US 11,914,929 B2
Multi-body component optimization
Brandon Stewart Cramer, Detroit, MI (US); Michael Grau, Birmingham, MI (US); and Nigel Jed Wesley Morris, Toronto (CA)
Assigned to Autodesk, Inc., San Francisco, CA (US)
Filed by Autodesk, Inc., San Francisco, CA (US)
Filed on Mar. 31, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/710,829.
Application 17/710,829 is a continuation of application No. 16/913,495, filed on Jun. 26, 2020, granted, now 11,295,041.
Prior Publication US 2022/0222389 A1, Jul. 14, 2022
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. G06G 7/48 (2006.01); G06F 30/10 (2020.01); G06F 30/20 (2020.01); G06F 119/18 (2020.01); G06F 111/04 (2020.01)
CPC G06F 30/10 (2020.01) [G06F 30/20 (2020.01); G06F 2111/04 (2020.01); G06F 2119/18 (2020.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method comprising:
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; and
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.