Design supporting program, design supporting method, design supporting apparatus and computer-readable recording medium recorded with design supporting program

A design supporting program for realizing on a computer:

• a graphical element assignment function for assigning a graphical element on a two-dimensional drawing;
• a dimensional element obtaining function for obtaining a dimensional element associated with the graphical element assigned by said graphical element assignment function;
• and a dimension value extraction function for extracting a character string representing a dimension value from the dimensional element obtained by said dimensional element obtaining function, to designate this as a dimension of the graphical element assigned by said graphical element assignment function.

A design supporting method comprising:

• assigning a graphical element or a point between two graphical elements on a two-dimensional drawing;
• determining a type of feature associated with the assigned graphical element or point, and calculating a dimension that characterizes said feature based on the type of feature determined.

A design supporting method comprising:

• assigning a graphical element or a point between two graphical elements on a two-dimensional drawing;
• determining a type of feature associated with the assigned graphical element or point, and calculating a dimension that characterizes said feature based on the type of feature determined,
• wherein, when it is determined that the type of feature is a taper, an angle formed by the assigned graphical element and an axis direction of the taper is designated as an angular dimension of said taper, for the dimension that characterizes said feature.

A design supporting method comprising:

• assigning a graphical element or a point between two graphical elements on a two-dimensional drawing;
• determining a type of feature associated with the assigned graphical element or point, and calculating a dimension that characterizes said feature based on the type of feature determined
• wherein, when it is determined that the type of feature is a taper, the smaller of an angle formed by the assigned graphical element and a vertical direction, and an angle formed by said graphical element and a horizontal direction is designated as an angular dimension of said taper, for the dimension that characterizes said feature.

A design supporting method comprising:

• assigning a graphical element or a point between two graphical elements on a two-dimensional drawing;
• determining a type of feature associated with the assigned graphical element or point, and calculating a dimension that characterizes said feature based on the type of feature determined
• wherein, when it is determined that the type of feature is a shell, a distance between a graphical element with the shortest distance from the assigned point and another graphical element on an opposite side of said point is designated as a linear dimension indicating a thickness of said shell, for the dimension that characterizes said feature.

A design supporting method comprising:

• assigning a graphical element on a two-dimensional drawing;
• obtaining a dimensional element associated with the assigned graphical element;
• and extracting a character string representing a dimension value from the dimensional element obtained, to designate this as a dimension of the assigned graphical element.

A design supporting apparatus comprising:

• assignment means for assigning a graphical element or a point between two graphical elements on a two-dimensional drawing;
• type determination means for determining a type of feature associated with the graphical element or the point assigned by said assignment means;
• and dimension calculation means for calculating a dimension that characterizes said feature based on the type of feature determined by said type determination means.

A design supporting apparatus comprising:

• graphical element assignment means for assigning a graphical element on a two-dimensional drawing;
• dimensional element obtaining means for obtaining a dimensional element associated with the graphical element assigned by said graphical element assignment means;
• and dimension value extraction means for extracting a character string representing a dimension value from the dimensional element obtained by said dimensional element obtaining means, to designate this as a dimension of the graphical element assigned by said graphical element assignment means.

A computer-readable recording medium recorded with a design supporting program for realizing on a computer:

• an assignment function for assigning a graphical element or a point between two graphical elements on a two-dimensional drawing;
• a type determination function for determining a type of feature associated with the graphical element or the point assigned by said assignment function;
• and a dimension calculation function for calculating a dimension that characterizes said feature based on the type of feature determined by said type determination function.

A computer-readable recording medium recorded with a design supporting program for realizing on a computer:

• a graphical element assignment function for assigning a graphical element on a two-dimensional drawing;
• a dimensional element obtaining function for obtaining a dimensional element associated with the graphical element assigned by said graphical element assignment function;
• and a dimension value extraction function for extracting a character string representing a dimension value from the dimensional element obtained by said dimensional element obtaining function, to designate this as a dimension of the graphical element assigned by said graphical element assignment function.