Abstract: Methods and In an aspect a method of generating an instantaneous quote of any part without toolpathing, the method includes receiving, using a computing device, a geometric model of a part, constructing, using the computing device, at least a rotation-invariant feature as a function of the geometric model, predicting, using the computing device, a manufacturing time as a function of the at least a rotation-invariant feature and a manufacturing time machine learning model, selecting, using the computing device, a stock as a function of the at least a rotation-invariant and a stock selection machine learning model feature, and estimating, using the computing device, a quote as a function of the manufacturing time and the stock.

Abstract: Aspects relate to methods and systems for manufacturing orientation selection, using machine learning. An exemplary method includes receiving, using a computing device, a computer model representative of a part for manufacture, inputting, using the computing device, the computer model to a machine learning model, determining, using the computing device, a plurality of candidate orientations as a function of the machine learning model and the computer model, and ranking, using the computing device, each candidate orientation of the plurality of candidate orientations as a function of the machine learning model and the computer model.

Abstract: A process for creating custom fixtures for parts that are to be CNC lathe machined is fully automatic and requires no human interaction. The customer's CAD file is computer analyzed to determine whether the part's dimensions fit within an available CNC lathe turning center for forming out of a cylindrical stock bar. The longitudinal axis is identified, and a set of tool paths is developed for cutting the part from two respective directions. A corresponding tool path is developed for CNC lathe cutting a bushing, preferably from the same bar stock, which generally represents the negative space around circular cross-sections of the part, in monotonically increasing diameters from the first end of the part. The bushing is then used to hold the part in the chuck during machining the second end of the part from the opposite direction.