Recognition of machining features for cast then machined parts

Mechanical parts are typically manufactured using multiple manufacturing processes. Primary processes such as casting realize the primary shape of the part, while secondary processes such as machining generate more detailed shape of the part. This paper presents a feature recognition method to support machining process planning for cast-then-machined parts. From the part model including the specification of machined faces, we generate the starting workpiece for machining, which represents the casting output in sufficient detail to support machining process planning. The starting workpiece is generated by identifying faces to be made by casting followed by machining, then offsetting the part through these faces by a uniform machining thickness to obtain cast faces, and combining the halfspaces induced by machined faces and the halfspaces induced by their bounding cast faces to enclose removal volumes. Machining features are then recognized from the removal volumes using a volume decomposition method called Alternating Sum of Volumes with Partitioning.

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