Parting line identification
US12353800B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 17, 2021 |
| Grant date | Jul 8, 2025 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 1, 2044 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F2113/22
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A computer-based method is disclosed for identifying a parting line for molding a real-world part based on computer model of the part. The method includes receiving a computer-based representation of a modeled part and a parting direction for the mold to make a real-world version of the part. Then a computer-based processor characterizes each respective one of a plurality of faces in the computer-based representation of the modeled part as a positive draft face or a negative draft face. The method includes identifying, as at least a segment of the parting line, a boundary edge between a first one of the positive draft faces and a first one of the negative draft faces that neighbors the first one of the positive draft faces.
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