TWI850862B - Method and system for automatically generating and managing engineering drawings for customized press machine - Google Patents

Abstract

Method for automatically generating and managing engineering drawings for customized press machine includes the following steps. Plural customized parameters are inputted and a stored location is selected through an engineering drawing parameter setting interface. A press machine assembly file and plural part files corresponding to plural parts composed of the press machine assembly file are read. A recognition process is performed on each part according to the customized parameters and a press machine customized design rule base, thereby determining whether the parts contain plural customized parts that need to regenerate the engineering drawings. A CAD software is called to automatically generate plural customized part files corresponding to the customized parts. The CAD software is called to automatically generate plural customized engineering drawings, a customized assembly file and a part list based on the customized parts files. The above automatically generated results are stored in the stored location.

Description

Automatic generation and management method and system for customized punch press engineering drawings

The present invention relates to an automatic generation and management method, and in particular to an automatic generation and management method of customized punching machine engineering drawings and a system thereof.

At present, the domestic punching equipment industry relies on a large number of manpower to carry out the labor-related work of modifying fixed designs. In the development of the punching industry, in order to speed up the design and manufacturing cycle of punching machines, a large amount of computer-aided design (CAD) software is relied on to assist in the design of punching machines, but the drawing process still relies on engineers to operate manually; thus, when developing customized punching machines, a large amount of manpower and time will be consumed for drawing work.

The purpose of the present invention is to provide a method for automatically generating and managing customized punching machine engineering drawings, including: inputting a plurality of customized parameters and selecting a storage location through an engineering drawing parameter setting interface; reading a punching machine assembly file and a plurality of part files corresponding to a plurality of parts constituting the punching machine assembly file; performing an analysis process on each part according to the plurality of customized parameters and a punching machine customized design rule library to determine whether the plurality of parts include a plurality of customized parts that need to regenerate engineering drawings; calling a computer-aided design (CAD) software Automatically generate a plurality of customized part files corresponding to the plurality of customized parts; call computer-aided design (CAD) software to automatically generate a plurality of customized engineering drawings corresponding to the plurality of customized parts according to the plurality of customized part files; call computer-aided design (CAD) software to automatically generate a customized assembly file and a part file usage list according to the plurality of customized part files; and store the automatically generated plurality of customized part files, the plurality of customized engineering drawings, the customized assembly file and the part file usage list in an archive location.

In some embodiments, the above-mentioned analysis processing includes: reading the part name of each part; judging whether one of the multiple parts is a standard product of a punch press or a common part of a punch press according to the part name of one of the multiple parts; when judging that one of the multiple parts is neither a standard product of a punch press nor a common part of a punch press, judging whether the one of the multiple parts needs to regenerate an engineering drawing according to the multiple customized parameters and a customized part design rule of a customized design rule library of a punch press; and when judging that one of the multiple parts needs to regenerate an engineering drawing, judging that one of the multiple parts is one of the multiple customized parts.

In some embodiments, the above-mentioned analysis processing also includes: judging whether one of the multiple parts belongs to a punch standard product according to a punch standard part category list in a punch customized design rule library; and judging whether one of the multiple parts belongs to a punch common part according to a punch common part category list in a punch customized design rule library.

In some embodiments, the above-mentioned analysis processing also includes: when it is determined that one of the multiple parts is a standard punch press product or a common punch press part, the analysis processing of the one of the multiple parts is terminated; and when it is determined that the one of the multiple parts does not need to regenerate the engineering drawing, the analysis processing of the one of the multiple parts is terminated.

In some embodiments, the above-mentioned automatic generation and management method of customized punching machine engineering drawings further includes: establishing a file name for each of the multiple customized part files and the multiple customized engineering drawings to manage at least one of a version, a drawing name, a drawing number, a generation date and a generation time of each of the multiple customized part files and the multiple customized engineering drawings.

In some embodiments, the customization parameters include at least one of the following: a machine model selection, a working tonnage, a table size, a mold clamping height, a machine quantity, a machine number, and a designer.

In some embodiments, the computer-aided design (CAD) software is SolidEdge, Inventor, SolidWorks or other computer-aided design software with a secondary development library.

In some embodiments, the above-mentioned method of calling the computer-aided design (CAD) software is to directly call or indirectly call the secondary development function library of the computer-aided design (CAD) software.

In some embodiments, the engineering drawing parameter setting interface includes at least one of the following: a graphic data interface, a text data interface, and a digital data interface.

