JPH0934933A - Parts layout device - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To easily add, copy, move and eliminate parts not only in a case when, the respective parts are newly arranged but also for an arrangement diagram (layout diagram) which is once generated. SOLUTION: A parts file 1 storing the parentage, of parts concerned as against the other parts for the respective parts arranged in a height direction and a lateral direction, a rule file 2 storing an arrangement rule on a parts layout for arranging different types of parts in positions different in heights for arranging master parts on sides upper than slave parts and for arranging virtual parts in vacant positions existing more downward than the respective parts, and a layout display means 22 displaying a parentage information matrix which defines the positions of the arranged parts in matrix forms by setting one side to be the height direction and the other side to be the lateral direction so as to store them and the positions of the respective parts except for the virtual parts stored in the parentage information matrix on a display screen with the parentage in accordance with the arrangement rule of the rule file are provided.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a component layout device for arranging a plurality of components in a height direction and a horizontal direction.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art For example, in various devices, a large number of components are housed inside or mounted on the surface in multiple layers. Therefore, how to arrange each component functionally and without gaps is an important technical consideration for making the device compact.

[0003] Further, each of the parts housed inside or attached to the surface is not positioned independently of each other at all. When the position of one part is determined, other parts related to this part are determined. In many cases, the component is arranged near this component. Parts related to each other in this manner are called parts having a parent-child relationship.

Further, even among a plurality of components having a parent-child relationship, it is often the case that one component must be positioned above the other component. For example, in the case of meters, changeover switches, pushbutton switches, recorders, etc. that are mounted on the surface of the operation panel, each part has a parent-child relationship in relation to each other. The changeover switch is arranged next to the upper row, the push button switch is arranged below the changeover switch, and the recorder is arranged in the lowermost row.

Further, not only the layout (layout) of each component mounted on the surface of the operation panel, but also the storage positions of relays, transformers, switches, etc. accommodated between the operation panels are closely related to each other. Are placed.

Further, even in general equipment, a large number of parts are arranged in a high density in a multilayer structure.
Therefore, when a designer of a device or an operation panel arranges (lays out) each component, the position of each component is determined according to a predetermined arrangement rule between the components.

When the layout (layout) work of each component is executed by using an information processing device such as CAD,
The designer determines the position of each component on the display screen of the CRT display device or the like, and displays the symbol of the relevant component at the determined position.

[0008]

However, even in the component layout apparatus in which the layout (layout) work of each component is executed on the display screen such as CAD as described above, the following should be improved. There were challenges.

In other words, it is up to the designer to decide the position of each component. Therefore, when arranging one component, the designer determines whether or not this component has a specific relationship (parent-child relationship) with other components already arranged, and if so, the component. It is necessary to determine what kind of relational position should be arranged with respect to.

Therefore, it is necessary for the designer to grasp all the layout relations of this component with respect to other components for all the components used, which increases the burden on the designer. Also, a great deal of time and labor was required for the work of laying out each component. Further, there is a problem that the probability of occurrence of human error such as erroneous arrangement is increased by overlooking this arrangement relationship.

The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and by storing and holding rules regarding parent-child relationships between components and component layout, it is only necessary to specify the components and the positions of the relevant components. The layout relationship with other adjacent parts is automatically corrected, and not only when newly arranging each part, but also when adding a part to a layout diagram (layout diagram) created once, copying, Move. An object of the present invention is to provide a component layout device that can be deleted, can reduce the burden on the designer, and can greatly improve operability.

[0012]

In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, the component layout apparatus according to the first aspect of the present invention is such that, for each component arranged in the height direction and the horizontal direction, it is compared with other components of the relevant component. Parts files that store parent-child relationships and parts of different types are placed at different height positions, parent parts are placed above the child parts, and virtual parts are placed at blank positions below each part. A rule file that stores the placement rules related to component layout, such as parent and child, that stores the positions of each placed component in a matrix with one in the height direction and the other in the horizontal direction according to the placement rules in the rule file. An information matrix and a layout display means for displaying the position of each part except the virtual parts stored in the parent-child information matrix on the display screen together with the parent-child relationship. It includes those were.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, in the component layout apparatus according to the first aspect, the layout display means has a parent part in the parent-child information matrix and a parent-child relationship with the parent part having the same height. When a plurality of child parts positioned at are stored, a parent part display position correction means for moving the display position of the parent part to the intermediate position in the horizontal direction between the display positions of the plurality of child parts is added.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, in addition to the component layout apparatus of the first aspect, in response to an input operation of an additional component whose position is designated from the outside in a state where each component is displayed on the display screen. , The additional part setting means for setting the corresponding additional part at the specified position in the parent-child information matrix, and the parent-child relationship between the additional part in the parent-child information matrix and the part adjacent to the specified position are obtained, and the part at the adjacent position is a rule file. And a virtual part setting means for setting a virtual part at this blank position when a blank position occurs below the part moved by this component position correction means Is added.

According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, in the component layout apparatus according to the first aspect, in a state where each component is displayed on the display screen, a copy component and a copy position are designated from the outside according to a copy operation. The copy part setting means for setting the corresponding copy part at the copy position in the parent-child information matrix and the parent-child relationship between the copy part in the parent-child information matrix and the part at the position adjacent to the copy position are obtained, and the part at the adjacent position is stored in the rule file. A component position correcting means for moving the parent-child information matrix according to the arrangement rule, and a virtual component setting means for setting a virtual component at the blank position when a blank position occurs below the component moved by the component position correcting means. Is added.

In a fifth aspect of the invention, the copy component setting means in the component layout apparatus of the fourth aspect, when a child component for the copy component exists, copies the copy component and the corresponding child component to a copy position and adjoins the copy position. Set to position.

According to a sixth aspect of the invention, in the component layout apparatus according to the first aspect, in the state where each component is displayed on the display screen, a moving component and a moving position are designated from the outside according to a moving operation. The moving part setting means for setting the moving part to the moving position in the parent-child information matrix and the parent-child relationship between the moving part in the parent-child information matrix and the part at the position adjacent to the moving position are obtained, and the part at the adjacent position is stored in the rule file. A part position correcting means for moving the parent-child information matrix according to the placement rule, and a part at an adjacent position is moved to the position of the moving part in the parent-child information matrix, and the moved part and a part newly adjoining the moving part. This is a part positional relationship correction means that calculates the parent-child relationship of the parts and corrects the positional relationship between adjacent parts according to the placement rules in the rule file. Fixed in parts positional relationship correction means and the component position correcting means, the blank position is generated under the moved parts are added to the virtual component setting means for setting a virtual component in the blank position.

In the invention of claim 7, the moving part setting means in the part layout apparatus of claim 6 moves the moving part and the corresponding child part to the moving position and adjoins the moving position when a child part exists for the moving part. Set to position.

According to an eighth aspect of the present invention, in the component layout apparatus according to the first aspect, in the state where each component is displayed on the display screen, a delete operation is performed by designating a delete component from the outside.
A part deleting means for deleting the corresponding deleted part from the parent-child information matrix, and a part at an adjacent position is moved to the position of the deleted part in the parent-child information matrix, and the moved part and a part newly adjoining the moved part When a blank position occurs below the part positional relationship correcting means for determining the parent-child relationship of the parts and correcting the positional relationship between the adjacent parts according to the placement rule of the rule file, and the parts position-corrected by the part positional relationship correcting means Virtual part setting means for setting a virtual part is added to the blank position.

