Patent ID: 9694507
Date: 2017-07-04
CPC Classifications: B26D,B26F,G06Q

Claim:
1. A shape data generation apparatus comprising: a computer having a processor, a storage device, an input device, a display device and a computer program installed in the computer; a slicing unit configured to display on the display device and superpose a cutting shape represented by supplied shape data and a closed shape prepared in advance in accordance with an input operation via the input device, slice the cutting shape into a plurality of parts in accordance with the closed shape if the cutting shape cannot be fitted inside the closed shape and protrudes from the closed shape, and store in the storage device shapes and sizes of respective parts, including a part positioned inside the closed shape and a part protruding from the closed shape, obtained by slicing a cutting shape and a position of the part inside the closed shape; an arrangement unit configured to search for a free space within the closed shape, the free space being a part of the closed shape other than the part positioned inside the closed shape, based upon the shapes and sizes of the respective parts and the position of the part inside the closed shape stored in the storage device, and arrange, of the cutting shape, the part protruding from the closed shape to fit in the free space within the closed shape; and a generation unit configured to generate shape data representing a plurality of parts fitted in the closed shape wherein the arrangement unit comprises: