Apparatus and methods for modifying a model of an object to enforce compliance with a manufacturing constraint
US7149596B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | May 28, 2004 |
| Grant date | Dec 12, 2006 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 19, 2024 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06T2219/2021
- WIPO fieldOther special machines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
The invention provides an apparatus and methods for automatically modifying a computer model of an object to comply with a manufacturing constraint for production of the object. In one embodiment, the invention uses a voxel-based approach to automatically modify an arbitrarily-shaped model at any stage of the design process. For example, a method of the invention automatically modifies a model of a molded object to comply with a draft angle requirement.
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