The purpose of the present invention is to provide a customized punching machine engineering drawing automatic generation and management system, including: a computer server and an electronic device connected to the computer server. The electronic device includes: an engineering drawing parameter setting interface, a memory storing multiple instructions, and a processor. The processor is used to execute the plurality of instructions to complete a plurality of steps: inputting a plurality of customized parameters and selecting a save location of a computer server through an engineering drawing parameter setting interface; reading a punch press assembly file and a plurality of part files respectively corresponding to a plurality of parts constituting the punch press assembly file from the computer server; performing a distinguishing process on each part according to the plurality of customized parameters and a punch press customized design rule library to determine whether the plurality of parts include a plurality of customized parts that need to regenerate the engineering drawing; calling a computer-aided design (CAD) software to automatically generate a plurality of customized part files respectively corresponding to the plurality of customized parts. ; calling computer-aided design (CAD) software to automatically generate a plurality of customized engineering drawings corresponding to the plurality of customized parts according to the plurality of customized part files; calling computer-aided design (CAD) software to automatically generate a customized assembly file and a part file usage list according to the plurality of customized part files; and transmitting the automatically generated plurality of customized part files, the plurality of customized engineering drawings, the customized assembly file and the part file usage list to a computer server, so as to store the plurality of customized engineering drawings, the plurality of customized part files, the customized assembly file and the part file usage list in a storage location of the computer server.

In order to make the above features and advantages of the present invention more clearly understood, embodiments are given below and described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

The following is a detailed discussion of embodiments of the present invention. However, it is understood that the embodiments provide many applicable concepts that can be implemented in a variety of specific contexts. The embodiments discussed and disclosed are for illustration only and are not intended to limit the scope of the present invention.

FIG1 is a block diagram of a customized punching machine engineering drawing automatic generation and management system according to an embodiment of the present invention. As shown in FIG1 , the customized punching machine engineering drawing automatic generation and management system includes a computer server 100, an electronic device 200 communicatively connected to the computer server 100, and a computer-aided design (CAD) software 300 communicatively connected to the electronic device 200. The electronic device 200 includes an engineering drawing parameter setting interface 210, a computer-aided design (CAD) software serial connection module 220, a punching machine customized design rule library 230, a customized drawing management module 240, a memory 250, and a processor 260. The engineering drawing parameter setting interface 210, the computer-aided design (CAD) software serial connection module 220, the punching machine customized design rule library 230, the customized drawing management module 240 and the memory 250 are communicatively connected to the processor 260. The computer-aided design (CAD) software serial connection module 220 is communicatively connected to the computer-aided design (CAD) software 300. The engineering drawing parameter setting interface 210, the punching machine customized design rule library 230, the customized drawing management module 240 and the processor 260 are communicatively connected to the computer server 100 (not shown).

FIG2 is a flow chart of a method for automatically generating and managing a customized punch press engineering drawing according to an embodiment of the present invention. As shown in FIG2 , the method for automatically generating and managing a customized punch press engineering drawing includes steps S1-S8. The memory 250 stores a plurality of instructions, and the processor 260 is used to execute the instructions to execute the method for automatically generating and managing a customized punch press engineering drawing as shown in FIG2 .

Please refer to FIG. 1 and FIG. 2 together. In step S1 of the method for automatically generating and managing a customized punching machine engineering drawing, a plurality of customized parameters are inputted and a save location is selected through the engineering drawing parameter setting interface 210. In the embodiment of the present invention, the engineering drawing parameter setting interface 210 is a graphic data interface, a text data interface, a digital data interface or a combination thereof. Specifically, the data interface presented by the engineering drawing parameter setting interface 210 has a plurality of fields for the operator to input a plurality of customized parameters and select (or input) a save location of the computer server 100, which can provide the user with drawing parameter settings for the engineering drawing.

In an embodiment of the present invention, the above-mentioned multiple customized parameters include at least one of the following: equipment specifications (machine model selection, working tonnage, preset countertop, countertop size, mold clamping height, number of machines and/or machine number), customer name, draftsman (designer), production quantity, order number, ERP code, but the above-mentioned parameters are only examples and the present invention is not limited thereto.

Please refer to FIG. 1 and FIG. 2 together. In step S2 of the method for automatically generating and managing a customized punch press engineering drawing, a punch press assembly file and a plurality of part files corresponding to a plurality of parts constituting the punch press assembly file are read from a preset path of the computer server 100. Specifically, the punch press assembly file and the plurality of part files read from the preset path of the computer server 100 in step S2 are system preset sample files.

