FIELD

[0001] The present disclosure generally relates to the field of systems converting computer-aided design drawings (CAD) into grating layouts. More particularly, the present disclosure relates to a system and a method for converting CAD drawings into grating layout for a building structure.

DEFINITIONS

[0002] As used in the present disclosure, the following terms are generally intended to have the meaning as set forth below, except to the extent that the context in which they are used indicates otherwise.

[0003] Skilled Person: The term “skilled person” refers to a knowledgeable person who has the skill and knowledge about grating layout design.

[0004] Set of Documents: The term “Set of Documents” refers to a computer- aided design drawing (CAD).

[0005] Artifact(s): The term “Artifact(s)” refers to a shape/ curve of a rectangle or a circle.

[0006] Closed polylines: The term “Closed polylines” refers to a closed connected sequence of line segments created as a single object.

[0007] Active document: The term “Active document” refers to a computer- aided design drawing (CAD) document that is currently being in use; [0008] Bill of Materials (BOM): The term “Bill of Materials (BOM)” refers to an extensive list of raw materials, components, and instructions required to construct, manufacture, or repair a product or service.

[0009] Integrated Development Environment (IDE): The term “integrated development environment (IDE)” refers to a building application that combines common developer tools into a single graphical user interface (GUI).

[0010] Temporary platform: The term “Temporary platform” refers to a framework of services and tools that are intended and designed to work together.

[0011] Structural elements: The term “Structural elements” is a collection of elements that includes central lines, closed polylines, span direction, beams, columns, cut-outs, and dimensions.

[0012] Set of converting rules: The term “Set of converting rules” is a set of instructions that collect and encapsulate all structural elements and their dimensions from active documents to generate a grating layout. The structural elements include central lines, closed polylines, span direction, beams, columns, cut-outs, and dimensions.

[0013] Set of drawing rules: The term “Set of drawing rules” is a set of instructions that is used to draw a central line for each of the structural elements and determine the total centerline length and then multiplied by the breadth and depth of the respective item to get the total quantity of the structural elements. [0014] Set of artifact rules: The term “Set of artifact rules” is a set of instructions that is used to identify rectangular artifacts or circular artifacts and select accordingly, wherein the rectangular artifacts select a geometry containing lines, circles, and closed polylines, and the circular artifacts select a geometry containing two concentric arcs/circles, circles and closed polylines and handrail cut-outs.

[0015] Set of span rules: The term “Set of span rules” is a set of instructions that is used to change the orientation of the steel deck in the plan by selecting the span direction as horizontal or vertical.

[0016] Set of border defining rules: The term “Set of border defining rules” is a set of instructions that is used to apply for a toe plate by identifying the border in the layout.

BACKGROUND

[0017] The background information herein below relates to the present disclosure but is not necessarily prior art.

[0018] Grate refers to any elongated arrangement of essentially identical elements that are regularly spaced. The grating typically consists of a single set of elongated elements, but it can also include two sets, which are usually perpendicular to each other when the second set is used. The grade is also known as a grid if the direction of the two sets are perpendicular.

[0019] Grating is a process used for industrial applications to create a grating platform. The grating platform application allows users to create a desired grating layout configuration according to the needs and use of the floor structure.

[0020] Initially, the grating layout configuration includes the selection of a type of grating, the type of material selected like fiber, metal, aluminum, glass, and transparent material, and calculations of the floor dimensions and area where the grating needs to be applied.

[0021] Conventionally, a floor plan is required for measuring the area, structure, and dimensions of a floor. All floor dimensions and details are measured by a skilled person and identify the region for grating configuration, and exclude the no required region. Therefore, these requirements need to be checked and verified before finalizing the layout configuration for grating and this process is very time-consuming.

[0022] Further, multiple levels of checking which are required to get an accurate grating configuration are done manually by an individual skilled person or by a group of skilled person. The accuracy of the grating configuration may vary and produce a variance in output and periodic error. An error in the measurement can also lead to mistakes in generating the grating configuration.

[0023] Thus, it is evident that the manual process has limitations of consistency, time consumption, validation, and skill structure required for grating configuration. [0024] Therefore, there is felt a need for a system and method for converting CAD drawings into a grating layout for a building structure that alleviates the aforementioned drawbacks.

OBJECTS

[0025] Some of the objects of the present disclosure, which at least one embodiment herein satisfies, are as follows:

[0026] It is an object of the present disclosure to ameliorate one or more problems of the prior art or to at least provide a useful alternative.

[0027] An object of the present disclosure is to provide a system for converting CAD drawings into a grating layout for building structure(s).

