Method and system for toolpath generation
AssigneeThe Boeing Company
InventorsVictor Slaughter, Christopher Huskamp
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Abstract
A system and method for toolpath creation is provided. The method includes exporting CAD defined 3-D geometry to a slicing module; slicing the 3-D geometry creating a set of 2-D patterns representing the 3-D geometry; generating vector code from the set of 2-D patterns; and translating the vector code to machine code.
Claims19
A method for toolpath creation, the method comprising:
- exporting CAD defined 3-D geometry to a slicing module;
- slicing the 3-D geometry creating a set of 2-D patterns representing the 3-D geometry;
- generating vector code from the set of 2-D patterns;
- and
- translating the vector code to machine code.
A system for toolpath creation, the system comprising:
- a CAD database for storing 3-D geometry of a part;
- a slicing module for receiving the 3-D geometry and slicing the 3-D geometry into a set of 2-D parameters;
- a toolpath generator for receiving the set of 2-D parameters and generating vector code from the 2-D parameters;
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- a machine code translator for translating the vector code to machine code.
Computer-executable process steps stored on a computer-readable medium, the computer-executable process steps for toolpath creation, the computer-executable process steps executable to perform a method comprising:
- exporting CAD defined 3-D geometry to a slicing module;
- slicing the 3-D geometry creating a set of 2-D patterns representing the 3-D geometry;
- generating vector code from the set of 2-D patterns;
- and
- translating the vector code to machine code.
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