COMPUTER AIDED GENERATIVE DESIGN WITH OVERALL THICKNESS CONTROL TO FACILITATE MANUFACTURING AND STRUCTURAL PERFORMANCE

    公开(公告)号:US20210350036A1

    公开(公告)日:2021-11-11

    申请号:US16871718

    申请日:2020-05-11

    Applicant: Autodesk, Inc.

    Abstract: Methods, systems, and apparatus, including medium-encoded computer program products, for computer aided design of physical structures using generative design processes, where the three dimensional (3D) models of the physical structures are produced in accordance with a design criterion that limits a minimum thickness of the generatively designed 3D models, include: obtaining a design space for an object to be manufactured and one or more design criteria including a thickness constraint; iteratively modifying a generatively designed 3D shape of the modeled object in the design space in accordance with the one or more design criteria, including measuring a current thickness for the 3D shape using an overall relationship of a volume of the 3D shape with respect to a surface area of the 3D shape; and providing the generatively designed model for use in manufacturing the physical structure using one or more computer-controlled manufacturing systems.

    Computer aided generative design with modal analysis driven shape modification process

    公开(公告)号:US12229476B2

    公开(公告)日:2025-02-18

    申请号:US17236917

    申请日:2021-04-21

    Applicant: Autodesk, Inc.

    Abstract: Methods, systems, and apparatus, including medium-encoded computer program products, for computer aided design of physical structures using generative design processes include: obtaining one or more design criteria, a model of an object for which a physical structure is to be manufactured, and a set of eigenmodes from a modal analysis of the model of the object; extracting a proper subset of non-zero eigenmodes from the set of eigenmodes, wherein the proper subset of non-zero eigenmodes include at least three lowest valued, non-zero eigenmodes; combining data of the proper subset of non-zero eigenmodes to form a strain energy field for the model of the object; iteratively modifying a generatively designed shape of the model of the object using the strain energy field to drive changes to the generatively designed shape of the model; and providing the generatively designed shape of the model of the object.

    COMPUTER AIDED GENERATIVE DESIGN WITH FILTERING TO FACILITATE 2.5-AXIS SUBTRACTIVE MANUFACTURING PROCESSES

    公开(公告)号:US20220373996A1

    公开(公告)日:2022-11-24

    申请号:US17875286

    申请日:2022-07-27

    Applicant: Autodesk, Inc.

    Abstract: Methods, systems, and apparatus, including medium-encoded computer program products, for computer aided design of physical structures using generative design processes, where the 3D models of the physical structures are produced so as to facilitate manufacturing of the physical structures using 2.5-axis subtractive manufacturing systems and techniques, include: obtaining a design space for an object to be manufactured, design criteria, and load case(s); iteratively modifying a generatively designed 3D shape of the modeled object, including generating 2D profile representations (corresponding to discrete layers) of an updated version of the 3D shape, extruding the 2D profile representations along the milling direction, and forming a next version of the 3D shape of the modeled object from a combination of the 3D representations produced by the extruding; and providing the generatively designed 3D shape of the modeled object for use in manufacturing the physical structure using a 2.5-axis subtractive manufacturing process.

    COMPUTER AIDED GENERATIVE DESIGN WITH FILTERING TO FACILITATE 2.5-AXIS SUBTRACTIVE MANUFACTURING PROCESSES

    公开(公告)号:US20210356939A1

    公开(公告)日:2021-11-18

    申请号:US16877286

    申请日:2020-05-18

    Applicant: Autodesk, Inc.

    Abstract: Methods, systems, and apparatus, including medium-encoded computer program products, for computer aided design of physical structures using generative design processes, where the 3D models of the physical structures are produced so as to facilitate manufacturing of the physical structures using 2.5-axis subtractive manufacturing systems and techniques, include: obtaining a design space for an object to be manufactured, design criteria, and load case(s); iteratively modifying a generatively designed 3D shape of the modeled object, including generating 2D profile representations (corresponding to discrete layers) of an updated version of the 3D shape, extruding the 2D profile representations along the milling direction, and forming a next version of the 3D shape of the modeled object from a combination of the 3D representations produced by the extruding; and providing the generatively designed 3D shape of the modeled object for use in manufacturing the physical structure using a 2.5-axis subtractive manufacturing process.

    Estimating physical property of 3D printed parts

    公开(公告)号:US11130292B2

    公开(公告)日:2021-09-28

    申请号:US15970291

    申请日:2018-05-03

    Applicant: Autodesk, Inc.

