| 摘要 |
<p>An apparatus for design of articles such as a mould has a knowledge design database 20, a design controller 21 and a user interface 22 for generation of items forming part of an article, parameters for the item being selected according to control rules within the database 20 and user inputs at the interface 22. The design controller 21 may output signals to a drawing control module 24, a machine control module 26, a materials listing module 28 or a solid model definition module 30. The wide range of outputs is made possible by the fact that a designed model is stored as a set of defined items which are each independent designs in their own right, and are interrelated. <IMAGE></p> |
