Building Frame Assembly Drawings With Conflict-Checked Member Sequencing
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Solution Overview
Problem
The traditional method of building construction, particularly in pre-engineered framing, is time-consuming and error-prone due to the complexity of member assembly, requiring skilled labor and leading to material wastage and potential structural deficiencies.
Innovation Solution
A computer-based system generates assembly drawings that identify each section, member, and fastening details, resolving conflicts and providing clear assembly instructions for unskilled laborers, using 3D or 2D models to ensure accurate construction.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Manufacturing precision
If traditional manual assembly methods are used with skilled laborers, then assembly accuracy is maintained, but construction time and labor costs increase significantly
Solution Approach 1:
The building frame is divided into multiple sections, with each section further divided into individual members. The system processes each member separately, identifying its type, features, and assembly requirements independently, then generates specific illustrations for each member. This segmentation allows parallel processing and simplifies the complexity of the overall assembly task.
Solution Approach 2:
The system generates detailed illustrations and visual representations of each frame member and assembly section. These illustrated copies provide complete assembly instructions including member identification, fastening requirements, and step-by-step assembly sequences, enabling unskilled workers to assemble frames with the same accuracy as skilled workers would achieve through experience.
2Manufacturing precision
If detailed assembly instructions are provided for each member, then assembly accuracy improves, but the complexity of generating and managing drawings increases
Solution Approach 1:
The system combines multiple functions into a single integrated computer-based platform: automatic member identification, conflict detection between members, generation of assembly illustrations, and production of manufacturing data. This unified system eliminates the need for separate processes and manual coordination, reducing overall complexity despite the detailed output produced.
Solution Approach 2:
The system automatically identifies each member's type and features, detects conflicts between members, and generates appropriate assembly instructions without requiring manual intervention. The computer-based system serves itself by processing the entire workflow from model input to illustration generation, reducing the need for complex manual drawing management.
3Reliability
If conflict detection and resolution is performed automatically, then assembly errors are reduced, but processing time increases
Solution Approach 1:
The system performs conflict detection between frame members during the design and planning phase, before actual construction begins. By identifying and resolving conflicts in advance through automatic analysis of the building model, the system prevents errors from occurring during assembly, eliminating the need for time-consuming rework on-site while maintaining reliable error reduction.
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AI summary
A computer method for generating a set of assembly illustrations, comprising: accessing, a building frame, wherein the building frame is comprised of a set of sections; analyzing, the set of sections, wherein a section type is determined for each section; identifying, each member of each section of the set of sections; analyzing, an interface between each member of each section to determine if any conflicts between members is present, wherein if a conflict is identified modifying at least one of the members to correct the conflict; processing, an assembly process of each section and determining if any conflicts between members is present; generating, a set of illustrations depicting the members of the section in an assembled and disassembled position; and generating, a set of data associated with each of the members, wherein the set of data is readable by the cold rolling machine to produce each of the members.