Patent ID: 8442804

Claim:
A computer implemented method for generating a section cut in a model of a part, the computer implemented method comprising: identifying, using at least one processor, a location on the part from an object of the part; extracting, using the at least one processor, ply lay-up data for a section of the part within the model, the extracting comprising: creating an axis system at the location in the model of the part, wherein the axis system has an axis that is normal to a surface at the location in the model of the part; creating section cuts intersecting the surface and plies below the surface, wherein creating section cuts further comprises: intersecting a base surface supporting the plies with a plane; obtaining first coordinates by performing a first linear approximation of the base surface and plane intersection; identifying a ply from the ply lay-up data that is intersected by the plane; and obtaining second coordinates by performing a second linear approximation of the ply and plane intersection; identifying a plurality of sampling points on the surface based on the section cuts; and generating sampled data by performing core sampling using the plurality of sampling points; generating, using the at least one processor, an output file from the sampled data.