Patent ID: 8128463

Claim:
A method of shaping an optical lens ( 100 ), held by holder means ( 612 , 613 ), the method comprising: at least one operation of edging along a desired outline; and one operation of finishing an edge face of the lens, wherein the method includes an operation of selection that consists in making a selection between either a first tool ( 50 ) for machining the edge face of the lens ( 100 ), or a cutter tool ( 637 ) for cutting through the material of the lens ( 100 ), in order to perform the edging operation, as a function of one or more of the following parameters taken in isolation or in combination: a parameter relating to the lens; a parameter relating to the machining or cutting tools; a parameter relating to the lens holder means ( 612 , 613 ); and a parameter relating to the shape of the outline desired for the lens.