Apparatus and method for supporting development of production line, and computer readable medium storing program for supporting development of production line

A method for supporting a development of a production line, the method causing a computer to execute an alert on a possibility of an interference and a possibility of an existence of a clearance between a jig provided on a line for producing a first workpiece and a second workpiece in a case where the second workpiece that is different from the first workpiece is conveyed on the line, the method comprising:

• creating a model of the first workpiece based on geometric data of the first workpiece, creating a second workpiece model based on geometric data of the second workpiece, and creating an enlarged jig model in which a volume of the jig is enlarged;
• generating, as a reference geometric object, a geometric object defined by a region where the first workpiece model and the enlarged jig model overlap each other, and generating, as a comparison geometric object, a geometric object defined by a region where the second workpiece model and the enlarged jig model overlap each other;
• comparing a volume of the reference geometric object and a volume of the comparison geometric object;
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• outputting a display corresponding to a result of the comparison.

A non-transitory computer readable medium storing a program for supporting a development of a production line, the program causing a computer to execute an alert on a possibility of an interference and a possibility of an existence of a clearance between a jig provided on a line for producing a first workpiece and a second workpiece in a case where the second workpiece that is different from the first workpiece is conveyed on the line, wherein the program, when executing on the computer, causes the computer to execute a method comprising:

• creating a model of the first workpiece based on geometric data of the first workpiece, creating a second workpiece model based on geometric data of the second workpiece, and creating an enlarged jig model in which a volume of the jig is enlarged;
• generating, as a reference geometric object, a geometric object defined by a region where the first workpiece model and the enlarged jig model overlap each other, and generating, as a comparison geometric object, a geometric object defined by a region where the second workpiece model and the enlarged jig model overlap each other;
• comparing a volume of the reference geometric object and a volume of the comparison geometric object;
• and
• outputting a display corresponding to a result of the comparison.