Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Techniques for performing cross-sectional stress analysis for three-dimensional objects
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Application No.: US14544156Application Date: 2014-12-02
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Publication No.: US10434715B2Publication Date: 2019-10-08
- Inventor: Nobuyuki Umetani , Ryan Michael Schmidt
- Applicant: AUTODESK, INC.
- Applicant Address: US CA San Rafael
- Assignee: AUTODESK, INC.
- Current Assignee: AUTODESK, INC.
- Current Assignee Address: US CA San Rafael
- Agency: Artegis Law Group, LLP
- Main IPC: G06F19/00
- IPC: G06F19/00 ; B29C64/386 ; G05B19/4099 ; B29C64/40 ; G06F17/50 ; B33Y50/02

Abstract:
In one embodiment of the present invention, a stress analysis engine efficiently computes stresses for an arbitrarily shaped three-dimension (3D) model. In operation, the stress analysis engine slices the 3D model into layers of cross-sections. The stress analysis engine then groups the cross-sections into virtual cross-sections. For each virtual cross-section, the stress analysis engine applies bending moment equilibrium-based equations to determine a corresponding structural stress for the 3D model. The efficiency of this stress analysis process enables real-time feedback of stresses to an interactive design tool that facilitates a trial-and-error design process. Using this trial-and-error process reduces the guesswork and/or over-engineering associated with conventional approaches based on finite element methods that are typically too slow for interactive feedback. Consequently, the disclosed cross-sectional stress analysis techniques enable efficient design of 3D models that produce structural robust 3D objects when manufactured by a 3D printer.
Public/Granted literature
- US20150154320A1 Techniques for performing cross-sectional stress analysis for three-dimensional objects Public/Granted day:2015-06-04
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