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in relation to another feature (e.g., runout, concentricity). This scheme is implemented in developing<br />

Turbo-Model, a feature-based part modeling system for rotational parts.<br />

Based on the critical study of the published literature in the implementations in several systems, the<br />

following conclusions can be drawn:<br />

1. In many representation schemes, the dimensions and tolerances are interpreted as constraints<br />

between features. These constraints are also called relationships, links, variations, or lists. It seems<br />

that different terms are employed by several researchers to describe the same concept.<br />

2. Tolerance representation schemes are, to a large extent, related to the representation schemes (CSG,<br />

B-Rep, Wire frame or hybrid) employed in CAD systems and feature-based systems.<br />

3. The latest works suggest that there is a need to address the issue of representing technological<br />

information with reference to the form features in the wake of feature-based systems.<br />

4. To represent dimensions and tolerances, primitive (low-level) features are to be maintained along<br />

with the high-level form features. This requirement has led to growing interest in hybrid systems<br />

(which can provide multiple abstractions).<br />

5. The primitive features ( cone, cylinder, block, etc. in CSG models; point, line, arc in wire frame<br />

models; surfaces in B-rep models) are to be managed throughout the part modeling. The study<br />

of the relationship between the form-features and primitive features is a prerequisite to designing<br />

the data structures for part representation.<br />

6. Proper indexing (linking or referencing) methods are to be established to access the geometrical<br />

entities (or features) of the model for attributing dimensions and tolerances.<br />

7. The features classification in these modeling schemes is influenced not only by the application<br />

domain (like design analysis, CAPP, assembly planning, interference checking, etc.) but also by<br />

the modeling issues of GD&T.<br />

Representation of Global (or General) Details<br />

Along with the geometrical and technological data, the part specification also includes certain attributes<br />

such as work material, quantity to be produced, etc. These details affect planning decisions such as the<br />

process selection and cutting parameter (speed, feed, depth of cut) selection and need to be represented<br />

in the part model. Other details, such as the design number, part name, planner’s name, etc. (which<br />

normally appear on the drawing and the process plan) can also be included in the part model.<br />

This type of data is purely non-geometrical. It can also be seen that the number and variety of<br />

geometrical and technological attributes vary from part to part. Hence, complete control should be given<br />

to the user in defining these details in a part modeling system. However, in the case of general attributes,<br />

there exists a fixed set of details for all parts in a given manufacturing system. Due to this, these details<br />

can be easily modeled through predetermined system-user interaction and can be made available to the<br />

subsequent CAPP system.<br />

Part Modeling for CAPP: A Unified Framework<br />

Various part modeling schemes followed in CAPP have been studied in earlier sections and general trends<br />

in modeling different types of part details have already been projected. It should be noted, however, that<br />

in spite of the numerous part modeling systems reported in literature, a uniform methodology for part<br />

modeling is not well established. This is understandable because the selection of a particular modeling<br />

scheme and the subsequent system development depends on several factors such as the scope of the<br />

CAPP system, part range (rotational, prismatic, etc.), geometrical complexity of the part, the technological<br />

details applicable, economics of system development, etc. Each of these factors affects the choice of<br />

modeling method in some way. For ex<strong>amp</strong>le, geometrical complexity dictates the feature definition<br />

(surface or volume) and representation scheme (wire frame or solid model) while the economics of<br />

system development dictates the choice of software (CAD system or programming language) and hardware<br />

(PC or workstation) platforms.

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