Computer-Aided Design of Traditional Jigs and Fixtures

Conventional design of jigs and fixtures has become unsuitable given the requirements of modern technology and complexity and diversity in the production with the rapid update of products. Computer-aided design (CAD) of jigs and fixtures is an effective solution in this direction. The current paper...

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Published in:Applied sciences 2022-01, Vol.12 (1), p.3
Main Authors: Ibrahim, Abdullah D., Hussein, Hussein M. A., Ahmed, Ibrahim, Nasr, Emad Abouel, Kamrani, Ali, Abdelwahab, Sabreen A.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
BASIC (programming language)
Computer programs
cross-hole
Cutting tools
Cylinders
Data exchange
data extraction
Design
Feature recognition
Fixtures
jig and fixture design
Jigs
Literature reviews
Machining
Manufacturing
Problem solving
Process planning
Productivity
Software
STEP AP-203 file
traditional fixtures
Visual Basic
Visual programming languages
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Summary:Conventional design of jigs and fixtures has become unsuitable given the requirements of modern technology and complexity and diversity in the production with the rapid update of products. Computer-aided design (CAD) of jigs and fixtures is an effective solution in this direction. The current paper focuses on a computer-aided design of the traditional jigs and fixtures and developed a system containing tailor-made software, created using the Visual Basic programming language and installed on it the viewer screen to show the part. The developed system has been built by connecting Visual Basic programming language to the SolidWorks software on which the part is drawn and saved as STEP AP-203 file format, and the system reads and extracts the data from the STEP AP-203 file. Heuristic rules of feature recognition are pre-prepared for checking the extracted geometric data and deciding which data shape will represent the machining feature; then, the system provides the optimum design of the traditional jigs and fixtures for a group of hollow cylindrical parts that contain a group of cross-holes on the cylinder body, whether perpendicular or offset from the cylinder’s axis, (inclined or inclined offset, or blind or through, by applying pre-prepared heuristic rules for the design of traditional jigs and fixtures.
ISSN:2076-3417
2076-3417
DOI:10.3390/app12010003