CAD Integration through Virtual Persistent Identifiers and Design Change Requirements
OwnerRobert Kirkwoodinventor
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Abstract
Disclosed is a method of integrating changes to a computer aided manufacturing software application file for a manufactured component comprising the steps of: obtaining a first computer aided design file for the manufactured component; displaying a first solid model of the manufactured component; obtaining a second computer aided design file for a revised version; displaying a second solid model of the revised version of the manufactured component; and matching at least one face on the second solid model to at least one face on the first solid model.
Claims1
A method of integrating changes to a computer aided manufacturing software application file for a manufactured component, said method comprising the steps of:
- obtaining a first computer aided design file for the manufactured component;
- displaying a first solid model of the manufactured component, said first solid model based on said first computer aided design file;
- obtaining a second computer aided design file for a revised version of the manufactured component;
- displaying a second solid model of the revised version of the manufactured component, said second solid model based on said second computer aided design file;
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- matching at least one face on said second solid model to at least one face on said first solid model.
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