The Research of Plug-In Based CAPP System with Plug-and-Play Characteristic

It is difficult to solve the flexibility and adaptability of a computer aided process planning (CAPP) system. This paper analyzes the disadvantages of researching methods in traditional CAPP systems and presents the advantages and characteristics of platform/plugin structure, utilizes the platform/plug-in software structure to develop the framework of CAPP system. Using plug-in technology to realize the main functions of CAPP system made the system excellent in plug-and-play characteristic. The presented paper discusses the basic thought of plug-in technology, and establishes a framework of a plug-in based CAPP system, provides the steps of developing process, accomplishes the customization development of the key functions and the assemble on the platform. By using the plug-in technology with plug-and-play trait, the function of the system is improved without changing the main program. It significantly improves the flexibility and reusability of the system and it has great effect on the adaptability in CAPP domain.