公开(公告)号：US11734471B2

公开(公告)日：2023-08-22

申请号：US15996405

申请日：2018-06-01

Applicant: AUTODESK, INC.

Inventor： Nigel Morris ,  Adrian Butscher ,  Francesco Iorio

IPC: G06F30/17 ,  G06F30/20 ,  B33Y10/00 ,  G06T15/06 ,  G05B19/18 ,  B33Y50/02 ,  B33Y30/00 ,  G06F30/15 ,  G06F30/23 ,  G05B13/04 ,  G06F17/16

CPC classification number: G06F30/20 ,  B33Y10/00 ,  B33Y30/00 ,  B33Y50/02 ,  G05B13/04 ,  G05B19/182 ,  G06F17/16 ,  G06F30/15 ,  G06F30/17 ,  G06F30/23 ,  G06T15/06 ,  G06T2210/12

Abstract: Design process that performs geometry synthesis on a 3D model of a product based on a design problem statement and manufacturing constraints associated with a manufacturing machine intended to manufacture the product. The manufacturing constraints may include dimensions for a tool bit, dimensions for a tool head, a set of machining directions of the manufacturing machine, or any combination thereof. For a 5-axis manufacturing machine, the set of machining directions may be determined by a “NormalSearch” algorithm and/or a “HeatSearch” algorithm. The geometry synthesis produces a design solution comprising a final 3D model of the product, whereby each point on the boundary of the final 3D model is determined to be accessible by a tool bit and/or tool head in at least one machining direction of the manufacturing machine. Thus, the design solution for the product is more easily and directly manufacturable by the manufacturing machine.

公开(公告)号：US11726643B2

公开(公告)日：2023-08-15

申请号：US18058210

申请日：2022-11-22

Applicant: AUTODESK, INC.

Inventor： Hyunmin Cheong ,  Mehran Ebrahimi ,  Adrian Butscher

IPC: G06F3/048 ,  G06F3/0484 ,  G06F30/00

CPC classification number: G06F3/0484 ,  G06F30/00

Abstract: A design engine implements a probabilistic approach to generating designs that exposes automatically-generated design knowledge to the user during operation. The design engine interactively generates successive populations of designs based on a problem definition associated with a design problem and/or a previously-generated population of designs. During the above design process, the design engine generates a design knowledge graphical user interface (GUI) that graphically exposes various types of design knowledge to the user. In particular, the design engine generates a design variable dependency GUI that visualizes various dependencies between designs variables. The design engine also generates a design evolution GUI that animates the evolution of designs across the successive design populations. Additionally, the design engine generates a design exploration GUI that facilitates the user exploring various statistical properties of automatically-generated designs.

公开(公告)号：US11513665B2

公开(公告)日：2022-11-29

申请号：US17377036

申请日：2021-07-15

Applicant: AUTODESK, INC.

Inventor： Hyunmin Cheong ,  Mehran Ebrahimi ,  Adrian Butscher

IPC: G06F3/048 ,  G06F3/0484 ,  G06F30/00

Abstract: A design engine implements a probabilistic approach to generating designs that exposes automatically-generated design knowledge to the user during operation. The design engine interactively generates successive populations of designs based on a problem definition associated with a design problem and/or a previously-generated population of designs. During the above design process, the design engine generates a design knowledge graphical user interface (GUI) that graphically exposes various types of design knowledge to the user. In particular, the design engine generates a design variable dependency GUI that visualizes various dependencies between designs variables. The design engine also generates a design evolution GUI that animates the evolution of designs across the successive design populations. Additionally, the design engine generates a design exploration GUI that facilitates the user exploring various statistical properties of automatically-generated designs.