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Computer-Aided Design 45 (2013) 1053–1067 Contents lists available at SciVerse ScienceDirect Computer-Aided Design journal homepage: /locate/cad Relationship matrix based automatic assembly sequence generation from a CAD model Li-Ming Ou, Xun Xu ∗ Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand h i g h l i g h t s • Automatic collection of constraint data from CAD models for assembly planning. • Algorithm for generating assembly sequences based on the CAD constraints. • Generated assembly sequences are validated via interference and stability analysis. • System able to be used with any modern CAD system, with demonstration in CREO. a r t i c l e i n f o a b s t r a c t Article history: Currently in industry, design and communication of a product assembly is through the use of computer- Received 20 November 2012 aided design (CAD) systems. However, there are no commercial systems that can automatically generate Accepted 9 April 2013 feasible assembly sequence plans. There is past and current academic research in methods to provide automatic assembly sequence planning. Assembly sequence planning using a commercial system often Keywords: relies on an expert assembly sequence planner, and it is predominantly done manually. This requires a Assembly sequence generation great amount of time and expert knowledge; assembly sequence plans generated may not even be the CAD models most efficient. The ability to automatically generate assembly sequence plans will lead to the