Siemens Product Lifecycle Management Software Inc. Patent applications |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20160103438 | MACHINE TOOL POST CONFIGURATOR SYSTEMS AND METHODS - Methods for post processor development and corresponding systems and computer-readable mediums. A method includes generating a machine tool post processor having a plurality of levels including a library level, a controller level, and at least one other level. The method includes interacting with a user in a dynamic user interface corresponding to the machine tool post processor. The method includes storing the machine tool post processor. | 04-14-2016 |
20160070815 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR XML SUBDOCUMENT SELECTION - Methods for XML subdocument selection and corresponding systems and computer-readable mediums. A method includes receiving a document having fragments with attribute/value pairs and receiving logical expressions that define relationships between fragments of the document. The method includes analyzing the logical expressions according to the document and creating an index based on the analysis that includes names of the fragments to be candidates for selection into subdocuments. The method includes extracting, from the document, all fragments named in the index and creating, in the index, an entry for each attribute/value pair. The method includes creating a plurality of subdocuments corresponding to the document and storing the subdocuments, including the respective related fragments. | 03-10-2016 |
20160004790 | SEAM MODIFICATION FOR 3D CAD MODELS - Various disclosed embodiments include a method to be performed by a data processing system and including identifying an original curve and an intended location of a new curve in a CAD model. The method also includes generating a transition curve from the original curve. The method further includes determining a displacement function of the new curve and applying the displacement function to the transition curve. The displacement function includes two or more control points. The method includes combining the two or more control points into one transition curve control point. The method also includes adjusting the transition curve control point based on a fullness value so that transition curve overlays the location of the new curve. | 01-07-2016 |
20150356505 | ASYNCHRONOUS DESIGN DATA EXCHANGE WITH EXTERNAL USERS - A method for an asynchronous data exchange between a PLM system and an external user. The method includes defining an exchange definition object related to product data, packing the exchange definition object for transfer, publishing the packed exchange definition object through an SRM to a browser of the external user, receiving a product data download request from the browser of the external user through the SRM, transferring the product data from a file management system of the PLM system to the file transfer manager of the external user, receiving a response exchange definition object from the browser of the external user through the SRM, and receiving the response product data from the file transfer manager of the external user. | 12-10-2015 |
20150347772 | FAST ACCESS RIGHTS CHECKING OF CONFIGURED STRUCTURE DATA - Methods for product data management and corresponding systems and computer-readable mediums. A method includes receiving a hierarchical data structure that includes a plurality of structure lines referencing persistent data objects and receiving metadata corresponding to persistent data objects referenced by the hierarchical data structure. The method includes computing an access control expression corresponding to each persistent object according to the metadata, wherein the access control expressions are string-representation Boolean expressions, and storing the access control expressions. | 12-03-2015 |
20150347567 | METHOD FOR CREATION AND EDITING OF A MASSIVE CONSTRAINT NETWORK - A method for editing a position of a selected design element in a constraint network. The method includes receiving a selection of a design element in a geometric model from a user. The method also includes searching a database for a positioning group related to the selected design element. The method then includes displaying the positioning group related to the selected design element to the user. The method further includes receiving an updated positioning group from the user. The method finally includes storing the updated positioning group to the database. | 12-03-2015 |
20150347366 | CREATION OF ASSOCIATIVE 3D PRODUCT DOCUMENTATION FROM DRAWING ANNOTATION - Methods for product data management and corresponding systems and computer-readable mediums are disclosed herein. A method includes receiving one or more attributes of a candidate drawing annotation of one or more drawing annotations of a drawing view. The method also includes creating a comparable 3D product documentation object using the one or more collected attributes. The method further includes identifying a 3D model view to display the 3D product documentation object. The method includes displaying the 3D product documentation object in the identified 3D model view. | 12-03-2015 |
20150346711 | INTELLIGENT CONSTRAINT SELECTION FOR POSITIONING TASKS - A method for editing a position of a selected design element in a constraint network. The method includes receiving the selected design element in a geometric model from a user, searching a database for a positioning group related to the selected design element, and adding the selected design element and the positioning group related to the selected design element into a work collection. The method then includes searching the database a second time for reference positioning groups and reference design elements referenced by constraints of the positioning group and design elements in the work collection and adding the reference positioning groups and the reference design elements discovered by the second searching into a context collection. The method then further includes loading all the constraints for the positioning groups and the design elements which were added to the work collection. | 12-03-2015 |
20150339410 | CAD COMPONENTS WITH OVERLAY DATA - Methods for product data management and corresponding systems and computer-readable mediums. A method includes receiving a computer aided design (CAD) model including a source part and receiving a command to create augmented data for the source part. The method includes creating an augmented part corresponding to the source part and performing at least one CAD operation on the CAD model using at least a portion of data of the source part and using augmented data of the augmented part. | 11-26-2015 |
20150302114 | DUPLICATE PATTERN OF ASSEMBLY COMPONENTS IN CAD MODELS - Systems and methods for efficient duplication of objects in a CAD model. A method includes receiving a CAD model including a plurality of objects in a model space. The method includes receiving a selection of a first object of the plurality of objects. The method includes receiving a selection of at least one target in the model space. The method includes deriving a transformation matrix corresponding to the model space. The method includes deriving a relative transform according to the transformation matrix and the first object. The method includes deriving a target transformation matrix for each of the targets. The method includes creating, for each target transformation matrix, a duplicate object located in the model space such that the transform between the corresponding target transformation matrix and the duplicate object is equal to the relative transform. The method includes storing the CAD model including the duplicate objects. | 10-22-2015 |
20150278401 | INTELLIGENT OFFSET RECOGNITION IN CAD MODELS - Systems and methods for identifying members of offset pairs in CAD models. A method includes receiving a CAD model that includes a plurality of entities each having an underlying geometry. The method includes identifying a first offset pair chain corresponding to a first entity of the plurality of entities, including identifying a first partner entity that is part of the same offset pair. The method includes determining whether the first offset pair chain is a strong chain. The method includes when the first offset pair chain is a strong chain, then marking the first entity as a part of an offset pair. The method includes storing the CAD model including the marked first entity. | 10-01-2015 |
20150278400 | HYBRID VARIATIONAL SOLVING IN CAD MODELS - Methods for product data management and corresponding systems and computer-readable mediums. A method includes receiving a CAD model with a plurality of elements, each element having a plurality of features. The method includes receiving a CAD operation to be performed on the plurality of elements and performing a variational solve on a first one of the plurality of elements according to the CAD operation to produce an edited first element. The method includes calculating corresponding CAD operations for the remaining plurality of elements according to the edited first element and a relationship between the edited first element and the remaining elements to produce an edited plurality of elements. The method includes storing the edited first element and the edited plurality of elements in the CAD model. | 10-01-2015 |
20150269285 | METHOD FOR CREATING ACCURATE, UPDATEABLE VERTICAL RAMPS THAT FALL ON RAMP GEOMETRY IN TRANSITION AREAS OF LAMINATED COMPOSITE PARTS - Methods for product data management and corresponding systems and computer-readable mediums. A method includes receiving one or more layer boundaries of one or more plies of a composite part. The method includes creating a topological definition from the layer boundaries, the topological definition includes one or more vertices and half-edges. The method includes identifying one or more vertical ramp sections of one or more vertical ramps from the topological definition that form one or more discontinuities in the topological definition. The method includes adding one or more additional vertices and half-edges to the topological definition based on the layer boundaries and the vertical ramp sections. The method includes creating one or more faces in the topological definition along the vertical ramp based on the additional vertices and half-edges to resolve the discontinuities. The method includes transmitting the topological definition with the faces. | 09-24-2015 |
20150269284 | INTELLIGENT CHAMFER RECOGNITION IN CAD MODELS - Methods for identifying chamfers in CAD models and corresponding systems and computer-readable mediums. A method includes applying filters to a set of candidate chamfers, the candidate chamfers identified from a plurality of faces in a CAD model, to produce filtered candidate chamfers. The method includes generating maximal chains of the candidate chamfers and grouping conflicting chains from the maximal chains to produce chain groups. The method includes determining best conflicting chains from the chain groups, including designating at least one of the chain groups as accepted. The method includes storing the faces of the CAD model that correspond to the accepted chain group as realistic chamfers. | 09-24-2015 |
20150261890 | MULTI-LEVEL STRUCTURES IN CAD MODELS - Methods for product data management and corresponding systems and computer-readable mediums. A method includes receiving a CAD model including a plurality of input features and initializing a data structure representing multi-level structures in the CAD model. The method includes identifying at least two equal groups of the plurality of input features and applying a single-level structure recognition process on the groups of features to produce detected structures such as patterns, mirrors etc. The method includes populating the data structure according to the detected structures and storing the data structure as associated with the CAD model. | 09-17-2015 |
20150261889 | LOCAL BEHAVIOR IN A VARIATIONAL SYSTEM - Methods for CAD editing and corresponding systems and computer-readable mediums. A method includes receiving a CAD model including a plurality of entities and receiving a user input including a selection of at least one entity and a movement of the selected entity. The method includes applying any basic condition behaviors that correspond to the user input and applying any optional condition behaviors that correspond to the user input. The method includes building a variational system to be solved based on the user input, any applied basic condition behaviors, and any optional condition behaviors. The method includes performing a variational solve on the variational system to produce an edited CAD model and storing the edited CAD model. | 09-17-2015 |
20150261888 | THREE-DIMENSIONAL CAD METHOD FOR GENERATING AN ACCURATE SOLID MODEL FROM A LAMINATED COMPOSITE PART DEFINITION - Methods for product data management and corresponding systems and computer-readable mediums. A method includes receiving one or more inputs including an input definition, one or more ply definitions, and one or more ramp definitions, the input definition relating to a first surface between or including an outer mold line (OML) and an inner mold line (IML) of a laminated composite part. The method includes creating an output definition from the inputs. The method includes creating a final solid from the output definition and the inputs, the output definition relating to first surface between or including the OML and the IML of a laminated composite part. The method includes transmitting the final solid. | 09-17-2015 |
20150234560 | MASSIVE MODEL VISUALIZATION IN PDM SYSTEMS - Systems and methods for massive model visualization in product data management (PDM) systems. A method includes storing a database for a partially-unconfigured product data structure that includes configured components and unconfigured components in a product data management (PDM) server system. The method includes responding to component identifier requests from a client system by sending requested component identifiers from the product data structure to the client system, wherein the component identifier requests correspond to visible components of an assembly represented by the product data structure. The method includes transmitting geometric data to the client system, the geometric data corresponding to configured occurrences of the product data structure associated with the requested component identifiers. | 08-20-2015 |
20150220666 | SIMULATION USING COUPLING CONSTRAINTS - Methods for model simulation and corresponding systems and computer-readable mediums. A method includes receiving a simulation model in the data processing system, the simulation model including at least one master joint connected to at least one slave joint by a coupling, the master joint having a rigid body master attachment and the slave joint having a rigid body slave attachment. The method includes identifying a master axis of the master attachment and a slave axis of the slave attachment. The method includes making a motor determination as to whether the master axis or the slave axis has a motor and making a cross-base determination. The method includes making a constraint determination of which bodies to constrain based on the motor determination and the cross-base determination, storing constraints according to the constraint determination, and executing the simulation model according to the constraint determination. | 08-06-2015 |
