Patents Assigned to Autodesk, Inc.
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Publication number: 20240312139Abstract: A method and system provide the ability to design a terrain surface. A triangular surface mesh representative of an existing surface is obtained and consists of triangles that are connected by vertices and edges. A drain intention is specified for the terrain surface through a geometry that is a point or line. The drain intention defines a drainage flow that influences a shape of the terrain surface. The mesh is modified to prevent a drain conflict between mesh triangles. A drain direction is autonomously determined for each of the mesh triangles based on the drain intention. The determination generates a drain pattern that is used to shape the terrain surface.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 22, 2024Publication date: September 19, 2024Applicant: Autodesk, Inc.Inventors: Valentin R. Koch, Weiwei Hu
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Publication number: 20240311523Abstract: A method and system provide the ability to generate models. A generative shelled base is created as a hollow computer-aided design (CAD) design. A t-spline mid-surface shell is created from the generative shelled base, which is then used to create a shell mesh model. A t-spline solid body is created from the generative shelled base, which is used to create an internal support structure that is converted into a shell CAD geometry, which is used to create a support structure mid-surface shell. The support structure mid-surface shell is combined with the shell mesh model into a generative mid-surface mesh that is used in a computer-aided engineering (CAE) crash simulation. The generated shelled base is combined with the shell CAD geometry into a generative shelled solid that is utilized in an additive build simulation.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 21, 2024Publication date: September 19, 2024Applicant: Autodesk, Inc.Inventors: Michael Grau, Andrew John Harris
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Patent number: 12085917Abstract: 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.Type: GrantFiled: April 28, 2023Date of Patent: September 10, 2024Assignee: Autodesk, Inc.Inventors: Konara Mudiyanselage Kosala Bandara, Anthony Christopher Kipkirui Yegon Ruto, Nigel Jed Wesley Morris, Andrew Gareth Lewis Jones
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Patent number: 12076912Abstract: Methods, systems, and apparatus, including medium-encoded computer program products, for generating internal structures usable in additive manufacturing include, in at least one aspect, obtaining a three dimensional (3D) model of a 3D object to be manufactured by a 3D extrusion printer; defining an infill structure for the 3D model, wherein defining the infill structure comprises defining an internal hull separated from an external hull by a separation distance, wherein the external hull corresponds to the 3D model, and defining walls between the external hull and the internal hull to form cells between the external hull and the internal hull; and providing the 3D model and the infill structure for the 3D model to generate tool path data for the 3D extrusion printer to build the 3D object in accordance with the 3D model and the infill structure for the 3D model.Type: GrantFiled: October 18, 2016Date of Patent: September 3, 2024Assignee: Autodesk, Inc.Inventors: Andreas Linas Bastian, Gregory David Meess
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Patent number: 12081398Abstract: A method and system provide the ability to estimate the vulnerability of a repairable infrastructure system. A survival curve is constructed for one or more assets. A rehabilitation plan is prescribed for one or more failure states of the repairable infrastructure system. A cost estimation model is constructed for costs associated with the repairs for each of the failure states. A planning basis is specified. A multiple probability simulation is conducted that estimates a potential restoration cost for a possible failure. The simulation is repeated to acquire a distribution of potential restoration costs. A vulnerability estimation is determined and provided based on the distribution.Type: GrantFiled: March 30, 2022Date of Patent: September 3, 2024Assignee: AUTODESK, INC.Inventor: Junje Ro
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Patent number: 12073494Abstract: A command map GUI that illustrates command usage patterns of a first entity and/or a comparison between the first entity and a second entity. A server receives and stores command usage data from a plurality of clients, each client executing a software application that enables a set of commands. A client displays the GUI based on command usage data received from the server. The GUI displays a circle chart comprising a plurality of segments representing various command categories, each segment including a wedge that represents the amount of usage of the corresponding command category. The GUI also displays a plurality of data points, each data point representing a command, wherein the distance from the center of the circle chart represents the amount of usage of the corresponding command. The GUI may display a certification and/or an unused command recommended for a user based on command usage patterns of the user.Type: GrantFiled: March 25, 2019Date of Patent: August 27, 2024Assignee: AUTODESK, INC.Inventors: Tovi Grossman, Alexandra R. Bergin, Benjamin Lafreniere, Jaime A. Perkins, Adam L. Menter, Howard R. Swearer, George Fitzmaurice, Justin Frank Matejka, Jiin Shin, William C. Sabram, Michael L. McManus
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Patent number: 12073351Abstract: A computer-implemented method for generating a building design for a building site having a complex shape comprises: generating a first group of processing areas from a plurality of processing areas associated with the building design and a second group of processing areas from the plurality of processing areas; generating a first building footprint leg that is sized to include the first group of processing areas and a second building footprint leg that is sized to include the second group of processing areas; at a pivot location, joining the first building footprint leg and the second building footprint leg at an aperture angle; performing a numerical simulation to position the first group of processing areas in the first building footprint leg and the second group of processing areas in the second building footprint leg to generate a candidate building design for the building site; and rendering the candidate building design.Type: GrantFiled: November 13, 2020Date of Patent: August 27, 2024Assignee: AUTODESK, INC.Inventors: David Benjamin, Damon Lau, James Stoddart, Lorenzo Villaggi, Rui Wang, Lindsey Wikstrom
