Method and designing and manufacturing rubber process tooling using an interface to a CAD/CAM software program
US6775585B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Oct 2, 2002 |
| Grant date | Aug 10, 2004 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 2, 2022 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F2111/02
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
An interface tool is provided for a user to interface with a CAD/CAM software package, such as Pro/ENGINEER (tm) which is resident on the client computer or on a second server computer. The interface tool is resident on the client computer. Parameters are input by the user onto web pages, and then are transferred to Pro/ENGINEER by the interface tool. Pro/ENGINEER outputs drawings, 3-D models and machining codes by using the information that was transferred from the interface tool. The user can create or modify, and verify from various aspects, models of machineable process tooling such as “preformers”. Pro/ENGINEER can then create appropriate toolpaths and output the machining code for CNC (computerized numeric control) machines.
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