US 12,282,713 B2
Techniques for automatically designing structural systems for residential buildings
Konara Mudiyanselage Kosala Bandara, Beckenham (GB); and Jayamal Bandara Wijeratne Rajapakse Konara Mudiyanselage, Brentwood (GB)
Assigned to AUTODESK, INC., San Francisco, CA (US)
Filed by AUTODESK, INC., San Francisco, CA (US)
Filed on May 19, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/324,935.
Application 17/324,935 is a continuation in part of application No. 17/127,479, filed on Dec. 18, 2020.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/171,018, filed on Apr. 5, 2021.
Prior Publication US 2022/0198097 A1, Jun. 23, 2022
Int. Cl. G06F 30/20 (2020.01); G06F 30/13 (2020.01); G06F 30/17 (2020.01)
CPC G06F 30/20 (2020.01) [G06F 30/13 (2020.01); G06F 30/17 (2020.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A computer-implemented method for automatically generating a design for a floor structure of a building, the method comprising:
generating a plurality of blocks representing a plurality of portions of the floor structure that are delineated by a plurality of walls based on a room plan included in a computer-aided design of the building;
modifying the plurality of blocks based on a spanning length to generate a plurality of partitions, wherein each partition included in the plurality of partitions represents a different portion of the floor structure that can be spanned by a structural element that has the spanning length in at least one direction, the structural element comprising a joist providing support for a slab, wherein the spanning length is less than or equal to a maximum joist length;
determining a plurality of wall classifications for the plurality of walls based on the plurality of partitions; and
generating at least a portion of the design for the floor structure based on the plurality of wall classifications and the plurality of partitions.