Method and device for producing component data

A device for producing component data for use with an electronic component mounting apparatus, comprising:

• an imaging unit which images a component whose component data is to be produced;
• a display which displays a component image obtained by the imaging unit, the component image on the display having an outline further having at least one side edge with two corners;
• an input unit operated by an operator so that a point on the component image displayed on the display is input;
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• a component data producing unit which produces component data on the basis of the component image, the component data producing unit including a first producing unit which produces a first reference line when the input unit is operated by the operator so that the two corners are input as reference points, the first reference line passing two reference points input by the input unit and corresponding to the side edge corners of the outline of the component image on the display, a second producing unit which produces second and third reference lines passing the reference points respectively so as to be perpendicular to the first reference line and a third producing unit which input a point on another side edge of the outline of the component image by operating input unit by an operator and produces a fourth reference line passing the point on said another side edge so as to be parallel to the first reference line.

A device for producing component data for use with an electronic component mounting apparatus, comprising:

• an imaging unit which images a component whose component data is to be produced;
• a display which displays a component image obtained by the imaging unit, the component image on the display having an outline further having at least one side edge with two corners;
• an input unit operated by an operator so that an optional point on the component image displayed on the display is input;
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• a component data producing unit which produces component data on the basis of the component image displayed on the display, the component data producing unit including a unit which inputs the corners of said one side edge as first and second reference points and an optional point on another side edge of the outline of the component image as a third reference point when the input unit is operated by the operator, thereby automatically computing a size of the outline of the component image and an inclination of the component image from the three reference points thereby to produce component data.