20150220078 | CAM and NC CODE INTEGRATION - Methods for systems and methods for integrating and linking of NC-machine operations and programming modifications to the CAM system and the CAM model, and corresponding systems and computer-readable mediums. A method includes maintaining a computer-aided-manufacturing (CAM) model in a CAM environment and a numerically-controlled (NC) program for an NC machine that corresponds to the CAM model. The method includes receiving a modification to the NC program in an NC system interface and automatically identifying a geometry of the CAM model that corresponds to the modification and linking the identified geometry to the modification. The method includes automatically modifying the CAM model according to the modification to the NC program to produce an updated CAM model and automatically generating an updated NC program according to the updated CAM model. The method includes displaying, in the NC system interface, a preview corresponding to the updated NC program. | 08-06-2015 |
20150142152 | INTELLIGENT 3D PRINTER AND METHOD - A 3D printer system and related methods. The 3D printer system includes a processor and an accessible memory. The accessible memory includes a CAD kernel and a product file that defines a CAD solid model. The 3D printer system is particularly configured to execute the CAD kernel using the processor, process the product file using the CAD kernel to produce the CAD solid model, and produce a solid physical object corresponding to the CAD solid model. | 05-21-2015 |
20150088465 | CAD SYSTEM WITH AUXILIARY INPUT SYSTEM - Methods for CAD editing and corresponding systems and computer-readable mediums. A method for CAD editing includes receiving executing a CAD modeling session by a CAD data processing system. The method includes communicating between the CAD data processing system and an auxiliary device and sending a geometry package from the CAD data processing system to the auxiliary device. The method includes receiving user input by the auxiliary device and transmitting user input data, corresponding to the user input, from the auxiliary device to the CAD data processing system. The method includes updating the CAD modeling session, by the CAD data processing system, according to the user input data. The user input can be, for example, touch-screen input or stylus input on the display of the auxiliary device. | 03-26-2015 |
20150051729 | RAMP STRUCTURES IN COMPOSITE PARTS - Methods for generating ramp structures in composite part models and corresponding systems and computer-readable mediums. A method includes receiving a model of a composite part, the model including a topological definition for the composite part that has a plurality of defined constant-thickness areas. The method includes determining ramp areas from the topological definition, and determining adjacency relationships between constant-thickness areas and ramp areas. The method includes determining ramp structure points, constant rails, and ramp rails for the model. The method includes creating a set of normal curves connecting corresponding ramp structure points of on-surface geometries and offset geometries of the model. The method includes producing offset geometries corresponding to each ramp rail and generating a ramp surface for each ramp area. The method includes storing the model including the generated ramp surfaces. | 02-19-2015 |
20150046882 | USER INTERACTION AND DISPLAY OF TREE HIERARCHY DATA ON LIMITED SCREEN SPACE - Systems and methods for displaying tree hierarchy data on limited screen space and interacting with users. A method includes displaying multi-level data from a tree data structure to a user on the data processing system display, wherein the multi-level data is displayed using colored vertical lines or other visual indicators to represent parent-child relationships in the tree data structure. The method includes receiving a user input and re-displaying the multi-level data from the tree data structure according to the user input. | 02-12-2015 |
20150025854 | SYNCHRONIZATION AND AUTOMATIC CODE GENERATION OF 3D AND 1D MODELS USING FUNCTIONAL MODELING - Methods for product data management and corresponding systems and computer-readable mediums. A method includes receiving and parsing a functional model to produce a functional model graph, and receiving and parsing a three-dimensional (3D) model that corresponds to the functional model to produce a 3D model graph. The method includes identifying a plurality of one-dimensional (1D) candidate components corresponding to the functional model graph and the 3D model graph. The method includes creating a 1D graph corresponding to the 1D candidate components, parameterizing the 1D components in the 1D graph, and generating a 1D model from the parameterized 1D components. | 01-22-2015 |
20140372581 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR STATELESS MANAGEMENT OF OBJECT PROPERTIES - Methods for stateless management of object properties and corresponding systems and computer-readable mediums. A method includes executing a presenter module that manages interactions with a user via a view module, and identifying a required object property for the presenter module. The method includes registering the required object property, by the presenter module, in a policy manager module as a property policy. The method includes building a request for a service based on the property policy, sending the request to the service, and receiving a response to the request from the service. | 12-18-2014 |
20140358893 | RULES-BASED KNOWLEDGE-DRIVEN SEARCH FILTERS - Methods for product data management and corresponding systems and computer-readable mediums. A method for rules-based knowledge-driven search filters includes receiving metadata for a plurality of searchable objects, the metadata including at least one of an object type definition and object properties. The method includes defining search filter rules based on user properties and data conditions. The method includes performing a search according to a rule-based configuration, the rule-based configuration including filters for object properties and filter ordering rules. The method includes displaying search results according to the rule-based configuration. | 12-04-2014 |
20140358892 | SINGLE-POINT METADATA DRIVEN SEARCH CONFIGURATION, INDEXING AND EXECUTION - Systems and methods for application search configuration, indexing, and execution. A method includes receiving a metadata definition for search and indexing configuration and generating a transfer mode definition to export objects for indexing. The method includes identifying objects to be indexed according to the metadata definition and extracting data according to the transfer mode definition. The method includes indexing the extracted data. The method can include executing queries according to the meta definition. | 12-04-2014 |
20140358493 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING SKETCH DIMENSIONS FOR A DRAWING VIEW - Methods for providing sketch dimensions for a drawing view and corresponding systems and computer-readable mediums. A method includes receiving a geometric model including a revolved feature generated using a sketch having sketch dimensions. The sketch and the sketch dimensions are in a sketch plane. The method includes, in response to one or more sketch objects being visible in a current view plane of the revolved feature, generating a drawing view of the one or more sketch objects in the current view plane. The drawing view includes the sketch dimensions of the one or more sketch objects. | 12-04-2014 |
20140358491 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR EDITING FEATURES - Various disclosed embodiments include methods, systems, and computer-readable media for editing features using a PLM data processing system. A method includes receiving a geometric model including a plurality of parts. Each part includes one or more features having one or more feature attributes. Each part is stored within a separate part file. The method includes identifying a source feature in one of the parts. The source feature is associated with a modified feature attribute. The method includes identifying a compatible target feature in one or more of the parts. The method includes modifying a feature attribute of the target feature to correspond to the modified feature attribute that is associated with the source feature. | 12-04-2014 |
20140358490 | GEOMETRIC MODELING WITH MUTUALLY DEPENDENT BLENDS - Methods for product data management and corresponding systems and computer-readable mediums. A method includes receiving a geometric model including plurality of blends and identifying a blend ribbon that includes at least two of the plurality of blends. Each blend in the blend ribbon is mutually dependent on at least one other blend in the blend ribbon. The method includes selecting a blend ribbon breaker corresponding to the blend ribbon and designating a plurality of blends in the blend ribbon as reblendable blends, based on the blend ribbon breaker. The method includes reblending the reblendable blends to produce a modified geometric model and storing the modified geometric model. | 12-04-2014 |
20140358269 | FEATURE GEOMETRY ASPECT RECOGNITION AND MACHINING - Various disclosed embodiments include methods, systems, and computer-readable media for managing feature geometry-aspect machining using a PLM data processing system. According to one embodiment, a method includes identifying a feature geometry in a graphical design. The method also includes identifying an aspect of the feature geometry. The aspect includes a subset of the feature geometry. The method further includes defining the feature geometry aspect based on a user-defined name. The method also includes associating one or more machining operations with the feature geometry aspect. Additionally, the method includes storing the one or more machining operations and the user-defined name in association with the feature geometry aspect. | 12-04-2014 |
20140355888 | AUTOMATIC DETECTION OF REGULAR PATTERNS OF FEATURES - Methods for pattern recognition and corresponding systems and computer-readable mediums. A method includes receiving a set of two-dimensional (2D) points. The method includes identifying neighbor points for each of a plurality of points in the set and finding at least one indicated pattern between points in the set. The indicated pattern can be one of a linear pattern, a rectangular pattern, a skew pattern, or a circular pattern. The method includes storing pattern data corresponding to the found indicated pattern. | 12-04-2014 |
20140351767 | POINTER-BASED DISPLAY AND INTERACTION - Methods for product data management and corresponding systems and computer-readable mediums. A method includes displaying a user interface including at least one target object having a hover area. The method includes detecting that a user-controlled pointer is moved into the hover area and held in place for a first predetermined amount of time. The method includes displaying a dialog associated with the target object in response to the detecting. The method includes receiving configuration data from a user through the dialog and saving the received configuration data. The method can include receiving a selection of an access handle associated with the target object and, in response, activating the access handle and displaying at least one manipulation handle in the user interface. | 11-27-2014 |
20140324394 | CURVES IN A VARIATIONAL SYSTEM - Methods for product data management and corresponding systems and computer-readable mediums. A method includes receiving a geometric model including plurality of entities and receiving existing conditions corresponding to the geometric model. The method includes receiving an operation to be performed on a selected entity of the geometric model. The method includes propagating through the geometric model from the selected entity to other entities of the geometric model, according to the existing conditions, and adding the selected entities and the other entities to a variational system. The method includes performing a variational solve of the variational system according to the operation to produce modified entities and applying the modified entities to the geometric model to produce an edited geometric model. | 10-30-2014 |
20140316751 | SYSTEM AND METHOD OF GENERATING GEOMETRY OF A SWEPT VOLUME OF A SPUN TOOL - A method includes receiving a representation of a spun tool and receiving a path for the spun tool. The method also includes calculating a profile of the spun tool and simulating movement of the spun tool over the path. The method includes determining critical positions along the path at which the composition of the profile of the spun tool changes based on the path, and re-calculating the composition of the profile of the spun tool for each side of a critical position. The method further includes re-calculating the shape of the profile of the spun tool at non-critical positions of the path. The method further includes determining a volume defined by moving the spun tool along the path between a first critical position and a second critical position, changing the profile of the spun tool at each critical position, and calculating a total volume based on the path. | 10-23-2014 |
20140297230 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR HANDLING PLANT ENGINEERING DATA - Methods for modeling a physical facility and corresponding systems and computer-readable mediums. A method includes receiving a plant concept model of a physical facility including a plurality of metamodel entities and receiving a plurality of plant foundational models corresponding to the plant concept model, each plant foundational model addressing a different engineering aspect of the physical facility. The method includes integrating the plurality of plant foundational models and defining a plurality of plant type models each corresponding to a respective plant foundational model. The method includes defining a plurality of plant instance models each corresponding to a respective plant type model and creating an integrated model that provides a user view that combines the plant foundational models and plant instance models. The method includes storing the integrated model. | 10-02-2014 |
20140285486 | IMAGE-BASED 3D PANORAMA - Various disclosed embodiments include methods, systems, and computer-readable media for generating a 3-dimensional (3D) panorama. A method includes receiving images of a 3D scene. The method includes reconstructing geometry of a plurality of 3D bubble-views from the images. Reconstructing includes using a structure from motion framework for camera localization, generating a 3D surface mesh model of the scene using multi-view stereo via cylindrical surface sweeping for each bubble-view, and registering multiple 3D bubble-views in a common coordinate system. The method includes displaying the surface mesh model. | 09-25-2014 |
20140279869 | Transaction-Based Traversal-Free Data Synchronization Among Multiple Sites - A PDM system, method, and computer program product for data transfer. A method includes determining a plurality of persistent objects in a data structure to be replicated to a plurality of replication sites. The plurality of persistent objects is identified based on a transaction table entry identifying a specific scoped transaction. The method includes determining specific persistent objects of the plurality of persistent objects to be replicated to each of the plurality of replication sites based on which of the plurality of persistent objects have been updated since last being replicated to each respective replication site, without traversing the full data structure. The method includes initiating a synchronization transaction according to the specific persistent objects and replicating the specific persistent objects to at least one of the plurality of replication sites, without traversing the full data structure. | 09-18-2014 |
