A method for data exchange between feature-based CAD models

Author

Liu Jing ; Ming, Wei ; Jun, Zhang ; Kun, Wen ; Chen Zheng-ming

Author_Institution

Coll. of Comput. & Inf. Eng., HoHai Univ., Changzhou, China

fYear

2010

Firstpage

5287

Lastpage

5290

Abstract

In order to exchange or share information on feature level among heterogeneous CAD systems. a feature-based data exchange method is proposed. All the data of the features of the feature model in source system are extracted, and decomposed or transformed, into an intermediate file. Then the feature model is recreated in target CAD system through the process of extracting, transforming and combining the data of features. The main data exchange strategies are also discussed in this paper. To validate this method, the data exchange modules for SolidWorks and Pro/ENGINEER are implemented, and some data exchange examples are given.

Keywords

CAD; data structures; production engineering computing; Pro-ENGINEER; SolidWorks; data combination; data extraction; data transformation; feature-based CAD model; feature-based data exchange method; heterogeneous CAD systems; share information exchange; Computational modeling; Data mining; Data models; Design automation; Feature extraction; Geometry; Solid modeling; data exchange; design history; feature model;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Intelligent Control and Automation (WCICA), 2010 8th World Congress on

Conference_Location

Jinan

Print_ISBN

978-1-4244-6712-9

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/WCICA.2010.5554834

Filename

5554834