THE PAPER DISCUSSES THE DESIGN AND DEVELOPMENT OF PARAMETRIC DRAWING GENERATOR (PDG) SOFTWARE. THE PDG IS BASED ON THE PRINCIPLE THAT A CLOSELY RELATED PART FAMILY MAY BE DESCRIBED GENERICALLY. A MASTER PART DRAWING OF THE FAMILY WHEN CREATED IN SUFFICIENT DETAIL WILL PRODUCE A DATABASE THAT CONTAINS ALL OF THE GEOMETRIC ELEMENTS. EXTRACTS FROM THE DATABASE MAY THEN BE MANIPULATED BY THE PDG TO GENERATE THE DRAWING FOR SPECIFIC PARTS. THE APPROACH PRESENTED IN THIS PAPER SHOULD ENABLE PROGRAMMERS OF NC MACHINES TO DEVELOP COST-EFFECTIVE PDGS FOR INCLUSION IN A COMPLETE SOFTWARE SYSTEM, THUS IMPROVING THEIR PRODUCTIVITY.
| Number of Pages : | 10 |
| Published : | 06/01/1990 |
