Fabrication Parameter Generation From 2D Drawings for Auto Quoting

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Solution Overview

Problem

Traditional fabrication methods, including additive manufacturing, incur high overhead costs due to the need for skilled labor to configure manufacturing settings and orient parts effectively, which affects the number of copies printed and the amount of auxiliary material used.

Innovation Solution

A system and method that includes a computing device to receive a 2D drawing file and descriptive information from a customer, extract features, and generate a quote for fabrication, including cost and time, and automatically configure printer settings such as orientation and layout to optimize part production.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Ease of manufacture

If additive manufacturing is used to eliminate template components, then overhead costs are reduced, but skilled labor is still required to configure manufacturing settings

Engineering Contradiction:

Improveelimination of template componentsVSAvoidmanual configuration of manufacturing settings

Core Design Contradiction:

Ease of manufactureVSExtent of automation

Solution Approach 1:

The system enables self-service by automatically extracting part features from 2D drawings and autonomously determining optimal manufacturing settings including orientation, layer thickness, and support structures without requiring skilled operator intervention

Inventive Principle:

Principle #25Self-service

Solution Approach 2:

The patent replaces manual mechanical configuration processes with automated computational algorithms that analyze 2D drawing data and generate manufacturing parameters, substituting human expertise with algorithmic processing

Inventive Principle:

Principle #28Mechanics substitution (Replace mechanical system)

2Manufacturing precision

If skilled labor is used to configure manufacturing settings, then manufacturing precision is maintained, but overhead costs increase

Engineering Contradiction:

Improveconfiguration accuracyVSAvoidoverhead costs

Core Design Contradiction:

Manufacturing precisionVSEase of manufacture

Solution Approach 1:

The system performs self-service by automatically extracting geometric features from 2D drawings and determining optimal manufacturing parameters without human intervention, maintaining precision through algorithmic analysis rather than manual configuration

Inventive Principle:

Principle #25Self-service

Solution Approach 2:

The patent introduces an intermediary computational system that acts as a mediator between the 2D drawing input and manufacturing execution, automatically translating design intent into optimized manufacturing settings without requiring skilled labor as the intermediary

Inventive Principle:

Principle #24Intermediary (Mediator)

3Productivity

If part orientation is manually optimized, then productivity is improved, but labor time is consumed

Engineering Contradiction:

Improvenumber of copies printedVSAvoidlabor time for configuration

Core Design Contradiction:

ProductivityVSLoss of time

Solution Approach 1:

The system performs preliminary action by automatically determining optimal part orientation and manufacturing settings before production begins, extracting features from 2D drawings and pre-calculating the most efficient configuration to maximize copies per build

Inventive Principle:

Principle #10Preliminary action

Solution Approach 2:

The patent replaces manual orientation optimization with automated computational algorithms that rapidly analyze 2D drawing data and determine optimal part positioning, substituting time-consuming manual processes with instant algorithmic calculations

Inventive Principle:

Principle #28Mechanics substitution (Replace mechanical system)

4Loss of substance

If auxiliary material is reduced, then loss of substance is minimized, but manufacturing complexity increases

Engineering Contradiction:

Improveamount of support materialVSAvoidconfiguration complexity

Core Design Contradiction:

Loss of substanceVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The system performs self-service by automatically analyzing 2D drawing features and autonomously determining optimal support structures and material usage, eliminating the need for manual optimization while minimizing auxiliary material consumption

Inventive Principle:

Principle #25Self-service

Data Source

PatentUS11635747B2System and method for generating fabrication parameters of a part to be fabricated

Publication Date: 2023.04.25 DESPREZ LLC

AI summary

A method for generating a quote for fabrication of a part to be fabricated includes receiving, from a customer device associated with a customer, a design request for a part to be fabricated by a fabrication process, the design request including a two-dimensional drawing file representing the part to be fabricated and descriptive information including a descriptive datum. The method includes extracting a first feature from the 2D drawing file, wherein the first feature represents a geometry of the part to be fabricated. The method includes extracting a second feature from the descriptive information, wherein the second feature represents the descriptive datum. The method includes generating, as a function of the first and second features, a quote for fabrication for the part to be fabricated, the quote for fabrication including a cost and time to fabricate the part to be fabricated and sending the quote for fabrication to the customer.