公开(公告)号：US20220083704A1

公开(公告)日：2022-03-17

申请号：US17531622

申请日：2021-11-19

Applicant: AUTODESK, INC.

Inventor： David BENJAMIN ,  James STODDART ,  Lorenzo VILLAGGI ,  Danil NAGY

IPC: G06F30/13 ,  G06Q40/00 ,  G06Q50/16 ,  G06N3/12 ,  G06Q10/06

Abstract: An urban design pipeline automatically generates design options for an urban design project. The urban design pipeline includes a geometry engine and an evaluation engine. The geometry engine analyzes design criteria, design objectives, and design heuristics associated with the urban design project and then generates numerous candidate designs. The design criteria specify a property boundary associated with a region of land to be developed. The design objectives indicate a specific type of topology that is derived from an existing urban layout. The design heuristics include different sets of construction rules for generating designs with specific types of topologies. The geometry engine generates candidate designs that conform to the property boundary and have topological characteristics in common with the existing urban layout.

公开(公告)号：US20210374298A1

公开(公告)日：2021-12-02

申请号：US17342309

申请日：2021-06-08

Applicant: AUTODESK, INC.

Inventor： David BENJAMIN ,  James STODDART ,  Lorenzo VILLAGGI ,  Danil NAGY

IPC: G06F30/13 ,  G06N3/12 ,  G06Q40/00 ,  G06Q10/06 ,  G06Q50/16

Abstract: An urban design pipeline automatically generates design options for an urban design project. The urban design pipeline includes a geometry engine and an evaluation engine. The geometry engine analyzes design criteria and design objectives associated with the urban design project and then generates numerous candidate designs that meet the design criteria and optimize the design objectives to varying degrees. The evaluation engine evaluates each candidate design to generate a set of metrics. The geometry engine modifies the candidate designs based on corresponding metrics to generate candidate designs that better meet the design criteria and more effectively achieve the design objectives.

公开(公告)号：US20210294935A1

公开(公告)日：2021-09-23

申请号：US17343566

申请日：2021-06-09

Applicant: AUTODESK, INC.

Inventor： David BENJAMIN ,  James STODDART ,  Lorenzo VILLAGGI ,  Danil NAGY

IPC: G06F30/13 ,  G06N3/12 ,  G06Q40/00 ,  G06Q10/06 ,  G06Q50/16

Abstract: An urban design pipeline automatically generates design options for an urban design project. The urban design pipeline includes a geometry engine and an evaluation engine. The geometry engine analyzes design criteria, design objectives, and design heuristics associated with the urban design project and then generates numerous candidate designs. The design criteria specify a property boundary associated with a region of land to be developed. The design objectives indicate a specific type of topology that is derived from an existing urban layout. The design heuristics include different sets of construction rules for generating designs with specific types of topologies. The geometry engine generates candidate designs that conform to the property boundary and have topological characteristics in common with the existing urban layout.

公开(公告)号：US20210150094A1

公开(公告)日：2021-05-20

申请号：US17099665

申请日：2020-11-16

Applicant: AUTODESK, INC.

Inventor： David BENJAMIN ,  Dale ZHAO ,  Lorenzo VILLAGGI

IPC: G06F30/13 ,  G06F30/20

Abstract: A design simulator executes a rigid body simulation to position design elements within various design options according to configurations that meet design criteria while also promoting feasibility and desirability. The design simulator assigns physical properties to each design element, including a mass value and a velocity value. The design simulator then simulates rigid body interactions between design elements over a sequence of simulation steps. The design simulator stops the rigid body simulation when no collisions between design elements are detected or when other termination criteria are met. Once the rigid body simulation is complete, the final positions of each design element relative to one another represent a specific configuration of design elements for the corresponding design option.

公开(公告)号：US20250156720A1

公开(公告)日：2025-05-15

申请号：US18737859

申请日：2024-06-07

Applicant: AUTODESK, INC.

Inventor： Adam James GAIER ,  Lorenzo VILLAGGI ,  James STODDART

IPC: G06N3/0895

Abstract: Techniques for generative design based on large language models include receiving a plurality of design examples; evaluating each of the design examples using performance metrics to generate corresponding design attributes for each of the design examples; storing the design examples in a design grid as initial candidate design layouts at a location in the design grid based on the corresponding design attributes; selecting one or more candidate design layouts from the design grid as parent candidate design layouts; generating a new candidate design layout from the parent candidate design layouts; evaluating the new candidate design layout using the performance metrics to generate new design attributes; storing the new candidate design layout in the design grid based on the new design attributes; and generating training data for a large language model based on the candidate design layouts in the design grid and the corresponding design attributes for the candidate design layouts.

公开(公告)号：US20240346194A1

公开(公告)日：2024-10-17

申请号：US18301888

申请日：2023-04-17

Applicant: AUTODESK, INC.

