| US 7,561,996 B2 | ||
| Automated dimensional drawing generating apparatus | ||
| Yun Lu, Troy, Mich. (US); David M Goecke, Royal Oak, Mich. (US); Stephen E Landrum, Warren, Mich. (US); Hugh W Cumming, Lake Orion, Mich. (US); and Bruce P Mattarella, Canton, Mich. (US) | ||
| Assigned to Chrysler LLC, Auburn Hills, Mich. (US) | ||
| Filed on Jan. 13, 2006, as Appl. No. 11/331,910. | ||
| Prior Publication US 2007/0168165 A1, Jul. 19, 2007 | ||
| Int. Cl. G06F 9/455 (2006.01) | ||
| U.S. Cl. 703—7 [703/8; 703/1; 345/419; 345/420] | 16 Claims |
| 1. A computer-readable storage medium storing computer executable instructions which when executed on a computer perform a
method for generating dimensional drawings for a model object comprising a plurality of model elements, the medium comprising
instructions for:
storing in an element database a plurality of predetermined model elements of the model object and corresponding element names
that are standardized for a plurality of computerized models of the model object;
selecting using a user interface a plurality of model elements of one of the computerized models, and associating, using the
user interface, at least some of the model elements with corresponding element names;
sectioning the one of the computerized models using a model sectioning tool to generate at least a portion of the model elements;
defining in a dimensioning tool a plurality of predetermined dimension names that are standardized for each of the computerized
models and a plurality of dimensioning algorithms associated with corresponding ones of the dimension names;
automatically computing, using the dimensioning tool, dimension values of at least one of the model elements of the one of
the computerized models using the dimensioning algorithms and the coordinates and dimensions of at least some of the model
elements;
automatically associating, using the dimensioning tool, the computed dimension values with corresponding ones of the dimension
names; and
outputting, using a plotting tool, a dimensional drawing showing the dimension values of at least of the model elements of
the one of the computerized models detected by the dimensioning tool.
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