Method and apparatus for generating design drawings

A computer-implemented method for generating a design drawing for a design variant, comprising:

• a user configuring the design variant by generating a parts list;
• storing the configured design variant in a data structure;
• and
• a computing device drawing one or more design drawings of one or more components provided in the design variant, and assembling the components to form a design drawing of the design variant.

A computer-implemented method for generating a design drawing for a design variant of a production series, comprising:

• accessing one or more design drawings stored in a first data structure according to the design variant, wherein each of the one or more design drawings represents a component of a modular system, and wherein each component includes a quantity of features;
• accessing one or more object classes stored in a second data structure, wherein each object class includes a quantity of features, wherein at least one component is assignable to each object class, and wherein the quantity of features of each object class is a portion of the quantity of features of each component;
• accessing one or more rules stored in a third data structure, wherein each rule defines a relationship between two of the one or more object classes, wherein each relationship is assignable to the object classes;
• generating a design drawing of the design variant based on the accessed rules from the one or more accessed design drawings;
• and
• displaying the generated design drawing on a display.

A machine-readable medium that provides instructions that, if executed by a processor, will cause said processor to perform operations for generating a design drawing for a design variant, comprising:

• a user configuring the design variant by generating a parts list;
• storing the configured design variant in a data structure;
• and
• a computing device drawing one or more design drawings of one or more components provided in the design variant, and assembling the components to form a design drawing of the design variant.

A machine-readable medium that provides instructions that, if executed by a processor, will cause said processor to perform operations for generating a design drawing for a design variant of a production series, comprising:

• accessing one or more design drawings stored in a first data structure according to the design variant, wherein each of the one or more design drawings represents a component of a modular system, and wherein each component includes a quantity of features;
• accessing one or more object classes stored in a second data structure, wherein each object class includes a quantity of features, wherein at least one component is assignable to each object class, and wherein the quantity of features of each object class is a portion of the quantity of features of each component;
• accessing one or more rules stored in a third data structure, wherein each rule defines a relationship between two of the one or more object classes, wherein each relationship is assignable to the object classes;
• generating a design drawing of the design variant based on the accessed rules from the one or more accessed design drawings;
• and
• displaying the generated design drawing on a display.