Inventor： Adam James GAIER ,  James STODDART ,  Lorenzo VILLAGGI

IPC: G06F30/13

CPC classification number: G06F30/13 ,  G06F2119/02

Abstract: One embodiment of the present invention sets forth a technique for generating a modular design for a construction project. The technique includes determining a first set of candidate designs for the construction project. The technique also includes for each candidate design included in the first set of candidate designs, generating a set of design options based on one or more portions of the candidate design and determining a set of performance metrics and a set of attributes associated with the set of design options. The technique further includes generating a second set of candidate designs for the construction project based on the sets of design options associated with the first set of candidate designs, the sets of performance metrics associated with the sets of design options, and the sets of attributes associated with the sets of design options.

公开(公告)号：US20190147118A1

公开(公告)日：2019-05-16

申请号：US16184972

申请日：2018-11-08

Applicant: AUTODESK, INC.

Inventor： David BENJAMIN ,  James STODDART ,  Lorenzo VILLAGGI ,  Danil NAGY

IPC: G06F17/50

Abstract: An urban design pipeline is configured to automatically generate design options that meet competing design objectives. A geometry engine within the urban design pipeline generates candidate designs for an urban design project. An evaluation engine within the urban design pipeline evaluates the degree to which each candidate design addresses the competing design objectives to produce a set of design metrics. A tradeoff engine within the urban design pipeline generates a design tradeoff space based on the candidate designs and corresponding design metrics. The tradeoff engine traverses the design tradeoff space based on performance modifications to adjust the degree to which the competing design objectives are addressed. The performance modifications can be obtained from any number of stakeholders in the urban design project. In this manner, the urban design pipeline generates and/or modifies candidate designs to generate design options that balance competing design objectives that potentially originate from multiple stakeholders.

公开(公告)号：US20190026402A1

公开(公告)日：2019-01-24

申请号：US15956689

申请日：2018-04-18

Applicant: AUTODESK, INC.

Inventor： David BENJAMIN ,  James STODDART ,  Danil NAGY ,  Lorenzo VILLAGGI

IPC: G06F17/50

Abstract: A design engine generates a spectrum of design options to solve an architectural design problem. When generating a given design option, the design engine processes a set of design objectives and design constraints to generate an initial design plan. The initial design plan defines generative regions where geometry can be created and non-generative regions where geometry creation is restricted. The design engine generates a set of pathways that divide the design plan into multiple parcels and then divides each parcel further to produce a collection of cells. The design engine selects specific cells for major programs and merges these cells with adjacent cells until program space requirements are met. The design engine distributes minor programs within the remaining unoccupied cells of the design plan, thereby producing the design option.

公开(公告)号：US20180336289A1

公开(公告)日：2018-11-22

申请号：US15979432

申请日：2018-05-14

Applicant: AUTODESK, INC.

Inventor： David BENJAMIN ,  Danil NAGY ,  Lorenzo VILLAGGI

IPC: G06F17/50

Abstract: A design space analyzer generates a parametric model associated with a design problem. The design space analyzer then discretizes various parameters associated with the model and generates a plurality of sample designs using different combinations of discretized parameters. The design space analyzer also computes one or more metrics for each sample design. In this fashion, the design space analyzer generates a coarse approximation of the design space associated with the design problem. The design space analyzer then evaluates portions of that approximation, at both global and local scales, to identify portions of the design space that meet certain feasibility criteria. Finally, the design space analyzer modifies the design space to facilitate more efficient exploration during optimization.

公开(公告)号：US20240346195A1

公开(公告)日：2024-10-17

申请号：US18595173

申请日：2024-03-04

Applicant: AUTODESK, INC.

Inventor： David BENJAMIN ,  James STODDART ,  Lorenzo VILLAGGI ,  Danil NAGY

IPC: G06F30/13 ,  G06F3/04815 ,  G06F3/04847 ,  G06F111/02 ,  G06F111/04 ,  G06F111/06 ,  G06F111/20 ,  G06N3/126 ,  G06Q10/0631 ,  G06Q40/12 ,  G06Q50/16 ,  G06T15/00 ,  G06T17/05

CPC classification number: G06F30/13 ,  G06N3/126 ,  G06Q10/06313 ,  G06Q40/12 ,  G06Q50/165 ,  G06F3/04815 ,  G06F3/04847 ,  G06F2111/02 ,  G06F2111/04 ,  G06F2111/06 ,  G06F2111/20 ,  G06T15/005 ,  G06T17/05

Abstract: An urban design pipeline automatically generates design options for an urban design project. The urban design pipeline includes a geometry engine and an evaluation engine. The geometry engine analyzes design criteria, design objectives, and design heuristics associated with the urban design project and then generates numerous candidate designs. The design criteria specify a property boundary associated with a region of land to be developed. The design objectives indicate a specific type of topology that is derived from an existing urban layout. The design heuristics include different sets of construction rules for generating designs with specific types of topologies. The geometry engine generates candidate designs that conform to the property boundary and have topological characteristics in common with the existing urban layout.