Design and production supporting system for component arrangement and pipe routing
US5740341A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Apr 20, 1994 |
| Grant date | Apr 14, 1998 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 20, 2014 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F2113/14
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A design and production supporting system for component arrangement and routing comprises a three-dimensional (3-D) component mapping means based on two-dimensional logical connection information of plant components and 3-D arrangement space information. To the 3-D component mapping means, an interactive mapping means and an automatic mapping means are provided. The interactive mapping means has a means for displaying the components arranged on the assigned plane of the arrangement space in the 3-D space keeping connection relationship among the components and a means for interactively moving these components in the arrangement space with keeping connection relationship among the components by using the dragging method. The automatic mapping means has a means for distinguishing the arranged spaces from the non-arranged spaces and arranging the components on the non-arranged spaces, and a means for searching the shortest route of pipes, etc., for the arranged components.
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