Patent ID: 8838419
Filing Date: 2014-09-16
Classification: G05B,Y02P

Abstract:
1. A method for simulating machining of an object by a motion of a tool, wherein the object is represented by a boundary representation (BP) object, wherein the BP object includes a boundary representation of a surface of the object, wherein the motion is represented by a set of swept volumes, wherein the set of swept volumes includes a first set of implicit functions defining, a surface of the set of swept volumes, comprising the steps of: determining a proxy object having a second set of implicit functions defining a surface of the proxy object; simulating the machining of the proxy object, with the set of swept volumes to produce a machined proxy (MP) object having a third set of implicit functions defining a surface of the MP object; rendering an image of a Boolean intersection between the MP object and the BP object, wherein steps of the method are performed by a processor.