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US 2020/0096967 A1Published application
System and method for manufacturing parametric parts
AssigneeThe Boeing Company
InventorsOliver William Sykes, Zachary D. Jorgensen, Daniel S. ReMine
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Abstract
A method and apparatus for manufacturing a part. The part is designed using a CAD system to generate a CAD part model of the part. Features of the part are identified from the CAD part model of the part. A parametric specification of the part is generated using the features of the part. The parametric specification of the part is saved as a parametric part model. The parametric part model is used to fabricate the part.
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A method of manufacturing a part, comprising:
- designing the part using a CAD system to generate a CAD part model of the part;
- identifying features of the part from the CAD part model of the part;
- determining a parametric specification of the part using the features of the part;
- storing the parametric specification of the part as a parametric part model;
- and
- using the parametric part model to fabricate the part.
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An apparatus, comprising:
- a CAD system configured to generate a CAD part model of a part;
- a parametric part system configured to identify features of the part from the CAD part model of the part, to determine a parametric specification of the part using the features of the part, and to store the parametric specification of the part as a parametric part model;
- and
- a part fabrication system configured to use the parametric part model to fabricate the part.
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A method of manufacturing a part, comprising:
- monitoring a CAD part model of the part as the part is being designed using a CAD system;
- generating an encoded part description for the part as the part is being designed;
- comparing the encoded part description for the part with encoded part descriptions for parts having already stored designs to identify similar parts;
- identifying one of the similar parts on a graphical user interface for the CAD system;
- receiving a selection of one of the similar parts as a selected part;
- and
- using a parametric part model for the selected part to fabricate the part.
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