Nurbs based CNC machine process using boolean substraction

Data processing: structural design – modeling – simulation – and em – Simulating nonelectrical device or system

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C703S003000, C700S098000, C700S121000, C700S187000, C700S188000, C700S189000

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ABSTRACT:
A method and apparatus is directed to an integration of a computer modeling process in which a Computer Numerically Controlled (CNC) machine is used for manufacture or rapid prototyping. As a result, conventional processes that require a level of human interface during the intermediate stages are minimized or otherwise removed. Intermediate stages include Computer Aided Design(CAD) stage, Computer Aided Engineering (CAE) stage, Computer Aided Manufacturing (CAM) stage and Computer Numerical Controlled (CNC) machine stage. By using Non-Uniform Rational B-Splines (NURBS), a CAD data file is converted for direct input to the CNC machine that is able to read NURBS instruction codes. In particular, the method and apparatus is a paradigm shift (from conventional approaches to minimizing human interfaces in which the product features are defined) to NURBS which describes geometrically the difference between the material blank from which the product (or prototype) is made and the product itself using boolean substraction.

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