Please refer to FIG. 1 and FIG. 2 together. In step S3 of the method for automatically generating and managing the engineering drawing of a customized punch press, each part is traversed. In step S4 of the method for automatically generating and managing the engineering drawing of a customized punch press, a single part is analyzed and processed according to the punch press customized design rule library 230 and the plurality of customized parameters input in step S1 to determine whether the single part is a customized part that needs to regenerate the engineering drawing. If so, step S5 is entered. If not, step S7 is entered. In other words, step S3 and step S4 are performed to analyze each part according to the punch customized design rule library 230 and the plurality of customized parameters to determine whether the plurality of parts include a plurality of customized parts that need to regenerate the engineering drawing.

FIG3 is a flow chart of the analysis process of step S4 of the method for automatically generating and managing engineering drawings of customized punch presses according to an embodiment of the present invention. In the embodiment of the present invention, as shown in FIG3, the analysis process includes steps P1-P6. In step P1, the part name of a single part is read. For example, the part name of a single part (such as upper seat, lower seat, slide block, workbench, etc.) can be obtained from the file name of the part file corresponding to the single part.

In step P2, it is determined whether the single part belongs to a standard punching machine product according to the part name of the single part. Specifically, step P2 is to determine whether the single part belongs to a standard punching machine product (such as a motor, a hydraulic cylinder, etc.) according to the punching machine customized design rule library 230 (stored in the computer server 100) The list of parts categories of the punching machine standard products is used to determine whether the single part belongs to the punching machine standard product part category list, that is, to determine whether the part name of the single part belongs to the punching machine standard product part category list.

In step P3, it is determined whether the single part is a common part for punch presses according to the part name of the single part. Specifically, step P3 determines whether the single part is a common part for punch presses (e.g., a man-machine operating table, a ball seat, etc.) according to the common part category list for punch presses in the punch press customized design rule library 230 (stored in the computer server 100), that is, it is determined whether the part name of the single part belongs to the common part category list for punch presses.

In step P4, when one of the plurality of parts is neither a standard punch nor a common punch part, it is determined whether the single part needs to be modified and the engineering drawing is regenerated according to the plurality of customized parameters input in step S1 and the customized part design rules of the punch customized design rule library 230. For example, when the table size in the customized parameter is not the system default value, the corresponding parts that are neither a standard punch nor a common punch part, such as the slide, the table, the upper and lower seats of the machine body, etc., need to be modified accordingly in terms of their size and hole position.

In step P5, when it is determined that the single part needs to be modified and the engineering drawing needs to be regenerated, the single part is determined to be a customized part, and the engineering drawing needs to be regenerated for the single part.

In step P6, when one of the multiple parts is a standard product of the punch press or a common part of the punch press, it is determined that the single part is not a customized part and the engineering drawing does not need to be regenerated; when it is determined that one of the multiple parts does not need to be regenerated, it is determined that the single part is not a customized part and the engineering drawing does not need to be regenerated.

Please refer to Figures 1 and 2 together. In step S5 of the method for automatically generating and managing customized punching machine engineering drawings, the computer-aided design (CAD) software serial module 220 calls the computer-aided design (CAD) software 300 to automatically generate a plurality of customized part files corresponding to the plurality of customized parts. Then, the computer-aided design (CAD) software serial module 220 is called again to automatically generate a plurality of customized engineering drawings corresponding to the plurality of customized parts.

In the embodiment of the present invention, the computer-aided design (CAD) software 300 is, for example, SolidEdge, Inventor, SolidWorks or other computer-aided design software with a secondary development library (drawing library). In the embodiment of the present invention, the method of calling the computer-aided design (CAD) software 300 is to directly call or indirectly call the secondary development library (drawing library) of the computer-aided design (CAD) software 300.

Specifically, step S5 is to import the part file of the part that is determined to need to be modified and the engineering drawing to be regenerated in the analysis process of step S4 into the part sample file (stored in the computer server 100), and call the secondary development library (drawing library) of the computer-aided design (CAD) software 300 to automatically generate a customized part file, and then, import the engineering drawing file of the part that is determined to need to be modified and the engineering drawing to be regenerated in the analysis process of step S4 into the engineering drawing sample file (stored in the computer server 100), and call the secondary development library (drawing library) of the computer-aided design (CAD) software 300 to automatically generate a customized engineering drawing (three-view drawing of the part and its dimension annotation).

Please refer to FIG. 1 and FIG. 2 together. In step S6 of the method for automatically generating and managing customized punching machine engineering drawings, a customized drawing management module 240 is used to establish a customized part file and a file name of each of the corresponding customized engineering drawings to manage the customized part file and the version, drawing name, drawing number, generation date and/or generation time of each of the corresponding customized engineering drawings. For example, the file name may include a drawing name/part name, drawing number, and generation date, but the present invention is not limited thereto. For example, a customized engineering drawing contains a version, drawing name, drawing number, generation date and/or generation time, but the present invention is not limited thereto. Specifically, the customized drawing management module 240 is used to implement version management to facilitate viewing and maintenance by draftsmen.

