Article design support system and method and medium storing program for article design support

A medium having a program recorded thereon for controlling a computer comprising storage means storing data representing minimum constituent elements composing a plurality of types of constituent members, data related to the constituent member represented by a combination of the minimum constituent elements, data related to an article represented by a combination of the constituent members, and size data related to each of said minimum constituent elements;

• second storage means storms data representing joint portions among the minimum constituent elements for assembling the constituent members and assembling the article;
• and means for changing at least one of the positions and the number of joint portions among said minimum constituent elements on the basis of the size data related to the minimum constituent element, the program controlling the computer so as to;
• produce, on the basis of the data representing the minimum constituent elements comprising the plurality of types of constituent members, the data related to the constituent member represented by the combination of the minimum constituent elements, the data related to the article represented by the combination of the constituent members, and the size data related to each of said minimum constituent elements, processing drawings respectively having a drawing and the size of the minimum constituent element a drawing and the size of the constituent member, and a drawing and the size of the article separately drawn thereon and outputting the processing drawings as a set.

An article processing drawing production system comprising:

• a first storage unit that stores data representing minimum constituent elements composing a plurality of types of constituent members, data related to the constituent member represented by a combination of the minimum constituent elements, data related to an article represented by a combination of the constituent members, and size data related to each of said minimum constituent elements;
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• a processing drawing production unit that produces, on the basis of the data representing the minimum constituent elements comprising the plurality of types of constituent members, the data related to the constituent member represented by the combination of the minimum constituent elements, the data related to the article represented by the combination of the constituent members, and the size data related to each of said minimum constituent elements, processing drawings having a drawing and the size of the minimum constituent element, a drawing and the size of the constituent member, and a drawing and the size of the article separately drawn thereon, and outputting the processing drawings as a set;
• a second storage unit that stores data representing joint portions among the minimum constituent elements for assembling the constituent members and assembling the article;
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• a joint changing unit that changes at least one of the positions and the number of joint portions among said minimum constituent elements on the basis of the size data related to the minimum constituent element.