[0028] Another object of the present disclosure is to provide a system that converts CAD drawings of a building structure.

[0029] Still another object of the present disclosure is to provide a digital system for the grating layout of the building structure.

[0030] Yet another object of the present disclosure is to provide a system that provides a temporary workspace for CAD drawing.

[0031] Still another object of the present disclosure is to provide a system that provides an integrated development environment (IDE) workspace platform for the computation of CAD drawings.

[0032] Yet another object of the present disclosure is to provide a system that provides a relatively accurate grating layout. [0033] Still another object of the present disclosure is to provide a system that reduces the error possibility.

[0034] Yet another object of the present disclosure is to provide a system that lays the grating into the active document.

[0035] Still another object of the present disclosure is to provide a system that generates a grating layout with structural elements and dimensions.

[0036] Yet another object of the present disclosure is to provide a system that generates a bill of material (BOM) for the grating layout.

[0037] Still another object of the present disclosure is to provide a method that converts CAD drawings into a grating layout for building structure.

[0038] Other objects and advantages of the present disclosure will be more apparent from the following description, which is not intended to limit the scope of the present disclosure.

SUMMARY

[0039] The present disclosure envisages a system for converting computer- aided design drawings (CAD) drawings into a grating layout for a building structure. The system comprises a data repository, a microprocessor, an inputting device, a temporary workplace, a collection tool, a grating layering computation tool, and a generating document tool.

[0040] The data repository is configured to store a set of drawing rules, a set of artifact rules, a set of predefined instructions, a set of span rules, a set of border defining rules, and a set of converting rules. [0041] The microprocessor is configured to execute the set of predefined instructions to operate one or more tools and units of the system.

[0042] The inputting device is configured to select a set of drawings as an input by an operating user, wherein the set of drawings comprises various structural elements.

[0043] The temporary workplace is configured to cooperate with the inputting device to receive the set of drawings.

[0044] The temporary workplace comprises a central line creating tool, an artifact marking tool, a span direction determining tool, a reader unit, a span direction identifier tool, and a layer creating tool.

[0045] The central line creating tool is configured to cooperate with the data repository and the temporary workplace to receive the set of drawings and draw a central line for each of the structural elements of the set of drawings by means of the set of drawing rules and is further configured to post the central line inside a first layer.

[0046] The artifact marking tool is configured to cooperate with the temporary workplace to enable to identify of an artifact by means of the set of artifact rules and mark closed polylines and is further configured to post the marked closed polylines inside a third layer.

[0047] The span direction determining tool is configured to cooperate with the data repository to enable the operating user to extract and use a certain set of span rules along with the dimension to determine span direction and is further configured to post a determined span direction inside a fourth layer.

[0048] The reader unit is configured to enable the operating user to create and convert the set of drawings into an active document and receive the identified central lines, the closed polylines, and the span dimension from the central line creating tool, the artifact marking tool, and the span direction determining tool, to mark the identified central lines, the closed polylines, and the span dimension into the active document.

[0049] The span direction identifier tool is configured to enable the operating user to designate span direction between the structural elements based on extracted dimensions and the set of drawing rules.

[0050] The layer creating tool is configured to create four layers inside of the active document, wherein the four layers include the first layer, a second layer, the third layer, and the fourth layer.

[0051] The collection tool is configured to cooperate with the reader unit to receive and collect the marked central lines, the closed polylines, and the span dimension, and segregate collected the marked central lines, the closed polylines, and the span dimension on an integrated development environment (IDE) workspace platform.

[0052] The collection tool includes a region defining tool and a grating dimension tool. [0053] The region defining tool is configured to cooperate with the collection tool to receive the segregated central lines, the closed polylines, and the span dimension to identify and compute one or more regions where the grating is required.

[0054] The grating dimension tool is configured to cooperate with the region defining tool to identify the span dimension of the grating inputted by the user.

[0055] The grating layering computation tool is configured to cooperate with the artifact marking tool and the region defining tool to receive the artifact and the segregated central lines, the closed polylines, and the span dimension and further configured to laying the grating into the active document.

[0056] The generating document tool is configured to cooperate with the grating layering computation tool to receive the active document and generate a grating layout with the structural elements and dimensions by means of the set of converting rules and further configured to generate a bill of material (BOM) for the grating layout.

[0057] In an embodiment, the set of drawings are CAD drawings.

[0058] In another embodiment, the structural elements are an element selected from the set of structural elements consisting of central lines, closed polylines, span direction, beams, columns, cut-outs, and dimensions.

