Patent Document ID: 8276063
Application ID: 11793118

Base Claim:
1. A computer-implemented method for modeling a product, comprising: receiving by a software module at least one web-based language import/export file containing information specifying parameters of the product to be manufactured; determining if the import/export file is valid in response to tags in the import/export file being correctly configured; determining if the import/export file includes a configuration element identifying an import configuration file; loading a configuration file, the configuration file being one of the identified import configuration file or a default configuration file, and setting variables and tags in the configuration file; comparing each element in the import/export file to part configuration elements in the configuration file to determine whether the elements in the import/export file are valid for inputting into a model; and when elements in the import/export file are valid for inputting into a model, then using the import/export file to create a template that is imported into a solid modeling program for modeling the product.

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Claim 3:
3. The method of claim 1 , wherein said at least one web-based language file is a markup language.