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7620904 On demand identifier and geometry piece association in computer aided design (CAD) environment  
The invention includes computer instructions that operate to receive an indication of an association between an identifier and a geometry piece of a mechanical design. The association is stored in...
7620525 Method of generating CAD files and delivering CAD files to customers  
A method of generating a CAD model of a part in a series of parts uses an assembly design table modified to provide the necessary parameters for creation of the model from the value of the...
7613539 System and method for mesh and body hybrid modeling using 3D scan data  
A mechanism for enabling a user to treat 3D scan data model regions as surface bodies so as to eliminate the need to convert model regions to parametric surfaces as a prerequisite to performing...
7603192 Method of making orthopedic implants and the orthopedic implants  
The present invention relates to a method of designing an orthopedic implant in which a plurality of samples of the bone are selected and a CT scan of each of the samples of the bone is taken so...
7596419 Inspection system and method of making and using same  
An inspection system adapted to perform retro positive material identification of components of a multi-feature system. The inspection system comprises an electronic drawing, a positive material...
7580816 Apparatus and methods for creating sketch-based eggcrate substructures for composite parts  
Apparatus and methods of creating sketch-based eggcrate substructures for manufacturing composite parts are disclosed. In one embodiment, a method of creating a design includes providing an input...
7580769 Tool operator instructions system and method  
A system and method for providing tool operators in a manufacturing environment with clear and accurate tooling information increases tool operators' efficiency and reduces possibilities of errors....
7577492 Automatic programming method and automatic programming device  
A machining unit corresponding to a cursor position in an editor section and in a synthetic model of a product model and a work model displayed in a model display section is highlight-displayed,...
7571085 Vehicle component selection system and method  
Systems and methods to select a vehicle component are provided. In at least one embodiment, a system receives first configuration data defining a first vehicle assembly configuration, category data...
7571079 Aware and active features for computer-aided design systems  
Processing data in a computer-aided design (CAD) system includes determining that a feature of a three-dimensional model has a condition that requires correction. The condition is automatically...
7567890 Conversion of model components into references  
An automated model componentization feature systematically converts duplicate or otherwise amenable patterns in a model into references. Multiple references are simplified to one unit that contains...
7567850 Method and system for creating a product parts catalog  
A method and a system are disclosed for enabling an automatic creation of a parts list and 3-dimensional illustrations of a product based on 3-dimensional CAD or XVL data of an industrial product...
7565216 Clearance measurement of manufactured parts  
There is provided a method for determining an interference between a first physical part and a second part in an assembly of manufactured parts. The method comprises: acquiring three-dimensional...
7550681 Method and apparatus for measuring weight of CNC workpieces  
This invention discloses a method and apparatus for measuring the weight of a CNC workpiece. As the weight of the workpiece on a loading platform increases, the loading of a driving module which...
7539604 Automatic modification of the behavior of system from a graphical representation of the behavior  
The present invention provides a method of modifying the behavior of a modeled system from a graphical representation of the behavior of the system. Given a graphical representation of the behavior...
7529394 CAD (computer-aided decision) support for medical imaging using machine learning to adapt CAD process with knowledge collected during routine use of CAD system  
CAD (computer-aided decision) support systems, methods and tools for medical imaging are provided, which use machine learning classification for automated detection and marking of regions of...
7526360 Method and apparatus for designing molds  
A design apparatus for efficiently designing a mold that has improved quality. The mold is manufactured by removing cutting area from a mold material. The apparatus includes a database for storing...
7526359 Enhanced digital process design methodology for process centric CAD systems  
Methods, manufactured parts, and computer programs for horizontally structured manufacturing. A blank is selected for machining into an actual part, and a coordinate system is established. A...
7526358 Three-dimensional CAD system and part cost calculation system  
An object of the present invention is to provide a three-dimensional CAD-system for adding data about a drafting direction of a die to three-dimensional data about the part to be formed by that...
7523396 Surface construction audit trail and manipulation  
A method, apparatus, and article of manufacture provide the ability to manipulate a drawing surface in a CAD/GIS computer application. A drawing surface is displayed in a CAD/GIS application...
7519449 Rendering system and method and recording medium therefor  
A rendering system and method, and a recording medium therefor are provided. The rendering system imports geometry and hierarchy structure information on a three-dimensional (3D) computer-aided...
7499839 Method and apparatus for importing data into program code  
The present invention relates to a method for designing a system. This method includes obtaining a visual representation of one or more components of the ventilation system. One or more property...
7496420 Systems and methods for efficiently implementing an N-step manufacturing process for producing a mechanical part  
A method for efficiently implementing an N-step manufacturing process for producing a mechanical part may include creating a parametric master model that represents a part to be produced in an...
7493239 Apparatus for processing parts information in a three dimensional CAD system and method thereof  
An apparatus and a method for processing parts information in a three dimensional CAD system, which can easily handle the data for the parts or the arrangement of the parts are provided. An...
7492931 Image temporal change detection and display method and apparatus  
A technique is provided for analysis of image datasets acquired at different points in time. Computer aided algorithms are implemented for identification and classification of features of interest,...