Further, in the invention of claim 9, the component deleting means in the component layout apparatus of claim 8 deletes the deleted component and the corresponding child component at the same time when the child component for the deleted component exists.

In the component layout apparatus having the above-described structure, the component file stores, for example, each component incorporated in one device or operation panel and the parent-child relationship between the components. Further, the rule file stores various arrangement rules when arranging (layout) each component. Then, in the parent-child information matrix, the positions of the respective parts to be arranged are defined and stored in a matrix form with one in the height direction and the other in the horizontal direction according to the arrangement rule of the rule file.
The position of each part stored in the parent-child information matrix is displayed and output as a layout diagram on the display screen.

According to the second aspect of the present invention, when each component stored in the parent-child information matrix is displayed on the display screen, for example, when the parent component exists above the plurality of child components, the parent component The part is displayed at the middle position in the horizontal direction of the child part. That is, the parent-child relationship is arranged in a well-balanced manner.

According to the third, fourth, sixth and eighth aspects, necessary parts are added to the layout diagram of the parts already created and displayed on the display screen, or the positions of the parts are changed to other positions. When the designer inputs each command described above when moving, copying a part to another place, or deleting an unnecessary part, the specified part is additionally set at the specified position, Copied, moved, or deleted.

In this case, since the relationship with other adjacent parts also needs to satisfy the above-mentioned arrangement rule, the positions of the adjacent parts are automatically corrected according to the arrangement rule. Therefore, the designer does not need to perform the above-described position correction of the component by the manual operation.

Further, in claims 5, 7 and 9, when a child part has already been set for the copy part, the moving part and the deleted part specified by the operator, the child part is regarded as the parent part. The above copying parts, moving parts and deleting parts are simultaneously copied, moved and deleted while maintaining the parent-child system. Therefore, the operator does not need to separately perform the copying, moving, and deleting operations on the child parts, which can further improve the operability.

[0026]

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram showing a schematic configuration of a component layout apparatus according to an embodiment. This parts layout device is composed of a parts file 1, a rule file 2, a parent-child information file 3, a screen display file 4 and a main body device 5.

The main body device 5 is composed of a kind of computer, and in the main body device 5, an initial creating section 6 which initially creates a component layout of one component, and a component layout which has already been created. An addition processing unit 7 for adding a component, a copy processing unit 8 for copying a component in a component layout that has already been created, a deletion processing unit 9 for deleting a component in a component layout that has already been created, and an already created component. The movement processing unit 10 and the like that move the component in the component layout are configured.

In the parts file 1, as shown in FIG. 2, each part 11a, 11b, 11 created by this parts layout device, for example, is incorporated in an operation panel or various devices.
c is stored in symbol form. For example, three types of components 11a. 11b. Taking 11c as an example, the component 11a represents a meter, the component 11b represents a changeover switch, and the component 11c represents a push button switch.

Further, the component file 1 stores a parent-child relationship between component types for each component type of each component. Meter part 11a and changeover switch part 1
The parent-child relationship with 1b is that the meter is the parent part and the changeover switch is the child part. The parent-child relationship between the changeover switch part 11b and the pushbutton switch part 11c is the changeover switch or the parent part and the pushbutton switch is the child part. is there.

The rule file 2 stores, for example, the following layout rules when arranging (layout) each component. (1) Different types of parts are placed at different height positions.

(2) The parent part is arranged above the child part. (3) A virtual part is placed in the blank area below each part. (4) The horizontal display position of the parent part located above the plurality of child parts is moved to the center position of the horizontal position of each child part.

In the parent-child information file 3, the parent-child information matrix 12 shown in FIG. 2A, the parent-child code table 13 shown in FIG. 2B, and the parent-child matrix holding data list 24 shown in FIG. 2D. And are remembered.

In the parent-child information matrix 12, for example, the parts 11a, 11b, 11 arranged on the surface of the operation panel.
The c's are arranged in a matrix with the Y direction as the height direction and the X direction as the lateral direction.

In this case, the parts 11a, 11b and 11c set in the parent-child information matrix 12 are arranged in the respective positions (matrix) in accordance with the arrangement rules (1) to (4) set in the rule file 2. Position). Therefore, the virtual part 14 is arranged in the blank portion existing below each part 11b. In this embodiment, the virtual component 14 is also arranged to the right of the component 11b of the second-stage changeover switch from the bottom.

In the parent-child code table 13, FIG.
As shown in FIG. 2B, each component 1 including the virtual component 14 set in the parent-child information matrix 12 shown in FIG.
For 1a, 11b, 11c and 14, a parent-child code 15 indicating which parent the child has a parent-child relationship is stored.

For example, in FIG. 2B, the parent-child code 15 of the uppermost part 11a is [1], and the parent-child codes of the second parts 11b and 11b from the top are [1-1],
In the case of [1-2], the two child parts 11b, 11b
Indicates that the component 11a is a child component and has a sibling relationship with each other.

Further, each of the parts 14, 14,
The parent-child codes of 11b and 14 are [1-1-1] and [1-1
-2], [1-2-1], [1-2-2], the two left parts 14.14 are child parts of the second left-side part 11b, and the right two parts 14.14. The parts 11b and 14 are child parts of the part 11b on the right side of the second stage.

In the parent-child matrix holding data list 24 shown in FIG. 2D, the symbol IDs of the parts 11a, 11b, 11c and 14 set in the parent-child information matrix 12 and the corresponding parts are virtual parts (dummy). ) 14, a dummy flag indicating whether or not it is 14, a symbol file name, arrangement position coordinates indicating a position (matrix position) in the parent-child information matrix 12, a parent-child code 15 and the like are stored.

In the screen display file 4, as shown in FIG. 2C, the parts 11a, 11b, 1 excluding the virtual part 14 of the parent-child information matrix 12 of the parent-child information file 3.
Layout diagram in which 1c is connected using the parent-child relationship line 16
7 is stored.

Specifically, the parent-child relationship line 16 connecting the components 11a to 11c in the layout diagram 17 is as follows.
It is obtained from each parent-child code 15 set in the parent-child code table 13 shown in FIG. Further, according to the above-mentioned arrangement rule (4) set in the rule file 2, the horizontal position of the parent component 11a indicating the meter is set as two child components located below the parent component 11a. Has been moved to the central position of the lateral position of each part 11b, 11b of the changeover switch.

Hereinafter, an initial creation function of the main body device 5,
Each of the add function, copy function, delete function, and move function will be explained in order. 1. [Initial Creation Function] The initial creation unit 6 of the main body device 5 is instructed by the operator.
When one parent component 11a is designated from the component file 1, the designated parent component 11a is set to the leftmost uppermost position (matrix position (00) of the parent-child information matrix 12 of the parent-child information file 3 and The parent-child code 15 of [1] is set at the same position in the parent-child code table 13. Further, the symbol of the corresponding parent part 11a is set in the screen display file 4. Then, it is created in this screen display file 4. The layout diagram 17 is displayed and output on a display screen of a CRT display device (not shown).

The initial initializing section 6 includes the first one component 1
When the process of creating and displaying the layout diagram 17 for 1a is completed, control is passed to the next additional processing unit 7. Additional processing unit 7
Executes a process of adding a new component to the layout diagram 17 that has already been created and displayed on the display screen. 2. [Additional Function] FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing a detailed configuration of the addition processing unit 7 of the main body device 5.

