Patent ID: 6185476
Filing Date: 2001-02-06
Classification: G05B,G06Q,G06T,Y02P,Y10S

Abstract:
A system for developing a sheet metal bend sequence through the use of a graphical user interface, said bend sequence being adapted for use in the production of a part at a facility, said system comprising:a bend sequence display system for generating and displaying a bend sequence input window on a display device, said bend sequence input window comprising a 2-D flat image of said part, said 2-D flat image of said part including representations of each bendline of said part; andan input device for manually entering a bend sequence based on said 2-D flat image of said part, said bend sequence being entered by an operator using said input device by selecting each bendline displayed in said 2-D flat image of said part;wherein said bend sequence display system is further adapted to generate and display a plurality of images of said part based on said bend sequence entered by said input device, each of said plurality of images of said part relating to a representation of said part at a stage within said bend sequence.