Similar drawing search device, similar drawing search method, and computer-readable medium

A similar drawing search method of searching for a drawing similar to a target drawing from a drawing database in which feature information regarding a shape of a component in each drawing and drawing information regarding the component in the drawing are stored in association with each other for a plurality of drawings, the similar drawing searching method comprising:

• acquiring, from the target drawing, feature information regarding a shape of the component in the target drawing;
• acquiring, from the target drawing, drawing information regarding the component in the target drawing;
• searching for a plurality of first similar drawings from the drawing database, based on the feature information of the target drawing;
• narrowing down the plurality of first similar drawings to a plurality of second similar drawings, based on the drawing information of the target drawing;
• and
• displaying the plurality of second similar drawings on a display.

A non-transitory computer-readable medium on which programmed instructions are stored, wherein the programmed instructions, when executed by a computer, causes the computer to search for a drawing similar to a target drawing from a drawing database in which feature information regarding a shape of a component in each drawing and drawing information regarding the component in the drawing are stored in association with each other for a plurality of drawings, the programmed instructions causing the computer to:

• acquire, from the target drawing, feature information regarding a shape of the component in the target drawing;
• acquire, from the target drawing, drawing information regarding the component in the target drawing;
• search for a plurality of first similar drawings from the drawing database, based on the feature information of the target drawing;
• narrow down the plurality of first similar drawings to a plurality of second similar drawings, based on the drawing information of the target drawing;
• and
• display the plurality of second similar drawings on a display.