Managing custom computer-aided design inheritance-based assembly families for manufacturing
US11544420B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 10, 2019 |
| Grant date | Jan 3, 2023 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 3, 2040 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG11B2005/0021
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Systems and methods presented herein provide a plugin to REVIT or a similar program that allows for utilizing nested families for related parts and assemblies. Assembly families can include an inheritance tree where an instance of a host family implements child and sub-child families. The child and sub-child families can inherit parameters from the host family. To manage parameter values associated with the nested structure, the plugin can provide a custom dialog that acts as a middle layer between the user and the parameter settings of the computer-aided design program. The custom dialog can associate user selections with permissible values for parameters related to the host family.
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