System and method for utilizing drawing specifications for use in motion
control. Elements in a drawing specification may be automatically
identified. The drawing specification may include one or more drawings,
digital files, AutoCAD drafting files, and/or drawing specifications.
Code may be automatically generated based on the one or more elements in
accordance with a schema, and may include instructions in a data
representation language, e.g., a markup language such as HTML, XML, etc.
The automatically generated code may include move operations, e.g., arc,
contour, line, raise, lower, halt, begin, etc., with associated
parameters, e.g., move constraints, digital outputs, position compares,
etc. The schema may include one or more blocks, each associated with a
portion of the drawing specification, one or more elements, each
associated with a block, one or more move operations, each associated
with an element, and one or more parameters, each associated with a move
operation.