Patent ID: 6295513
Filing Date: 2001-09-25
Classification: G05B,G06F,G06Q,Y02P,Y10S

Abstract:
A server-based system for a fabricator evaluating detailed manufacturing instructions contained within a request for a propsal to view a part design model, comprising:a memory for storing a part design model provided by a designer seeking a proposal for manufacturing the part represented by the part design model, said memory resident at a first location. said designer resident at a second location and said fabricator resident at a third location. where the first location is separate from both the second and third locations; anda server system for enabling a fabricator connected over a packet-switched network to access said part design model;said server system having a software component for presenting the part design model to the fabricator through said network using a graphical user interface and where said software component is resident at said server system and accessible by said software component includes a substantially planform indenpendent client side application to be run on the system of the fabricator. where said application permits the manipulation of the part design model.