The addition processing unit 7 is composed of a component input unit 18, a parent component input unit 19, an arrangement position input unit 20, a parent / child information addition / editing unit 21 and a display unit 22. Next, the general operation of each unit will be described.

(1) The component input unit 18 displays a message on the display screen asking for an input request for the product name symbol, model, and number of accessories of the additional component. Then, the symbol file name of the additional component designated by the operator is created.

(2) The parent component input section 19 displays a message indicating a parent component designation request for the input additional component.
Then, the matrix position indicating the position on the parent-child information matrix 12 of the parent component designated by the operator is specified.

(3) The placement position input section 20 displays a message requesting the placement position of the additional component. Then, the matrix position indicating the left adjacent position of the position designated by the operator is obtained.

(4) The parent-child information adding / editing unit 21 uses the respective data obtained by the component input unit 18, the parent component input unit 19, and the arrangement position input unit 20 to display the parent-child information matrix 12 shown in FIG. In addition to writing the additional parts 11a to 11c and the virtual part 14, the positions of other parts are corrected. Further, the parent-child code 15 of each of the additional components 11a to 11c and the virtual component 14 is written into the parent-child code table 13 shown in FIG.

(5) The display unit 22 displays the parts 11a to 11a except the virtual part 14 set in the parent-child information matrix 12.
11c is written in the display screen file 4, and the parent-child relationship line 16 is written based on each parent-child code 15 in the parent-child code table 13 to create the layout diagram 17 shown in FIG. 2C. Then, it is displayed on the display screen of the CRT display device.

Next, the detailed operation of each of the above-mentioned units 18 to 22 will be described in order. (1) Operation of the component input unit 18 FIG. 4 is a detailed configuration diagram of the component input unit 18.

The retrieval unit 18a extracts each product name code from all the symbol file names stored in the symbol file 1a of the component file 1 and transfers it to the input unit 18b. The input unit 18b displays and outputs the transferred component name code, format code, accessory code, and other component information indicating the component on the menu screen 18c.

The file name of the symbol file 1a of the component file 1 is created according to the flowchart shown in FIG. Then, when the operator 23 selects a product name symbol, the input unit 18b creates a product name symbol code from the selected product name symbol and returns it to the search unit 18a. Search unit 18a
Searches the symbol file 1a for a file name to which the product name symbol code is attached, extracts the model code, and the input unit 18b displays and outputs it. Next, the input unit 18b
Display the accessory code input request message.

When the number of accessories is input by the operator 23, an additional component file name 18d is created according to the input product name symbol, model and number of accessories according to the flow chart shown in FIG. Then, the created additional component file name 18d is transferred to the next parent component input unit 19.

(2) Operation of parent component input unit 19 The parent component input unit 19 which has received the additional component file name 18d related to the additional component from the component input unit 18 follows the flow chart shown in FIG. Execute specific processing.

The flow chart is started, and a parent part selection request message is displayed in S6.1. When the operator 23 selects (big) the parent component 11a with, for example, a mouse or the like while the layout diagram 17 shown in FIG. 7 is displayed (S)
6.2), the ID number of the selected component 11a is acquired (S6.3). Then, the component 11a having the same ID number as the acquired ID number is searched from the parent-child matrix holding data list 24 of the parent-child information matrix 12 (S
6.4). Then, the matrix position of the component 11a in the parent-child information matrix 12 is determined (S
6.5).

Explaining with reference to FIG. 7, the ID number of the selected parent part 11a is [1] as shown in FIG. 7C, and the matrix position of the corresponding part 11a in the parent-child information matrix 12 is as shown in FIG. As shown in 7 (b), (0
0).

The parent component input unit 19 transfers the matrix position of the parent component designated by the operator 23 to the arrangement position input unit 20. (3) Operation of the placement position input unit 20 The placement position input unit 2 that has received the matrix position of the parent part
0 obtains the matrix position indicating the left adjacent position of the specified position according to the flow chart shown in FIG.

The flow chart is started, and a message for requesting the placement position of the additional component is displayed (S8.1). Operator 23
When the placement position is designated (big) in (S8.2),
The coordinates on the designated display screen are read (S8.3), and then the coordinates on the display screen are converted into matrix positions in the parent-child information matrix 12 (S8.4). Next, the maximum coordinate value among the coordinate values smaller than the designated coordinate value is acquired as the matrix position of the left adjacent component (S8.5).

This will be described with reference to FIG. 9. In the displayed layout diagram 17, the parts 11b,
When the position in the middle of 11b is designated as the placement position of the additional component, the matrix position in the parent-child information matrix 12 at the designated position becomes (11). Further, the matrix position of the left adjacent component 11b at the designated position (matrix position (11)) is (10).

The layout position input unit 20 sends the obtained matrix position of the left adjacent component at the designated position to the parent-child information adding / editing unit 21. (4) Operation of the parent-child information adding / editing unit 21 The parent-child information adding / editing unit 21 having received the matrix position of the left adjacent part at the specified position executes the editing process for the parent-child information matrix 12 according to the flowchart shown in FIG.

First, as shown in FIG. 11 (b), two spaces are provided in the space below the additional component 11a obtained by the component input unit 18.
An edit component matrix 21a in which the two virtual components 14, 14 are set is created (S10.1).

At the same time, as shown in FIG. 11A, the symbol ID, the dummy flag, the symbol file name, and the deleted part matrix position (deleted) for each of the parts 11a to 11c and 14 set in the created edited part matrix 21a. An edited component matrix holding data list 21b storing (required when executing a function) is created.

Next, from the matrix position of the parent component obtained by the parent component input unit 19 and the matrix position of the left adjacent component obtained by the arrangement position input unit 20, the parent-child information matrix 12 that has already been created is set. It is determined whether or not there is a component to be edited, such as movement, among the respective components 11a to 11c and 14 that have been edited (S10.2. When there is a component to be edited, the product name symbol code is obtained from the parent-child matrix holding data list 24 shown in FIG.

Next, between the additional component and the component at the adjacent position which has already been set, the above-mentioned (1) and (2) of the rule file 2 are described.
It is checked whether or not there is a portion that violates the placement rule of 1., and if there is a component corresponding to a child component in a parent-child relationship, it is determined whether or not it is necessary to shift downward (S10.3).

The specific processing of this downward shift determination (S10, 3) is executed according to the flowchart of FIG. First, the edit stage in the parent-child information matrix 12 is calculated from the matrix position of the parent part and the number of edits (S14.1).
Next, the product name symbol of the part held in this editing stage is acquired from the parent-child matrix holding data list 24 (S1).
4.2). And additional parts and parent-child information matrix 1
The priority of the layout height between the parts of the second edit stage (same stage) is determined by referring to the above-mentioned placement rules (1) and (2) (S
14.3). For example, as shown in FIG. 15, the meter component 11a has the highest priority, the changeover switch component 11b has the second highest, and the push button switch component 11c has the lowest priority.

When the priority of the additional component is low, that is, when the additional component corresponds to the child component, the edited component matrix 21a previously created is set to 1 as shown in FIG.
It is shifted (moved) downward by one step (S14.5). In this case, the virtual component 14 is set in the uppermost stage of the moved edited component matrix 21a, and the virtual component 14 in the lowermost stage is deleted (S14.7, S14.8).

Further, in S14.4, when the priority of the additional component is high, that is, when the additional component corresponds to the parent component, as shown in FIG. 15, the lowermost row of the previously prepared edit component matrix 21a. The virtual part 14 is added to (S14.9). Then, the down shift flag is set (S14.10).

If the priority of the additional component is equal to that of the adjacent component in S14.4, the edit component matrix 21a is not particularly changed as shown in FIG. If there is a component to be shifted downward in S14.3 of FIG. 10, that is, if the shift flag is set, the relevant component is shifted downward by one step (S10.4).

Then, as a result of the downward shift, the virtual part (dummy) 14 is set at the upper blank position (S10.5). Next, it is necessary to check whether or not another component already exists at the matrix position of the arrangement position of the additional component from the arrangement position input unit 20, and if it exists, shift (move) the relevant component to the right. (S10.
6). Next, the relevant component is specified (S10.7), and the relevant component is shifted (moved) to the right by one (S10.
8).

As a result of shifting to the right, the previously created edit component matrix 21a is written in the shifted matrix position where no data is set in the parent-child matrix holding data list 24 (S10.9). Further, even after shifting and writing the editing component matrix 21a, if there is a blank below the component in the parent-child information matrix 12, the virtual component 14 is set to this blank position (S10.10).

Next, the operation of the parent-child information adding / editing unit 21 will be described using a specific example. The parts 11b and 11b in the already created layout diagram 17 shown in FIG.
Consider a case where a new component 11a is added in the meantime. The parent-child relationship (priority of placement height) among the components 11a, 11b, 11c is shown in FIG. 12B, and the component to be added is the component 11a of the meter having the highest priority.

FIGS. 13A to 13G are diagrams showing changes in the state of the parent-child information matrix 12. FIG. 13A is a state diagram of the parent-child information trick 12 corresponding to the layout diagram 17 before the addition of the components in FIG. 12C. Since the parent component 11a is inserted in the second stage from the top, the child component 11b already existing in the second stage cannot be located at the same height position. Therefore, the second and subsequent stages are all moved downward by one stage (shift). ) (FIG.12 (b)). Then, the virtual parts 14, 14 are temporarily set in the blank position generated in the second stage (FIG. 12).
(C)).

The parts 11a, 11b in this state,
Each parent-child code 15 of 11c and 14 is as shown in the parent-child code table 13 of FIG.13 (d). From this parent-child code table 13, the right neighbor of the additional component is [11] and the left neighbor is [12]. Then, the right neighbor is a shift (move) target (FIG. 13 (e)), and as shown in FIG. 13 (f), one column on the right is shifted (moved) one to the right. Then, the edited component matrix 21a created earlier is set in the blank portion after the shift (movement) (see FIG. 1).
3 (g)).

(5) Operation of the display unit 22 Parent-child information matrix 1 by the parent-child information adding / editing unit 21
2 and the parent-child code table 13 are completed, the display unit 22 creates the layout diagram 17 according to the flowchart of FIG.

When the flow chart is started, first, the number of steps in the height direction of the parent-child information matrix 12 and the number of parts in the horizontal direction at the bottom are read (S16.1). Next, the display position (reference position) of the leftmost leftmost part of the parent-child information matrix 12 is determined from the read number of steps and the number of horizontal parts (S).
16.2). Next, based on the reference position, the display position of each component located at the bottom of the parent-child information matrix 12 is determined (S16.3).

Next, an index i indicating the number of steps from above in the height direction is initialized to 1 (i = 1) (S16.
4). Next, the index j indicating the arrangement position from the left of each component existing in the same stage is initialized to 0 (j = 0) (S16.6).

Then, the parent-child code 15 of the j-th component from the left one above the lowermost component is searched to obtain the number of child components and the position (matrix position) of the child component located in the lowermost component of the relevant component ( S16.8). Then, the display position in the horizontal direction of the j-th corresponding component located at the uppermost one in the lowermost stage is determined from the number of child components and the arrangement position (S16.9). Specifically, when there are a plurality of child parts arranged one step below, the display position of the corresponding part is set at the center of the horizontal display position of each child part.

This operation is performed for each component (j =
0, 1, 2, ...) (S16.10 to S)
16.7). When the process of determining the display positions for all the parts for the same stage is completed, all the stages in the height direction (i =
0, 1, 2, ...) (S16.11 to S)
16.5).

As a result, as shown in FIG. 2C, the parent component, which is the parent of the plurality of child components, is located at the center position of the child component, and the layout diagram 17 is balanced. Further, the display unit 22 writes the parent-child relationship line 16 that connects the respective parts having the parent-child relationship with each other based on the parent-child code 15 set in the parent-child code table 13.

The display unit 22 displays and outputs the created layout diagram 17 on the display screen of the CRT display device and stores it in the screen information file 4. In this way, the additional processing unit 7
In (1), the corresponding additional component is automatically set to the additional component and the position designated by the operator 23, and the positions of the adjacent components are automatically corrected. 3. [Copy Function] FIG. 17 is a block diagram showing a detailed configuration of the copy processing unit 8 of the main body device 5.

The copy processing section 8 is a copy source part extracting section 2
5, a parent part input section 26, an arrangement position input section 27, a parent / child information copy / edit section 28, and a display section 29. Next, the general operation of each unit will be described.

(1) The copy source part extraction unit 25 displays a copy source part designation request message. Then, an edit component matrix holding data list including the copy source component designated by the operator and the child components of the relevant copy source component is created.

(2) The parent component input unit 26 displays a message indicating a parent component designation request for the designated copy source component. Then, the matrix position indicating the position on the parent-child information matrix 12 of the parent component designated by the operator is specified.

(3) The placement position input section 27 displays a message requesting the designation of the copy destination position of the copy part. Then, the matrix position indicating the left adjacent position of the position designated by the operator is obtained.

(4) The parent-child information copying / editing section 28 includes a copy source part extracting section 25, a parent part input section 26, and an arrangement position input section 27.
Using each of the data obtained in step 2, copy parts 11a to 11 for the parent-child information matrix 12 shown in FIG.
c. Write the virtual part 14 and correct the positions of other parts. Furthermore, the parent-child code table 1 shown in FIG.
3, the additional parts 11a to 11c and the virtual part 14 are added.
The parent-child code 15 of each part is written and the parent-child code 15 of other parts is corrected.

(5) The display unit 29 displays the parts 11a to 11a except the virtual part 14 set in the parent-child information matrix 12.
11c is written in the display screen file 4, and the parent-child relationship line 16 is written based on each parent-child code 15 in the parent-child code table 13 to create the layout diagram 17 shown in FIG. 2C. Then, it is displayed on the display screen of the CRT display device.

Next, detailed operations of the above-mentioned respective units 25 to 29 will be described in order. (1) Operation of Copy Source Component Extracting Unit 25 The copy source component extracting unit 25 executes a process of extracting a copy component according to the flowchart shown in FIG. The flow chart is started, and a message requesting specification of copy source parts is displayed (S1).
8.1). When the operator 23 designates the copy source part (S18.2), the ID of the corresponding copy part is detected from the parent-child matrix holding data list 24, and the matrix position of the corresponding part is detected as the copy source matrix position. Yes (S18.2).

Next, the parent-child code 15 of the relevant copy part is acquired from the parent-child code table 13 (S18.4). Then, the acquired matrix position of the copy source part and the symbol ID, the dummy flag, and the symbol file name of each part positioned at the matrix position of the child part with respect to this copy source part are read from the parent-child matrix storage data list 24, and FIG. It is stored in the edited component matrix storage data 1 30b shown in a). (S18.5).