[0059] In yet another embodiment, the central line creating tool is configured to draw the central lines in a horizontal or a vertical direction with respect to x and y coordinates. [0060] In still another embodiment, the artifact marking tool is configured to select rectangular artifacts or circular artifacts.

[0061] In yet another embodiment, the artifact marking tool is configured to draw the polylines for columns and cut-outs.

[0062] In still another embodiment, the span direction determining tool is configured to determine a span direction as horizontal or vertical.

[0063] In yet another embodiment, the system includes a borderline defining tool configured to extract the set of border defining rules from the data repository and select if a border is used and further configured to apply for a toe plate where a grating needs to be required and post a borderline inside a second layer.

[0064] In still another embodiment, the Bill of Material (BOM) is a list selected from the set of BOM consisting of size, x-coordinate, y-coordinate, notches used or not, surface area, weight, net area, gross area, and toe plate length.

[0065] In yet another embodiment, the set of drawing rules is used to draw a central line for each of the structural elements and determine the total centerline length and then multiply by the breadth and depth of the respective item to get the total quantity of the structural elements.

[0066] In still another embodiment, the set of artifact rules is used to identify and select rectangular artifacts or circular artifacts, wherein the rectangular artifacts are selected from a group consisting of a geometry containing lines, circles, and closed polylines, and the circular artifacts select a geometry containing two concentric arcs/circles, circles and closed polylines and handrail cut-outs.

[0067] In yet another embodiment, the set of predefined instructions is used to fetch and execute tools and units of the system till instructions are stopped or completed.

[0068] In still another embodiment, the set of span rules is used to change the orientation of the steel deck in the plan by selecting the span direction as horizontal or vertical.

[0069] In yet another embodiment, the set of border defining rules is used to apply for a toe plate by identifying the border in the layout.

[0070] In still another embodiment, the set of converting rules is used to encapsulate the structural elements and dimensions to generate a grating layout, wherein the structural elements include central lines, closed polylines, span direction, beams, columns, cut-outs, and dimensions.

[0071] The present disclosure also envisages a method for converting computer-aided design drawing (CAD) into a grating layout for a building structure. The method comprises the following steps:

[0072] executing, by a microprocessor, a set of predefined instructions to operate one or more tools and units of the system;

[0073] selecting, by an inputting device, a set of drawings as an input by an operating user, wherein the set of drawings comprises various structural elements; [0074] receiving, by a temporary workplace, the set of drawings;

[0075] receiving, by a central line creating tool, the set of drawings and drawing a central line for each of the structural elements of the set of drawings by means of the set of drawing rules and further to posting the central line inside a first layer;

[0076] enabling, by an artifact marking tool, to identify an artifact by means of the set of artifact rules and marking closed polylines and further to posting the marked closed polylines inside a third layer;

[0077] enabling, by a span direction determining tool, the operating user to extract and use a certain set of span rules along with the dimension to determine span direction, and further to posting the determined span direction an inside a fourth layer;

[0078] enabling, by a reader unit, the operating user to create and convert the set of drawings into an active document and receiving the identified central lines, the closed polylines, and the span dimension from the central line creating tool the artifact marking tool, and the span direction determining tool, and further to marking the identified central lines, the closed polylines, and the span dimension into the active document;

[0079] enabling, by a span direction identifier tool, the operating user to designate span direction between the structural elements based on extracted dimensions and the set of drawing rules; [0080] creating, by a layer creating tool, four layers inside of the active document, wherein the four layers include the first layer, a second layer, the third layer, and the fourth layer;

[0081] receiving and collecting, by a collection tool, the marked central lines, the closed polylines, and the span dimension, and segregating collected the marked central lines, the closed polylines, and the span dimension on an integrated development environment (IDE) workspace platform;

[0082] receiving, by a region defining tool, the segregated central lines, the closed polylines, and the span dimension to identify and compute one or more regions where the grating is required;

[0083] identifying, by a grating dimension tool, the span dimension of the grating inputted by the user;

[0084] receiving, by a grating layering computation tool, the artifact and the segregated central lines, the closed polylines, and the span dimension and further to laying the grating into the active document; and

[0085] receiving, by a generating document tool, the active document and generating a grating layout by converting the active document into the grating layout with the structural elements by means of the set of converting rules, and further generating a bill of material (BOM) for the grating layout.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE ACCOMPANYING DRAWING [0086] A system and a method for converting CAD drawings into a grating layout for a building structure of the present disclosure will now be described with the help of the accompanying drawing, in which:

[0087] Fig. 1 illustrates a block diagram of the system for converting CAD drawings into a grating layout for a building structure of the present disclosure;

