Patent ID: 7676770
Filing Date: 2010-03-09
Classification: G06F

Abstract:
1. A circuit diagram creating method for creating a layered electric circuit diagram from data indicating an electric circuit, comprising: determining a size of an outline area of a cell to be displayed based on wiring information and graphics information related to the cell to be displayed, which are data indicating said electric circuit for symbol graphics of a lower hierarchical layer; wherein the outline area defines an area, on a diagram of a higher hierarchical layer, in which the cell, which is a cell of a lower hierarchical layer, is illustrated; displaying, on a display device, wiring symbols, element information, and element symbols of the cell of the lower hierarchical layer on the circuit diagram so as not to go beyond an outline area of the cell; determining a display priority for each of various types of information making up the data indicating the electric circuit displayed as symbol graphics; displaying information of the cell in descending order of priority within the outline area of the cell; and not displaying information of the cell on the circuit diagram when the information cannot be contained within the outline area of the cell.