Systems and methods for automatic generation and optimization of machining strategies

A system for automatic generation and optimization of machining strategies, the system comprising:

• at least one database containing information regarding one or more available machining tools;
• at least one processor;
• and
• non-transitory memory containing computer-readable instructions that, when executed by the at least one processor, cause the at least one processor to:
• access the information regarding the one or more machining tools on the at least one database;
• determine, based on the accessed information, a set of tools suitable for performing a removal operation associated with machining a feature to be machined into a workpiece;
• identify, from each set of tools, those tools necessary for performing a roughing removal operation and a finishing removal operation in connection with each respective feature;
• generate, based on utilizing only the tools identified as necessary for performing a roughing removal operation and a finishing removal operation in connection with each respective feature, various sequences of removal operations suitable for machining the feature;
• calculate a cost of performing each removal operation sequence;
• and
• determine, based on the calculated cost of each removal operation sequence, which of the removal operations sequences is optimal.

A system for automatic generation of toolpaths for machining one or more features into a workpiece, the system comprising:

• at least one processor;
• and
• non-transitory memory containing computer-readable instructions that, when executed by the at least one processor, cause the at least one processor to:
• compute a maximum removal volume achievable by one or more tools used to perform a removal operation associated with machining the one or more feature into the workpiece;
• determine, in parallel, a state of the workpiece at each removal operation of a removal operation sequence to be performed to machine the one or more features into the workpiece by subtracting, from a state of the workpiece at the first removal operation, all of the computed maximum removal volumes associated with and coming before the respective removal operation;
• and
• computing, in parallel, toolpaths for machining the one or more features into the workpiece in accordance with the removal operation sequence based on the corresponding determined state of the workpiece at each removal operation.