[0088] Fig. 2A and Fig. 2B illustrate a flow chart depicting the steps involved in a method for converting CAD drawing into a grating layout for a building structure in accordance with an embodiment of the present disclosure;

[0089] Fig. 3 illustrates a flow chart depicting the steps involved in a method for obtaining a grating layout for rectangular grating and circular (radial) grating in accordance with an embodiment of the present disclosure;

[0090] Fig. 4A and Fig. 4B illustrate an input parameters selection for converting CAD drawing into a rectangular grating layout for a building structure in accordance with an embodiment of the present disclosure;

[0091] Fig. 5A to Fig. 5E illustrates a diagram for converting CAD drawing into a rectangular grating layout for a small grating size in accordance with an embodiment of the present disclosure;

[0092] Fig. 6A, 6B, and 6C illustrate a diagram for converting CAD drawing into a rectangular grating layout having a large grating size in accordance with an embodiment of the present disclosure; and [0093] Fig. 7A, 7B, and 7C illustrate a diagram for converting CAD drawing into a circular (radial) grating layout for building structure in accordance with an embodiment of the present disclosure.

LIST OF REFERENCE NUMERALS - System - Data Repository - Microprocessor - Inputting Device - Temporary Workplace - Central Line Creating Tool - Borderline Defining Tool - Artifact Marking Tool - Span Direction Determining Tool - Reader Unit - Span Direction Identifier Tool - Layer Creating Tool - Collection Tool a - Workspace Platform - Region Defining Tool - Grating Dimension Tool - Grating Layering Computation Tool - Generating Document Tool - Grating Layout a - Expanded Grating Layout - Lines and Closed Polylines - Columns and Other Members - Circular (Radial) a - Inner Ring b - Outer Ring c - Hole for Bolts d - Hole of Countersunk e - Handrail - Rectangular Grating Label - Circular (Radial) Grating Label

DETAILED DESCRIPTION [0094] Embodiments, of the present disclosure, will now be described with reference to the accompanying drawing.

[0095] Embodiments are provided so as to thoroughly and fully convey the scope of the present disclosure to the person skilled in the art. Numerous details, are set forth, relating to specific components, and methods, to provide a complete understanding of embodiments of the present disclosure. It will be apparent to the person skilled in the art that the details provided in the embodiments should not be construed to limit the scope of the present disclosure. In some embodiments, well-known processes, well-known apparatus structures, and well-known techniques are not described in detail.

[0096] The terminology used, in the present disclosure, is only for the purpose of explaining a particular embodiment and such terminology shall not be considered to limit the scope of the present disclosure. As used in the present disclosure, the forms "a,” "an," and "the" may be intended to include the plural forms as well, unless the context clearly suggests otherwise. The terms “including,” and “having,” are open ended transitional phrases and therefore specify the presence of stated features, integers, steps, operations, elements, and/or components, but do not forbid the presence or addition of one or more other features, integers, steps, operations, elements, components, and/or groups thereof. The particular order of steps disclosed in the method and process of the present disclosure is not to be construed as necessarily requiring their performance as described or illustrated. It is also to be understood that additional or alternative steps may be employed. [0097] When an element is referred to as being “engaged to,” "connected to," or "coupled to" another element, it may be directly engaged, connected, or coupled to the other element. As used herein, the term "and/or" includes any and all combinations of one or more of the associated listed elements.

[0098] Grate refers to any elongated arrangement of essentially identical elements that are regularly spaced. The grating typically consists of a single set of elongated elements, but it can also include two sets, which are usually perpendicular to each other when the second set is used. The grade is also known as a grid if the direction of the two sets are perpendicular.

[0099] Grating is a process used for industrial applications to create a grating platform. The grating platform application allows users to create the desired grating layout configuration according to the needs and use of the floor structure.

[0100] Initially, the grating layout configuration includes the selection of a type of grating, the type of material selected from the grating material like fiber, metal, aluminum, glass, and transparent material, and calculations of the floor and area dimensions where the grating needs to be applied.

[0101] Conventionally, a floor plan is required for measuring the area, structure, and dimensions of a floor. All floor dimensions and details are measured by a skilled person and identify the region for grating configuration, and exclude the no required region. Therefore, these requirements need to be checked and verified before finalizing the layout configuration for grating and this process is very time-consuming. [0102] Further, multiple levels of checking which are required to get an accurate grating configuration are done manually by an individual or skilled person or by a group of skilled persons. The accuracy of the grating configuration may vary and produce a variance in output and periodic error. An error in the measurement can also lead to mistakes in generating the grating configuration.

