An approach to recognize interacting features from B-Rep CAD models of prismatic machined parts using a hybrid (graph and rule based) technique

Computers in Industry

Volumn 61, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 686-701

  Sunil, V B ^a   Agarwal, Rupal ^a   Pande, S S ^a  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY BOMBAY   (India)

Author keywords

B Rep CAD models; Feature recognition; Hybrid approach; Interacting features; Prismatic machined parts

Indexed keywords

ADJACENCY GRAPHS; BENCHMARK COMPONENTS; CAD MODELS; DOWNSTREAM APPLICATIONS; FEATURE RECOGNITION; FEATURE TYPES; FILE FORMATS; GEOMETRIC REASONING; HYBRID APPROACH; NEW CONCEPT; PRISMATIC MACHINED PARTS; RULE BASED; STEPPED HOLE; TOPOLOGICAL ENTITY; VOLUMETRIC FEATURES;

GRAPHIC METHODS; TOPOLOGY;

COMPUTER AIDED DESIGN;

EID: 77955425433     PISSN: 01663615     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compind.2010.03.011     Document Type: Article

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