Patent ID: 6677940
Filing Date: 2004-01-13
Classification: G06T

Abstract:
A design support system for supporting work for designing a two-dimensional or three-dimensional shape by combining a plurality of parts and assembly data showing the arrangement relationship between the parts, comprising:shape display output means for displaying said two-dimensional or three-dimensional shape; part specification means for specifying a currently-displayed part constituting the two-dimensional or three-dimensional shape displayed by said shape display output means; assembly data acquisition means for acquiring preexisting assembly data relating to the currently-displayed part specified by said part specification means; and assembly data display output means for rearranging the preexisting assembly data acquired by said assembly data acquisition means according to the hierarchical structure and displaying the rearranged assembly data, wherein said design support system further comprises level number specification means for specifying a number of levels to be displayed, and said assembly data display output means displays assembly data belonging to a level higher or lower than the currently-displayed part specified by said part specification means by the number of levels specified by said level number specification means.