20140257558 | REDUCING ENERGY CONSUMPTION OF INDUSTRIAL ROBOTS BY USING NEW METHODS FOR MOTION PATH PROGRAMMING - Various disclosed embodiments include methods, systems, and computer-readable media for identifying a motion path for an industrial robot. According to one embodiment, a method includes identifying a plurality of points at which at least one component of the industrial robot is positioned during performance of a task. The identified points include at least a starting point and an ending point of the component for performing the task. The method also includes generating one or more motion paths for the industrial robot to perform the task based on the identified points. The method further includes identifying and predicting energy consumption by the industrial robot for the one or more generated motion paths. The method also includes selecting the motion path for the industrial robot based on the identified energy consumption. Additionally, the method includes storing information about the energy consumption by the industrial robot for the selected motion path. | 09-11-2014 |
20140237007 | COMPRESSION AND STORAGE OF COMPUTER AIDED DESIGN DATA - Systems and methods for access to compressed data. A method includes initiating access to a lightweight data file for selected data and identifying data segments of the lightweight data file that correspond to the selected data. The method includes identifying a compression method corresponding to each of the identified data segments. The method includes accessing the identified data segments of the lightweight data file according to the identified compression methods. | 08-21-2014 |
20140161334 | AUTOMATIC SPATIAL CONTEXT BASED MULTI-OBJECT SEGMENTATION IN 3D IMAGES - Methods and systems for automatic classification of images of internal structures of human and animal bodies. A method includes receiving a magnetic resonance (MR) image testing model and determining a testing volume of the testing model that includes areas of the testing model to be classified as bone or cartilage. The method includes modifying the testing model so that the testing volume corresponds to a mean shape and a shape variation space of an active shape model and producing an initial classification of the testing volume by fitting the testing volume to the mean shape and the shape variation space. The method includes producing a refined classification of the testing volume into bone areas and cartilage areas by refining the boundaries of the testing volume with respect to the active shape model and segmenting the MR image testing model into different areas corresponding to bone areas and cartilage areas. | 06-12-2014 |
20140157286 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR THREAD PROTECTED TESTING - A method performed by a system including one or more data processing systems. The method includes receiving a plurality of requesting process calls for a target process from one or more requesting processes and identifying dependencies between the requesting process calls. The method includes sending the requesting process call to the target process for execution on multiple threads, including sending thread execution parameters corresponding to the requesting process calls, the thread execution parameters indicating that the requesting process calls can be executed by the target process simultaneously and independently, that the requesting process calls must be processed in a specific order based on the dependencies, or that the requesting process calls are to be executed with shared process objects. The method includes receiving results from the target process. The method includes sending the results to the requesting processes corresponding to the respective requesting process calls. | 06-05-2014 |
20140095981 | DYNAMIC CONTEXT-BASED CONTENT GENERATION - A system and method for providing context-appropriate information in a computer-user interaction. A method includes receiving, by a data processing system, a request object from a user in a user session, the request object associated with data requested by the user. The method includes initializing dynamic context data according to the request object and dynamically creating customized content based on the user, the user session, and a page flow of the user in the user session. The method includes sending the customized content to be displayed to the user. | 04-03-2014 |
20140095117 | THREE-DIMENSIONAL HUMAN-WORK PLANNING IN HAZARDOUS ENVIRONMENTS WITH CONTINUOUS FEEDBACK - Product Lifecycle Management systems, methods, and mediums. A method includes generating a simulation of an environment within a predefined space. The method includes identifying one or more locations and a process for a human to perform a task in the predefined space based on the simulation in response to receiving a request to plan the process. The method includes identifying a time spent at the one or more locations for the task to be performed. The method includes identifying values for exposure to one or more hazardous sources at each of the one or more locations from a file. The method includes calculating an amount of exposure to the one or more hazardous sources in the simulation based on the one or more locations, the process the time spent and the identified functions for exposure from the file. Additionally, the method includes determining whether the amount exceeds a threshold value. | 04-03-2014 |
20140089817 | DISTRIBUTED SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR COLLABORATIVE CREATION AND MODIFICATION OF GEOMETRIC MODELS - Distributed systems and methods for allowing multiple users at separate workstations to collaboratively create and modify a geometric model of an object. According to embodiments, a system includes program code to generate the geometric model of an object at a first workstation and to store a first data representing the geometric model. The system also includes program code to transmit a duplicate copy and modification commands to a second workstation. The system also includes program code to receive a modified duplicate copy of the first data from the second workstation and to combine the first data and the modified duplicate copy of the first data to generate a modified geometric model of the object. | 03-27-2014 |
20140089332 | EFFICIENT CONVERSION OF XML DATA INTO A MODEL USING PERSISTENT STORES AND PARALLELISM - Methods for product data management and corresponding systems and computer-readable mediums. A method includes receiving an XML document by a parallel parser process, the XML document including a plurality of elements of an XML data structure that corresponds to an object model. The method includes dividing the XML document into a plurality of chunks using the parallel parser process, and parsing the plurality of chunks in parallel using separate parsing tasks to produce objects representing the elements and corresponding attributes. The method includes storing the objects and corresponding attributes in a persistent element store. | 03-27-2014 |
20140088927 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR SIMULATION OF VIRTUAL MODEL - Systems and methods for simulation of a virtual model. The system is configured to generate a first data representing the virtual model and transform the first data to a feedback data using one or more mapping functions. The system is configured to generate by a programmable controller a plurality of output data responsive to the feedback data and apply the output data to the virtual model to effect change to the virtual model. The method includes generating a first data representing the virtual model and transforming the first data to a feedback data using one or more mapping functions. The method includes generating by an external programmable controller an output data responsive to the feedback data and applying the output data to the virtual model to effect change to the virtual model. | 03-27-2014 |
20140088926 | VIRTUAL DRAFTING TOOLS - Various disclosed embodiments include methods and systems for creating a virtual geometric model. According to disclosed embodiments, a data processing system for creating a virtual geometric model includes at least one processor and a memory connected to the processor. The data processing system is configured to generate a virtual drafting tool and a virtual marking device. The data processing system is configured to position the virtual drafting tool on a page and to position the virtual marking device relative to the virtual drafting tool. The data processing system is configured to draw the geometric model on the page by laying down ink by the virtual marking device using the virtual drafting tool and to store the geometric model in the memory. | 03-27-2014 |
20140088925 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR COMPUTING SOLUTIONS OF GEOMETRIC CONSTRAINT EQUATIONS OF COMPUTER-IMPLEMENTED VIRTUAL MODELS - Various disclosed embodiments include systems and methods for computing solutions of geometric constraint equations of computer-implemented virtual models. According to disclosed embodiments, a data processing system includes at least one processor and a memory connected to the processor. The data processing system is configured to receive geometric constraint equations of a virtual model and to decompose the geometric constraint equations into first and second subsets, wherein the first subset possesses consistent solutions and wherein the second subset lacks consistent solutions. The data processing system is configured to compute consistent solutions of the first subset and to compute approximate numerical solutions of the second subset by applying a numerical approximation algorithm to the second subset. The data processing system is configured to store the consistent and numerical solutions in a storage device connected to the processor. | 03-27-2014 |
20140088763 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR DETERMINING EFFICIENT ROBOT-BASE POSITION - Various disclosed embodiments include systems and methods for determining an efficient robot-base position. The method includes receiving available robot-base positions and determining valid robot-base positions from the available robot-base positions. The method includes generating for the valid robot-base positions respective directed graphs providing a plurality of robotic-paths. The method includes determining the shortest robotic-path between start and end nodes. The method includes determining and storing the efficient robot-base position from the valid robot-base positions, wherein the efficient robot-base position has the shortest, collision-free robotic-path between start and end nodes. | 03-27-2014 |
20140088732 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR CONFIGURATION AND MANAGEMENT OF ELECTRONIC CONTROL UNIT - Various disclosed embodiments include methods and systems for configuration and management of an electronic control unit (ECU). According to disclosed embodiments, a method for configuration and management of an ECU includes receiving by a data processing system at least one calibration parameter and a corresponding value for the ECU and generating by the data processing system virtual memory locations representing physical memory locations of the ECU. The method includes receiving by the data processing system allocations for the virtual memory locations, wherein the allocations identify blocks and sub-blocks allocated to the calibration parameter and the corresponding value. The method includes generating and storing by the data processing system an output responsive to the allocations, wherein the output contains a memory layout of the stored parameter and the value, and wherein the output is configured to be stored in the physical memory locations of the ECU. | 03-27-2014 |
20140086465 | MULTI-BONE SEGMENTATION FOR 3D COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY - Multiple object segmentation is performed for three-dimensional computed tomography. The adjacent objects are individually segmented. Overlapping regions or locations designated as belonging to both objects may be identified. Confidence maps for the individual segmentations are used to label the locations of the overlap as belonging to one or the other object, not both. This re-segmentation is applied for the overlapping local, and not other locations. Confidence maps in re-segmentation and application just to overlap locations may be used independently of each other or in combination. | 03-27-2014 |
20140085299 | DISPLAYING UNDERDEFINED FREEDOMS IN A PARTLY-CONSTRAINED GEOMETRY MODEL USING A HANDHELD DEVICE - Methods for product data management and corresponding systems and computer-readable mediums. A method includes receiving a model including a plurality of geometries, at least one of the geometries being underdefined. The method includes displaying the model and detecting motion using a motion-sensing device. The method includes perturbing at least one of the underdefined geometries in response to the detected motion and according to an unconstrained freedom of that geometry. The method includes displaying the model while perturbing the at least one of the underdefined geometries. The method can be performed by a handheld device. | 03-27-2014 |
20140082688 | RULE-BASED DERIVED-GROUP SECURITY DATA MANAGEMENT - Methods for rule-based group security data management and corresponding systems and computer-readable mediums. A method includes receiving a complex rule set corresponding to at least one electronic document, the complex rule set including a combination of granting rules, denying rules, and rule precedence. The method includes generating derived user groups according to the complex rule set. The method includes deriving grant rules for each electronic document according to the complex rule set to produce a derived grant rule set. The method includes storing the derived grant rules as associated with the electronic document. | 03-20-2014 |
20140058707 | VARIATIONAL MODELING WITH REMOVAL FEATURES - Systems, methods, and computer readable mediums. A method includes receiving a geometric model including at least one removal feature having at least one face, the removal feature being a feature that is removed prior to variational solving and recreated after a variational solution has been applied into the geometric model. The method includes designating at least one face of the removal feature as a remain variational face that will not be removed during a variational edit. The method includes adding a constraint to the remain variational face of the removal feature and performing the variational edit on the model to produce an edited model, including applying the constraint. The method includes storing the edited model. | 02-27-2014 |
20140019112 | SYNTHESIS OF SIMULATION MODELS FROM SYSTEMS ENGINEERING DATA - Methods for product data management and corresponding systems and computer-readable mediums. A method includes receiving systems engineering data including a plurality of components and identifying interfaces from the plurality of components. The method includes synthesizing a network between the plurality of components. The method includes creating a simulation model, based on the network, by mapping the plurality of components to a corresponding plurality of simulation components and generating a simulation and control code according to the simulation model and the simulation components. | 01-16-2014 |
20140012549 | INTEGRATING DISCOVERED AND USER-DEFINED GEOMETRIC RELATIONSHIPS - Methods for product data management and corresponding systems and computer-readable mediums. A method includes receiving a three-dimensional CAD model in the data processing system, the CAD model including a plurality of geometries. The method includes receiving at least one system-found equivalence class (EC) including at least one of the geometries, the system-found EC being of a specified EC type, and receiving at least one persistent EC of the specified EC type including at least one of the geometries. The method includes completing any unique persistent member of the persistent EC by finding any other geometries in the CAD model that have an EC relationship with the unique persistent member of the specified EC type. The method includes expanding the user-defined persistent EC by adding any unique found members of the specified EC type to produce a combined EC, and storing and reusing the combined EC. | 01-09-2014 |
