the item information storage unit 24 for the parts constituting the items recognized by the item recognition unit 21. (Fig. 2 / STEP04).

This STEP04 is an item information acquisition process in the process performed by the automatic estimation system S.

Next, the display processing unit 26 displays the created 3D model and displays the acquired manufacturing conditions in a selectable manner (FIG. 2 / STEP05).

In STEP 05, an image as shown in FIG. 5 is displayed on the display screen of the output unit 12 of the information terminal 1. Specifically, an image including a model display unit 12b, a basic information display unit 12c, a manufacturing condition display unit 12d, a desired price / delivery date input unit 12e, a proposal request display unit 12f, and an estimation result display unit 12g is displayed. To.

On the model display unit 12b, a 3D model M of an item group composed of a plurality of items is displayed.
It is displayed as selectable for each part that makes up the item. The display of the 3D model M can be changed so as to be rotated by the user operating the 3D model M via the input unit 11. Further, the display format (for example, dimension display position, wire frame display) of the 3D model M can be arbitrarily changed.

Basic information about the item group is displayed on the basic information display unit 12c. As basic information, for example, a project name, an item type (product name), and the number of items (quantity) are displayed. In the present embodiment, since the item group is an ejector tweezers consisting of only six ejector pins, the product name is only the ejector pins, and the quantity is only related to the ejector pins.

On the manufacturing condition display unit 12d, manufacturing conditions such as material and hardness are displayed in a selectable format. Specifically, the selectable manufacturing conditions are displayed as a pull-down menu in the manufacturing condition selection unit 12d1. Further, in the manufacturing condition display unit 12d, in addition to the manufacturing condition selection unit 12d1, a fixed check box 12d2 and a variable value display unit 12d3, which will be described later, are displayed.

The desired price / delivery date input unit 12e displays input fields for the desired price and the desired delivery date. In this input field, a user can input a desired numerical value via the input unit 11 of the information terminal 1.

The request for proposal display unit 12f displays a request for proposal button used when making a request for proposal, which will be described later. In this embodiment, two buttons, a "lowest price" button and a "shortest delivery time" button, are displayed.

The price and delivery date (shipment date) of the item group, which is the estimation result, are displayed on the estimation result display unit 12g. At the time of STEP05, it is blank because no estimate has been made.

Next, the designated condition recognition unit 25a of the condition recognition unit 25 recognizes the designated condition selected by the user from the displayed manufacturing conditions via the input unit 11 of the information terminal 1 (FIG. 2 / STEP06).

This STEP06 is a designated condition recognition step in the process performed by the automatic estimation system S.

Next, the item group price / delivery date determination unit 26b of the display processing unit 26 is based on the designated conditions recognized by the designated condition recognition unit 25a of the condition recognition unit 25 and the price and delivery date for each item acquired by the item information acquisition unit 23. The delivery date and price of the item group are determined and displayed on the output unit 12 of the information terminal 1 (FIG. 2 / STEP07).

Specifically, for example, the price may be the total price calculated by adding the prices of each of a plurality of items constituting the item group as the item group price, or the total price plus the assembly cost. May be the price of the item group. Regarding the delivery date, the longest delivery date may be the delivery date of the item group among the delivery dates of the plurality of items constituting the item group, and the item group is the longest delivery date plus the work time for assembly. It may be the delivery date of.

After that, for example, as shown in the image shown in FIG. 6, on the display screen of the output unit 12 of the information terminal 1, the price and delivery date of the item group determined by the item group price / delivery date determination unit 26b are displayed on the estimation result display unit 12g. indicate.

It is not necessary to omit this STEP07 and display the estimation result at this stage. Specifically, the image shown in FIG. 6 may not be displayed on the display screen, and the next process may be performed while the screen shown in FIG. 5 is displayed.

STEP 07 and STEP 21 described later are item group price / delivery date determination steps in the processing performed by the automatic quotation system S.

Next, the proposal condition recognition unit 25b of the condition recognition unit 25 determines whether or not the proposal request has been recognized (FIG. 2 / STEP08).

Specifically, has the proposal condition recognition unit 25b selected the "lowest price" button or the "shortest delivery date" button of the proposal request display unit 12f displayed on the display screen of the output unit 12 of the information terminal 1. Judge whether or not.

