Feature modelling: a validation methodology and its evaluation

Journal of Materials Processing Technology

Volumn 107, Issue 1-3, 2000, Pages 15-23

  Case, K ^a   Hounsell, M S ^b  

^a LOUGHBOROUGH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b SANTA CATARINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER AIDED DESIGN; INSPECTION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PLANNING; PROCESS ENGINEERING; RAPID PROTOTYPING;

FEATURE BASED MODEL; GEOMETRIC MODELLING TECHNIQUE; INTERFERENCE CHECKING; PROCESS PLANNING;

COMPUTER AIDED MANUFACTURING;

EID: 0034316278     PISSN: 09240136     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0924-0136(00)00693-2     Document Type: Article

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