Process for preparing design procedure document and apparatus for the same

A process for automatically preparing a design procedure document using a method of converting CAD knowledge codes which are used in a knowledge-base CAD into the design procedure document which is written in a natural language, characterized in that said CAD knowledge codes from said knowledge-base CAD are output, said output (CAD knowledge codes being output into an intermediate representation codes which do not depend upon said knowledge CAD by using an intermediate representation code converting apparatus, and said intermediate representation codes being into said design procedure document corresponding to said intermediate representation code by using a document describing and generating apparatus, and said design procedure document comprises elements which are written in a natural language, each element including a name of group to which the element belongs and its preparing step, specific elements of said design procedure document being extracted;

• the extracted elements being extracted and rearranged together with the groups to which the elements belongs and their preparing steps;
• the elements being displayed together with the groups and their preparing steps.

An apparatus for automatically preparing a CAD design procedure document wherein the CAD design procedure document is prepared by automatically converting CAD data into the design procedure document written in a natural language by means of a converter,

• characterized in that said design procedure document comprises elements which are written in a natural language, each element including a name of group to which the element belongs and its preparing step, specific elements of said design procedure document being extracted;
• the extracted elements being extracted and rearranged together with the groups to which the elements belongs and their preparing steps;
• the elements being displayed together with the groups and their preparing steps.

An apparatus for automatically preparing a design procedure document using a method of converting CAD knowledge codes which are used in a knowledge-base CAD into the design procedure document which is written in a natural language,

• characterized in that said CAD knowledge codes are output from said knowledge-base CAD, said output (CAD knowledge codes being converted into an intermediate representation codes which do not depend upon said knowledge CAD by using an intermediate representation code converting apparatus, and said intermediate representation codes being converted into said design procedure document corresponding to said intermediate representation code by using a document describing and generating apparatus, said design procedure document comprises elements which are written in a natural language, each element including a name of group to which the element belongs and its preparing step, specific elements of said design procedure document being extracted;
• the extracted elements being extracted and rearranged together with the groups to which the elements belongs and their preparing steps;
• the elements being displayed together with the groups and their preparing steps.

A process for automatically preparing a CAD design procedure document which is prepared by automatically converting CAD data into the design procedure document which is written in a natural language by using a converting apparatus, characterized in that said design procedure document comprises elements which are written in a natural language, a preparing step being written for each element;

• a specific element of said design procedure document is automatically extracted;
• and a CAD image corresponding to said extracted element is displayed.

An apparatus for automatically preparing a CAD design procedure document which is prepared by automatically converting CAD data into the design procedure document which is written in a natural language by using a converting apparatus, characterized in that said design procedure document comprises elements which are written in a natural language, a preparing step being written for each element;

• a specific element of said design procedure document is automatically extracted;
• and a CAD image corresponding to said extracted element is displayed.