When the proposal request is recognized (YES in STEP08), the recommended condition proposal unit 26c determines the manufacturing conditions acquired by the item information acquisition unit 23 based on the type of the proposal request recognized by the proposal condition recognition unit 25b. The recommended recommended conditions are searched from among them, and the searched recommended conditions are displayed on the output unit 12 of the information terminal 1 (FIG. 2 / STEP09).

Specifically, when the item group is manufactured after acquiring a plurality of manufacturing conditions with a low price and a short delivery time among the manufacturing conditions, the manufacturing condition or the delivery date at which the price of the item group as a whole becomes the cheapest is set. Search for the shortest manufacturing condition and recognize the search result as a recommended condition. At this time, if the manufacturing conditions to be fixed and the items to be fixed to the manufacturing conditions or the parts constituting the items are specified by the same processing as STEP 12 and STEP 13 described later, the search is performed by excluding them.

Next, the item group price / delivery date determination unit 26b of the display processing unit 26 determines the item group based on the recommended conditions searched by the recommended condition proposal unit 26c and the price and delivery date for each item acquired by the item information acquisition unit 23. The delivery date and price are determined and displayed on the output unit 12 of the information terminal 1 (FIG. 2 / STEP10).

In STEP09 and STEP10, an image as shown in FIG. 7 is displayed on the display screen of the output unit 12 of the information terminal 1. On this display screen, the value selected by the manufacturing condition selection unit 12d1 of the manufacturing condition display unit 12d and the value displayed by the estimation result display unit 12g are changed from those in FIG. 6 (that is, at the time of STEP07). ing.

Specifically, for example, when "lowest price" is selected, the "material" of the manufacturing condition selection unit 12d1 is "NAK80 (37 to 43HRC)" recommended from "SKH51 (58 to 60HRC)". The "shipping date" (delivery date) has changed from "June 29, 2016" to "2016" due to the change in "hardness" from "58-60HRC" to the recommended "37-43HRC". It was changed to "July 4, 2014", and the total price was changed from "4,910 yen" to the lowest price "3,890 yen".

STEP08 to STEP10 are recommended condition proposing steps in the process performed by the automatic estimation system S.

In this way, in the automatic estimation system S, the recommended conditions (that is, the base settings related to the manufacturing conditions) are proposed based on the proposal request, so that the user can design while referring to the base design. It has become like.

After the delivery date and price of the item group based on the recommended conditions are displayed (after STEP 10), or when the proposal request is not recognized (NO in STEP 08), the condition recognition unit 25 recognizes the desired price and delivery date. The unit 25c recognizes the desired price / delivery date input by the user via the input unit 11 of the information terminal 1 (FIG. 3 / STEP 11).

Specifically, the desired price / delivery date recognition unit 25c is input by the user in the input field of the desired price / delivery date input unit 12e displayed on the display screen of the output unit 12 via the input unit 11 of the information terminal 1. Recognize the numerical value.

This STEP 11 is a desired price / delivery date recognition process in the processing performed by the automatic quotation system S.

Next, the fixed condition recognition unit 25d of the condition recognition unit 25 recognizes the fixed condition selected by the user from the displayed manufacturing conditions via the input unit 11 of the information terminal 1 (FIG. 3 / STEP 12).

Specifically, the manufacturing conditions in which the fixed check box 12d2 in the image displayed on the display screen of the output unit 12 is checked are recognized.

Next, the fixed portion recognition unit 25e is a fixed item or a fixed portion selected by the user from the displayed 3D model via the input unit 11 of the information terminal 1 (hereinafter, collectively referred to as “fixed portion”). Is recognized (Fig. 3 / STEP13).

Specifically, it recognizes an item or a component of the item that is directly selected from the 3D model M displayed on the display screen of the output unit 12 and fixes the manufacturing conditions.

This STEP 12 is a fixed condition recognition step in the process performed by the automatic estimation system S, and this STEP 13 is a fixed location recognition step in the process performed by the automatic estimation system S.

In this way, in the automatic quotation system S, the manufacturing conditions desired by the user or the item or part to which the manufacturing conditions should be fixed can be selected (that is, the fixed conditions or fixed locations are selected). The manufacturing conditions to be considered have been further narrowed down.

Note that STEP 12 and STEP 13 may be omitted, and the process may proceed to the next process without selecting a fixed condition or a fixed location.

