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A computer-based engineering design system to design a part, a tool to make the part, and the process to make the part. The design system has a processor and a memory. The memory stores feature templates, each feature template being a representation of a primitive object having a form and a function

A computer-based engineering design system to design a part, a tool to make the part, and the process to make the part. The design system has a processor and a memory. The memory stores feature templates, each feature template being a representation of a primitive object having a form and a function. Each feature template is indexed by the function of the primitive object and includes a representation of a primitive geometric entity having the form of the primitive object. Each feature template can include information relating to a tool to make the primitive object and a process to make the primitive object. The design system also includes an input device for receiving a request to design the part. This request includes one or more predetermined functions that the part performs. A core design module, executable by the processor, designs the part, the tool to make the part and process to make the part by accessing the plurality of feature templates in the memory to locate one or more primitive objects that perform the one or more predetermined functions.

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[ What is claimed is:] [1.] A computer-based engineering design system to design a part, a tool to make the part, and the process to make the part, the design system comprising:a processor;a memory coupled to the processor, the memory storing at least one feature data record, each feature data recor

[ What is claimed is:] [1.] A computer-based engineering design system to design a part, a tool to make the part, and the process to make the part, the design system comprising:a processor;a memory coupled to the processor, the memory storing at least one feature data record, each feature data record representing a respective primitive object having a predetermined function, each feature data record including a geometric data record for forming a shape of the primitive object, each feature data record including information corresponding to a tool to make the primitive object and a process to make the primitive object;an input device receiving a request from the processor to design the part, the request including at least one prespecified function performed by the part; anda core design module executable by the processor and creating the part, the tool to make the part and process to make the part, the core design module utilizing the at least one feature data record in the memory to locate the at least one primitive object performing the at least one prespecified function.