Patent ID: 7831948
Filing Date: 2010-11-09
Classification: G06F

Abstract:
1. A method for automatically generating a set of drawings for an assembly, comprising: providing one or more identifiers for an assembly, the identifiers for the assembly providing an index to a database, the database comprising information regarding a plurality of assemblies, a plurality of components and interconnection of components; retrieving, by using a computer, a plurality of components data for the assembly from the database based on the one or more identifiers for the assembly by inquiring the database and filtering the results based on one or more identifiers; generating a plurality of schematic diagrams for the components and their inter-connection with other components within the assembly based on the identifiers for the assembly, using the retrieved components data; and creating another index, the created another index associating the one or more identifiers for the assembly with the generated schematic diagrams, their inter-connection with other components and data of each of the components of the assembly; wherein creating another index comprises: collecting the schematic drawings and data corresponding to the plurality of components for the assembly from the database, the schematic drawings and data identified using the one or more identifiers for the assembly; creating one or more links associated with the schematic drawings and the corresponding data of the plurality of components; and indexing the collection of schematic drawings, corresponding data and the associated links using the one or more identifiers of the assembly; and wherein creating one or more links comprises: generating a set of thumbnails for each of the schematic diagrams of the components in the assembly; and providing a link associating each of the thumbnails to the associated schematic diagrams of the component.