CAD Tool Mediator for Structural Load Transfer Between Analysis Programs
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional structural analysis and design software require manual updating of load and displacement information between multiple programs, leading to inefficiencies and potential design inaccuracies due to synchronization challenges.
Innovation Solution
A system and technique for transferring load and result information between structural analysis and design programs through a CAD tool, allowing seamless integration and coordination of physical and analytical representations, enabling easy sharing of results between multiple analysis programs.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If manual updating of load and displacement information is performed between multiple analysis programs, then flexibility in using different specialized programs is maintained, but time consumption and potential errors increase
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces a CAD tool as an intermediary system that automatically transfers load and displacement information between multiple analysis programs. The CAD tool serves as a mediator that receives results from one program and automatically formats and transmits them to another program, eliminating the need for manual copying and pasting of data between different specialized analysis tools.
Solution Approach 2:
The system enables automatic self-service data transfer where the CAD tool autonomously handles the information exchange between analysis programs without requiring user intervention. The automated transfer process includes automatic format conversion, data validation, and transmission, allowing the system to service itself rather than requiring manual user operations.
2Adaptability or versatility
If manual updating of load and displacement information is performed between multiple analysis programs, then flexibility in using different specialized programs is maintained, but the risk of design inaccuracies increases
Solution Approach 1:
The CAD tool acts as a controlled intermediary that manages data transfer between analysis programs with built-in validation mechanisms. It ensures accurate data formatting and type matching between programs, preventing common manual errors such as incorrect unit conversions, mismatched data types, or omitted critical parameters that would occur during manual copying.
Solution Approach 2:
The system incorporates feedback mechanisms where the CAD tool validates transferred data against expected formats and constraints before transmission to the receiving program. This feedback loop detects and prevents potential errors in data transfer, ensuring that only valid and correctly formatted information is transmitted between analysis programs.
3Adaptability or versatility
If separate analytical representations are prepared for different analysis programs, then each program can be optimized for its specific analysis type, but synchronization difficulty increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent segments the overall analysis workflow into distinct modular components: the CAD tool as a separate synchronization module, and individual analysis programs as independent specialized tools. Each program can be optimized for its specific analysis type while the CAD tool handles the integration and synchronization between them, reducing the complexity of direct program-to-program coordination.
Solution Approach 2:
The CAD tool serves as a centralized intermediary that manages the complexity of synchronization between multiple specialized analysis programs. It handles format conversion, data type mapping, and coordination between programs with different input requirements, allowing each program to maintain its optimization while reducing the overall synchronization burden on the user.
4Reliability
If iterative analysis cycles are performed between multiple programs, then comprehensive design verification is achieved, but the overall process time increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements continuous automated data transfer between analysis programs, eliminating interruptions caused by manual data extraction and re-entry. The CAD tool maintains continuous connectivity with all analysis programs, allowing results to be automatically transferred and processed in successive iterative cycles without manual intervention, thus maintaining continuous useful action throughout the verification process.
Solution Approach 2:
The system enables automated self-service iteration where the CAD tool automatically initiates, manages, and coordinates iterative analysis cycles between multiple programs. It tracks the progression of analyses, automatically transfers updated results, and coordinates the iterative process without requiring repeated manual user input, significantly reducing the time investment while maintaining comprehensive verification.
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AI summary
Methods and apparatus, including computer program products, for receiving in a Computer Aided Design (CAD) tool result information and load information from a first analysis program, the result information determined by performing an analysis of a plurality of physical elements in a CAD model. And providing one or more of the result information or the load information from the CAD tool to a second analysis program.