Framework of design interface module in ERP

A design interface with process plan is an essential part of systems integration process in enterprise resource planning (ERP). By interfacing with a process plan module, a design interface module helps the sequence of individual operations needed for the step-by-step production of a finished product from raw materials. In order to carry out the process planing by means of a computer, it is necessary to develop a method of automatically obtaining the information required for process planning from 3D geometric data by means of a computer. The present study relates to a method of automatically extracting a feature necessary for integrating the process planing into a design by means of a computer from 3D geometric data taken from a CAD system.