Parametric and Feature-Based CAD/CAM

The book is the complete introduction and applications guide to this new technology. This book introduces the reader to features and gives an overview of geometric modeling techniques, discusses the conceptual development of features as modeling entities, illustrates the use of features for a variety of engineering design applications, and develops a set of broad functional requirements and addresses high level design issues. BACKGROUND.

Geometric Modeling.

FUNDAMENTALS.

Feature Concepts.

Feature Creation Techniques.

APPLICATION OF FEATURES.

Features in Design.

Features in Manufacturing.

Feature Mapping and Data Exchange.

DESIGN AND IMPLEMENTATION.

Design-by-Features Techniques.

Feature Recognition Techniques.

Implementation Tools.

Feature-Based Process Planning.

BEYOND FEATURES.

Future CAD/CAM Technologies.

Appendices.

Index.

Jami J. Shah is an American mechanical engineer and professor of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering at Ohio State University.

Martti Mäntylä is the author of Parametric and Feature-Based CAD/CAM: Concepts, Techniques, and Applications, published by Wiley.