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Date of Patent:
May. 06, 2014

Filed:

Nov. 23, 2009
Applicants:

Seth A. Hindman, Lake Oswego, OR (US);

Gerald Hochenauer, Poechlam, AT;

Matthew J. Bussey, Phoenix, AZ (US);

Inventors:

Seth A. Hindman, Lake Oswego, OR (US);

Gerald Hochenauer, Poechlam, AT;

Matthew J. Bussey, Phoenix, AZ (US);

Assignee:

Autodesk, Inc., San Rafael, CA (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 19/00 (2011.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract

A method, apparatus, and article of manufacture provide the ability to generate a lofted sheet metal model. User input is accepted that obtains two input profiles. A triangulated lofted shape is generated that transitions between the two profiles. The triangulated lofted shape is adjusted to reflect a manufacturing process. A manufacturable lofted sheet metal shape is then generated based on the adjusted triangulated lofted shape.


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Hindman, Seth. (2014). Modeling sheet metal transitional shapes with manufacturing intent and results (U.S. Patent No. 8718811). U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. https://idiyas.com/patent/badge/8718811

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