Next, the fluctuation value calculation unit 26d of the display processing unit 26 is a group of items generated when the manufacturing conditions are changed for each manufacturing condition based on the price and the delivery date for each manufacturing condition acquired by the item information acquisition unit 23. Calculate the fluctuation value of the price and delivery date of (Fig. 3 / STEP14).

Specifically, the price and delivery date of the item group determined when the manufacturing conditions are changed based on the price and delivery date of the item group determined by the item group price / delivery date determination unit 26b (that is, at the present time). Calculate the fluctuation value of.

This STEP 14 is a fluctuation value calculation step in the process performed by the automatic estimation system S.

Next, the examination recommended partial recognition unit 26e of the display processing unit 26 calculates the difference amount between each of the determined (that is, the current) item group price and the delivery date and the input desired price and the desired delivery date. (Fig. 3 / STEP15).

Next, the study recommended partial recognition unit 26e determines whether or not the difference amount is equal to or greater than the minimum value of the fluctuation value (FIG. 3 / STEP 16).

When the difference amount is equal to or more than the minimum value of the fluctuation value (YES in STEP 16), the study recommended partial recognition unit 26e excludes the fixed conditions and the manufacturing conditions for the fixed points, and if changed, the desired price and the desired price. Search for recommended conditions, which are manufacturing conditions that approach the delivery date (Fig. 3 / STEP17).

Specifically, the study recommended partial recognition unit 26e searches for manufacturing conditions whose fluctuation values are close to the difference amount. At this time, the study recommended partial recognition unit 26e searches for a plurality of manufacturing conditions that approach the desired price and the desired delivery date when changed, and for each of the searched manufacturing conditions, the item group determined when the change is made. It may also be necessary to recognize the degree to which each of the price and the delivery date is close to the desired price and the desired delivery date. Specifically, it is advisable to recognize that the fluctuation value is close to the difference amount as having a high degree of approximation.

Next, the study recommended partial recognition unit 26e displays the variable value in the display column of the manufacturing condition, and constitutes the display column of the manufacturing condition corresponding to the recommended condition and the item or item of the 3D model corresponding to the recommended condition. The part to be used is colored and displayed (Fig. 3 / STEP18).

For example, as shown in the image shown in FIG. 8, on the display screen of the output unit 12 of the information terminal 1, the fluctuation value is displayed on the fluctuation value display unit 12d3 of the manufacturing condition display unit 12d, and among the manufacturing condition selection units 12d1. Color the manufacturing conditions that correspond to the recommended conditions. Further, in the 3D model M displayed on the model display unit 12b, the part of the item corresponding to the recommended condition is colored.

Specifically, the fluctuation value display unit 12d3 displays the fluctuation value for each item included in the pull-down menu of "brimmed diameter tolerance" ("+235 yen" is displayed in the item "0 / -0.02". ). Although the display of the fluctuation value of the delivery date is omitted in the present embodiment, the fluctuation value of the delivery date may be displayed instead of the fluctuation value of the price, or the fluctuation value of the price and the fluctuation value of the delivery date may be displayed. You may want to display both of them.

In addition, in the manufacturing condition display unit 12d, it is recommended to consider the change when the "brimming diameter tolerance" and the "brimming diameter tolerance" that are changing the manufacturing conditions among the displayed items are changed. The condition "shank diameter tolerance" is highlighted by coloring it in a different color.

Further, in the model display unit 12b, regarding the value of the tolerance of the portion corresponding to the “brimmed” of the selected predetermined item in the 3D model M and its dimension, the “flange diameter tolerance” in the display name of the manufacturing condition display unit 12d. In addition to highlighting with the same color as, the "brimming" of other items that have the same manufacturing conditions as the "brimming" of the selected item is thinner than the "brimming" of the specified item. Color the lineage to highlight it.

Further, in the model display unit 12b, the color of the portion corresponding to the "shank diameter tolerance" corresponding to the recommended condition and the value of the tolerance of the dimension are the same as the "shank diameter tolerance" in the display name of the manufacturing condition display unit 12d. To highlight.

This STEP 18 is a notification step in the process performed by the automatic estimation system S.

In this way, in the automatic quotation system S, the manufacturing conditions to be considered in order to bring the price and delivery date of the item group closer to the desired price and the desired delivery date are highlighted and notified by coloring them as recommended conditions. Will be done. As a result, the user can visually recognize the manufacturing conditions to be considered next as a concrete part. That is, in the automatic estimation system S, the manufacturing conditions to be examined are presented in an intuitively easy-to-understand form, so that the user can efficiently examine the manufacturing conditions.