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Patent number: 12059846Abstract: Methods, systems, and apparatus, including medium-encoded computer program products, for computer aided design and manufacture of physical structures include, in at least one aspect, a method including: obtaining a design space for a modeled object, load cases for physical simulation, and design criteria, wherein the modeled object includes specified geometry with which generatively designed geometry will connect, and wherein the load cases include at least one in-use load case for the physical structure and at least one subtractive-manufacturing load case associated with the specified geometry and with a subtractive manufacturing system; producing the generatively designed geometry in the design space for the modelled object in accordance with the load cases for physical simulation of the modelled object and the design criteria for the modeled object; and providing the modeled object with the generatively designed geometry for use in manufacturing the physical structure.Type: GrantFiled: December 10, 2021Date of Patent: August 13, 2024Assignee: Autodesk, Inc.Inventors: Martin Raymond Razzell, Luke Edwards, Nathan David Rogers, Hooman Shayani
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Publication number: 20240265153Abstract: A method, system, and article of manufacture provide for multi-user collaboration on a three-dimensional (3D) design. The 3D design is acquired in a computer-aided design (CAD) application. A commenting process for a comment to be associated with a selected part of the 3D design is activated. Textual user input for the comment is dynamically processed as the comment is received. The processing recognizes that the text relates to creating or modifying the selected part, retrieves a list of alternative parts (based on similarities between the alternative parts and the selected part), and displays a graphic representation of an alternative part. An alternative part is selected and inserted in the comment as a proposed replacement part. The comment including the proposed replacement part is provided to another user.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 16, 2024Publication date: August 8, 2024Applicant: Autodesk, Inc.Inventors: Shatakirti Reddy, Nirupam Nirupam, Pradeep Kumar, Sandip Mansukhlal Chauhan
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Patent number: 12050526Abstract: A feedback mechanism that reports software issues between users of software applications and the developers of the software applications. The feedback mechanism generates feedback logs that capture moments of user frustration at the moment a user encounters issues with using a particular software application executing on a client device. The feedback mechanism is triggered to generate a feedback log by the user via a predetermined set of user inputs. Once generated, the feedback log captures an associated importance level, a user description, and/or context information (such as application and command activity information) for the particular software application and one or more other software applications that interacted with the particular software application executing on the client device. The feedback log can also capture multimedia content such as audio, images, and videos. The feedback log is then transmitted to a server of a developer of the particular software application.Type: GrantFiled: October 19, 2022Date of Patent: July 30, 2024Assignee: AUTODESK, INC.Inventors: Kendra Ann Wannamaker, Justin Frank Matejka, Jo Karel Vermeulen, George Fitzmaurice
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Patent number: 12045284Abstract: A method and system provide for searching a computer-aided design (CAD) drawing. A CAD drawing is obtained and includes vector based geometric entities. For each entity, primitives are extracted and held in a graph with graph nodes that record entity paths. A feature coordinate system is created for each of the entities using the primitives. The primitives are transformed from a world coordinate system to feature coordinates of the feature coordinate system. Geometry data of the transformed entities is encoded into index codes that are utilized in an index table as keys with the graph nodes as values. A target geometric entity is identified and a target index code is determined and used to query the index table to identify instances of the target geometric entity in the CAD drawing. Found instances in the CAD drawing are displayed in a visually distinguishable manner.Type: GrantFiled: December 29, 2021Date of Patent: July 23, 2024Assignee: AUTODESK, INC.Inventor: Ping Zou
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Patent number: 12045918Abstract: A command map GUI that illustrates command usage patterns of a first entity and/or a comparison between the first entity and a second entity. A server receives and stores command usage data from a plurality of clients, each client executing a software application that enables a set of commands. A client displays the GUI based on command usage data received from the server. The GUI displays a circle chart comprising a plurality of segments representing various command categories, each segment including a wedge that represents the amount of usage of the corresponding command category. The GUI also displays a plurality of data points, each data point representing a command, wherein the distance from the center of the circle chart represents the amount of usage of the corresponding command. The GUI may display a certification and/or an unused command recommended for a user based on command usage patterns of the user.Type: GrantFiled: March 25, 2019Date of Patent: July 23, 2024Assignee: AUTODESK, INC.Inventors: Tovi Grossman, Alexandra R. Bergin, Benjamin Lafreniere, Jaime A. Perkins, Adam L. Menter, Howard R. Swearer, George Fitzmaurice, Justin Frank Matejka, Ji In Shin, William C. Sabram, Michael L. McManus
