Figure element revising method
AssigneeFanuc Corporation
InventorsMasaki Seki, Takashi Takegahara, Akira Kajitani
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Abstract
In revising a figure element, the figure element (C.sub.2) to be revised is designated, the designated figure element (C.sub.2 ) is displayed by a type of line or and color different from those of other figure elements, the figure elements (S.sub.1, C.sub.1) used in defining the designated figure element (C.sub.2) are displayed by a line of a different type and color, a message (M) which includes definition statements of the figure elements (S.sub.1, C.sub.1), as well as a radius necessary for defining the figure element (C.sub.2), is displayed on a display screen, and revision of the figure element is executed by referring to the display.
Claims12
A figure element revising method for revising a figure element defined by a figure element definition statement in an automatic programming language, said method comprising the steps of:
- (a) displaying a group of previously defined figure elements;
- (b) designating a figure element as a figure element to be revised, and changing at least one of color and line type of the figure element to be revised to display the figure element to be revised in a first mode;
- (c) changing at least one of color and line type of a referential figure element used in defining the figure element to be revised to display the referential figure element in a second mode;
- (d) displaying the figure definition statement of the referential figure element on a display screen;
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- (e) revising the figure element to be revised upon referring to the display.
A method for revising a figure element having a figure definition statement based on previously defined figure elements, said method comprising the steps of:
- (a) selecting a figure element to be revised form a plurality of previously defined figure elements;
- (b) distinguishably displaying the figure element selected in step (a) from the figure elements remaining in the plurality of previously defined figure elements;
- (c) determining if the figure element selected in step (a) has a figure definition statement based on at least one of the previously defined figure elements;
- (d) identifying, in dependence upon said determining in step (c), the at least one of the previously defined figure elements upon which the figure element selected in step (a) is based;
- (e) distinguishably displaying the at least one of the previously defined figure elements identified in step (d);
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- (f) revising the figure element selected in step (a) upon referring to information displayed in step (b) and (e) by revising the figure definition statement thereof.
A system for revising a figure element having a figure definition statement based on previously defined figure elements, comprising:
- display means for displaying figure elements and figure definition statements;
- input means for selecting a figure element to be revised from a plurality of previously defined figure elements;
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- control means for controlling revision of the figure element selected by said input means, said control means including
- first means for distinguishably displaying on said display means the figure element selected by said input means from the figure elements remaining in the plurality of previously defined figure elements;
- second means for determining if the figure element selected by said input means has a figure definition statement based on at least one of the previously defined figure elements, and for identifying the at least one of the previously defined figure elements upon which the figure element is selected is based;
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- third means for distinguishably displaying on said display means the at least one of the previously defined figure elements identified by said second means.
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