    Abstract: Methods, systems, and apparatus, including medium-encoded computer program products, for estimating the physical properties of 3D printed objects that include: obtaining a three dimensional (3D) model of a 3D object to be manufactured by a 3D extrusion printer; obtaining at least a portion of tool path data for the 3D extrusion printer to build the 3D object in accordance with the 3D model; creating unit cell geometry from the at least a portion of tool path data using at least one limitation on one or more unit cells of the unit cell geometry with respect to an aspect of the 3D extrusion printer's build of the 3D object; generating a numerical simulation of one or more microstructural properties of the 3D object to be built using the unit cell geometry; and estimating one or more macroscale properties, of the 3D object to be built, from the numerical simulation.

    Computer aided generative design with filtering to facilitate 2.5-axis subtractive manufacturing processes

    公开(公告)号:US11409262B2

    公开(公告)日:2022-08-09

    申请号:US16877286

    申请日:2020-05-18

    Applicant: Autodesk, Inc.

    Abstract: Methods, systems, and apparatus, including medium-encoded computer program products, for computer aided design of physical structures using generative design processes, where the 3D models of the physical structures are produced so as to facilitate manufacturing of the physical structures using 2.5-axis subtractive manufacturing systems and techniques, include: obtaining a design space for an object to be manufactured, design criteria, and load case(s); iteratively modifying a generatively designed 3D shape of the modeled object, including generating 2D profile representations (corresponding to discrete layers) of an updated version of the 3D shape, extruding the 2D profile representations along the milling direction, and forming a next version of the 3D shape of the modeled object from a combination of the 3D representations produced by the extruding; and providing the generatively designed 3D shape of the modeled object for use in manufacturing the physical structure using a 2.5-axis subtractive manufacturing process.

    DROP TEST ANALYSIS AND OPTIMIZATION
    8.
    发明申请

    公开(公告)号:US20200026808A1

    公开(公告)日:2020-01-23

    申请号:US16040886

    申请日:2018-07-20

    Applicant: Autodesk, Inc.

    Abstract: A method, apparatus, and system provide the ability to perform a drop test using a response surface. Inputs including a target safety factor (T-SF), a drop height, and a computer model, are acquired. An initial template is evaluated by computing a safety factor for a set of orientations, for each model point MP in the computer model across a set of times (t). A minimum safety factor is determined and a response surface for the model is generated. An actual safety factor SFm is generated by conducting a drop test simulation of the model based on a point having the minimum safety factor and a corresponding orientation. Consistency/validity of the actual safety factor is compared to the target safety factor and the model either passes or additional points may be added to the set of points and the process repeats based on an updated response surface.

    ESTIMATING PHYSICAL PROPERTY OF 3D PRINTED PARTS

    公开(公告)号:US20180319087A1

    公开(公告)日:2018-11-08

    申请号:US15970291

    申请日:2018-05-03

    Applicant: Autodesk, Inc.

    CPC classification number: B29C64/393 B33Y10/00 B33Y50/02 G06T17/10 G06T17/30

    Abstract: Methods, systems, and apparatus, including medium-encoded computer program products, for estimating the physical properties of 3D printed objects that include: obtaining a three dimensional (3D) model of a 3D object to be manufactured by a 3D extrusion printer; obtaining at least a portion of tool path data for the 3D extrusion printer to build the 3D object in accordance with the 3D model; creating unit cell geometry from the at least a portion of tool path data using at least one limitation on one or more unit cells of the unit cell geometry with respect to an aspect of the 3D extrusion printer's build of the 3D object; generating a numerical simulation of one or more microstructural properties of the 3D object to be built using the unit cell geometry; and estimating one or more macroscale properties, of the 3D object to be built, from the numerical simulation.

    COMPUTER AIDED GENERATIVE DESIGN WITH OVERALL THICKNESS CONTROL TO FACILITATE MANUFACTURING AND STRUCTURAL PERFORMANCE

    公开(公告)号:US20230281348A1

    公开(公告)日:2023-09-07

    申请号:US18135055

    申请日:2023-04-14

    Applicant: Autodesk, Inc.

    CPC classification number: G06F30/12 G06F2111/04

    Abstract: Methods, systems, and apparatus, including medium-encoded computer program products, for computer aided design of physical structures using generative design processes, where the three dimensional (3D) models of the physical structures are produced in accordance with a design criterion that limits a minimum thickness of the generatively designed 3D models, include: obtaining a design space for an object to be manufactured and one or more design criteria including a thickness constraint; iteratively modifying a generatively designed 3D shape of the modeled object in the design space in accordance with the one or more design criteria, including measuring a current thickness for the 3D shape using an overall relationship of a volume of the 3D shape with respect to a surface area of the 3D shape; and providing the generatively designed model for use in manufacturing the physical structure using one or more computer-controlled manufacturing systems.

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