Cutting Tool CAD / CAE Integrating System Modeling

Targeting the current status of cutting tool design long cycle and inefficient, this research presents an integrating system of cutting tool design (CAD) and simulation (CAE). First, the paper proposes the system architecture and analyzes the process. And then based on the architecture, the system prototype integrating SIEMENS NX and ANSYS is developed on the Visual Studio 2008 platform. The prototype can generate cutting tool 3D model on SIEMENS NX and continue to simulate on ANSYS based on the information from users. Finally, a kind of ball end mill is presented to certificate this system.