Patent ID: 6907313
Filing Date: 2005-06-14
Classification: G05B,Y02P

Abstract:
1. A method, using a computer system, for manufacturing a part, said method comprising: receiving a model of said part; retrieving a predetermined rule from a plurality of predetermined rules stored in a computer readable medium; selecting a feature of said model by evaluating said predetermined rule, wherein said feature is assigned a feature type by evaluating a second predetermined rule, wherein said feature type comprises a plurality of keys, each key comprising a value from a plurality of values, said value selected from said plurality of values by evaluating a third predetermined rule; determining a process associated with said feature; and based on at least said process, generating computer code to manufacture said feature on a computer controlled machine, wherein said process is further associated with said feature type based on a feature case and a fourth predetermined rule, said feature case comprising said feature type and a combination of one or more of said selected values.