Research in feature-based design is reviewed. Feature-based design is regarded as a key
factor towards CAD/CAPP integration from a process planning point of view. From a design …

Machine interpretation of the shape of a component for CAD databases is an important
problem in CAD/CAM, computer vision, and intelligent manufacturing. It can be used in …

This dissertation presents a method for looking at and changing the practice of group
engineering design. In traditional design studies, researchers stand outside the process to …

This paper presents a new hybrid (graph+ rule based) approach for recognizing the
interacting features from B-Rep CAD models of prismatic machined parts. The developed …

We describe a system that generates 5-axis roughing tool paths directly from a tessellated
representation of a body. Instead of decomposing the shape into manufacturing primitives …

The analysis of designs in single-piece part manufacturing during the design process results
in significant benefits during the manufacturing stages. If manufacturability knowledge can …

In this paper, two methods are used to recognize the roughing features in an intermediate
workpiece, which is obtained by gluing the finishing features onto the original component …

The use of abstractions and models helps designers to focus on interesting characteristics of
a design and to simplify the complex relationship among behaviour and form. Designers …

This paper presents two methods for storage and reuse of detailed engineering designs for
efficient and adaptive reuse. The Generative Method [1], invokes techniques such as …

A solid representation formalism is defined on the basis of the parsable family of IE-graphs.
edNLC-type graph grammars are used for the dynamic building and manipulation of such …