[0103] To address the issues of the existing systems and methods, the present disclosure envisages a system (hereinafter referred to as “system 100”) for converting computer-aided design drawing (CAD) into a grating layout for a building structure. The system 100 will now be described with reference to Fig. 1 and the method 200 will be described with reference to Fig. 2A and Fig. 2B.

[0104] Referring to Fig. 1, the system 100 comprises a data repository 102, a microprocessor 104, an inputting device 106, a temporary workplace 108, a collection tool 110, a grating layering computation tool 114, and a generating document tool 116.

[0105] The data repository 102 is configured to store a set of drawing rules, a set of artifact rules, a set of predefined instructions, a set of span rules, a set of border defining rules, and a set of converting rules.

[0106] The microprocessor 104 is configured to execute the set of predefined instructions to operate one or more tools and units of the system. [0107] The inputting device 106 is configured to select a set of drawings as input by an operating user, wherein the set of drawings comprises various structural elements.

[0108] The temporary workplace 108 is configured to cooperate with the inputting device 106 to receive the set of drawings.

[0109] The temporary workplace 108 includes a central line creating tool 110, an artifact marking tool 114, a span direction determining tool 116, a reader unit 118, a span direction identifier tool 120, and a layer creating tool 122.

[0110] The central line creating tool 110 is configured to cooperate with the data repository 102 and the temporary workplace 108 to receive the set of drawings and draw a central line for each of the structural elements of the set of drawings by means of the set of drawing rules and further configured to post the central line inside a first layer.

[0111] The artifact marking tool 114 is configured to cooperate with the temporary workplace 108 to enable to identify of an artifact by means of the set of artifact rules and mark closed polylines and is further configured to post the marked closed polylines inside a third layer.

[0112] The span direction determining tool 116 is configured to cooperate with the data repository 102 to enable the operating user to extract and use a certain set of span rules along with the dimension to determine span direction, and further configured to post the determined span direction inside a fourth layer. [0113] The reader unit 118 is configured to enable the operating user to create and convert the set of drawings into an active document and receive the identified central lines, the closed polylines, and the span dimension from the central line creating tool 108, the artifact marking tool 114 and the span direction determining tool 116, to mark the identified central lines, the closed polylines, and the span dimension into the active document.

[0114] The span direction identifier tool 120 is configured to enable the operating user to designate span direction between the structural elements based on extracted dimensions and the set of drawing rules.

[0115] The layer creating tool 122 is configured to create four layers inside of the active document, wherein the four layers include the first layer, a second layer, the third layer, and the fourth layer.

[0116] The collection tool 124 is configured to cooperate with the reader unit to receive and collect the marked central lines, the closed polylines, and the span dimension, and segregate collected the marked central lines, the closed polylines, and the span dimension on an integrated development environment (IDE) workspace platform 124a.

[0117] The collection tool 124 includes a region defining tool 126 and a grating dimension tool 128.

[0118] The region defining tool 126 is configured to cooperate with the collection tool 124 to receive the segregated central lines, the closed polylines, and the span dimension to identify and compute one or more regions where the grating is required. [0119] The grating dimension tool 128 is configured to cooperate with the region defining tool 126 to identify the span dimension of the grating inputted by the user.

[0120] The grating layering computation tool 130 is configured to cooperate with the artifact marking tool 114 and the region defining tool 126 to receive the artifact and the segregated central lines, the closed polylines, and the span dimension and further configured to laying the grating into the active document.

[0121] The generating document tool 132 is configured to cooperate with the grating layering computation tool 130 to receive the active document and generate a grating layout with the structural elements and dimensions by means of the set of converting rules and further configured to generate a bill of material (BOM) for the grating layout.

[0122] In an aspect, the set of drawings are CAD drawings.

[0123] In an aspect, the structural elements are an element selected from the set of structural elements consisting of central lines, closed polylines, span direction, beams, columns, cut-outs, and dimensions.

[0124] In an aspect, the central line creating tool 108 is configured to draw the central lines in a horizontal or a vertical direction with respect to x and y coordinates.

[0125] In an aspect, the artifact marking tool 114 is configured to select rectangular artifacts or circular artifacts. [0126] In an aspect, the artifact marking tool 114 is configured to draw the polylines for columns and cut-outs.

[0127] In an aspect, the span direction determining tool 116 is configured to determine a span direction as horizontal or vertical.

[0128] In an aspect, the system 100 includes a borderline defining tool is configured to extract the set of border defining rules 112 from the data repository 102 and select if a border is used and further configured to apply for a toe plate where a grating needs to be required and post a borderline inside a second layer.

