Design support system, method and storage medium

A design support system for supporting a route design for attaching a deformable linear structure to a target, comprising:

• an edition unit capable of for generating a passing point through which the linear structure should pass in a virtual space, according to an instruction of a user via an input device;
• a passing point management unit capable of for setting and managing one of directions defined in a prescribed component as a passing direction of the passing point when generating a passing point for passing the linear structure through inside of the prescribed component in the virtual space;
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• a route generation unit capable of for generating a route through which the linear structure in the virtual space, using a passing direction managed by the passing point management unit, wherein
• the route generation unit determines a normal of a plane of the prescribed component as the passing direction when the passing point is a starting point, and generates a route through which the linear structure in the virtual space determining a direction the reversal of the normal of the plane of the prescribed structure as the passing direction when the passing point is an ending point.

A design support method for supporting a route design for attaching a deformable linear structure to a target by a computer, comprising:

• generating a passing point through which the linear structure should pass in a virtual space, according to an instruction of a user via an input device;
• automatically generating and managing passing point information including a passing direction of the passing point, on the basis of a designated component as a reference when generating a passing point of a type based on a component in the virtual space by the edition process;
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• automatically generating the passing point information using a normal of a plane of the designated component as the passing direction when the passing point is a starting point, and generates a route through which the linear structure should pass in the virtual space determining a direction a reversal of the normal of the plane of the designated component as the passing direction when the passing point of the type is an ending point.

A design support method for supporting a route design for attaching a deformable linear structure to a target by a computer, comprising:

• generating a passing point through which the linear structure should pass in a virtual space, according to an instruction of a user via an input device;
• setting and managing one of directions defined in a prescribed component as a passing direction of the passing point when generating the passing point for passing the linear structure through inside of the prescribed component in the virtual space;
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• setting a normal of a plane of the prescribed component as the passing direction when the passing point is a starting point and setting a direction a reversal of the normal of the plane of the prescribed component as the passing direction when the passing point is an ending point.

A design support method for supporting a route design for attaching a deformable linear structure to a target by a computer, comprising:

• generating a passing point through which the linear structure should pass in a virtual space, according to an instruction of a user via an input device;
• classifying type of passing point, based on a component into a starting point of a route, an ending point of the route and other passing point and setting and managing a different passing direction for each of the classification when generating the type of the passing point in the virtual space;
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• setting a normal of a plane of the component as the passing direction when the passing point is the starting point and setting a direction a reversal of the normal of the plane of the component as the passing direction when the passing point is the ending point.

A computer-accessible storage medium storing program used to configure a design support system for supporting a route design for attaching a deformable linear structure to a target, comprising:

• generating a passing point through which the linear structure should pass in a virtual space, according to an instruction of a user via an input device;
• automatically generating and managing passing point information including a passing direction of the passing point, on the basis of a designated component as a reference when generating a passing point of a type based on a component in the virtual space by the edition function;
• and
• generating a route through which the linear structure should pass in the virtual space, using passing point information managed by the passing point management function, wherein
• the route generation function determining a normal of a plane of the designated component as the passing direction when the passing point of the type is a starting point and generating a route through which the linear structure should pass in the virtual space determining a direction a reversal of the normal of the plane of the designated component as the passing direction when the passing point is an ending point.

A computer-accessible storage medium storing program used to configure a design support system for supporting a route design for attaching a deformable linear structure to a target, comprising:

• an edition function capable of for generating a passing point through which the linear structure should pass in a virtual space, according to an instruction of a user via an input device;
• a passing point management function capable of for setting and managing one of directions defined in a prescribed component as a passing direction of the passing point when generating a passing point for passing the linear structure through inside of the prescribed component in the virtual space;
• and
• a route generation function capable of for generating a route through which the linear structure in the virtual space, using a passing direction managed by the passing point management function, wherein
• the route generation function determines a normal of a plane of the prescribed component as the passing direction when the passing point is a starting point, and generates a route through which the linear structure in the virtual space determining a direction the reversal of the normal of the plane of the prescribed structure as the passing direction when the passing point is an ending point.