When a plurality of recommended conditions are searched for in STEP 17, the same manufacturing conditions are specified among the parts corresponding to the recommended conditions as shown in FIG. 8 when presenting the recommended conditions in STEP 18. (For example, in the present embodiment, each of the flanges of the plurality of pins) may be colored in the same color.

By highlighting a plurality of parts corresponding to the recommended conditions in this way, it is possible to study a plurality of parts (manufacturing conditions) at the same time. Specifically, for example, it becomes possible to study whether the manufacturing conditions should be changed all at once or only a part of the manufacturing conditions should be changed.

Further, in STEP 17, when a plurality of recommended conditions are searched and the degree (approximation degree) that each of the price and the delivery date of the item group determined when changed is close to the desired price and the desired delivery date is calculated. When presenting the recommended conditions in STEP 18, each part corresponding to the recommended conditions is notified by adding a different color according to the degree of approximation (for example, the recommended conditions having a larger degree of approximation are given a darker color). You may do so.

By presenting a plurality of types of recommended conditions in this way, the importance of the manufacturing conditions to be considered can be easily recognized.

However, instead of highlighting a plurality of parts in this way, only the most recommended manufacturing conditions (which are closest to the desired price and desired delivery date when changed) may be highlighted.

On the other hand, when the difference amount is less than the minimum value of the fluctuation value (NO in STEP 16), the examination recommended partial recognition unit 26e sets the price and delivery date of the determined item group to the desired price and the desired delivery date, respectively. The closest is displayed (Fig. 3 / STEP19).

For example, as shown in the image shown in FIG. 9, on the display screen of the output unit 12 of the information terminal 1, the estimation result display unit 12g displays that the current manufacturing conditions are the optimum conditions.

Specifically, a message such as "The price is closest to the desired price" is displayed on the estimation result display unit 12g.

In the automatic estimation system S, the minimum value of the fluctuation value of the difference amount is used as the threshold value. However, the threshold value is not limited to such a value, and the user may be able to set an arbitrary value.

After displaying the variable value and presenting the recommended conditions (after STEP 18), or after displaying that each of the determined item group price and delivery date is closest to the desired price and desired delivery date (in STEP 19). Later), the condition recognition unit 25 determines whether or not the manufacturing conditions have been changed (FIG. 3 / STEP20).

When the conditions are changed (YES in STEP20), the item group price / delivery date determination unit 26b of the display processing unit 26 determines the item group price based on the item price and delivery date corresponding to the changed manufacturing conditions. And the delivery date is determined and displayed (Fig. 3 / STEP21).

Then, after STEP21, the processes from STEP14 to STEP20 are performed again.

On the other hand, if the condition is not changed (NO in STEP20), the server 2 ends the current process.

As described above, according to the automatic quotation system S, even if the user does not have specialized knowledge about the relationship between the price or delivery date and the manufacturing conditions, the manufacturing that should be examined from the automatic quotation system S. Since the conditions are guided, the estimation result can be easily brought closer to the user's desired price or desired delivery date with a small number of trials.

Although the illustrated embodiment has been described above, the present invention is not limited to such an embodiment.

For example, in the above embodiment, not only the entire item but also a part constituting the item is included as an object whose manufacturing conditions can be changed. However, the automatic estimation method, the server, and the automatic estimation system of the present invention may be capable of changing the manufacturing conditions for each item constituting the item group, and may not be capable of changing the manufacturing conditions for each partial.

Further, in the above embodiment, both the price and the delivery date are used as the estimation standard, but only one of the price and the delivery date may be used as the estimation standard.

Further, in the above embodiment, in order to notify the manufacturing conditions for which it is recommended to consider the change, the part of the 3D model corresponding to the manufacturing conditions is colored. However, in the automatic estimation method, the server, and the automatic estimation system of the present invention, the part may be notified so that the user can intuitively understand it, and may be notified by a method other than coloring. For example, the part may be specified by displaying an icon such as an arrow. The part may be specified by voice or the like.

Further, in the above embodiment, it is possible to select a manufacturing condition to be fixed, an item to be fixed, or a part constituting the item. However, in the automatic estimation method, the server, and the automatic estimation system of the present invention, the manufacturing conditions to be fixed or the selection function of the item to be fixed or the part constituting the item may be omitted.