[0129] In an aspect, the BOM is a list selected from the set of BOM consisting of size, x-coordinate, y-coordinate, notches used or not, surface area, weight, net area, gross area, and toe plate length.

[0130] In an aspect, the set of drawing rules is used to draw a central line for each of the structural elements and determine the total centerline length and then multiplied by the breadth and depth of the respective item to get the total quantity of the structural elements.

[0131] In an aspect, the set of artifact rules is used to identify and select rectangular artifacts or circular artifacts, wherein the rectangular artifacts select a geometry containing lines, circles, and closed polylines, and the circular artifacts select a geometry containing two concentric arcs/circles, circles and closed polylines and handrail cut-outs. [0132] In an aspect, the set of predefined instructions is used to fetch and execute tools and units of the system till instructions are stopped or reached.

[0133] In an aspect, the set of span rules is used to change the orientation of the steel deck in the plan by selecting the span direction as horizontal or vertical.

[0134] In an aspect, the set of border defining rules is used to apply for a toe plate by identifying the border in the layout.

[0135] In an aspect, the set of converting rules is used to encapsulate the structural elements and dimensions to generate a grating layout, wherein the structural elements include central lines, closed polylines, span direction, beams, columns, cut-outs, and dimensions.

[0136] In an aspect, the structural floor plan showing the positions of the beams, columns, and other members is received by the grating manufacturer so that a grating layout can be created and the BOM is generated along with the detailed part drawings of the grating. The tool takes this input and the user will mark the centrelines, columns, cutouts, etc. on a specific layer in AutoCAD. The tool will identify the entities on these layers and create regions from the same which then will be used to lay the gratings based on the predefined span direction of selecting the same on the fly. The tool also takes into consideration the columns and other such members which will need to split the grating or create a notch in the same automatically. The tool lays the gratings and also suggests to the user when the gratings created are not having enough support or no support. [0137] In an aspect, the system selects the entities and segregates the selected entities into their respective buckets (Beam support, borders, Columns I Cut-outs & span direction. Based on the set parameters/options and the selected entities, the system/ tool will calculate the required gratings with the gaps, notches, and span lengths. Further, the system lays the gratings and also suggests to the operating user when the gratings created are not having enough support or no support.

[0138] In an aspect, the system 100 may include a processor. The processor may be implemented as microprocessors, microcomputers, microcontrollers, digital signal processors, central processing units, state machines, logic circuitries, and/or any devices that manipulate signals based on operational instructions. Among other capabilities, the processor may fetch and execute computer-readable instructions stored in a memory. The functions of the processor may be provided through the use of dedicated hardware as well as hardware capable of executing machine-readable instructions. The processor may be configured to execute functions of various modules of the system 100 such as the inputting device 106, the temporary workplace 108, the collection tool 110, the grating layering computation tool 114, and the generating document tool 116.

[0139] Advantageously, the system 100 provides a digital system for the grating layout of the building structure. Further, the system 100 provides an integrated development environment (IDE) workspace platform for the computation of CAD drawings and generates a relatively accurate grating layout and BOM for the grating layout. [0140] A method for converting computer-aided design drawing (CAD) into a grating layout for a building structure (hereinafter referred to as “method 200”).

[0141] Fig. 2 illustrates a method 200 for converting computer-aided design drawing (CAD) into a grating layout for a building structure. The order in which method 200 is described is not intended to be construed as a limitation, and any number of the described method steps may be combined in any order to implement method 200, or an alternative method. Furthermore, method 200 may be implemented by processing resource or computing device(s) through any suitable hardware, non-transitory machine-readable medium/instructions, or a combination thereof. The method 200 comprises the following steps:

At step 202, the method 200 includes executing, by a microprocessor 104, the set of predefined instructions to operate one or more tools and units of the system 100.

At step 204, the method 200 includes selecting, by an inputting device 106, a set of drawings as input by an operating user, wherein the set of drawings comprises various structural elements.

At step 206, the method 200 includes receiving, by a temporary workplace 108, the set of drawings.

At step 208, the method 200 includes receiving, by a central line creating tool 110, the set of drawings and drawing a central line for each of the structural elements of the set of drawings by means of the set of drawing rules and further to posting the central line inside a first layer. At step 210, the method 200 includes enabling, by an artifact marking tool 114, to identify an artifact by means of the set of artifact rules and marking closed polylines and further to posting the marked closed polylines inside a third layer.

At step 212, method 200 includes enabling, by a span direction determining tool 116, the operating user to extract and use a certain set of span rules along with the dimension to determine span direction, and further to posting the determined span direction in an inside a fourth layer.