Please refer to FIG. 1 and FIG. 2 together. In step S7 of the method for automatically generating and managing customized punching machine engineering drawings, check whether there are parts that have not been analyzed. If so, return to step S3. If not, proceed to step S8.

Please refer to FIG. 1 and FIG. 2 together. In step S8 of the automatic generation and management method of customized punching machine engineering drawings, the computer-aided design (CAD) software 300 is called through the computer-aided design (CAD) software serial module 220 to automatically regenerate a customized assembly file and a part file usage list based on the plurality of customized part files. Specifically, step S8 is to import the customized part files and customized engineering drawings of the parts that are determined to need to be modified and regenerated in the analysis process into the assembly sample file (stored in the computer server 100), and call the secondary development library (drawing library) of the computer-aided design (CAD) software 300 to automatically generate the customized assembly file and the part file usage list.

In an embodiment of the present invention, the automatic generation and management method of customized punching machine engineering drawings further includes establishing a file name (not shown) for each of the customized assembly files and part files usage lists through the customized drawing management module 240 to manage the version, drawing name, drawing number, generation date and/or generation time of each of the customized assembly files and part files usage lists. Specifically, the customized drawing management module 240 is used to implement version management to facilitate viewing and maintenance by drawing personnel.

Please refer to FIG. 1 and FIG. 2 together. In step S9 of the method for automatically generating and managing customized punching machine engineering drawings, the automatically generated multiple customized part files, the multiple customized engineering drawings, the customized assembly files, and the part file usage list are transmitted to the computer server 100 through the customized drawing management module 240, so that the multiple customized part files, the multiple customized engineering drawings, the customized assembly files, and the part file usage list are stored in the archive location of the computer server 100 for subsequent personnel to view and maintain the drawings. Specifically, the archive location of the computer server 100 selected in step S1 is the file path where the multiple customized engineering drawings, the multiple customized part files, the customized assembly files and the part file usage list are stored in the computer server 100, and step S6 is to store the multiple customized engineering drawings, the multiple customized part files, the customized assembly files and the part file usage list in the archive location in the computer server 100.

In summary, the present invention combines the customized punch press drawing operation process with the drawing library function of the computer-aided design (CAD) software, integrates the professional knowledge of punch press development engineers and computer automation technology into the present invention to develop a customized punch press automatic drawing system, so as to avoid the cumbersome drawing operation during the development of customized punch press equipment, reduce human errors, and accelerate equipment development efficiency. Through the automatic engineering drawing production technology of this invention, the development time of punch press equipment is shortened. The most tedious and manual modification-required established operations such as engineering drawing drawing and customized drawing file management are standardized and automatically processed by software, so that manufacturers can focus on research and development and design, thereby promoting manufacturers' international competitiveness.

The above summarizes the features of several embodiments, so that those skilled in the art can better understand the present invention. Those skilled in the art should understand that they can easily use the present invention as a basis to design or modify other processes and structures to achieve the same goals and/or achieve the same advantages as the embodiments introduced herein. Those skilled in the art should also understand that these equivalent constructions do not deviate from the spirit and scope of the present invention, and they can make various changes, substitutions and modifications without departing from the spirit and scope of the present invention.

100                     : Computer server 200                     : Electronic device 210                     : Engineering drawing parameter setting interface 220                     : Computer-aided design (CAD) software connection module 230                     : Punch press customized design rule library 240                     : Customized drawing management module 250                     : Memory 260                     : Processor 300                     : Computer-aided design (CAD) software S1-S9,P1-P6          : Steps

The following detailed description in conjunction with the attached drawings will provide a better understanding of the present invention. It should be noted that, in accordance with standard industry practice, the features are not drawn to scale. In fact, the dimensions of the features may be increased or decreased at will to make the discussion clearer. [Figure 1] is a block diagram of a system for automatically generating and managing customized punch press engineering drawings according to an embodiment of the present invention. [Figure 2] is a flow chart of a method for automatically generating and managing customized punch press engineering drawings according to an embodiment of the present invention. [Figure 3] is a flow chart of a process for analyzing according to an embodiment of the present invention.