20140012548 | IDENTIFICATION AND MANAGEMENT OF REDUNDANCY WITHIN GEOMETRIC RELATIONSHIPS - Methods for product data management and corresponding systems and computer-readable mediums. A method includes receiving a three-dimensional CAD model in the data processing system, the CAD model including a plurality of geometries. The method includes identifying equivalence relationships between multiple ones of the geometries and receiving at least one Relationship Implication (RI) definition. Each RI definition defines a relationship implication according to a plurality of the geometries and at least one type of the equivalence relationships. The method includes applying each RI definition to the geometries to produce groups of geometries corresponding to each RI definition and selecting a representative geometry for each group. The method includes filtering out geometric relationships for each geometry in each group other than the representative geometry and manipulating the CAD model without the filtered-out geometric relationships. | 01-09-2014 |
20140012547 | NON-VARIATIONAL CHANGES IN A VARIATIONAL SYSTEM - Methods for product data management and corresponding systems and computer-readable mediums. A method includes receiving a three-dimensional CAD model in the data processing system, the CAD model including a plurality of features. The method includes receiving a selection of a non-variational function to be applied to the CAD model, including a selection of at least one feature to which the function is to be applied. The method includes creating a copy of the selected feature as a second body to produce a modified feature and adding the modified feature to a solver configuration of the CAD model. The method includes solving the CAD model according to the solver configuration to produce a modified CAD model, and storing the modified CAD model. | 01-09-2014 |
20140012546 | ORDERING OPTIONAL CONSTRAINTS IN A VARIATIONAL SYSTEM - Methods for product data management and corresponding systems and computer-readable mediums. A method includes receiving a CAD model in the data processing system, the CAD model a plurality of features and constraints, including optional constraints. The method includes receiving a user operation to manipulate a seed feature, and identifying a plurality of optional constraints corresponding to the user operation. The method includes sorting the optional constraints and applying a sorted optional constraint. The method includes performing the user operation according to the applied constraints to produce a modified CAD model and storing the modified CAD model. | 01-09-2014 |
20140012410 | BLEND BEHAVIOR IN A VARIATIONAL SYSTEM - Methods for product data management and corresponding systems and computer-readable mediums. A method includes receiving a CAD model in the data processing system, the CAD model including at least a first blend that has an axis, a radius measured from the axis, and a plurality of unders. The method includes receiving a change to the radius of the first blend and selectively designating either the axis as fixed or the unders as fixed according to a property of the blend. The method includes modifying the CAD model by changing the radius according to the received change and the designated fixed axis or designated fixed unders, and storing the modified CAD model. | 01-09-2014 |
20130346029 | SYMMETRY OF DISCOVERED GEOMETRIC RELATIONSHIPS IN A THREE DIMENSIONAL MODEL - Systems and methods for identifying symmetry relationships in product data management (PDM) systems. A method includes receiving a 3D model including a plurality of components and identifying a plurality of target components from the plurality of components. The method includes identifying a symmetry plane in the 3D model and determining the location of each of the target components with respect to the symmetry plane. The method includes adding the target components to respective groups according to the determined locations, and creating an equivalence class for each group of target components. The method includes storing a symmetry relationship between the created equivalence classes. | 12-26-2013 |
20130342532 | REPRESENTATION AND DISCOVERY OF GEOMETRIC RELATIONSHIPS IN A THREE DIMENSIONAL MODEL - Systems and methods for maintaining equivalence relations in product data management (PDM) systems. A method includes receiving a 3D model including a plurality of components, and receiving a selection of one of the plurality of components of the model. The method includes receiving a selection of at least one equivalence relation to be discovered in the 3D model and identifying at least one target component of the plurality of components of the model. The method includes completing the selected component with respect to each target component according to each selected equivalence relation. The method includes building and storing an equivalence relationship graph according to the completed selected component. | 12-26-2013 |
20130325365 | BUILDABLE PART PAIRS IN AN UNCONFIGURED PRODUCT STRUCTURE - Systems and methods for identifying unbuildable part pairs in product data management (PDM) systems. A method includes receiving a product structure having a plurality of nodes with variant conditions. The method includes building, by the client PDM system, a variant condition forest (VCF) corresponding to the product structure and selecting a pair of nodes in the product structure. The method includes determining, using the VCF, whether the variant conditions of each of the selected nodes are satisfiable both separately and at the same time, and if not, marking the selected pair of nodes as unbuildable. The method includes adding the unbuildable pair of nodes to an unbuildable pairs list. The method includes performing a clearance analysis process on the product structure, without processing unbuildable pairs on the unbuildable pairs list, and storing the results of the clearance analysis process. | 12-05-2013 |
20130317797 | DIRECT ATTACHMENTS TO PROXY BODIES - Methods for part model generation and simulation and corresponding systems and computer-readable mediums. A method includes receiving a part model and creating at least one rigid body corresponding to the part model. The method includes creating at least one proxy body corresponding to the part model, including directly attaching at least one proxy body to at least one rigid body, wherein the proxy body represents a rigid body that is not part of the part model. The method includes simulating the part model by the data processing system according to the corresponding rigid bodies and proxy bodies. | 11-28-2013 |
20130297268 | DETERMINING BOOLEAN REGION PARTICIPANTS FOR A NOTIONAL CONTEXT GIVEN ARBITRARY BODIES - Product Data Management (PDM) systems and methods. A method includes receiving a target body and a tool body, and evaluating a body type of the target body and a body type of the tool body. The method includes evaluating interactions between the target body and the tool body, and applying comparison criteria to determine spatial relation and relative convexity of an intersection between the target body and the tool body. The method includes identifying tool face regions of the tool body based on the evaluations and the determined spatial relation and relative convexity of the intersection. The method includes adding the tool face regions to the target body to produce a modified target body. | 11-07-2013 |
20130297265 | FEATURE-DRIVEN RULE-BASED FRAMEWORK FOR ORTHOPEDIC SURGICAL PLANNING - The design process for the surgical plan in orthopedics and/or the design of a personalized cutting guide and/or implant are automated in a workflow frame work. Abstracted rules are scripted through a sequence of operations to alter a bone surface or model for fitting an implant. Using bone information for a specific patient, the proper implant and series of cuts are determined using the rules. A corresponding cutting guide may be fitted to the bone information for the specific patient. Surgical planning of bone replacement implants is performed automatically. | 11-07-2013 |
20130297263 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR BENDING AND UNBENDING COMPLEX SHEET METAL BEND REGIONS - Product data management (PDM) systems, methods, and computer-readable media. A method includes receiving a solid body in a PDM data processing system. The method includes determining an operation to perform on the solid body and a target region of the solid body. The method includes moving the target region into a secondary solid body and removing the geometries from the secondary solid body. The method includes generating new geometries corresponding to the operation and the secondary solid body, and applying the new geometries to the topological entities of the secondary solid body. The method includes transforming the adjoining regions to a new position according to the operation. The method includes knitting the transformed adjoining regions to the modified secondary solid body to produce a processed solid body. | 11-07-2013 |
20130289946 | CURVE CHAIN CONNECTIONS UNDER SURFACE, DISTANCE, AND SHAPE CONSTRAINTS - Product data management systems, methods, and mediums. A method includes receiving a graphic model having a plurality of curves forming a curve chain and defining a distance threshold and angle threshold corresponding to the model. The method includes optimizing the curve chain under shape constraints, identifying a surface associated with the curve chain and optimizing the curve chain with under surface and distance constraints with respect to the identified surface. The method includes storing the graphic model with the optimized curve chain. | 10-31-2013 |
20130246481 | Traversal-Free Updates in Large Data Structures - A PDM system, method, and computer program product for data transfer. A method includes determining a plurality of bill of material (BOM) components for a BOMLine by the PDM data processing system. The method includes determining a last export date for the BOMLine and determining a last saved date for at least one of the plurality of BOM components. The method includes creating an updated BOMLine corresponding to the components, without traversing a BOM structure, when the last saved date is more recent than the last export date, and publishing the updated BOMLine. | 09-19-2013 |
20130246451 | Bulk Traversal of Large Data Structures - A PDM system, method, and computer program product for traversing a large data structure including corresponding runtime objects. A method includes receiving traversal parameters including a plurality of unique object identifiers (UIDs) corresponding to objects in a data structure. The method includes receiving input objects, including input runtime objects, and closure rule clauses. The method includes configuring runtime objects, from the objects in the data structure, according to the traversal parameters, and storing the runtime objects in a temporary table. The method includes traversing the data structure and temporary table using the closure rules to produce traversed objects, and serializing and storing the traversed objects. | 09-19-2013 |
20130238508 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR COLLABORATIVE VIRTUAL PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT - Various disclosed embodiments include systems and methods for collaborative virtual product development. According to disclosed embodiments, a system includes a collaborative design associated with a virtual product, the collaborative design including a plurality of design elements representing units of data which include attributes, positions, and geometries of the virtual product. The collaborative design also references a plurality of partitions defined as a hierarchical organization of the design elements. The collaborative design also includes at least one workset comprising a subset of the design elements possessing memberships in the workset based on one or more predetermined rules. The workset is configured to enable a user to modify the collaborative design. The system includes a search application configured to search the design elements and operable to generate the subset based on the predetermined rules. | 09-12-2013 |
20130231902 | SPINE-BASED ROSETTE AND SIMULATION IN FIBER-COMPOSITE MATERIALS - A system and method for fiber-composite part simulation. A method includes receiving a part model in a data processing system, the part model representing a part to be manufactured using a fiber composite material. The method includes defining a spine for the part model and defining a spine-based rosette for the part model. The method includes simulating and displaying the part according to the part model, the fiber composite material, the spine, and the spine-based rosette. | 09-05-2013 |
20130197887 | SEMI-AUTONOMOUS DIGITAL HUMAN POSTURING - Product Data Management systems, methods, and mediums. A method includes receiving data representing motion of a human generated by a motion capture device. The method includes identifying a generated posture of the human relative to objects in a virtual environment. The method includes determining whether the generated posture of the human intersects with an object in the virtual environment. Additionally, the method includes responsive to determining that the generated posture intersects with the object by a threshold amount, identifying a posture that will avoid intersection with the object by the threshold amount. | 08-01-2013 |
20130132432 | MASSIVE MODEL VISUALIZATION IN PDM SYSTEMS - Massive model visualization in product data management (PDM) systems. A method includes storing a massive model database for a product data structure in a PDM server system, including storing a spatial bounding box hierarchy that acts as a spatial index for spatial bounding boxes of a plurality of unconfigured components of the product data structure and storing a cell table that associates cells of the spatial bounding box hierarchy to corresponding component identifiers of the product data structure. The method includes responding to component identifier requests from a client system by sending requested component identifiers from the product data structure to the client system. The component identifier requests correspond to visible components of an assembly represented by the product data structure. The method includes transmitting geometric data to the client system, the geometric data corresponding to components of the product data structure associated with the requested component identifiers. | 05-23-2013 |
20130132424 | MASSIVE MODEL VISUALIZATION WITH SPATIAL INDEXING - Systems and methods for massive model visualization in product data management (PDM) systems. A method includes storing a hierarchical product data structure that includes a plurality of occurrence nodes and component nodes. The method includes creating an occurrence equivalency table from, the hierarchical product data structure, that identifies at least one anchor occurrence node and at least one equivalent occurrence node. The product component corresponding to the equivalent occurrence node is spatially located within a specified distance threshold of product component corresponding to the anchor occurrence node. The method includes creating an anchor occurrence table corresponding to the hierarchical product data structure that lists a plurality of unique occurrence chain represented by the hierarchical product data structure, where each equivalent occurrence node is replaced by its corresponding anchor occurrence node, and that associates each listed unique occurrence chain with an associated cell index value. | 05-23-2013 |