[0142] At step 214, method 200 includes enabling, by a reader unit 118, the operating user to create and convert the set of drawings into an active document and receiving the identified central lines, the closed polylines, and the span dimension from the central line creating tool 108, the artifact marking tool 114, and the span direction determining tool 116 and further to marking the identified central lines, the closed polylines, and the span dimension into the active document.

[0143] At step 216, method 200 includes enabling, by a span direction identifier tool 120, the operating user to designate span direction between the structural elements based on extracted dimensions and the set of drawing rules.

[0144] At step 218, method 200 includes creating, by a layer creating tool 122, four layers inside of the active document, wherein the four layers include a first layer, a second layer, a third layer, and a fourth layer. [0145] At step 220, method 200 includes receiving and collecting, by a collection tool 124, the marked central lines, the closed polylines, and the span dimension, and segregating collected the marked central lines, the closed polylines, and the span dimension on an integrated development environment (IDE) workspace platform 124a.

[0146] At step 222, method 200 includes receiving, by a region defining tool 126, the segregated central lines, the closed polylines, and the span dimension to identify and compute one or more regions where the grating is required.

[0147] At step 224, method 200 includes identifying, by a grating dimension tool 128, the span dimension of the grating inputted by the user.

[0148] At step 226, method 200 includes receiving, by a grating layering computation tool 130, the artifact and the segregated central lines, the closed polylines, and the span dimension and further to laying the grating into the active document.

[0149] At step 228, method 200 includes receiving, by a generating document tool 132, the active document and generating a grating layout by converting the active document into the grating layout with the structural elements by means of the set of converting rules, and further to generating a bill of material (BOM) for the grating layout.

[0150] In an exemplary embodiment, Fig. 3 illustrates a flow chart depicting the steps involved in a method for obtaining a grating layout for a rectangular grating and a circular (radial) grating in accordance with an embodiment of the present disclosure. The operator selects a set of drawings and loads it into the temporary workplace, where the set of drawings is a grating layout 302 that may be a rectangular layout (Fig. 4A) or artifact layout (Fig. 7A). The grating layout 302 comprises a grating length, width, gaps, bar, height, thickness, toe plate, and the like for lines and closed polylines 304 having bearing Bars, and Cross Bar, and Notching. The set of drawings includes is either the rectangular grating layout or the circular (radial) grating layout. For the rectangular grating layout, the system 100 converts centre lines, border, and columns from the grating layout 302 and create span directions for the grating layout 302. Further, the system 100 selects geometry (lines, circle, and closed polylines) from the grating layout 302 and the system 100 finds the regions based on horizontal and vertical centre lines, and then applies span direction and notches if any. Similarly, for the circular (radial) grating, the system 100 selects columns and creates span directions as horizontal or vertical then the system 100 selects the geometry (two concentric arc/circles, circles, closed polylines, and handrail cut-outs) from the grating layout 302. Further, the system 100 finds the regions based on circles and arcs and applies span direction and notches if any.

[0151] In an exemplary embodiment, Fig. 4A and Fig. 4B illustrate an input parameters selection for converting CAD drawing into a rectangular grating layout for building structure in accordance with an embodiment of the present disclosure. The operating user selects the set of drawings and loads the set of drawings into the temporary workplace. The set of drawings has a grating layout 302 which is a rectangular grating layout with dimensions (width and height) and their expanded grating layout 302a. The operating user selects parameters from temporary workplace 108 containing parameters such as edge bar, bearing bar, and crossbar and continues with the further operation. The operating user selects the parameters from the options available in the temporary workplace 108. The operating user enters the parameters for grating sizes, properties, gaps, toe plate, color, line type, and labelling for identification of the grating (rectangular or circular) to store the selection for processing the set of drawings for generating a BOM for the grating layout.

[0152] In an exemplary embodiment, Fig. 5A to Fig. 5E illustrates a diagram for converting CAD drawing into a rectangular grating layout for a smaller grating size in accordance with an embodiment of the present disclosure. In reference to Fig. 4A and Fig. 4B, the Fig. 5A shows the grating layout 302 containing a rectangular grating layout comprising lines and closed polylines 304. These lines and closed polylines 304 are used to identify the columns and other members 306 that needed to split the grating layout 302 which is represented in Fig. 5B. Fig.5C shows the rectangular grating layout that contains identified columns and other members 306 that are marked with the rectangular grating label 310 for which grating is to be applied and the BOM is to be generated. Fig. 5D shows the rectangular grating layout for identifying circular (radial) 308 where the selection of artifact is optional as some grating layout 302 may or may not contain circular (radial) 308. Fig. 5E shows the labelling of the identified grating layout with structural elements having columns and other members 306, dimensions, and rectangular grating label