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A method for automatically generating and managing a customized punching machine engineering drawing comprises: inputting a plurality of customized parameters and selecting a save location through an engineering drawing parameter setting interface; reading a punching machine assembly file and a plurality of part files corresponding to a plurality of parts constituting the punching machine assembly file; performing a customizing operation on each of the parts according to the customized parameters and a punching machine customized design rule library; Performing an analysis process to determine whether the parts include a plurality of customized parts that need to regenerate engineering drawings; calling a computer-aided design software to automatically generate a plurality of customized part files corresponding to the customized parts; calling the computer-aided design software to automatically generate a plurality of customized engineering drawings corresponding to the customized parts according to the customized part files; calling the computer-aided design software to automatically generate a customized assembly file and a part file usage list according to the customized part files; and storing the automatically generated customized part files, the customized engineering drawings, the customized assembly file and the part file usage list in the archive location; wherein the analysis process includes: reading a part name of each of the parts; according to one of the parts According to the part name of one of the parts, and according to the list of part categories of a punch standard product in the punch customized design rule library, determine whether one of the parts belongs to a punch standard product; and According to the part name of one of the parts, and according to the list of part categories of a punch standard product in the punch customized design rule library, determine whether one of the parts belongs to a punch common part. The method for automatically generating and managing customized punching machine engineering drawings as described in claim 1, wherein the analysis process includes: when it is determined that one of the parts is not a standard product of the punching machine and is not a common part of the punching machine, judging whether the one of the parts needs to regenerate the engineering drawing according to the customized parameters and a customized part design rule of the punching machine customized design rule library; and when it is determined that the one of the parts needs to regenerate the engineering drawing, judging that the one of the parts is one of the customized parts. The method for automatically generating and managing customized punching machine engineering drawings as described in claim 2, wherein the identification process further includes: when it is determined that one of the parts belongs to the standard product of the punching machine or the common part of the punching machine, the identification process of the one of the parts is terminated; and when it is determined that the one of the parts does not need to regenerate the engineering drawing, the identification process of the one of the parts is terminated. The method for automatically generating and managing customized punching machine engineering drawings as described in claim 1 further includes: establishing a file name for each of the customized part files and the customized engineering drawings to manage at least one of a version, a drawing name, a drawing number, a generation date, and a generation time for each of the customized part files and the customized engineering drawings. The method for automatically generating and managing customized punch press engineering drawings as described in claim 1, wherein the customized parameters include at least one of the following: a machine model selection, a working tonnage, a table size, a mold clamping height, a machine quantity, a machine number, and a designer. The method for automatically generating and managing customized punching machine engineering drawings as described in claim 1, wherein the computer-aided design software is SolidEdge, Inventor, SolidWorks or other computer-aided design software with a secondary development library. The method for automatically generating and managing customized punching machine engineering drawings as described in claim 1, wherein the computer-aided design software is called by directly calling or indirectly calling the secondary development library of the computer-aided design software. The method for automatically generating and managing customized punching machine engineering drawings as described in claim 1, wherein the engineering drawing parameter setting interface includes at least one of the following: a graphic data interface, a text data interface, and a digital data interface. A system for automatically generating and managing customized punching machine engineering drawings includes: a computer server; and an electronic device, which is communicatively connected to the computer server, wherein the electronic device includes: an engineering drawing parameter setting interface; a memory, which stores a plurality of instructions; and a processor, which is used to execute the instructions to complete a plurality of steps: inputting a plurality of customized parameters through the engineering drawing parameter setting interface and selecting a storage location of the computer server; reading a punching machine assembly file from the computer server and assembling The plurality of parts of the punch assembly file respectively correspond to the plurality of part files; each of the parts is analyzed according to the customized parameters and a punch customized design rule library to determine whether the parts include a plurality of customized parts that need to regenerate engineering drawings; a computer-aided design software is called to automatically generate a plurality of customized part files respectively corresponding to the customized parts; the computer-aided design software is called to automatically generate the customized parts according to the customized part files. The method comprises: generating a plurality of customized engineering drawings corresponding to the customized parts respectively; calling the computer-aided design software to automatically generate a customized assembly file and a part file usage list according to the customized part files; and transmitting the automatically generated customized part files, the customized engineering drawings, the customized assembly file and the part file usage list to the computer server to store the customized engineering drawings, the customized part files, the customized assembly file and the part file usage list in the storage location of the computer server. ; wherein the identification process includes: reading a part name of each of the parts; judging whether the part belongs to a punching machine standard product according to the part name of one of the parts and a punching machine standard product part category list in the punching machine customized design rule library; and judging whether the part belongs to a punching machine common part according to the part name of one of the parts and a punching machine standard product part category list in the punching machine customized design rule library.

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