公开(公告)号：US20240169109A1

公开(公告)日：2024-05-23

申请号：US17990301

申请日：2022-11-18

Applicant: Autodesk, Inc.

Inventor： Nigel Jed Wesley Morris ,  Adrian Adam Thomas Butscher ,  Pradeep Kumar Jayaraman

IPC: G06F30/20 ,  G06F30/12

CPC classification number: G06F30/20 ,  G06F30/12 ,  G06F2113/10

Abstract: Methods, systems, and apparatus, including medium-encoded computer program products include: obtaining a design space for a modeled object, for which a corresponding physical structure is to be manufactured, and one or more design criteria for the modeled object; iteratively modifying a first three-dimensional shape of the modeled object in the design space in accordance with the one or more design criteria, the iteratively modifying includes forming a second three-dimensional shape of the modeled object based on the first three-dimensional shape of the modeled object, where the second three-dimensional shape conforms to a predefined shape-type requirement, and penalizing modifications of the first three-dimensional shape that deviate from the second three-dimensional shape; and providing the first or second three dimensional shape of the modeled object for use in manufacturing the physical structure using one or more computer-controlled manufacturing systems.

公开(公告)号：US20230177224A1

公开(公告)日：2023-06-08

申请号：US17707886

申请日：2022-03-29

Applicant: Autodesk, Inc.

Inventor： Benjamin McKittrick Weiss ,  Nigel Jed Wesley Morris ,  Adrian Adam Thomas Butscher ,  Jesus Rodriguez

IPC: G06F30/12 ,  G06T19/20 ,  G06T15/06

CPC classification number: G06F30/12 ,  G06T19/20 ,  G06T15/06 ,  G06F2119/18

Abstract: Methods, systems, and apparatus, including medium-encoded computer program products, for computer aided design with feature thickness control, include: a three-dimensional modeling program configured to provide voxelized thinning based distance to medial surface processing that measures thicknesses in a three-dimensional model, and/or ramped scaling based thickness constraint application during shape and/or topology generation. The three-dimensional modeling program can be an architecture, engineering and/or construction program (e.g., building information management program), a product design and/or manufacturing program (e.g., a CAM program), and/or a media and/or entertainment production program (e.g., an animation production program).

公开(公告)号：US11295041B2

公开(公告)日：2022-04-05

申请号：US16913495

申请日：2020-06-26

Applicant: Autodesk, Inc.

Inventor： Brandon Stewart Cramer ,  Michael Grau ,  Nigel Jed Wesley Morris

IPC: G06G7/48 ,  G06F30/10 ,  G06F30/20 ,  G06F119/18 ,  G06F111/04

Abstract: Techniques and systems for computer aided design of physical structures using an object splitting design process that optimize manufacturing efficiency are described. A described techniques includes obtaining an input model of an initial object to be manufactured, the input model providing a 3D topology and shape for the object; determining, based on the 3D topology and shape, a 3D parting surface to split the initial object into separate objects, the parting surface intersects an inflection zone that is situated between up and down skin regions of the 3D topology and shape; and providing first and second 3D models of the separate objects in accordance with the 3D topology and shape and the parting surface, for use in manufacturing separate physical structures corresponding to the separate objects using one or more computer-controlled manufacturing systems, where after respective manufacturing, the physical structures are configured to be assembled to form a combined structure.

公开(公告)号：US10654220B2

公开(公告)日：2020-05-19

申请号：US16419762

申请日：2019-05-22

Applicant: Autodesk, Inc.

Inventor： Francesco Iorio ,  Nigel Jed Wesley Morris ,  Adrian Adam Thomas Butscher ,  Massimiliano Moruzzi

IPC: B29C64/386 ,  G05B19/4099 ,  B29C64/393 ,  B33Y50/02

Abstract: Methods, systems, and apparatus, including medium-encoded computer program products, facilitate creation and use of 3D models of objects with different material properties. In one aspect, a method includes specifying a continuous data format representation for a first property of an object and a discretized data format representation for a second property of the object, wherein the first property and the second property are different from each other; producing a 3D model of the object within a 3D space using the continuous and discretized data format representations, which overlap with each other in all three dimensions in at least a portion of the 3D space; and using at least one common access method into the 3D model of the object to obtain data from both the continuous and discretized data format representations, within the portion of the 3D space, to manufacture the object using one or more manufacturing processes.

