MODEL DRIVEN CONNECTION APPROXIMATION FOR MECHANICAL, ELECTRICAL AND PLUMBING DRAWINGS

摘要

A system displays a raster-based or a vector-based formatted drawing on a user interface. A user selects a device on the drawing. The selected device is classified on a template. The drawing is searched for the classified template. Three-dimensional characteristics are imbued to the selected device. Connection types among different types of devices on the drawing are received into the system. A search is performed for all connection instances throughout the drawing using the received connection types. An object oriented and three-dimensionally, spatially referenced view of the drawing is generated on a user interface.

主权项

1. A method comprising:
receiving into a computer processor a drawing in one or more of a raster-based format or a vector-based format; displaying the drawing on a user interface; receiving into the computer processor a user selection of a one or more devices on the drawing; classifying the selected one or more devices on one or more templates; searching with the computer processor for the classified one or more templates throughout the drawing; imbuing three-dimensional characteristics to the selected one or more devices; receiving into the computer processor connection types among different types of devices on the drawing; searching with the computer processor for all connection instances throughout the drawing using the received connection types; and generating on the user interface an object oriented and three-dimensionally, spatially referenced view of the drawing.