AUTOMATED MULTISECTION RAIL MATERIAL LIST GENERATION SYSTEM AND METHOD

摘要

An automated multisection rail material list generation system and meth od that automatically produces a material list which itemizes the discrete dimensional elements required to produce each section of a multisection rail. The invention includes a data importer for receiving dimensional data concerning each section of a multisection rail, a rail calculator responsive to the data importer for determining the dimensions of the physical rail elements required to produce each section of the rail, a material list generator responsive to the rail calculator for producing a material list itemizing th e physical rail elements and their dimensions, and a data exporter for providing the materia l list to an automated cutting station for producing the dimensional components. The rail calculator further includes a transition manager which allows the user to define a transition radius at any transition point between adjacent rail sections.