Next, the copy source part extraction unit 2 will be described using a specific example.
The operation of No. 5 will be described. In the layout diagram 17 of FIG. 20, when the left switch 11b is designated as the copy source part, the corresponding part 1 of the parent-child information matrix 12
[2] of the part 11b located at the matrix position of 1b
Of the parent component code [1] of the copy source component and the child component 11c located below the copy source component.
1] and [111] are extracted.

(2) As described above, the operations of the parent component input unit 26 and the placement position input unit 27 are performed by the parent component input unit 26 and the placement position input unit 27 of the additional processing unit 7 shown in FIG. Since the operation is almost the same, the description is omitted.

(3) Operation of Parent-Child Information Copying / Editing Unit 29 The parent-child information copying / editing unit 29 executes the editing process for the parent-child information matrix 12 and the parent-child code table 13 according to the flowchart of FIG.

The flow chart is started, and it is confirmed that the edit component is set in the edit component matrix holding data list 30b shown in FIG. 19 (S21.1), and the copy source component and the copy destination (placement destination) position have already been set. When it is necessary to check the parent-child relationship with the set component and shift (move) it downward (S21.2), the relevant component existing at the copy destination position is shifted (moved) one step downward. ) Is performed (S21.3).
When a blank matrix position is generated below the part in the parent-child information matrix 12 as a result of shifting (moving) one step down, the virtual part 14 is set at this position (S21.4).

Next, when another part is already set at the copy destination position and this part needs to be moved (shifted) to the right (S21.5), it is necessary to shift (move) to the right. Each part for one column is specified (S21.
6), move (shift) each relevant part to the right by one (S)
21.7).

The edited parts matrix 20 shown in FIG. 19B, which is created at each matrix position after shifting, is shown in FIG. 19B.
b is additionally set (S21.8). After setting the editing component matrix 20b in the parent-child information matrix 12, if a blank portion occurs below, the virtual component 1
4 is set (S21.9).

Therefore, this parent-child information copying / editing unit 29
Thus, the parent-child information matrix 12 and the parent-child code table 13 in which the copy-designated component designated by the operator 23 is set as the copy destination are obtained.

(4) Since the operation of the display unit 29 is the same as the operation of the display unit 22 of the additional processing unit 7 described above, the description thereof will be omitted. Therefore, the part layout diagram 17 after copying is displayed and output on the display screen of the CRT display device, and is written in the screen display file 4.

As described above, in the copy processing unit 8, the corresponding copy part is automatically copied to the copy product and the copy position specified by the operator 23, and the positions of the adjacent parts are automatically determined. Will be fixed. 4. [Deletion Function] FIG. 22 is a block diagram showing a detailed configuration of the deletion processing unit 9 of the main body device 5.

The deletion processing section 9 includes a deletion parts extraction section 3
1, a parent-child information deletion editing unit 32 and a display unit 33. Next, the general operation of each unit will be described.

(1) The deleted parts extraction section 31 displays a deletion parts designation request message. Then, an edited component matrix holding data list including the deleted component designated by the operator and the child components of the corresponding deleted component is created.

(2) The parent-child information copying / editing section 32 uses the data obtained by the deleted-part input section 31 to delete the parts to be deleted from the parent-child information matrix 12 shown in FIG. Correct the position of other parts, including the writing of. Further, the parent-child code 15 of each component in the parent-child code table 13 shown in FIG. 2B is modified.

(3) The display unit 29 displays the parts 11a to 11a except the virtual part 14 set in the parent-child information matrix 12.
11c is written in the display information file 4, and the parent-child relationship line 16 is written based on each parent-child code 15 in the parent-child code table 13 to create the layout diagram 17 shown in FIG. 2C. Then, it is displayed on the display screen of the CRT display device.

Next, the detailed operation of each of the above parts 31 to 33 will be described in order. (1) Operation of the deleted parts extraction unit 31 The deleted parts extraction unit 31 follows the flowchart shown in FIG.
Executes the extraction process of deleted parts. When the flow chart is started, a message requesting designation of a deleted part is displayed (S2).
3.1). When the operator 23 designates the deleted part (S23.2), the ID of the deleted part is detected from the parent-child matrix holding data list 24, and the matrix position of the deleted part is detected as the deleted matrix position. (S23.3).

Next, the parent-child code 15 of the corresponding deleted component is acquired from the parent-child code table 13 (S23.4). Then, the acquired matrix position of the deleted part and the symbol ID, dummy flag, and symbol file name of each part located at the matrix position of the child part for this deleted part are read from the parent-child matrix storage data list 24,
It is stored in the edit matrix storage data list 34 shown in FIG. (S23.5).

Next, using the specific example, the deleted parts extraction unit 31
Will be described. In the layout diagram 17 shown in FIG. 25, when the left switch 11b is designated as a deleted part, the corresponding part 11 of the parent-child information matrix 12 is selected.
The ID of [2] of the component 11b located at the matrix position of b is detected, and the parent-child codes [11], [1] of the deleted component and the child component 11c located below this deleted component are detected.
11] is extracted.

(2) Operation of the parent-child information deleting / editing unit 32 The parent-child information deleting / editing unit 32 executes the editing process for the parent-child information matrix 12 and the parent-child code table 13 according to the flowchart of FIG.

The flow chart is started, and it is confirmed that the edited component is set in the edited component matrix holding data list 32 shown in FIG. 24 (S26.1). It is checked whether or not there is a parent part, a sibling part adjacent to the left and right of the deleted part, and a parent sibling part adjacent to the left and right of the parent part. Then, there are three conditions: (a) there is a parent part for the deleted part, (b) there is no sibling part for the deleted part, and (c) there is a sibling part for the parent part. If satisfied (S2
In 6.2), it is determined that it is not necessary to move the part adjacent to the deleted part, and in S26.3, the deleted part is replaced with the virtual part 14 for the time being.

If any of the conditions (a), (b) and (c) described above is not satisfied, the right adjacent component of the deleted component is moved to the position of the deleted component (shift to the left) (S26.4). ).
As a result of setting or moving the virtual component 14 to the right in S26.3 and S26.4, whether or not there is a stage in the parent-child information matrix 12 in which the virtual component 14 is set for all matrix values in one horizontal row (S26.5).
Then, if all the stages of the virtual component 14 exist, all the virtual components 14 of the relevant stage are deleted, and all the components of the one lower stage are moved (shifted) one stage upward (S26.6).

Next, a first operation example of the parent-child information deleting / editing unit 32 will be described with reference to FIG. 27 using a specific example. FIG.
Consider the deletion of the second-stage meter component 11a in the already created layout diagram 17 shown in (b). The parent-child relationship (priority of placement height) among the components 11a, 11b, 11c is shown in FIG. 27A, and the component to be deleted is the component 11a of the meter having the highest priority.

FIGS. 27 (c) to 27 (g) are diagrams showing state changes of the parent-child information matrix 12 and the parent-child code table 13. FIG. 27 (c) is a parent-child information matrix 1 corresponding to the layout diagram 17 in FIG. 27 (b) before component deletion.
It is a state diagram of FIG. Also, at this point, the parts 11a, 1
The parent-child codes 1b, 11c and 14 are as shown in the parent-child code table 13 shown in FIG.

Since the parent part 11a is deleted in the second row from the top, the parent-child code of the deleted part is [12] in the parent-child code table 13 of FIG. 27 (d). Then, using this parent-child code table 13, siblings, parents,
Determine the need for a shift by checking for the presence of parent siblings.
In this case, since there is no parent sibling, it is determined that the shift is necessary.

