Patent ID: 6950787
Filing Date: 2005-09-27
Classification: G06F

Abstract:
1. A flexible medium transport simulation apparatus which simulates transport of a sheet-like flexible medium in a transport mechanism and three-dimensionally displays the simulated transport, the apparatus comprising: a flexible medium setting section for setting the length and the width of said flexible medium as dimensional information, the length being a measurement in a transport direction in which the flexible medium is transported and the width being a measurement in a widthwise direction which is perpendicular to the transport direction with respect to a plane on which said flexible medium is transported; a transport path setting section for setting a three-dimensional transport path covering a widthwise deviation of said flexible medium, along which path said flexible medium is transported in said transport mechanism; a travel amount information input section for inputting travel amount information about an amount of travel of said flexible medium; a simulation section for simulating the transport of said flexible medium carried out by said transport mechanism, by using a three-dimensional mechanism model of said transport mechanism being constructed inside said simulation section, wherein said simulation section comprising: a display for displaying the transport of said flexible medium; and a display control section for controlling said display so as to display a result of the simulation performed by said simulation section.