Method and system for generating numerically controlled tool paths on a solid model
US6678575B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | Sep 13, 2002 |
| Grant date | Jan 13, 2004 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 13, 2022 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG05B2219/36282
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method for defining a numerically controlled (NC) tool path on a identified region of a solid computer model is disclosed. In an exemplary embodiment, the method includes identifying boundary points so as to bound the identified region. The boundary points are processed so as to generate a plurality of bounding curves, wherein the bounding curves are generated so as to conform to a surface of the identified region. The NC tool path is then generated in a manner conforming to the bounding curves.
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