20130132373 | MASSIVE MODEL VISUALIZATION WITH SPATIAL RETRIEVAL - Systems and methods for massive model visualization in product data management (PDM) systems. A method includes storing a hierarchical product data structure by a product data management (PDM) system, including a plurality of occurrence nodes and component nodes. The method includes receiving a query that references an occurrence node and at least one cell index value and determining a query result corresponding to the query. The query result identifies at least one occurrence node that corresponds to the cell index value. The method includes forming a query result chain corresponding to the query result, the query result chain filtered by a structural criterion, and applying a configuration rule to the filtered query result chain to identify child nodes of the filtered query result chain that conform to the configuration rule, and thereby producing a configured spatial retrieval result. | 05-23-2013 |
20130117243 | COMPRESSION AND STORAGE OF COMPUTER AIDED DESIGN DATA - The size of lightweight JT data files containing CAD data is reduced by employing lossy compression where acceptable for portions of the CAD data, such as 3D geometry data. Compression for the remaining portions can be augmented by exploiting common repeated structures for some portions, such as precise Brep data, and compressing separate but similar data, such as all metadata for a given part and all scene graph data, together as a single block. The compressed data is then written in separate, uniquely identified data segments indexed in a table of contents, allowing quick access to any data segment for streaming. | 05-09-2013 |
20130097489 | DRAWING AUTOMATION IN COMPUTER AIDED DESIGN SYSTEMS - Methods for computer aided design (CAD) and corresponding systems and computer-readable mediums. A method includes performing a setup process to instantiate a booklet of CAD drawings. The method includes receiving a user selection of a template from a user. The method includes receiving geometry content information from the user and receiving reference geometry from a user. The method includes creating the booklet of CAD drawings based on the template, geometry content information and reference geometry. A CAD system maintains a CAD drawing booklet, the CAD drawing booklet associated with a plurality of drawings each including a sheet collection, and each drawing associated with at least one component. | 04-18-2013 |
20130083022 | HYBRID HIDDEN-LINE PROCESSOR AND METHOD - A method for providing hybrid hidden-line processing for a plurality of polygons representing tessellated image data, wherein each polygon comprises a plurality of edges, is provided. The method includes generating a back-facing plate comprising polygons on a back-facing side of a silhouette of the tessellated image data and a front-facing plate comprising polygons on a front-facing side of the silhouette of the tessellated image data. The method includes tracing the edges and identifying at least one visibility change pixel in each of a subset of the traced edges. The method includes, for each visibility change pixel, determining whether the traced edge is from the same plate as a polygon corresponding to the visibility change pixel. The method includes, for each traced edge that is determined to be from the same plate as the polygon corresponding to the visibility change pixel, displaying the traced edge. | 04-04-2013 |
20130080971 | SAVING AND RETRIEVING COMMAND SETTINGS IN A COMMAND WINDOW - Product Data Management systems, methods, and mediums. A method includes receiving a plurality of parameters into a command window. The method includes storing the plurality of parameters and a layout of the command window. The method includes retrieving the plurality of parameters and the layout of the command window in response to a user request and displaying the plurality of parameters in a second command window based on the layout of the command window. | 03-28-2013 |
20130080478 | OCCURRENCE MANAGEMENT IN PRODUCT DATA MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS - Methods for product data management and corresponding systems and computer-readable mediums. A method includes maintaining a data structure for a complex item. The data structure includes a root node representing the complex item, at least one assembly node associated with the root node, and a plurality of part nodes each associated with the assembly node. The method includes defining at least two absolute occurrences associated with the root node and corresponding to at least the root node and the assembly node. The method includes defining at least one managed occurrence that includes a plurality of the absolute occurrences. The method includes using the managed occurrence as a central control authority for the plurality of absolute occurrences. | 03-28-2013 |
20130080477 | DATA STRUCTURE PARTITIONING IN PRODUCT DATA MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS - Methods for product data management and corresponding systems and computer-readable mediums. A method includes maintaining a hierarchical data structure for a complex item. The data structure includes a root node representing the complex item, at least one assembly node associated with a the partition node, and a plurality of part nodes each associated with the assembly node. The method includes defining at least two occurrences associated with the root node and corresponding to at least the root node and assembly node. The method includes defining at least one partition node representing a partition of the complex item, the partition node representing an organizational division of the occurrences of the associated with the root node that can be referenced in queries and navigation. The method includes associating at least two of the plurality of occurrences with the at least one partition node. | 03-28-2013 |
20130061174 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR DYNAMICALLY PROVIDING PRODUCT CONFIGURATIONS - Product data management systems and methods. A method includes determining a user identification and identifying a plurality of product contexts corresponding to the user identification and based on a user role, including performing a query on a database. The method includes displaying configuration items corresponding to the identified contexts and receiving a user selection of a configuration item. The method includes launching a tool based on the selected confirmation item, including loading configuration data according to the selected configuration item and corresponding identified context. | 03-07-2013 |
20130061145 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR CONTROLLING A NETWORK USING A FOCAL POINT TOOL - Product data management systems and methods. A method includes receiving, from a user, a seed data selection and retrieving PDM information related to the seed data selection. The method includes displaying a focal point selection area including a plurality of domain selections. The method includes receiving a user selection of one or more of the plurality of domain selections. The method includes generating and displaying a network map of the PDM information associated with the user selection. | 03-07-2013 |
20130060718 | TOOLING DESIGN PRICE QUOTATION IN PRODUCT DATA MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS - Methods for product data management (PDM) and corresponding systems and computer-readable mediums. A method includes receiving a strip layout for a part and retrieving strip information corresponding to the strip layout. The method includes receiving a die base design for the part and receiving toolset information for the part. The method includes receiving pricing information corresponding to the toolset information, strip information, and die base design. The method includes producing a quotation output based on the pricing information, toolset information, strip information, and die base design. | 03-07-2013 |
20130060530 | TOLERANT INTERSECTIONS IN GRAPHICAL MODELS - Methods for analysis and classification of tolerant intersections, and corresponding systems and computer-readable mediums. A method includes receiving an object model having a plurality of elements, the elements corresponding to a plurality of points. The method includes receiving a selection of a first element and a second element of the plurality of elements and receiving a tolerance. The method includes analyzing an intersection between the first element and the second element based on the tolerance. The method includes classifying the intersection between the first element and the second element based on the analysis and storing the classification. | 03-07-2013 |
20130060529 | COOLING CIRCUIT DESIGN - Methods for computer-aided design and corresponding systems and computer-readable mediums. A method includes receiving a CAD model including a plurality of intersecting fluid channels, and determining a fluid inlet for the fluid channels. The method includes displaying possible fluid flow directions at an intersection of fluid channels. The method includes automatically adding a cooling fitting to at least one of the fluid channels of the CAD model in response to a user selection of one of the possible fluid flow directions. | 03-07-2013 |
20130060368 | VOLUMETRIC CUT PLANNING - Methods for computer-aided manufacturing and design, and corresponding systems and computer-readable mediums. A method includes receiving a three-dimensional (3D) solid part model and an associated 3D solid blank. The method includes defining an initial in-process workpiece (IPW) as the same as the 3D solid blank, and defining a cut volume in-process feature to be removed from the IPW. The method includes removing the cut volume in-process feature from the IPW. The method can include calculating and storing the cut volume in-process feature or the updated IPW with the removed cut volume in-process feature. The updated in-process workpiece can be calculated and displayed for each state at all times, in various embodiments. | 03-07-2013 |
20130055196 | GENERATING PLC CODE FROM CAD MODELS - Product data management systems, methods, and mediums. A method includes receiving a functional model, and identifying a plurality of elements of the functional model. Each element corresponds to one or more machine operations. The method includes identifying concurrencies between elements to determine at least one set of elements. The method includes creating an execution thread for each of the sets of elements. The method can include generating a rule-based programmable logic controller (PLC) program corresponding to the functional model, based on the execution threads. | 02-28-2013 |
20130054198 | NOTCH BLENDS IN BREP MODELS - Methods for computer-aided design and visualization and corresponding systems and computer-readable mediums. A method includes receiving a BRep model and recognizing a plurality of notch or cliff blends in the BRep model. The method includes defining a chain of at least two of the plurality of notch blends. The method includes labeling the notch blends in the chain. The method includes storing the BRep model, including one or more of the recognized notch blends, the chain, and the labels of the notch blends. | 02-28-2013 |
20130018637 | EVENT SIMULATION WITH ENERGY ANALYSISAANM Heinicke; MatthiasAACI DitzingenAACO DEAAGP Heinicke; Matthias Ditzingen DE - Systems and methods for event simulation with energy analysis. A method includes receiving a plurality of environment objects, and receiving energy attributes corresponding to one or more of the environment objects. The method includes simulating the operation of the environment objects and, during the simulation, calculating values for the energy attributes reflecting the energy use for the respective energy attributes. The method includes displaying the calculated values for the energy attributes. | 01-17-2013 |
20130006409 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR VISUALIZATION AND COMPARISON OF PHYSICAL ASSETS USING ENGINEERING DESIGN DATA - A PLM system, method, and computer readable medium. A method includes constructing an engineering design structure of a product that corresponds to physical parts of the product as designed. The method includes constructing an as-built design structure of the product that corresponds to physical parts of the product as built. The method includes displaying a bill of materials (BOM) window view that includes representations of both the engineering design structure and the as-built design structure. | 01-03-2013 |
20120330623 | MODELED PHYSICAL ENVIRONMENT FOR INFORMATION DELIVERY - Systems and methods for producing an access-controlled three-dimensional environment of a facility and its assets. A method performed by an environment management system (EMS) includes receiving, from a client system, user credentials, and validating the user credentials. The method includes retrieving user-specific data corresponding to the validated user credentials and transmitting three-dimensional (3D) environment data to the client system based on the validated user credentials and the user-specific data. The method includes receiving a request for information regarding an asset of the 3D environment data and determining additional environment data on an enterprise server system (ESS) that corresponds to the received request. The method includes transmitting, to the client system, a reference to the additional environment data on the ESS. The client system can then use the reference to retrieve the additional environment data from the ESS for display on the client system. | 12-27-2012 |
20120324074 | WORKFLOW PROCESSES AND SYSTEMS - A federation of workflow management systems and corresponding method. A method includes maintaining a master workflow process definition in a first workflow management system. The method includes publishing the master workflow process definition to an object directory services server. The method includes importing a replica workflow process definition, corresponding to the master workflow process definition, to a second workflow management system. The method includes modifying the master workflow process definition to produce an updated master workflow process definition. The method includes sending an updated replica workflow process definition, corresponding to the updated master workflow process definition, to the second workflow management system. | 12-20-2012 |
20120280581 | Electric Machine with Power Taps - Machines and motors with multiple three-phase AC power connections. A motor includes first, second, and third windings arranged to drive a rotator shaft. A first end of each winding is connected to a respective power input of a three-phase alternating current (AC) power source and a second end of each winding is connected to a neutral. The motor includes at least one intermediate tap connected to each of the first, second, and third windings at substantially equal respective distances between the neutral and the respective power inputs. The intermediate taps together provide a three-phase AC power output at a voltage that is less than the voltage of the three-phase AC power source. | 11-08-2012 |
20120278366 | CREATION AND USE OF ORPHAN OBJECTS - Product data management systems, methods, and mediums. A method includes receiving a request to create an object. The method includes determining that the system is in a conditional mode. The method includes creating an orphan object in response to the request and in response to determining that the system is in the conditional mode. The orphan object corresponds to a hierarchy but is not included in the hierarchy. The conditional mode is one of a deferred session or an exploratory session. | 11-01-2012 |
20120278294 | SELECTIVE LOCKING OF OBJECT DATA ELEMENTS - Product Data Management systems, methods, and mediums. A method includes receiving a lock request for data of a specified type. The method includes processing the lock request in response to the lock request, including locking the data of the specified type for a plurality of data objects in response to the lock request. The method includes receiving at least one change to data of the specified type for at least one of the plurality of data objects, The method includes updating and saving the at least one of the plurality of objects according to the received change by changing the data of the specified type. | 11-01-2012 |
