Manufacturing process data collection and analytics

A system comprising:

• at least one processor;
• and
• a memory communicatively coupled to the at least one processor, the memory storing instructions which, when executed, cause the at least one processor to perform operations comprising:
• presenting a three-dimensional (3D) visualization of machine-related data from a manufacturing process session for manufacturing a particular workpiece, the manufacturing process performed by a machine operating in 3D, the machine-related data associated with a path traveled by a tool or end-effector associated with the machine and/or the machine itself during the manufacturing process session;
• providing at least one two-dimensional (2D) metric data set representing a metric associated with manufacturing process session;
• receiving a selection of a particular one of the at least one provided 2D metric data sets for presentation within the presented 3D visualization of the machine-related data, wherein the selected 2D metric data set comprises a metric associated with the operations of the tool or end-effector associated with the machine and/or the machine itself during the manufacturing process session;
• in response to receiving the selection, determining a connection between values of the selected 2D metric data set and the 3D visualization of the machine-related data, wherein the 3D visualization illustrates the path traveled by the tool or end-effector;
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• incorporating the selected 2D metric data set into the 3D visualization of the machine-related data based on the determined connection between the values of the selected 2D metric data set and the 3D visualization of the machine-related data, wherein incorporating the selected 2D metric data set into the 3D visualization of the machine-related data comprises presenting the selected 2D metric data set on the 3D visualization and highlighting one or more portions of the selected 2D metric data set along at least a section of the path traveled by the tool or end-effector presented on the 3D visualization, wherein highlighting the one or more portions of the selected 2D metric data set along at least the section of the path traveled by the tool or end-effector presented on the 3D visualization further comprises:
• identifying at least one critical region of the selected 2D metric data set as corresponding to at least one value of the selected 2D metric data set that exceeds a defined threshold value;
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• highlighting the at least one critical region on the one or more portions of the selected 2D metric data set to show where the at least one critical region is on the one or more portions of the selected 2D metric data set along at least the section of the path traveled by the tool or end-effector.

A non-transitory computer-readable medium storing instructions which, when executed, cause at least one processor to perform operations comprising:

• presenting a three-dimensional (3D) visualization of machine-related data from a manufacturing process session for manufacturing a particular workpiece, the manufacturing process performed by a machine operating in 3D, the machine-related data associated with a path traveled by a tool or end-effector associated with the machine and/or the machine itself during the manufacturing process session;
• providing at least one two-dimensional (2D) metric data set representing a metric associated with manufacturing process session;
• receiving a selection of a particular one of the at least one provided 2D metric data sets for presentation within the presented 3D visualization of the machine-related data, wherein the selected 2D metric data set comprises a metric associated with the operations of the tool or end-effector associated with the machine and/or the machine itself during the manufacturing process session;
• in response to receiving the selection, determining a connection between values of the selected 2D metric data set and the 3D visualization of the machine-related data, wherein the 3D visualization illustrates the path traveled by the tool or end-effector;
• and
• incorporating the selected 2D metric data set into the 3D visualization of the machine-related data based on the determined connection between the values of the selected 2D metric data set and the 3D visualization of the machine-related data, wherein incorporating the selected 2D metric data set into the 3D visualization of the machine-related data comprises presenting the selected 2D metric data set on the 3D visualization and highlighting one or more portions of the selected 2D metric data set along at least a section of the path traveled by the tool or end-effector presented on the 3D visualization, wherein highlighting the one or more portions of the selected 2D metric data set along at least the section of the path traveled by the tool or end-effector presented on the 3D visualization further comprises:
• identifying at least one critical region of the selected 2D metric data set as corresponding to at least one value of the selected 2D metric data set that exceeds a defined threshold value;
• and
• highlighting the at least one critical region on the one or more portions of the selected 2D metric data set to show where the at leas t one critical region is on the one or more portions of the selected 2D metric data set along at least the section of the path traveled by the tool or end-effector.