US 12,493,280 B2
Computer aided generative design with filtering to facilitate 2.5-axis subtractive manufacturing processes
Jaesung Eom, Wexford, PA (US); Ravi Kumar Burla, Novi, MI (US); Jesus Rodriguez, Farmington, MI (US); Benjamin McKittrick Weiss, Tualatin, OR (US); and Nan Li, Mount Waverley (AU)
Assigned to Autodesk, Inc., San Francisco, CA (US)
Filed by Autodesk, Inc., San Francisco, CA (US)
Filed on Jul. 27, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/875,286.
Application 17/875,286 is a continuation of application No. 16/877,286, filed on May 18, 2020, granted, now 11,409,262.
Prior Publication US 2022/0373996 A1, Nov. 24, 2022
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. G06F 30/20 (2020.01); G05B 19/414 (2006.01); G05B 19/418 (2006.01); G06F 111/10 (2020.01)
CPC G05B 19/4145 (2013.01) [G05B 19/41885 (2013.01); G06F 30/20 (2020.01); G06F 2111/10 (2020.01)] 54 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method comprising:
obtaining, by a computer program, one or more design criteria and one or more boundary conditions for simulation of a modeled object for which a corresponding physical structure is to be manufactured using a 2.5-axis subtractive manufacturing process;
modifying, by the computer program, a three-dimensional shape of the modeled object in an iterative loop in accordance with the one or more design criteria and the one or more boundary conditions, wherein the modifying comprises employing geometry filtering within at least a later portion of the iterative loop to ensure compatibility with a milling direction of the 2.5-axis subtractive manufacturing process; and
providing, by the computer program, the three-dimensional shape of the modeled object for use in manufacturing the physical structure using one or more computer-controlled manufacturing systems that employ the 2.5-axis subtractive manufacturing process.