Associating materials with bodies in a computer-aided design file
US9690883B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 6, 2014 |
| Grant date | Jun 27, 2017 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 18, 2036 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F30/00
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Various disclosed embodiments include a method for integrating material assignments between a computer-aided design (CAD) system and a product data management (PDM) or product lifecycle management (PLM) system, the method performed by a data processing system and comprising accessing a designed part in the CAD system, wherein the designed part includes one or more geometric entity objects. The method also comprising assigning one or more assignment objects from the PDM system to each of the one or more geometric entity objects. The method further comprising associating one or more material objects from the PDM system with the one or more assignment objects, wherein the one or more material objects identify one or more materials identified from the designed part. The method comprising generating a design object in the PDM system representing the designed part based on the one or more assignment objects and the one or more material objects.
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