Then, each part in one vertical column corresponding to each parent-child code in the dotted frame of FIG. 27E is moved to the right.
As a result, the parent-child information matrix 1 shown in FIG.
2 is obtained.

Since all the second-stage parts from the top of the parent-child information matrix 12 shown in FIG. 27 (f) are made up of virtual parts 14, the second-stage parts 14 from the top are deleted. , The third stage from the top and the fourth stage from the top are shifted upward to obtain the final parent-child information matrix 12 shown in FIG. 27 (g).

Further, a second operation example of the parent-child information deleting / editing section 32 will be described by using a concrete example with reference to FIG. FIG.
Consider the deletion of the left-side change-over switch component 11b in the second stage in the already-created layout shown in FIG. 8 (b). The parent-child relationship (priority of placement height) between the components 11a, 11b, 11c is shown in FIG.
The part to be deleted is the part 11 of the changeover switch with the intermediate priority.
b.

FIGS. 28 (c) to 28 (h) are diagrams showing state changes of the parent-child information matrix 12 and the parent-child code table 13. FIG. 28C is a parent-child information matrix 1 corresponding to the layout diagram 17 of FIG. 28B before component deletion.
It is a state diagram of FIG. Also, at this point, the parts 11a, 1
The parent-child codes 1b, 11c and 14 are as shown in the parent-child code table 13 shown in FIG.

Since the left-side part 11b in the second row from the top is deleted, the parent-child code of the deleted part is [11] in the parent-child code table 13 of FIG. 28 (d). Then, using this parent-child code table 13, siblings, parents,
Determine the need for a shift by checking for the presence of parent siblings.
In this case, there is no sibling, there is a sibling of the parent shown by the black frame in FIG. 28E, and there is a parent, so it is determined that there is no need to shift.

In this case, as shown in the parent-child information matrix 12 of FIG. 28 (f), the deletion target component 11b and the child component 11c of this deletion target component 11b are rewritten to the virtual component 14.14.

Then, according to the result of rewriting, as shown in FIG.
As shown in (g), all the bottom parts of the parent-child information matrix 12 become virtual parts 14. Therefore, each bottom part virtual part 14 is deleted, and as shown in FIG. The final parent-child information matrix 12 has a two-stage structure.

Therefore, this parent-child information deletion editing unit 32
The parent-child information matrix 12 and the parent-child code table 13 in which the parts specified to be deleted by the operator 23 are deleted
Is obtained.

(3) Since the operation of the display unit 33 is the same as the operation of the display unit 22 of the additional processing unit 7 described above, the description thereof will be omitted. Therefore, the part layout diagram 17 after copying is displayed and output on the display screen of the CRT display device, and is written in the screen display file 4.

As described above, in the deletion processing section 9, the deleted parts designated by the operator 23 are automatically deleted, and the positions of the adjacent parts are automatically corrected. 5. [Movement Function] FIG. 29 is a block diagram showing a detailed configuration of the movement processing unit 10 of the main body device 5.

The movement removal processing unit 10 includes a movement source component extraction unit 35, a movement position input unit 36, and a parent-child information movement editing unit 37.
And a display unit 38. Next, the general operation of each unit will be described.

(1) The source component extracting unit 35 displays a source component specification request message. Then, an edited component matrix holding data list including the source component designated by the operator and child components of the source component is created.

(2) The moving position input section 36 displays a message requesting the designation of the moving position of the moving part. Then, the matrix position indicating the left adjacent position of the position designated by the operator is obtained.

(3) The parent-child information copying / editing unit 32 uses the data obtained by the movement source component extraction unit 35 and the movement position input unit 36 to display the parent-child information matrix 12 shown in FIG.
In step 1, the corresponding moving part is moved to the moving position, and the positions of other parts including the writing of the virtual part 14 are corrected.
Further, the parent-child code 15 of each component in the parent-child code table 13 shown in FIG. 2B is modified.

(3) The display unit 29 displays the parts 11a to 11a except the virtual part 14 set in the parent-child information matrix 12.
11c is written in the display information file 4, and the parent-child relationship line 16 is written based on each parent-child code 15 in the parent-child code table 13 to create the layout diagram 17 shown in FIG. 2C. Then, it is displayed on the display screen of the CRT display device.

Next, the detailed operation of each of the above parts 35 to 38 will be described in order. (1) Operation of Source Component Extracting Unit 35 The source component extracting unit 35 executes the source component extracting process according to the flowchart shown in FIG. When the flow chart is started, a request message for designating a source component is displayed (S30.1). When the operator 23 designates the movement source part (S30.2), the ID of the corresponding deleted part is detected from the parent-child matrix holding data list 24, and the matrix position of the corresponding deleted part is set as the deletion matrix position. It is detected (S30.3).

Next, the parent-child code 15 of the relevant moving source part is acquired from the parent-child code table 13 (S30.4).
Then, the acquired matrix position of the deleted part and the symbol ID, the dummy flag, and the symbol file name of each part positioned at the matrix position of the child part with respect to this source part are read from the parent-child matrix storage data list 24 and shown in FIG. The data is stored in the edited component matrix saved data list 39 (S30.5).

Next, the movement source part extraction unit 3 is described using a concrete example.
The operation of No. 5 will be described. In the layout diagram 17 of FIG. 32, when the left switch 11b is designated as the source component, the corresponding component 1 of the parent-child information matrix 12
[2] of the part 11b located at the matrix position of 1b
Of the parent component code [11] of the deleted component and the child component 11c located below the deleted component,
Extract [111].

(2) Operation of the moving position input unit 36 The moving position input unit 36, which has received the matrix position of the movement source component, obtains the matrix position indicating the left adjacent position of the designated position according to the flow chart shown in FIG. .

The flow chart is started, and a moving position designation request message for moving parts is displayed (S33.1). Operator 2
When the movement position is designated (big) in 3 (S33.
2) Read the coordinates on the designated display screen (S33.
3) Next, the coordinates on the display screen are converted into matrix positions in the parent-child information matrix 12 (S3).
3.4). Next, the maximum coordinate value among the coordinate values smaller than the designated coordinate value is acquired as the matrix number of the left adjacent component (S33.5).

A concrete operation will be described with reference to FIG.
In the displayed layout diagram 17, if the middle position between the parts 11b, 11b of the changeover switch is designated as the moving position of the moving part, the parent-child information matrix 12 of the specified position is displayed.
The matrix position inside is (11). Also, the left adjacent component 11b at this finger position (matrix position (11))
The matrix position of is (10).

The moving position input unit 36 sends the obtained matrix position of the left adjacent part of the moving fixed position to the parent-child information moving / editing unit 37. (3) Operation of Parent-Child Information Moving / Editing Unit 37 The parent-child information moving / editing unit 37, which has obtained each data from the moving-source component extracting unit 35 and the moving-position inputting unit 36, moves the moving-source component to the moving position according to the flowchart of FIG. Write processing is executed.

When the flow chart is started, if a sibling part of the moving part (moving source part) exists on the right of the moving source position, it is determined that this right adjacent part needs to be moved (edited) (S39). . 1), the right adjacent component is left-shifted (moved) to the left position which is the movement source position (S39.2). Next, the moving part is written in the moving position (S39.3). The specific process of writing the moving part to the moving position is the same as the process of setting the part to the position designated by the operator 23 in the addition processing section 7 or the copy processing section 8, and therefore detailed description thereof will be omitted.

