Apparatus and method for computer-aided design of sheet metal fabricated parts
US5587914A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Mar 17, 1995 |
| Grant date | Dec 24, 1996 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 17, 2015 |
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- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY02P90/02
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A CAD system and method for designing sheet metal parts. A proposed design is automatically tested against a set of design rules. Available tools are selected according to criteria computed with reference to the part to the fabricated and then are tested to determine whether they can be used to make desired bends. A fabrication sequence is computed.
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