Plant Drawing Format Matching via Intermediate Model
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Solution Overview
Problem
Users handling large volumes of plant drawings face inefficiencies in comparing and identifying differences across various formats, leading to increased workload and errors during design, construction, and maintenance, as existing technologies struggle to accurately match and compare different drawing formats and elements.
Innovation Solution
An information processing apparatus that generates an intermediate model by matching the formats of different plant drawings, allowing for the comparison of elements and connection information, and displays differences in a visually concise abstract model format, facilitating quick and accurate identification of changes and errors.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Measurement precision
If users manually compare plant drawings in different formats, then they can identify differences, but the workload increases and errors occur more frequently
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces an intermediate model as a mediator that translates drawings in different formats into a common representation. This intermediate model enables automated comparison between drawings, eliminating manual format matching while maintaining high accuracy in identifying differences. The intermediate model acts as a bridge that resolves format incompatibility without requiring users to manually handle multiple formats.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent replaces the manual mechanical process of comparing drawings with an automated computer-based system. The controller automatically generates intermediate models, compares them, and identifies differences without user intervention. This substitution of manual mechanical comparison with automated digital processing dramatically improves both accuracy and efficiency.
2Measurement precision
If existing technologies are used to compare different drawing formats, then some differences can be found, but the format matching accuracy is insufficient
Solution Approach 1:
The patent transforms the fundamental parameter of drawing representation by converting drawings from their original format-specific parameters into a standardized intermediate model parameter set. This parameter transformation enables accurate format matching by expressing all drawings in terms of common elements and relationships, regardless of their source format.
Solution Approach 2:
The intermediate model serves multiple functions: it represents drawings in different formats, enables automated comparison, and provides a basis for identifying differences. This universal representation structure handles various drawing formats through a single unified approach, eliminating the need for format-specific comparison procedures.
3Quantity of substance
If users handle large volumes of plant drawings, then comprehensive coverage is achieved, but the complexity of management and comparison increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent segments the complex task of drawing management into distinct automated processes: generation of intermediate models, comparison of models, and identification of differences. This segmentation allows the system to handle large volumes of drawings by processing them through standardized automated steps, reducing the perceived complexity for users.
Solution Approach 2:
The intermediate model serves as an intermediary that simplifies the management of large drawing volumes. By converting all drawings to this common representation, the system reduces complexity in storage, retrieval, and comparison operations. The intermediate model acts as a standardized interface that handles the complexity of format variations internally.
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AI summary
An information processing apparatus (10) is for supporting work by a user who uses drawings for a plant. The information processing apparatus (10) includes a controller (15). The controller (15) is configured to generate an intermediate model, for at least one of a first drawing and a second drawing that include elements configuring the plant and are judged to have different formats, such that the format of the first drawing and the format of the second drawing are matched. The controller (15) is configured to judge whether a difference exists between the first drawing and the second drawing based on the generated intermediate model.