20120278277 | OBJECT-BASED MODELS IN DOCUMENT MANAGEMENT - Product Data Management systems, methods, and mediums. A method includes receiving a document component that includes business objects. The method includes receiving a document automation component. The method includes reading a document management part of the document component, and constructing a document model based on the document management part. | 11-01-2012 |
20120278120 | CROSS-SCHEDULE DEPENDENCIES USING PROXY TASKS - Product Data Management systems, methods, and mediums. A method includes receiving a first schedule. The first schedule includes at least a first task. The method includes creating a proxy task in a second schedule. The proxy task corresponds to and is a substantial copy of the first task. The method can include creation of a dependency between the proxy task in second schedule and another task in the second schedule. The method includes storing the second schedule. | 11-01-2012 |
20120278046 | INTERACTIVE CONFIGURATION-MANAGEMENT-BASED DIAGRAMMING TOOL - Product data management systems, methods, and mediums. A method includes receiving PDM model and applying a template to the model. The method includes creating a description file based on the application of the template to the model. The method includes transferring the description file to a diagramming application. A diagram corresponding to the description file is created. | 11-01-2012 |
20120271595 | NOTCH RE-BLEND IN AN OBJECT MODEL - A method for a CAD system, a CAD system, and instructions for a CAD system. A method includes receiving an object model including a plurality of features. The method includes creating a blend as part of the object model, using at least one of the features, and removing the used features. The method includes creating a construction body corresponding to the object model, and storing the removed features in the construction body. The method includes performing a CAD operation on the object model using the features stored in the construction body. | 10-25-2012 |
20120266182 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR THREAD PROTECTED TESTING - A method performed by a system including one or more data processing systems. The method includes receiving a plurality of requesting process calls for a target process from one or more requesting processes, and identifying dependencies between the requesting process calls. The method includes sending the requesting process call to the target process for execution on multiple threads, including sending thread execution parameters corresponding to the requesting process calls. The method includes receiving results, corresponding to the requesting process calls, from the target process. The method includes sending the results to the requesting processes corresponding to the respective requesting process calls. | 10-18-2012 |
20120221297 | Global Deformation for a Modeled Object - A CAD system, method, and machine-readable medium. A method selecting a first plurality of points on an original surface of a 3D model and producing a first plurality of deformed points corresponding to the first plurality of points. The method includes creating a first deformed surface from the first plurality of deformed points. The method includes selecting a second plurality of points on the original surface of the model and producing a second plurality of deformed points corresponding to the second plurality of points. The method includes modifying the first deformed surface according to the second plurality of deformed points, including matching the first deformed surface to other deformed features of the model, and storing the deformed surface as part of a deformed model. | 08-30-2012 |
20120215730 | Product Lifecycle Management System Using Partial Solve - Systems, methods, and computer readable mediums. A method includes receiving an input expression including a set of options joined using logical operators. The method includes converting the input expression into an order string. The method includes receiving at least one rule that defines relationships between variants of different option families and receiving a configuration expression that specifies values for some but not all variants of the option families. The method includes producing a conjunctive normal form (CNF) order expression corresponding to the order string, at least one rule, and configuration expression. The method includes performing a partial solve of the order expression, the partial solve producing a result set that describes all possible configurations that correspond to the configuration expression. | 08-23-2012 |
20120197838 | CONTROLLED DISPERSION RATES FOR TRANSFER SWARMS - A method for data transfer in a data processing system, and corresponding system and machine-readable medium. One method includes receiving by the data processing system information relating to a data structure to be transferred, where the data structure includes a plurality of elements. Each element in the structure is linked to at least one other element in the structure. The method also includes selecting by the data processing system a group of the plurality of elements, the group including at most a predetermined maximum number of elements. The method further includes transferring by the data processing system the group of elements to a destination. The method also includes assigning by the data processing system the elements of the plurality of elements that are not in the group of elements to one or more substructures. At least one substructure is assigned two or more direct child nodes of transferred nodes. The method further includes recursively performing the steps of selecting, transferring and assigning concurrently on each of the substructures until all elements have been transferred. | 08-02-2012 |
20120079094 | System and Method for Data Transfer of Object Properties - A system, method, and computer readable medium. A method includes monitoring calls from a client system to a server system for properties associated with an object, each call having a context. The method includes storing call data related to the calls as a property-retrieval history, including storing the context of each call. The method includes analyzing a policy associated with at least one context based on the property-retrieval history. The method includes updating the policy associated with the at least one context based on the analysis, and transferring data corresponding to the at least one context based on the policy. | 03-29-2012 |
20120078582 | Variational Modeling with Discovered Interferences - A system, method, and computer readable medium. A method includes receiving a geometric model in an initial state including at least a first feature and a second feature, at least one of the first and second features being a removal feature. The method includes detecting an interaction between the first and second features, and applying a dependency rule to the first feature and the second feature. The method includes performing a variational edit process including removing the first feature and the second feature according to the dependency rule. The method includes solving and recreating the edited model. | 03-29-2012 |
20120078581 | Variational Modeling with Removal Features - Systems, methods, and computer readable mediums. A method includes receiving a geometric model including at least one removal feature having at least one face. The method includes designating at least one face as a remain variational face and adding a constraint to the designated face. The method includes performing a variational edit on the model using the constraints to the designated face and storing the edited model. | 03-29-2012 |
20120078580 | Integrated History-Free and History-Based Modeling - A system, method, and computer readable medium. A method includes receiving a model tree that defines a three-dimensional (3D) model. The model tree includes a history-free parent node that defines a complex 3D model and a plurality of history-based child nodes that define additional features that modify the complex 3D model. The method includes computing the 3D model, where the computed 3D model combines the parent node and the child nodes. The method includes displaying the computed 3D model as the complex 3D model modified by the additional features defined by the child nodes. | 03-29-2012 |
20120072854 | CONCURRENT DOCUMENT MARKUP - A system, method, and computer readable medium are presented for concurrent markup of a document by a plurality of reviewers. A method includes combining a document and markups associated with a plurality of reviewers into a reviewing file for use by a user. Markups associated with the user are locked and a markup associated with the reviewer is updated. Then the markups associated with the user are unlocked. Updating the markup includes receiving a revised reviewing file that includes a change to the markup, extracting the change to the markup from the revised reviewing file, and saving the changed markup separate from the document. | 03-22-2012 |
20120007864 | Data Processing System with Construction Geometry - A CAD system, method, and computer readable medium. A method for modeling a topological structure includes receiving a definition of a topological structure. The method also includes receiving a definition of a construction element and receiving a geometrical relationship between the construction element and an element of the topological structure. The method further includes receiving a change to the topological structure and, in response to the change, changing the first construction element according to the geometrical relationship. | 01-12-2012 |
20110307224 | System and Method for Machine Engine Modeling - A system, method, and computer readable medium. A method includes maintaining a domain-specific library that has machine objects for a specific usage domain. The method includes building a machine engine model using machine objects from the domain-specific library, where the machine engine model defines at least one automation task. The method includes executing the automation task according to the machine engine model and the plurality of machine objects and displaying the machine engine model, including the executing automation task. | 12-15-2011 |
20110307083 | System and Method for Physics-Oriented System Configuration - A system, method, and computer readable medium. A method includes maintaining a domain-specific library that includes machine objects for a specific usage domain, and receiving a machine engine model that uses a plurality of machine objects from the domain-specific library. The method includes determining a plurality of object parameters from the machine engine model and generating control code using the plurality of object parameters. The method includes displaying the machine engine model, including the executing the control code. | 12-15-2011 |
20110295563 | Method and System for Simulation of Automated Processes - Systems, methods, and computer readable mediums. A method includes receiving a three dimensional model for a simulation that includes a first material portion that extends between first and second material handling elements. The method includes simulating motion of the first and second material handling elements and simulating an interaction between the first material portion and the first and second material handling elements. The method includes maintaining a constraint between the first and second material handling elements according to the first material portion, dynamically updating the model and displaying the simulation, and storing the model. A method for fluid simulation is also discussed. | 12-01-2011 |
20110295391 | Method and System for Closed-Loop Controller Programming - A system, method, and computer readable medium. A method includes receiving input for a simulation model, the simulation model including a sensor. The method includes concurrently executing the simulation model and control code for a simulated physical controller, where the control code interacts with the simulation model according to a state of the sensor. The method includes generating revised control code based on the executed simulation model and control code, and generating controller-specific control code based on the revised control code. The method includes executing the simulation model and the controller-specific control code, the controller-specific control code interacting with the simulation model. | 12-01-2011 |
20110285732 | DATA COMPRESSION AND FILE SEGMENTATION IN DIRECTMODEL JT DATASTORES - The size of lightweight JT data files containing CAD data is reduced by employing loony compression where acceptable for portions of the CAD data, such as 3D geometry data Dictionary-based lossless compression for the remaining portions is augmented by exploiting common repeated structures for some portions, such as precise Brep data, and compressing separate but similar data, such as all metadata for a given part and all scene graph data, together as a single block. The compressed data is then written in separate, uniquely identified data segments indexed in a table of contents, allowing quick access to any data segment for streaming. | 11-24-2011 |
20110276315 | System and Method for Identifying Under-Defined Geometries Due to Singular Constraint Schemes - Systems, methods, and computer program products for identifying under-defined geometries due to singular constraint schemes. A method includes receiving a CAD model having a plurality of geometries and determining the degrees of freedom for each of the geometries. The method includes identifying a number of constraints on each of the geometries and identifying any of the geometries that are under-defined and any of the geometries that are well-defined. The method includes identifying any of the under-defined geometries that are under-defined due to singular (UDS) and storing a UDS indicator for each of the geometries identified as UDS. The method can include identifying geometries computed from these UDS geometries (CFS) and storing a CFS indicator for each of the geometries identified as CFS. | 11-10-2011 |
20110270581 | System and Method for Chaining Graphical Curves - A CAD system and corresponding method and computer program product. A method includes receiving a set of intersecting curves and receiving a selection of a source curve and a destination curve from the set of intersecting curves. The method includes receiving a selection intent rule and calculating a first chain of curves that includes the source curve, through the set of intersecting curves according to the selection intent rule. The method includes storing a selected path, the selected path being a chain of curves between the source curve and the destination curve with a minimum number of deviations from the selection intent rule. | 11-03-2011 |
20110264831 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR XML DATA TRANSFER TRANSACTIONAL COALESCING - A system, method, and computer readable medium. A method includes setting a maximum translation delay. The method includes, while a current delay is less than the maximum transfer delay, repeatedly performing the steps of searching for an additional transfer having a same source and target as a current transfer, and when an additional transfer is found, adding the additional transfer to a transfer list that identifies transfers to be made together. The method includes performing a transfer of the transfers identified by the transfer list when the current delay has met or exceeded the maximum transfer delay. | 10-27-2011 |
