DocumentCode
821086
Title
Simple turned part design and manufacture with parametric CAD/CAM techniques
Author
Black, I. ; Ritchie, J.M. ; Walsh, D.S.
Author_Institution
Heriot-Watt Univ., Edinburgh, UK
Volume
8
Issue
4
fYear
1991
fDate
8/1/1991 12:00:00 AM
Firstpage
147
Lastpage
152
Abstract
Reports mainly on work carried out at Heriot-Watt University concerning the `integration´ of proprietary CAD/CAM software in order to produce turned parts from initial design data with minimal operator input. Libraries of standard parts are often responsible for the usage of a large amount of processor memory. One solution to this problem is to regenerate the graphics of each part using a parametric-routine. This means that the standard part is regenerated as a new entity group, as opposed to being retrieved from the database and inserted into the active CAD 2-3 file
Keywords
CAD/CAM; computer graphics; computerised numerical control; mechanical engineering computing; CAD 2-3 file; CAD/CAM software; CNC machining; Heriot-Watt University; computer aided design; computer aided manufacturing; database; design data; graphical numerical control; graphics; mechanical engineering; parametric-routine; two dimensional CAD;
fLanguage
English
Journal_Title
Computer-Aided Engineering Journal
Publisher
iet
ISSN
0263-9327
Type
jour
Filename
103327
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