A method of generating 3D part drawings from assembly drawings

This paper shows a method of generating 3D part drawings from 2D assembly drawings by solid element equations. Solid elements are virtual elements that are constructed from orthographic views and become the components of solid models of all of the parts described in the orthographic views. This method organizes the relationships between a 2D assembly drawing and solid elements as solid element equations that can classify solid elements into true elements of some parts and false elements that do not actually exist in any parts. The method generates solutions by solving the: solid element equations. If there is more than one solution, the method can generate all of the solutions.