7487006 Automatic programming method and automatic programming apparatus  
Workpiece data involving a product shape and having a smallest diameter for lathe turning around a turning axis is selected from the workpiece database, by comparing dimension data of a workpiece...
7487005 Process planning method, process planning apparatus and recording medium  
A process planning apparatus extracts a region to be machined based on the difference of the shape data before and after machining of the workpiece, replaces the extracted region into combinations...
7483705 System and method for inputting location coordinates into fixed position reference devices used in geo-location applications  
A system and method for providing geographic location information to of at least one fixed reference device in a wireless network, the method comprising: determining a geographic location of the at...
7477962 Method for manufacturing wooden decorative material  
The present invention provides a method for manufacturing a wooden decorative material, comprising a bleaching step of bleaching the surface to be treated of a wood base material and a printing...
7472044 Horizontally structured CAD/CAM modeling-vertical to horizontal conversion  
A method for converting a vertically structured CAD/CAM model to a horizontally structured CAD/CAM model, comprising: identifying and establishing a base feature; establishing a parent coordinate...
7469242 Central based computer network of solid models and associated data with search capability  
The present invention is a network-based system and method for providing a centrally controlled single source location for storing electronic data (including but not limited to part information...
7463942 Dental prosthesis manufacturing process, dental prosthesis pattern & dental prosthesis made thereby  
A dental prosthesis is made by first forming a model of a patient's dentition. A three dimensional digital data corresponding to the surfaces of the model is then created. Based on this data, a...
7460928 Setup information display device and method for processing machine  
The present invention provides a setup information display device for a processing machine which enables required setup information to be easily displayed. The present invention is applied to a...
7454264 Method of beveling an ophthalmic lens blank, machine programmed therefor, and computer program  
The present invention is directed to a machine programmed to edge an ophthalmic lens blank. The machine includes an edger device for forming a bevel in a peripheral edge of the lens blank, a...
7418309 Methods and systems for optimizing punch instructions in a material forming press system  
Methods and systems are disclosed to optimize punching instructions. An example method disclosed herein obtains a tool bed layout, the tool bed including a description of a plurality of tool punch...
7406403 Systems and methods for automatically generating 3D wireframe CAD models of aircraft  
Computer-based systems, methods, and computer-program products for automatically creating three dimensional geometric models are provided. The geometric models may be used to generate finite...
7398164 Sensor network system, base station, and method to forward measured data  
The object of the invention is to facilitate the entry of a sensor node and the adoption of a protocol in the existing sensor network system effectively utilizing limited resources of...
7398128 Method, device, and computer product for creating height-limited-area information, and method of manufacturing three-dimensional structure  
A base-plane-height determining unit determines whether a base plane is formed with planes of different heights. A base-plane determining unit determines, when it is determined that the base plane...
7392109 System for integrally generating NC data  
To complete a CAM operation without requiring manual operations for generating NC data, which enables accurate and rapid machining, through organized integration of each means and increase in the...
7383094 Method for CNC milling a wax model of a dental prosthesis or coping  
A wax model of a required coping is produced using CNC machining techniques based on a virtual model of the coping created from digital data obtained from the intraoral cavity. The dental coping is...
7369917 System and method for automatic sorting of elements in drawing specifications for efficient tracing using motion control  
System and method for utilizing a drawing specification for motion control. A plurality of elements in a drawing specification may be automatically identified. The elements may include one or more...
7366581 Replace face operator for solid body modeling  
A computer-implemented solid modeling system performs a replace face operation on a solid body by selecting one or more outgoing faces on the solid target body and replacing the selected faces with...
7366578 Method, program and system for designing shape of product, such as a tire  
Typical numeric data for specifying a shape of a first product having a typical size are stored in a storage portion. By an input portion ( 10 ), a size of a second product other than the typical...
7363103 Method and apparatus for generating machining information, and computer product  
A machining information generating apparatus includes shape analyzing unit that obtains CAD data, searches a shape database of machining profile information for necessary information based on the...
7356379 Method and associated system for recording and retrieving fabrication and/or fitting data associated with a prosthetic component  
A method of socket design and fabrication for Below-the-Knee (BK) amputees that utilizes manual measurements. This method, known as BK by Measurement, utilizes a manual measurement procedure where...
7353153 Method and system for modeling bone structure  
The present invention discloses a structural and mechanical model and modeling methods for human bone based on bone's hierarchical structure and on its hierarchical mechanical behavior. The model...
7353147 Computer aided design associative design process  
A system and method for designing components through the use of a computer having a computer aided design (CAD) software enables a reduction in the occurrence of infinite looping. The method...
7349757 NC hole-machining programming device and method  
A numerical control (NC) hole-machining programming device includes: a tool information storing unit for storing tool information, including types and sizes of tools used for hole machining; a form...
7346838 System and method for displaying document metadata  
A method for displaying metadata placed on a document, includes accepting a command to load a document file that corresponds to the document into a memory of a computing device. The method also...
7346413 Productivity for tool having plurality of processing modules  
Method, system and program product are disclosed for determining productivity for a tool including a plurality of processing modules. The invention provides an understanding of a relationship...