20110258243 | System and Method for Data Caching - Systems, methods, and computer readable mediums. A method includes receiving a first pre-caching rule from a policy database, receiving first data corresponding to the first pre-caching rule, and transmitting the first data to a file server cache (FSC) to be pre-cached on the FSC. The method may also include receiving a request for second data from the FSC and receiving a second pre-caching rule from the policy database. The second pre-caching rule specifies third data to be pre-cached on the FSC when the second data is requested. The method may include receiving the second data and the third data and transmitting the second data and the third data to the FSC. | 10-20-2011 |
20110251975 | System and Method for Visualization and Comparison of Physical Assets Using Engineering Design Data - A PLM system, method, and computer readable medium. A method includes receiving a persistence model of a physical assembly and transforming the persistence model to a bill of materials (BOM) window that includes a plurality of BOM lines each corresponding to a physical part. The method includes constructing an engineering design structure corresponding to the physical assembly and creating a hybrid BOM window by combining the engineering design structure with the BOM window. The hybrid BOM window includes a plurality of hybrid BOM lines. The method includes displaying a BOM window view based on the hybrid BOM window. | 10-13-2011 |
20110238385 | System and Method for Constraining Curves in a CAD System - A CAD system, method, and computer readable medium. A method includes receiving a graphic model and a selection of a symmetric constraint. The method includes receiving a selection of first and second curves of the graphic model, the selections indicating respective points on the first and second curves. The method includes determining a user's intent and applying a symmetric constraint between the first and second curves according to the user's intent. The method includes storing and displaying graphic model. | 09-29-2011 |
20110231479 | System and Method for Secure Multi-Client Communication Service - A data processing system, method, and computer readable medium are provided for providing centralized communication services to a plurality of client applications. A method includes caching one or more responses to a first plurality of requests received from a plurality of client applications. The method also includes mapping one or more of a second plurality of requests received from the plurality of client applications to one or more forward proxy servers. The method further includes sending two or more of the second plurality of requests to one of the one or more forward proxy servers via a single HTTP channel. The method also includes obtaining in the communication server responses to one or more authentication challenges received from the one or more forward proxy servers in response to one or more of the second plurality of requests. | 09-22-2011 |
20110225183 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DIGITAL ASSISTANCE AGENTS IN PRODUCT LIFECYCLE MANAGEMENT - A method, data processing system, and machine-readable storage medium are provided for digital assistance agents in product lifecycle management. The method includes obtaining context information relating to a first user of a product lifecycle management (PLM) system from an interaction between the first user and a second user of the PLM system. The method also includes receiving input information from the first user and one or more other users of the PLM system. The method further includes receiving action information from or sending action information to the PLM system, where the action information is related to the input information and the context information. The method also includes sending output information to at least some of the first user and the one or more other users of the PLM system, where the output information relating to a result of receiving action information from or sending action information to the PLM system. | 09-15-2011 |
20110214092 | System and Method for Management of User Interactions Using Configurable Listeners in a Data Processing System - A system, method, and computer program product for management of user interactions with a data processing system. A method includes loading a listener dependency definition for a user interaction listener in a data processing system, and initializing listener lookup information for the user interaction listener. The method includes detecting a defined user interaction event by the user interaction listener, and handling the detected defined user interaction event by performing a corresponding defined action. | 09-01-2011 |
20110202902 | Method and System for Configurable Pessimistic Static XSL Output Validation - A system, method, and computer readable medium. A method includes loading a first language definition and a second language definition. The method includes loading a transformation definition corresponding to the first language definition and the second language definition and loading a validation rule definition. The method includes applying the validation rule definition to the transformation definition to produce a validation result indicating whether the transformation definition produces a valid transformation between the first language definition and the second language definition. The method includes storing the validation result. | 08-18-2011 |
20110199382 | Method and System for B-Rep Face and Edge Connectivity Compression - A system, method and computer program product for reconstructing B-Rep data for a graphic model. A method includes receiving B-Rep data of a graphic model, the B-Rep data including edges and coedges. The method includes constructing, from the B-Rep data, a vertex table having coordinates of a plurality of vertices of the graphic model and an edge table associating each edge of the graphic model with at least one of the plurality of vertices of the graphic model. The method includes storing the constructed edge table and vertex table associated with the B-Rep data. | 08-18-2011 |
20110179090 | Product Lifecycle Management Using a Sparsely Populated Table - A product lifecycle management (PLM) system, method, and machine-readable medium. A method includes receiving a command to create a parameter definition for a PLM object. The method includes, in response to the command, creating a table definition object and a table object based on the table definition object. The method includes creating at least one cell associated with the table object of an object type that describes an object parameter, and using the table object as an attribute of the parameter definition. | 07-21-2011 |
20110179059 | System and Method for Data Retrieval - A system, method, and computer program product for efficient bulk database queries. A method includes receiving a closure rule and at least one input object, where the closure rule having at least one closure rule clause. The method also includes identifying a first closure rule clause to be evaluated for the input object, and constructing a recursive database query corresponding to the first closure rule clause. The method includes querying a database using the recursive database query, and receiving and storing results from the recursive database query in the data processing system. | 07-21-2011 |
20110178998 | System and Method for Data Management - A system, method, and computer program product for data transfer. The method includes receiving a request to transfer a principal object from a source location to a target location. The method also includes receiving at least one closure rule corresponding to the principal object, and transferring the principal object from the source location to be stored in the target location. The method also includes identifying at least one secondary object to be transferred with the principal object, according to the at least one closure rule. The method also includes selectively transferring the secondary object from the source location to be stored in the target location. | 07-21-2011 |
20110178787 | Adaptive Table Sizing for Multiple-Attribute Parameters - A product lifecycle management (PLM) system, method, and machine-readable medium. A method includes receiving dimension information for a table structure for a plurality of related attributes of a PLM object. The method includes creating a common table definition corresponding to the plurality of related attributes. The method includes creating a plurality of table structures according to the common table definition, each of the plurality of table structures corresponding to a respective one of the plurality of related attributes. | 07-21-2011 |
20110167037 | TRAVERSAL-FREE RAPID DATA TRANSFER - A system, method, and computer program product for efficient synchronization of data structures. A method includes maintaining a source data structure and a corresponding accountability table in the source data processing system, where at least a portion of the data structure is to be synchronized with a target data structure in a target data processing system. The method includes receiving a synchronization command, and in response to receiving the synchronization command, identifying a first plurality of synchronization objects in the source data structure, using the accountability table, that also exist in the target data structure and have been modified in the target data structure. The method includes identifying a second plurality of synchronization objects in the source data structure that have been newly-created or deleted and that either reference or are referenced by an object in the accountability table. | 07-07-2011 |
20110153080 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR INDUSTRIAL ROBOTIC PATHSCYCLE TIME OPTIMIZATION USING FLY BY - A system, method, and computer readable medium. A method for robotic path planning includes receiving a robotic path for a robot and associating a plurality of zones with each location in the robotic path. The method also includes selecting for each location one of the zones associated with the location and simulating motion of the robot over the robotic path using the locations and selected zones. The method further includes determining whether a collision occurred in the simulated motion of the robot. The method still further includes, if there was a collision, identifying a location associated with the collision, selecting a new zone for the identified location other than the currently selected zone, and repeating the steps of simulating motion of the robot and determining whether a collision occurred. The method also includes, if there wasn't a collision, assigning to each location its currently selected zone. | 06-23-2011 |
20110153056 | Functional Mechatronic Objects - A method for designing products or industrial systems, wherein comprising the steps of providing software objects representing parts, functions and/or artifacts of the product or the industrial systems are provided, where a software object comprises data for characterizing the software object and interfaces for intercommunication of the software objects and for communication with the environment of the product or the industrial system. The software objects are then assembled by interconnecting the software over the interfaces to design a product or an industrial system. | 06-23-2011 |
20110144784 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR EMBEDDING AND USING INTELLIGENT PRODUCT MANUFACTURING INFORMATION STORED IN CAD MODEL OBJECTS - A method and corresponding CAD system and computer-readable medium. The method includes receiving a part definition for a first part model, the part definition including intelligent part manufacturing information (IPMI) data that defines requirements for at least one second part model in an assembly model. The method also includes placing the first part model in the assembly model. The method also includes processing the IPMI data, including transferring at least one requirement from the first part model to the second part model. The method can also include loading the IMPI from the second part model, wherein the IPMI loaded from the second part model is used for manufacturing a physical part corresponding to the second part model. | 06-16-2011 |
20110098983 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING EDITABLE THREE-DIMENSIONAL MODELS - A method and related CAD system and computer readable medium for creating a dimensioned object model in a CAD system, including automatically associating editable dimensions with an object model in the CAD system. The method includes receiving 2D CAD data, the 2D CAD data including dimension information, and creating a 3D model corresponding to the 2D CAD data. The method also includes associating the dimension information with features of the 3D model and storing the 3D model and associated dimension information in the CAD system. The dimension information can thereafter be edited to automatically produce corresponding changes in the 3D model. Other methods are also described. | 04-28-2011 |
20110072032 | Transfer of Data Structures in Sub-Linear Time For Systems with Transfer State Awareness - A method for data transfer in a data processing system, and corresponding system and machine-readable medium. One method includes receiving by the data processing system a request for a data structure from a calling process, and splitting the data structure into a plurality of substructures by the data processing system. That method includes transferring the plurality of substructures to the calling process by the data processing system, wherein at least two of the substructures are transferred in parallel, and maintaining a transfer state for each substructure in the data processing system. | 03-24-2011 |
20110072027 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CUSTOMIZED FILE COMPARISON - A method and related data processing system and computer readable medium. A method includes receiving, in a data processing system, a first file and a second file, and receiving comparison rules. This method includes comparing the first file and the second file, by the data processing system, according to the comparison rules, and producing an output report corresponding to the comparison. | 03-24-2011 |
20110055088 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR USE OF FUNCTION-BASED MECHATRONIC OBJECTS - A system, method, and computer readable medium. A method includes receiving a selection of a function-based mechatronic object, the function-based mechatronic object including a plurality of linked requirements and functional information. The method includes instantiating the function-based mechatronic object as a product-specific mechatronic object and evaluating a plurality of linked requirements and functional information for the product-specific mechatronic object. The method includes assigning product-specific specifications to the functional information of the product-specific mechatronic object and storing the product-specific mechatronics object, including the linked requirements and functions. | 03-03-2011 |
20110054873 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CREATION OF FUNCTION-BASED MECHATRONIC OBJECTS - A system, method, and computer readable medium. A method includes receiving requirements for a mechatronics object and receiving functions for the mechatronics object. The method includes assigning the functions to respective ones of components and operations and linking the requirements to respective ones of the functions. The method includes storing the mechatronics object, including the linked requirements and functions. | 03-03-2011 |