公开(公告)号：US12085917B2

公开(公告)日：2024-09-10

申请号：US18141218

申请日：2023-04-28

Applicant: Autodesk, Inc.

Inventor： Konara Mudiyanselage Kosala Bandara ,  Anthony Christopher Kipkirui Yegon Ruto ,  Nigel Jed Wesley Morris ,  Andrew Gareth Lewis Jones

IPC: G05B19/4099 ,  B22F10/80 ,  B33Y50/00 ,  G05B19/41 ,  G06F30/10 ,  G06F111/10 ,  G06F119/18

CPC classification number: G05B19/4099 ,  B22F10/80 ,  B33Y50/00 ,  G05B19/41 ,  G06F30/10 ,  G05B2219/35134 ,  G05B2219/49023 ,  G06F2111/10 ,  G06F2119/18

Abstract: Methods, systems, and apparatus, including medium-encoded computer program products, for computer aided design of physical structures using generative design processes. A method includes obtaining one or more load cases and one or more design criteria for a modeled object; iteratively modifying a three dimensional shape of the modeled object in accordance with the one or more design criteria and the one or more load cases, the iteratively modifying comprising regulating shape change velocities for an implicit surface representation of the three dimensional shape that exceed a reference velocity, where the reference velocity is set based on a mean and a standard deviation of a shape derivative on the implicit surface; and providing the three dimensional shape of the modeled object for use in manufacturing a physical structure corresponding to the modeled object using one or more computer-controlled manufacturing systems.

公开(公告)号：US20230152778A1

公开(公告)日：2023-05-18

申请号：US17978836

申请日：2022-11-01

Applicant: Autodesk, Inc.

Inventor： Benjamin McKittrick Weiss ,  Jesus Rodriguez ,  Ebot Etchu Ndip-Agbor ,  Nigel Jed Wesley Morris ,  Adrian Adam Thomas Butscher

IPC: G05B19/4099 ,  B33Y50/02

CPC classification number: G05B19/4099 ,  B33Y50/02 ,  G05B2219/35134

Abstract: Methods, systems, and apparatus, including medium-encoded computer program products, for computer aided design of physical structures using techniques that facilitate manufacturing, include: modifying a three dimensional shape, for which a corresponding physical structure is to be created using a manufacturing process, to produce a modified three dimensional shape; and providing the modified shape of the modeled object for use in manufacturing the physical structure using one or more computer-controlled manufacturing systems that employ the manufacturing process. The modifications can include, for each of two or more discrete layers of the three dimensional shape along a direction associated with the manufacturing process, extracting a two dimensional profile representation of the three dimensional shape in a current discrete layer, offsetting the two dimensional profile representation by an amount associated with the manufacturing process, and changing a next discrete layer using an offset two dimensional profile representation of the current discrete layer.

公开(公告)号：US20200151286A1

公开(公告)日：2020-05-14

申请号：US16679065

申请日：2019-11-08

Applicant: Autodesk, Inc.

