Method for interpreting design data and associating manufacturing information with the data and software and systems for implementing the method

A method of producing an assembly comprising the steps of:

• providing a design computer system comprising a processor and a memory subsystem coupled to the processor wherein the memory subsystem stores code;
• designing an assembly to be produced using the design computer system to generate a three-dimensional representation of the assembly wherein the assembly comprises at least two components and wherein a spatial relationship between the components comprises a contact area;
• assigning a first identifier to a first component of the assembly or, when a group of more than one identical first components is utilized in the assembly, assigning the identical first identifiers to each first component thereby identifying each first component as identical;
• assigning a second identifier to a second component of the assembly or, when a group of more than one identical second components is utilized in the assembly, assigning identical second identifiers to each second component thereby identifying each second component as identical;
• assigning a manufacturing methodology to the contact area;
• generating manufacturing instructions for the manufacturing process based at least in part on the first identifier, second identifier, and the contact area;
• and
• outputting the generated manufacturing instructions for the manufacturing process.

A method of producing an assembly comprising the steps of:

• providing a design computer system comprising a processor and a memory subsystem coupled to the processor wherein the memory subsystem stores code;
• designing an assembly to be produced using the design computer system to generate a three-dimensional representation of the assembly wherein the assembly comprises at least two components and wherein a spatial relationship between the components comprises a contact area;
• assigning an identifier to identical individual components of the assembly;
• assigning a manufacturing methodology to at least one contact area;
• generating manufacturing instructions for the manufacturing process based at least in part on the identifiers and the contact area;
• and
• outputting the generated manufacturing instructions for the manufacturing process.