Fixture and Setup Planning and Fixture Configuration System

By automating the tasks of the fixture design and configuration we can save considerable time, and spare the process engineer from a tiresome work. In this paper a system is introduced that gives us recommendations on the number and the order of the needed setups, and proposals on the appropriate fixtures needed at machining a given workpiece. The input data are the CAD model of the workpiece saved in IGES format, and the technological requirements. The output data are the CAD models of the needed fixtures.