310. [0153] In another exemplary embodiment, Fig. 6A, 6B, and 6C illustrate a diagram for converting CAD drawing into a rectangular grating layout having a larger grating size in accordance with an embodiment of the present disclosure. In reference to Fig. 4A and Fig. 4B, the Fig. 6A shows the grating layout 302 for a large rectangular grating layout having a large grating size containing lines and closed polylines 304, columns and other members 306, circular (radial) 308, rectangular grating label 310, and circular (radial) grating label 312, that are structural elements having dimensions. Fig. 6B shows the rectangular grating layout identifying columns and other members 306 that will need to split the grating. Fig. 6C shows the grating layout 302 for the large rectangular grating layout where the columns and other members 306 are marked with the rectangular grating label 310 for which grating is to be applied and the BOM is to be generated.

[0154] In an exemplary embodiment, Fig. 7A, 7B, and 7C illustrate a diagram for converting CAD drawing into a circular (radial) grating layout for building structure in accordance with an embodiment of the present disclosure. Fig. 7A shows the grating layout 302 for circular (radial) grating layout with inner ring 308a, outer ring 308b, hole for bolts 308c, hole of countersunk 308d, handrail 308e, other structural elements and dimensions. Fig. 7B shows the circular (radial) grating layout identifying the structural elements and dimensions according to the grating layout 302. The grating layout 302 may contain either rectangular or circular or both for which grating is to be applied. Fig. 7B shows the system 100 selects a circular (radial) 308 geometry with inner ring 308a, outer ring 308b, and the geometry containing two concentric arcs/circles, circles and closed polylines, and handrail cut-outs. Further the system 100 identifying lines and closed polylines 304, columns, and other members 306 if present in the grating layout 302. Fig. 7C shows the circular (radial) grating layout that is marked with the circular (radial) 308 and circular (radial) grating label 312 for which grating is to be applied and the BOM is to be generated.

[0155] The foregoing description of the embodiments has been provided for purposes of illustration and is not intended to limit the scope of the present disclosure. Individual components of a particular embodiment are generally not limited to that particular embodiment, but are interchangeable. Such variations are not to be regarded as a departure from the present disclosure, and all such modifications are considered to be within the scope of the present disclosure.

TECHNICAL ADVANCEMENTS

[0156] The present disclosure described herein above has several technical advantages including, but not limited to, the realization of a system and a method for converting CAD into a grating layout for building structures that:

• is reliable for rectangular and circular grating;

• provide a temporary workplace for CAD drawings;

• generate relatively accurate results;

• generate grating into the active document;

• generate grating layout with structural elements and dimensions; generates a bill of material (BOM); • efficient grating layout; and

• reduces human error accuracy.

[0157] The embodiments herein and the various features and advantageous details thereof are explained with reference to the non-limiting embodiments in the following description. Descriptions of well-known components and processing techniques are omitted so as to not unnecessarily obscure the embodiments herein. The examples used herein are intended merely to facilitate an understanding of ways in which the embodiments herein may be practiced and to further enable those of skill in the art to practice the embodiments herein. Accordingly, the examples should not be construed as limiting the scope of the embodiments herein.

[0158] The foregoing description of the specific embodiments so fully reveals the general nature of the embodiments herein that others can, by applying current knowledge, readily modify and/or adapt for various applications such specific embodiments without departing from the generic concept, and, therefore, such adaptations and modifications should and are intended to be comprehended within the meaning and range of equivalents of the disclosed embodiments. It is to be understood that the phraseology or terminology employed herein is for the purpose of description and not of limitation. Therefore, while the embodiments herein have been described in terms of preferred embodiments, those skilled in the art will recognize that the embodiments herein can be practiced with modification within the spirit and scope of the embodiments as described herein. [0159] The use of the expression “at least” or “at least one” suggests the use of one or more elements or ingredients or quantities, as the use may be in the embodiment of the disclosure to achieve one or more of the desired objects or results.

[0160] While considerable emphasis has been placed herein on the components and component parts of the preferred embodiments, it will be appreciated that many embodiments can be made and that many changes can be made in the preferred embodiments without departing from the principles of the disclosure. These and other changes in the preferred embodiment as well as other embodiments of the disclosure will be apparent to those skilled in the art from the disclosure herein, whereby it is to be distinctly understood that the foregoing descriptive matter is to be interpreted merely as illustrative of the disclosure and not as a limitation.