20100305906 | CAD SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR BLEND RECOGNITION AND CHAIN SORTING IN A BREP MODEL - A CAD system, method, and computer readable medium. A method includes loading a CAD object including a plurality of faces, and identifying a plurality of candidate faces from the plurality of faces. The candidate faces can include candidate blends. The method includes combining multiple ones of the candidate faces into a candidate blend chain, including at least one candidate blend. The method includes replacing the candidate blends with accurate blends to produce a corrected blend chain, and storing the corrected blend chain with the accurate blends as part of the CAD object. | 12-02-2010 |
20100302242 | System and method for selectable display in object models - A method for displaying objects in a CAD system, and corresponding CAD system and computer program product. The method includes loading a graphic model with a plurality of model elements including edges and faces in a CAD system and receiving a selection of a display technique to be used on the graphic model. The method also includes classifying each model element as important or unimportant. The method also includes hiding a first subset of the unimportant model elements according to the selected display technique and adjusting the transparency of a second subset of the unimportant model elements according to the selected display technique, so that the important model elements are clearly visible with relation to the unimportant model elements. The method can produce a simplified graphic model that is displayed by the CAD system. | 12-02-2010 |
20100302241 | CAD SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR WIREFRAME COUPLING - Methods for use in a CAD system. One method includes loading CAD data, the CAD data including a first 2D wireframe geometry and a first 3D feature. The method also includes maintaining a first bi-directional logical relationship between the first 2D wireframe geometry and the first 3D feature and receiving an input of a change to the first 3D feature by the CAD system. The method also includes making the change to the first 3D feature and a corresponding change to the first 2D wireframe geometry by the CAD system using the first bi-directional logical relationship, in response to the input, and storing the changes. CAD systems and computer-readable mediums are also discussed. | 12-02-2010 |
20100274535 | System and Method to Embed Behavior in a CAD-Based Physical Simulation - A system, method, and computer readable medium. A method includes receiving a geometric object and corresponding physical object for a CAD model. The method includes executing function code in a behavior object to determine required references of the behavior object. The method includes receiving and storing an assignment of at least one of the required references of the behavior object to the physical object, and storing the geometric object, physical object, and behavior object in the data processing system as associated with the CAD model. The method includes simulating operation of at least part of the CAD model, including executing the behavior object to modify the state of the physical object. | 10-28-2010 |
20100249975 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR SUSTAINABILITY ANALYSIS - A method for sustainability analysis, and related data processing system and computer-readable medium. One method includes loading product assembly data, the product assembly data including a plurality of components. The method also includes loading sustainability data for the plurality of components, the sustainability data including, for each component, values for a plurality of criteria for each of a plurality of product lifecycle phases. The method also includes receiving a component selection and a phase selection. The method also includes displaying a sustainability output according to the component selection and phase selection. | 09-30-2010 |
20100235370 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR NON-OVERWRITING EXTENSIBLE MAPPING - A method for data mapping, and corresponding computer readable medium and data processing system. The method includes loading an input object in a data processing system, the input object including a plurality of elements. The method includes loading a mapping control file and processing the input object and the mapping control file to produce a result set including a plurality of result documents. The method includes combining multiple ones of the plurality of result documents according to inheritance data defined in the mapping control file to produce a combined result. The method includes storing the combined result in the data processing system. | 09-16-2010 |
20100235157 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR SOA-BASED WIRE HARNESS DEVELOPMENT - A method for operating a service oriented architecture (SOA) based wire harness system, a corresponding system, and a machine readable medium. The method includes storing wire harness data in a wire harness data model in a wire harness data processing system, interactively communicating the wire harness data with an electronic computer aided design (ECAD) system and a mechanical computer aided design (MCAD) system through the SOA interface, and storing the wire harness data in the wire harness data model. | 09-16-2010 |
20100235146 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR SPATIAL PARTITIONING OF CAD MODELS - A method and related CAD system and computer readable medium. A method includes loading an object model in a CAD system, the object model including a plurality of parts each of which may contain one or more shapes which in turn are composed of multiple polygons. The method includes adding the shapes to a spatial tree, the shapes each corresponding to at least one cell, each cell corresponding to a spatial region of the object model. The method also includes, for each cell that is too complex to process within a memory space of the CAD system, subdividing the cell into a plurality of subcells using a first subdivision process. The method also includes subdividing each cell into a plurality of subcells using a multi-threaded subdivision process, and combining the subcells into the spatial tree. | 09-16-2010 |
20100232701 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR IDENTIFYING WALL FACES IN AN OBJECT MODEL - A method, system, and computer readable medium for identifying wall features in an object model represented in a CAD system. A method includes loading an object model in a CAD system and receiving a selection of a first face of the object model by the CAD system. The method includes finding candidate wall faces by the CAD system and storing the candidate wall faces in a candidate list, and designating at least one candidate wall face in the candidate list as a counterpart face to the first face. The method includes storing the first face and the counterpart faces as a wall of the object model. Some methods include removing at least one second face from the candidate list based on an exclusion rule. | 09-16-2010 |
20100231587 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DETERMINING A VIRTUAL CURVE IN AN OBJECT MODEL - A method for a CAD system, a CAD system, and instructions for a CAD system. A method includes loading an object model, the object model including a blend face. The method also includes finding underfaces of the blend face and constructing an intersection curve according to the underfaces. The method also includes trimming the intersection curve according to the blend face to produce a virtual blend curve, and storing the virtual blend curve. | 09-16-2010 |
20100218194 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR THREAD SCHEDULING IN PROCESSORS - A method for controlling a data processing system, a data processing system executing a similar method, and a computer readable medium with instructions for a similar method. The method includes receiving, by an operating system executing on a data processing system, an execution request from an application, the execution request including at least one resource-defining attribute corresponding to an execution thread of the application. The method also includes allocating processor resources to the execution thread by the operating system according to the at least one resource-defining attribute, and allowing execution of the execution thread on the data processing system according to the allocated processor resources. | 08-26-2010 |
20100182344 | SYSTEM, METHOD, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT FOR DETERMINING A TRANSLATION VECTOR - A method for determining a minimal translation vector (MTV) between a first object and a second object represented in a CAD system, and a CAD system and computer readable medium for performing a similar method. The method includes retrieving the first object and the second object and tessellating the first object and second object into respective facets. The method includes creating a bounding volume tree of facets corresponding to each of the first object and the second object. The method includes performing a greedy process on the bounding volume to produce an initial MTV, and performing a successive clipping process according to the bounding volume trees and the initial MTV, to produce a final MTV. The method includes storing the final MTV in a computer readable medium. The greedy process can be a 2-step process as described. | 07-22-2010 |
20100138737 | UNIFIED MANAGEMENT OF CONTEXTUAL INFORMATION FOR A USER INTERACTION IN AN HTML INTERFACE - A system and method for context management which addresses the above problems while isolating the context management functions from the other functional code found on the server system. The context management system includes a context manager component which stores and retrieves name-value pairs describing the context in which the current request is being processed. In doing so, three types of context data are distinguished: static, dynamic, and transient. The context manager stores context data regarding each of a user's sessions and page flows, and returns context data in response to requests from the server system. Using this context data, the server system can then interact with the user in a manner appropriate to the user's context. | 06-03-2010 |
20100073365 | SYSTEM, METHOD, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT FOR RADIAL FUNCTIONS AND DISTRIBUTIONS OF THREE DIMENSIONAL OBJECT MODELS - A system, method, and computer program product for determining a radial function and distribution of a three-dimensional object model. One method includes retrieving a three-dimensional object model in a CAD system and sampling random points on the surface of the object model. The method also includes determining a normal vector corresponding to each of the random points and determining a radial function corresponding to each normal vector and respective random point. The method also includes determining, by the CAD system, a radial distribution corresponding to at least two of the radial functions and storing the radial distribution and average values of the radial functions in the CAD system. | 03-25-2010 |
20100057729 | System, Method, and Computer Program Product for a Geometric Search of a Configurable Product Structure - A method for searching a bill of materials (BOM) in a data processing system, a data processing system configured to perform a corresponding method, and a computer program product encoded with instructions for performing the method. The method includes retrieving BOM data in a data processing system, and forming a wavefront queue of a plurality of proto lines corresponding to the BOM data. The method also includes determining the cumulative geometric bounds of multiple ones of the plurality of proto lines and performing a geometric bounds test on the cumulative geometric bounds of multiple ones of the plurality of proto lines. The method also includes producing a BOM line to each proto line that passes the geometric bounds test, and adding the produced BOM lines to a candidate results list stored in the data processing system. | 03-04-2010 |
20090326892 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CONSTRUCTING VIRTUAL NC CONTROLLERS FOR MACHINE TOOL SIMULATION - A system, method, and computer program product for creating a virtual numerical control (NC) controller for use in machine tool simulation. A method includes receiving a NC program readable by a physical machine tool, the NC program containing instructions for manipulating the physical machine tool. The method also includes parsing the instructions in the NC program. The method further includes receiving setup data, such as tools, reference coordinates systems, etc., from objects of a CAM system or in a setup data file. The method still further includes translating each instruction in the NC program into at least one virtual NC controller command. The method also includes executing the virtual NC controller commands in a machine tool simulation environment. In some embodiments, the method may include fetching data from a post-processor for the physical machine tool, where the fetched data is not available in the NC program. | 12-31-2009 |
20090326877 | AUTOMATIC GENERATION OF JOINT LOCATIONS - A method for determining overlap regions by identifying a face on a first component part of an assembly that is normal to and less than a specified gap distance from a face on a second component part of the assembly is provided. The method is also for determining if a minimum width of each of one or more the overlap regions exceeds a specified maximum value, and if the minimum width of an overlap region does not exceed the specified maximum value, determining a guide curve along a centerline of the overlap region. If the minimum width of an overlap region exceeds the specified maximum value, the method is further for determining two or more guide curves along an offset of two or more edges of the overlap region. The method also is for determining one or more joint locations along the guide curve or curves based upon one or more parameters, and displaying the one or more joint locations using symbols or solid objects to represent the one or more joint locations. | 12-31-2009 |
20090326694 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DEVELOPING AUTOMATED TEMPLATES FOR KNOWLEDGE CAPTURE - A system, method, and computer program product for automated development of templates for knowledge capture for use in computer aided design and manufacturing. A method includes receiving a user selection of one of a plurality of parts to be developed into a product template. The method also includes receiving data about the selected part, the data including a plurality of part components. The method further includes displaying parametric data relating to the part components and connections between the part components. The method still further includes receiving customizations to the parametric data from the user. The method also includes developing program code based on the customizations to the parametric data. The method also includes publishing the program code and the customized parametric data as the product template. | 12-31-2009 |
20090106282 | System and method for interformat data conversion - A method including loading an input data, the input data in a first data format and having a plurality of input data objects, and loading a plurality of factor definitions. The method also includes determining at least one output object to be created from a subset of the plurality of input data objects, according to the factor definitions. The method also includes applying at least one factor scope, corresponding to the factor definitions, for at least one input object that does not reference another object. The method also includes, for each factor definition, applying a mapping of the subset of the plurality of input data objects to the output object. The method also includes creating an output data, in a second data format and corresponding to the input data, according to the output data objects, and storing the output data. There is also a corresponding data processing system and computer program product. | 04-23-2009 |