Process and system for providing a machining method for manufacturing a feature in a part

A process for providing a machining method for manufacturing a feature in a part by a data processing system, wherein the part is an object to be manufactured with a set of features, and each feature is manufactured by at least one machining method, the process comprising the following steps:

• a) receiving feature data for a set of features, each feature data describing a feature to be manufactured and including a type of the feature and a set of attributes of the feature;
• b) receiving machining method data of a set of machining methods, each machining method data describing a machining method for manufacturing an associated feature;
• c) analyzing machining methods associated with features of a given type in order to define a set of ranges of feature attributes where the machining methods are applicable;
• d) assigning to each of the machining methods a set of ranking values for ordering the machining methods applicable in a same range of feature attributes;
• e) receiving data of an additional feature to be manufactured, wherein a type of the additional feature is the given type and the set of attributes of the additional feature is a specific set of attributes;
• f) selecting a set of machining methods which are applicable in a range of feature attributes matching the specific set of attributes;
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• g) providing at least one machining method from the selected set of machining methods based on an assigned ranking value to be associated with the additional feature as the machining method for manufacturing the additional feature.

A process for providing a machining method for manufacturing a feature in a part by a data processing system, wherein the part is an object to be manufactured with a set of features, and each feature is manufactured by at least one machining method, the process comprising the following steps:

• a) receiving feature data of a set of features, each feature data describing a feature to be manufactured and comprising a type of the feature and a set of attributes of the feature;
• wherein the feature data is extracted from data of a part by recognizing the feature in the part;
• b) receiving machining method data of a set of machining methods, each machining method data describing a machining method for manufacturing an associated feature;
• wherein the machining method data of the set of machining methods data is extracted from machining data describing a set of machining methods for manufacturing the part and the set of part features, by identifying the associated machining method to manufacture the recognized feature;
• c) via a machine learning technique, analyzing machining methods associated with features of a given type in order to define a set of ranges of feature attributes where the machining methods are applicable;
• d) assigning to each of the machining methods a set of ranking values for ordering machining methods applicable in a same range of feature attributes;
• e) receiving data of an additional feature to be manufactured, wherein a type of the additional feature is the given type and the set of attributes of the additional feature is a specific set of attributes;
• f) selecting a set of machining methods which are applicable in a range of feature attributes matching the specific set of attributes;
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• g) providing at least one machining method from the selected method set based on an assigned ranking value thereof to be associated with the additional feature as the machining method for manufacturing the additional feature.

A data processing system, comprising:

• a processor and an accessible memory, the data processing system being configured for:
• a) receiving feature data for a set of features, each feature data describing a feature to be manufactured and including a type of the feature and a set of attributes of the feature;
• b) receiving machining method data of a set of machining methods, each machining method data describing a machining method for manufacturing an associated feature;
• c) analyzing machining methods associated with features of a given type in order to define a set of ranges of feature attributes where the machining methods are applicable;
• d) assigning to each of the machining methods a set of ranking values for ordering the machining methods applicable in a same range of feature attributes;
• e) receiving data of an additional feature to be manufactured, wherein a type of the additional feature is the given type and the set of attributes of the additional feature is a specific set of attributes;
• f) selecting a set of machining methods which are applicable in a range of feature attributes matching the specific set of attributes;
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• g) providing at least one machining method from the selected set of machining methods based on an assigned ranking value to be associated with the additional feature as the machining method for manufacturing the additional feature.

A non-transitory computer-readable medium encoded with executable instructions that, when executed, cause one or more data processing systems to perform the following process steps:

• a) receiving feature data for a set of features, each feature data describing a feature to be manufactured and including a type of the feature and a set of attributes of the feature;
• b) receiving machining method data of a set of machining methods, each machining method data describing a machining method for manufacturing an associated feature;
• c) analyzing machining methods associated with features of a given type in order to define a set of ranges of feature attributes where the machining methods are applicable;
• d) assigning to each of the machining methods a set of ranking values for ordering the machining methods applicable in a same range of feature attributes;
• e) receiving data of an additional feature to be manufactured, wherein a type of the additional feature is the given type and the set of attributes of the additional feature is a specific set of attributes;
• f) selecting a set of machining methods which are applicable in a range of feature attributes matching the specific set of attributes;
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• g) providing at least one machining method from the selected set of machining methods based on an assigned ranking value to be associated with the additional feature as the machining method for manufacturing the additional feature.