Validation of auto-generated material removal volume for regular form milling part

Feature recognition is the primary objective to be achieved for the attainment of generative CAPP system. The feature recognition works performed so far have been successful in recognizing and generating material removal volume for regular form features of regular form parts. These material removal volumes provide detailed information about the amount of material to be machined in each process thereby eliminating the detailed designing stage employed in conventional machining process. But the generated material removal volume (MRV) were not validated by real time mill machining, so an effort is made to validate the feature recognition works by real time mill machining using the material removal volume. From the real time mill machining it can be said that there is zero wastage of material and part obtained is of accurate dimensions. (paper)