An example of a specific operation of the parent-child information movement editing unit 37 will be described with reference to FIG. Component 11 of the two changeover switches in the layout diagram 17 shown in FIG.
b. The left part 11b of 11b is replaced with the right part 11
Consider the case of moving to the position of b.

In this case, FIG. 36 (b) is the parent-child information matrix 12 indicating the position of each component before movement. Then, the left movement source component 11b and this movement source component 11b
Of each matrix position (10), (2
0) to the sibling part 11b on the right and the virtual part 1 on the lower side
4 is moved to obtain the parent-child information matrix 12 shown in FIG.

Next, each matrix position (1 after movement) of the parent-child information matrix 12 shown in FIG.
1) and (21), the movement source part 11b and this small part 1
1c is set to obtain the final parent-child information matrix 12 shown in FIG.

(4) The display section 38 displays the parts 11a to 11a except the virtual part 14 set in the parent-child information matrix 12.
11c is written in the display information file 4, and the parent-child relationship line 16 is written based on each parent-child code 15 in the parent-child code table 13 to create the layout diagram 17 shown in FIG. 2C. Then, it is displayed on the display screen of the CRT display device.

In this way, in the movement processing unit 10,
The moving part specified by the operator 23 is automatically set to the destination position similarly specified by the operator, and the positions of the adjacent parts are automatically corrected.

FIG. 37 is a flowchart showing the operation of the arrangement position input device 20 in the addition processing section 7 of FIG. 3 of the component layout apparatus according to another embodiment of the present invention. When the flow chart is started, a message requesting designation of the left adjacent component at the arrangement position of the additional component is displayed (S37.1). When the left adjacent component is designated (big) by the operator 23 (S37.2),
The coordinates on the specified display screen are read, and then the coordinates on this display screen are converted into matrix positions in the parent-child information matrix 12. Then, the ID of the left adjacent component is read from the parent-child matrix holding data list 24 (S37, 3). Next, the parent-child information matrix 12 is searched (S37.4), and the maximum coordinate value among the coordinate values smaller than the designated coordinate value is acquired as the matrix number of the left adjacent component (S37.5).

A specific operation will be described with reference to FIG. In the displayed layout FIG. 17, assuming that the intermediate position between the components 11b and 11b of the changeover switch is the placement position of the additional component, the operator 23 directly determines the left adjacent component 11b located to the left of this placement position. specify.

As a result, the ID of the left adjacent part 11b becomes [2], and immediately the matrix position (1 of the left adjacent part 11b at the arrangement position (matrix position (11)) is set.
0) is obtained.

As described above, the operator 23 designates the left adjacent component of the layout position instead of designating the layout position of the additional component on the layout diagram 17, and thus the embodiment shown in FIG. The processing speed can be improved as compared with the arrangement position input unit 20.

FIG. 39 is a flow chart showing an operation of the arrangement position input device 20 in the addition processing section 7 of FIG. 3 of the component layout apparatus according to still another embodiment of the present invention. When the flow chart is started, a message requesting designation of the right adjacent component at the arrangement position of the additional component is displayed (S39.1). Operator 2
When the right adjacent component is designated (big) in 3, (S39.
2) The coordinates on the specified display screen are read, and then the coordinates on this display screen are converted into matrix positions in the parent-child information matrix 12. Then, the ID of the right adjacent component is read from the parent-child matrix holding data list 24 (S39, 3). Next, the parent-child information matrix 12 is searched (S39.4), and the maximum coordinate value among the coordinate values smaller than the designated coordinate value is acquired as the matrix number of the left adjacent component (S39.5).

A specific operation will be described with reference to FIG. In the displayed layout diagram 17, assuming that the intermediate position between the components 11b and 11b of the changeover switch is the placement position of the additional component, the operator 23 directly determines the right adjacent component 11b located to the right of this placement position. specify.

As a result, the ID of the right adjacent component 11b becomes [3], and immediately the matrix position (1 of the right adjacent component 11b at the arrangement position (matrix position (11)) is reached.
1) is obtained.

In this case, the arrangement position input unit 2
The detailed processing operation of the parent-child information adding / editing unit 21 that receives the matrix position (11) of the right adjacent component 11b from 0 is slightly different.

As described above, similarly to the embodiment shown in FIGS. 37 and 38, the operator 23 does not specify the arrangement position of the additional component on the layout diagram 17, but instead selects the component adjacent to the right of the arrangement position. By designating, the processing speed can be improved as compared with the arrangement position input unit 20 of the previous embodiment shown in FIG.

In the component layout apparatus configured as described above, the rule file 2 stores and holds the placement rules between the components when the components are placed in the device or placed on the operation panel. Therefore, the designer of the device or the operation panel needs the layout diagram 1 displayed on the display screen.
7, select the additional parts, specify the placement position of the additional parts, specify the copy parts and copy position, specify the deletion of unnecessary parts, and Only by designating the part to be moved, the part is automatically positioned at the designated position and the positions of the surrounding parts are corrected according to the placement rule. Therefore, the work efficiency of the component layout work is significantly improved, the probability of human error is reduced, and the reliability of the entire component layout apparatus can be improved.

[0148]

As described above, the component layout apparatus of the present invention stores and holds the rules regarding the parent-child relationship between components and the component layout. Therefore, the designer only needs to specify the parts and the positions of the parts, and the layout relationship with other adjacent parts is automatically corrected. Easily add, copy, and move parts to the diagram (layout diagram). It can be deleted, the burden on the designer can be reduced, and the operability can be greatly improved.

Further, in the present invention, copying, moving.
If you specify a deleted part, it will be copied and moved at the same time as the child part of the part. Since the deletion process is performed, the operability can be further improved.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram showing an overall configuration of a component layout apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a diagram showing the contents of each memory formed in each file of the component layout apparatus.

FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing a detailed configuration of an addition processing unit in the component layout apparatus.

FIG. 4 is a detailed configuration diagram of a component input unit in the addition processing unit.

FIG. 5 is a flowchart showing a file name setting operation in the component input section.

FIG. 6 is a flowchart showing a processing operation of a parent component input unit in the addition processing unit.

FIG. 7 is an explanatory diagram showing a specific operation procedure of the parent component input unit.

FIG. 8 is a flowchart showing a processing operation of an arrangement position input unit in the addition processing unit.

FIG. 9 is an explanatory diagram showing a specific operation procedure of the arrangement position input unit.

FIG. 10 is a flowchart showing a processing operation of a parent-child information addition / editing unit in the addition processing unit.

FIG. 11 is a diagram showing an edited component matrix holding data list and an edited component matrix created by the component input unit.

FIG. 12 is an explanatory diagram showing a specific operation procedure of the parent-child information adding / editing unit.

FIG. 13 is an explanatory diagram showing a specific operation procedure of the same parent-child information adding / editing unit.

FIG. 14 is a flowchart showing a lower shift determination processing operation in the parent-child information adding / editing unit.

FIG. 15 is an explanatory diagram showing a specific operation procedure of the lower shift determination processing operation.

FIG. 16 is a flowchart showing a display processing operation of a display unit in the addition processing unit.

FIG. 17 is a block diagram showing a detailed configuration of a copy processing unit in the component layout apparatus.

FIG. 18 is a flowchart showing the processing operation of the copy source part extraction unit in the copy processing unit.

FIG. 19 is a diagram showing an edited component matrix holding data list and an edited component matrix created by the copy source component extraction unit.

FIG. 20 is an explanatory diagram showing a specific operation procedure of the copy source extraction unit.

