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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 13, 2004
Filed:
Sep. 13, 2002
Applicant:
Inventors:
Michael Graham, Slingerlands, NY (US);
Nathan Smith, Latham, NY (US);
John Jackson, Wyoming, OH (US);
Assignee:
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 7/00 ; G06F 1/900 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 7/00 ; G06F 1/900 ;
Abstract
A method for defining a numerically controlled (NC) tool path on a identified region of a solid computer model is disclosed. In an exemplary embodiment, the method includes identifying boundary points so as to bound the identified region. The boundary points are processed so as to generate a plurality of bounding curves, wherein the bounding curves are generated so as to conform to a surface of the identified region. The NC tool path is then generated in a manner conforming to the bounding curves.