Patent ID: 9329591
Filing Date: 2016-05-03
CPC Classification: G05B,Y02P

Claim Text:
1. A method for managing feature geometry-aspect machining using a data processing system, the method comprising: through operation of at least one input device, receiving an input that identifies a feature geometry in a graphical design of a part; through operation of the at least one input device, receiving an input that identifies a feature geometry aspect of the feature geometry, wherein the feature geometry aspect is a subset of the identified feature geometry; through operation of the at least one input device, receiving an input that manually identifies a user-defined name for the feature geometry aspect; through operation of at least one processor, automatically searching for and identifying at least one corresponding feature geometry aspect in each of a plurality of feature geometries in the graphical design of the part corresponding to the feature geometry aspect having the user-defined name; through operation of the at least one processor, storing at least one operation referencing the user-defined name in association with one or more machining operations, through operation of the at least one processor, generating instructions for at least one machine tool to machine all of the feature geometry aspects manually identified and automatically identified with the user defined name based on the at least one operation that references the user-defined name.