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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 24, 1998
Filed:
Apr. 11, 1996
Honda Giken Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
Finishing allowances are given to a structure by a CAD/CAM system, and cutter path data for machining the finishing allowances are simultaneously generated. A surface finish is indicated on a die structure by a finishing mark. Finishing allowances are given to the die structure, producing a die structure with finishing allowances. Thereafter, a physical interference is confirmed on a screen image in order to generate cutter path data for a cutter head with respect to the die structure. If an interference occurs, the operator replaces a cutter with a longer cutter, and confirms again a physical interference. Cutter path data with respect to the die structure with finishing allowances can be generated substantially automatically.