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Patent number: 12030185Abstract: An assembly engine is configured to generate, based on a computer-aided design (CAD) assembly, a set of motion commands that causes the robot to manufacture a physical assembly corresponding to the CAD assembly. The assembly engine analyzes the CAD assembly to determine an assembly sequence for various physical components to be included in the physical assembly. The assembly sequence indicates the order in which each physical component should be incorporated into the physical assembly and how those physical components should be physically coupled together. The assembly engine further analyzes the CAD assembly to determine different component paths that each physical component should follow when being incorporated into the physical assembly. Based on the assembly sequence and the component paths, the assembly engine generates a set of motion commands that the robot executes to assemble the physical components into the physical assembly.Type: GrantFiled: October 29, 2019Date of Patent: July 9, 2024Assignee: AUTODESK, INC.Inventors: Heather Kerrick, Erin Bradner, Hui Li, Evan Patrick Atherton, Nicholas Cote
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Patent number: 12014307Abstract: A computer-implemented method for generating a building design for a building site having a complex shape comprises: generating a first group of processing areas from a plurality of processing areas associated with the building design and a second group of processing areas from the plurality of processing areas; generating a first building footprint leg that is sized to include the first group of processing areas and a second building footprint leg that is sized to include the second group of processing areas; at a pivot location, joining the first building footprint leg and the second building footprint leg at an aperture angle; performing a numerical simulation to position the first group of processing areas in the first building footprint leg and the second group of processing areas in the second building footprint leg to generate a candidate building design for the building site; and rendering the candidate building design.Type: GrantFiled: November 13, 2020Date of Patent: June 18, 2024Assignee: AUTODESK, INC.Inventors: David Benjamin, Damon Lau, James Stoddart, Lorenzo Villaggi, Rui Wang, Lindsey Wikstrom
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Patent number: 12008715Abstract: A method and system provide the ability to design a terrain surface. A triangular surface mesh representative of an existing surface is obtained and consists of triangles that are connected by vertices and edges. A drain intention is specified for the terrain surface through a geometry that is a point or line. The drain intention defines a drainage flow that influences a shape of the terrain surface. The mesh is modified using a Voronoi diagram that prevents a drain conflict between mesh triangles. A drain direction is autonomously determined a for each of the mesh triangles based on the drain intention. The determination generates a drain pattern that is used to shape the terrain surface.Type: GrantFiled: February 28, 2022Date of Patent: June 11, 2024Assignee: AUTODESK, INC.Inventors: Valentin R. Koch, Weiwei Hu
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Patent number: 12008694Abstract: A command map GUI that illustrates command usage patterns of a first entity and/or a comparison between the first entity and a second entity. A server receives and stores command usage data from a plurality of clients, each client executing a software application that enables a set of commands. A client displays the GUI based on command usage data received from the server. The GUI displays a circle chart comprising a plurality of segments representing various command categories, each segment including a wedge that represents the amount of usage of the corresponding command category. The GUI also displays a plurality of data points, each data point representing a command, wherein the distance from the center of the circle chart represents the amount of usage of the corresponding command. The GUI may display a certification and/or an unused command recommended for a user based on command usage patterns of the user.Type: GrantFiled: March 25, 2019Date of Patent: June 11, 2024Assignee: AUTODESK, INC.Inventors: Tovi Grossman, Alexandra R. Bergin, Benjamin Lafreniere, Jaime A. Perkins, Adam L. Menter, Howard R. Swearer, George Fitzmaurice, Justin Frank Matejka, Ji In Shin, William C. Sabram, Michael L. McManus
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Patent number: 12008291Abstract: One embodiment of the present invention sets forth a technique for designing and generating a smart object. The technique includes receiving a first input indicating a smart object behavior of a smart object that includes a smart device embedded in a three-dimensional (3D) object; in response to the input, generating computer instructions for the smart device, wherein the computer instructions, when executed by the smart device, cause the smart object to implement the smart object behavior; and transmitting the computer instructions to the smart device.Type: GrantFiled: January 5, 2018Date of Patent: June 11, 2024Assignee: AUTODESK, INC.Inventors: Tovi Grossman, Fraser Anderson, Ryan Michael Schmidt, Saul Greenberg, David Ledo Maira
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Patent number: 12007978Abstract: One embodiment of the present invention sets forth a technique for validating a set of input data used by a software application, the method comprising: determining a first validation class for a first portion of the set of input data; determining a first validation operation to be performed on the first portion of the set of input data based on the first validation class; causing the first validation operation to be performed on the first portion of the set of input data; determining that the first validation operation is unsuccessful; and generating a validation report indicating that the set of input data includes an error.Type: GrantFiled: March 23, 2022Date of Patent: June 11, 2024Assignee: AUTODESK, INC.Inventors: Daniel Mercier, Anthony Ruto
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Patent number: 12008293Abstract: 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.Type: GrantFiled: November 19, 2021Date of Patent: June 11, 2024Assignee: AUTODESK, INC.Inventors: David Benjamin, James Stoddart, Lorenzo Villaggi, Danil Nagy
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Patent number: 12008292Abstract: 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.Type: GrantFiled: November 8, 2018Date of Patent: June 11, 2024Assignee: AUTODESK, INC.Inventors: David Benjamin, James Stoddart, Lorenzo Villaggi, Danil Nagy