Inventor： Karl Darcy Daniel Willis ,  Nigel Jed Wesley Morris ,  Andreas Linas Bastian ,  Adrian Adam Thomas Butscher ,  Daniele Grandi ,  Suguru Furuta ,  Joseph George Lambourne ,  Tristan Ward Barback ,  Martin Cvetanov Marinov ,  Marco Amagliani ,  Jingyang John Chen ,  Michael Andrew Smell ,  Brian M. Frank ,  Hooman Shayani ,  Christopher Michael Wade ,  Nandakumar Santhanam

IPC: G06F17/50 ,  G06T17/20

Abstract: Methods, systems, and apparatus, including medium-encoded computer program products, for computer aided design of physical structures using data format conversion (e.g., of output(s) from generative design processes) and user interface techniques that facilitate the production of 3D models of physical structures that are readily usable with 2.5-axis subtractive manufacturing, include: modifying smooth curves, which have been fit to contours representing discrete height layers of an object, to facilitate the 2.5-axis subtractive manufacturing; preparing an editable model of the object using a parametric feature history, which includes a sketch feature, to combine extruded versions of the smooth curves to form a 3D model of the object in a boundary representation format; reshaping a subset of the smooth curves responsive to user input with respect to the sketch feature; and replaying the parametric feature history to reconstruct the 3D model of the object, as changed by the user input.

公开(公告)号：US10065373B2

公开(公告)日：2018-09-04

申请号：US14869847

申请日：2015-09-29

Applicant: Autodesk, Inc.

Inventor： Francesco Iorio ,  Nigel Jed Wesley Morris ,  Adrian Adam Thomas Butscher ,  Massimiliano Moruzzi

IPC: B29C67/00 ,  G05B19/4099 ,  B29C64/393 ,  B29C64/386 ,  B33Y50/02

Abstract: Methods, systems, and apparatus, including medium-encoded computer program products, facilitate creation and use of multi-material three dimensional models. In one aspect, a system includes one or more computer storage media having instructions stored thereon; and one or more data processing apparatus configured to execute the instructions to perform operations including (i) receiving input specifying different material properties of an object to be manufactured, (ii) generating from the input a three dimensional (3D) model of the object using overlapping volume representations of the different material properties of the object, wherein the overlapping volume representations employ different data formats and different resolutions, and (iii) storing the 3D model of the object for use in manufacturing the object.

公开(公告)号：US11914929B2

公开(公告)日：2024-02-27

申请号：US17710829

申请日：2022-03-31

Applicant: Autodesk, Inc.

Inventor： Brandon Stewart Cramer ,  Michael Grau ,  Nigel Jed Wesley Morris

IPC: G06G7/48 ,  G06F30/10 ,  G06F30/20 ,  G06F119/18 ,  G06F111/04

CPC classification number: G06F30/10 ,  G06F30/20 ,  G06F2111/04 ,  G06F2119/18

Abstract: Techniques and systems for computer aided design of physical structures using an object splitting design process that optimize manufacturing efficiency are described. A described technique includes splitting, by a computer program, a three dimensional model of an initial object into an up skin region and a down skin region based on an analysis of draft angles along at least one surface of the three dimensional model of the initial object. The technique further includes producing, by the computer program, first and second three dimensional models of respective first and second objects in accordance with the up skin region and the down skin region to create separate first and second physical structures using one or more computer-controlled manufacturing systems such that the first and second physical structures are combinable to form a combined physical structure.

公开(公告)号：US20210406412A1

公开(公告)日：2021-12-30

申请号：US16913495

申请日：2020-06-26

Applicant: Autodesk, Inc.

Inventor： Brandon Stewart Cramer ,  Michael Grau ,  Nigel Jed Wesley Morris

IPC: G06F30/10 ,  G06F30/20

Abstract: Techniques and systems for computer aided design of physical structures using an object splitting design process that optimize manufacturing efficiency are described. A described techniques includes obtaining an input model of an initial object to be manufactured, the input model providing a 3D topology and shape for the object; determining, based on the 3D topology and shape, a 3D parting surface to split the initial object into separate objects, the parting surface intersects an inflection zone that is situated between up and down skin regions of the 3D topology and shape; and providing first and second 3D models of the separate objects in accordance with the 3D topology and shape and the parting surface, for use in manufacturing separate physical structures corresponding to the separate objects using one or more computer-controlled manufacturing systems, where after respective manufacturing, the physical structures are configured to be assembled to form a combined structure.