Further, in the above embodiment, the calculated fluctuation value is displayed. However, in the automatic estimation method, server, and automatic estimation system of the present invention, it is used only when notifying the manufacturing conditions for which it is recommended to consider the change after calculating the fluctuation value, and even if the display is omitted. Good.

1 ... Information terminal (input terminal, output terminal), 2 ... Server, 11 ... Input unit, 12 ... Output unit, 12a ... Shape data input unit, 12b ... Model display unit, 12c ... Basic information display unit, 12d ... Manufacturing conditions Display unit, 12d1 ... Manufacturing condition selection unit, 12d2 ... Fixed check box, 12d3 ... Variable value display unit, 12e ... Desired price / delivery date input unit, 12f ... Proposal request display unit, 12g ... Estimate result display unit, 21 ... Item recognition Unit, 22 ... Shape pattern storage unit, 23 ... Item information acquisition unit, 24 ... Item information storage unit, 25 ... Condition recognition unit, 25a ... Designated condition recognition unit, 25b ... Proposal condition recognition unit, 25c ... Desired price / delivery date recognition Unit, 25d ... Fixed condition recognition unit, 25e ... Fixed location recognition unit, 26 ... Display processing unit (notification unit), 26a ... 3D model creation unit, 26b ... Item group price / delivery date determination unit, 26c ... Recommended condition proposal unit, 26d ... Fluctuation value calculation unit, 26e ... Examination recommended part recognition unit, M ... 3D model, S ... Automatic estimation system.

Claims (4)

An automatic quotation method in which a computer equipped with a CPU determines the price or delivery date of an item group composed of a plurality of items.
An item recognition process in which the computer recognizes the item included in the item group,
An item information acquisition process in which the computer acquires the price or delivery date of the item for each manufacturing condition that can be selected when manufacturing the item.
A designated condition recognition process in which the computer recognizes a designated condition designated from the manufacturing conditions,
An item group price / delivery date determination step in which the computer determines the first price or the first delivery date of the item group based on the price or the delivery date of the item corresponding to the designated condition.
The desired price / delivery date recognition process in which the computer recognizes the desired price or the desired delivery date of the item group,
Recommendations before Symbol computer, a manufacturing condition price or delivery date of the item group that is determined when change is closer to the desired price or the desired delivery date than the first price or the first delivery Search process to search for
A first selection unit in which the manufacturing conditions are displayed in a selectable format before the computer changes to the recommended conditions, and a second selection unit in which the recommended conditions are displayed in a selectable format. An automatic estimation method characterized by having a display processing step of displaying on a display screen of an output unit . The automatic estimation method according to claim 1.
The computer further includes a variable value calculation step of calculating a variable value of the price or delivery date of the item group determined when the recommended conditions are changed with respect to the first price or the first delivery date.
An automatic estimation method, characterized in that, in the display processing step, the computer displays the second selection unit on which the fluctuation value is displayed together with the recommended conditions on the display screen of the output unit. A computer that determines the price or delivery date of an item group consisting of multiple items.
An item recognition unit that recognizes the item included in the item group,
For each item, an item information acquisition unit that acquires the price or delivery date of the item for each manufacturing condition that can be selected when manufacturing the item.
A designated condition recognition unit that recognizes designated conditions specified from the manufacturing conditions,
An item group price / delivery date determination unit that determines the first price or the first delivery date of the item group based on the price or the delivery date of the item corresponding to the designated condition.
The desired price / delivery date recognition unit that recognizes the desired price or desired delivery date of the item group,
A search unit to search for a manufacturing condition the item group price or delivery date, which is determined when change is approaching the first price or the said desired price or the desired delivery date than the first delivery time recommended conditions ,
The output unit displays a first selection unit in which the manufacturing conditions before being changed to the recommended conditions are displayed in a selectable format, and a second selection unit in which the recommended conditions are displayed in a selectable format. A computer characterized by having a display processing unit for displaying on a screen . The computer according to claim 3.
A variable value calculation unit for calculating a variable value of the price or the delivery date of the item group determined when the recommended conditions are changed with respect to the first price or the first delivery date is further provided.
The computer is characterized in that the display processing unit displays the second selection unit on which the fluctuation value is displayed together with the recommended conditions on the display screen of the output unit.