FIG. 21 is a flowchart showing the processing operation of the parent-child information copy / edit unit in the copy processing unit.

FIG. 22 is a block diagram showing a detailed configuration of a deletion processing unit in the component layout apparatus.

FIG. 23 is a flowchart showing a processing operation of a deleted parts extraction unit in the deletion processing unit.

FIG. 24 is a diagram showing a list of edited component matrix holding data created by the deleted component extracting unit.

FIG. 25 is an explanatory diagram showing a specific operation procedure of the deleted parts extracting unit.

FIG. 26 is a flowchart showing the processing operation of a parent-child information deletion editing unit in the deletion processing unit.

FIG. 27 is an explanatory diagram showing a specific operation procedure of the parent-child information deletion editing unit.

FIG. 28 is an explanatory diagram showing a specific operation procedure of the same parent-child information deletion editing unit.

FIG. 29 is a block diagram showing a detailed configuration of a movement processing unit in the component layout apparatus.

FIG. 30 is a flowchart showing a processing operation of a movement source part extraction unit in the movement processing unit.

FIG. 31 is a view showing a list of edited component matrix holding data created by the source component extracting unit.

FIG. 32 is an explanatory diagram showing a specific operation procedure of the source component extraction unit.

FIG. 33 is a flowchart showing the processing operation of the movement position input unit in the movement processing unit.

FIG. 34 is an explanatory diagram showing a specific operation procedure of the movement position input unit.

FIG. 35 is a flowchart showing the processing operation of the parent-child information movement editing unit in the movement processing unit.

FIG. 36 is an explanatory diagram showing a specific operation procedure of the parent-child information movement editing unit.

FIG. 37 is a flowchart showing the processing operation of the arrangement position input unit of the additional processing unit in the component layout apparatus according to another embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 38 is an explanatory diagram showing a specific operation procedure of the arrangement position input unit.

FIG. 39 is a flowchart showing a processing operation of an arrangement position input unit of an additional processing unit in a component layout device according to still another embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 40 is an explanatory diagram showing a specific operation procedure of the arrangement position input unit.

[Explanation of symbols]

1 ... Parts file, 2 ... Rule file, 3 ... Parent-child information file, 4 ... Screen display file, 5 ... Main unit, 6 ...
Initial creation unit, 7 ... addition processing unit, 8 ... copy processing unit, 9 ... deletion processing unit, 10 ... movement processing unit, 11a, 11b, 11c
... parts, 12 ... parent-child information matrix, 13 ... parent-child code table, 14 ... virtual parts (dummy), 15 ... parent-child code, 16 ... parent-child relationship line, 17 ... layout diagram, 18 ...
Component input section, 19, 26 ... Parent component input section, 20, 27 ...
Arrangement position input unit, 21 ... Parent-child information addition / editing unit, 21a,
30a ... Editing component matrix, 21b, 30b, 3
4, 39 ... List of data held by edited parts matrix, 2
2, 29, 33, 38 ... Display unit, 23 ... Operator, 24 ...
Parent-child matrix holding data list, 25 ... Copy source component extraction unit, 28 ... Parent-child information copy editing unit, 31 ... Deleted component extraction unit, 32 ... Parent-child information deletion editing unit, 35 ... Transfer source component extraction unit, 36 ... Move position input Department, 37 ... Parent-child information movement editing department

Front Page Continuation (72) Inventor Keigo Jinda 2121 Nawau, Asahi-cho, Mie-gun, Mie Prefecture, Toshiba Mie Factory Co., Ltd.

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[Claims] 1. A component file for storing a parent-child relationship of the relevant component with respect to other components for each component arranged in the height direction and the horizontal direction, and components of different types are arranged at different height positions, A rule file that stores placement rules for component layout, such as a virtual component is placed in a blank position that is placed above each child component and below each component, and the position of each placed component According to the arrangement rule of the rule file, a parent-child information matrix is defined and stored in a matrix with one in the height direction and the other in the horizontal direction, and the position of each part except the virtual parts stored in the parent-child information matrix. And a layout display means for displaying on the display screen together with the parent-child relationship. 2. The layout display means, when the parent component and a plurality of child components having a parent-child relationship with the parent component and located at the same height are stored in the parent-child information matrix, 2. The component layout apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising parent component display position correction means for moving the display position of the parent component to an intermediate position in the horizontal direction of the display positions of the plurality of child components. 3. In a state in which each of the parts is displayed on the display screen, the corresponding additional part is set to a specified position in the parent-child information matrix according to an input operation of an additional part whose position is specified from the outside. Additional component setting means, the parent-child relationship between the additional component in the parent-child information matrix and the component of the adjacent position of the specified position is obtained, the component of the adjacent position in the parent-child information matrix according to the arrangement rule of the rule file. It is characterized by further comprising: a component position correcting means to be moved; and a virtual component setting means for setting a virtual component at the blank position when a blank position occurs below the component moved by the component position correcting means. Item layout apparatus according to item 1. 4. The copy part is set to the copy position in the parent-child information matrix in accordance with a copy operation in which a copy part and a copy position are designated from the outside while the parts are displayed on the display screen. And a parent-child relationship between the copy component in the parent-child information matrix and a component at a position adjacent to the copy position in the parent-child information matrix, and determines the component at the adjacent position in the parent-child information matrix according to the placement rule of the rule file. And a virtual component setting means for setting a virtual component at the blank position when a blank position occurs below the component moved by the component position correction means. The component layout device according to claim 1. 5. The copying part setting means sets the copying part and the corresponding child part at the copying position and a position adjacent to the copying position when a child part for the copying part is present. Item 4. The component layout device according to item 4. 6. The corresponding moving part is set to a moving position in the parent-child information matrix in accordance with a moving operation in which the moving part and the moving position are designated from the outside while the respective parts are displayed on the display screen. And a moving part setting means to obtain a parent-child relationship between the moving part in the parent-child information matrix and a part at a position adjacent to the moving position, and the part at the adjacent position in the parent-child information matrix according to the arrangement rule of the rule file. And a part position correction means for moving the part at an adjacent position to the position of the moving part in the parent-child information matrix, and obtaining a parent-child relationship between the moved part and a part newly adjacent to the moving part. ,
A part positional relationship correcting means for correcting the positional relationship between adjacent parts according to the arrangement rule of the rule file, and a blank position below the parts corrected and moved by the part positional relationship correcting means and the part position correcting means. The component layout apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising a virtual component setting unit that sets a virtual component at the blank position when the component layout occurs. 7. The moving part setting means sets the moving part and the corresponding child part at the moving position and a position adjacent to the moving position when a child part for the moving part exists. Item 6. The component layout device according to item 6. 8. A component deleting means for deleting a corresponding deleted component from the parent-child information matrix in accordance with a deletion operation in which the deleted component is designated from the outside while the respective components are displayed on the display screen. To the position of the deleted part in the parent-child information matrix, the part at the adjacent position is moved, and a parent-child relationship between the moved part and a part newly adjacent to the moved part is obtained,
Part positional relationship correcting means for correcting the positional relationship between adjacent parts in accordance with the placement rule of the rule file, and if a blank position occurs below the part position-corrected by the component positional relationship correcting means, this blank position is virtually The component layout apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising a virtual component setting unit that sets a component. 9. The component layout apparatus according to claim 8, wherein the component deleting unit simultaneously deletes the deleted component and the corresponding child component when a child component for the deleted component exists.