Industrial Equipment Rendering Platform for Automatic USD Conversion

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Solution Overview

Problem

Existing systems lack an efficient and user-friendly method for generating high-quality renderings of industrial equipment, particularly for use in interactive virtual environments like metaverses, without requiring complex manual conversion of data formats.

Innovation Solution

A Rendering as a Service (RaaS) platform that allows users to select 3D models of industrial equipment, choose rendering options, and convert them into universal scene description (USD) format for use in metaverses, supporting various data formats and interactive environments.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Manufacturing precision

If manual conversion of data formats is performed, then rendering quality can be maintained, but user effort and time consumption increase significantly

Engineering Contradiction:
Improverendering qualityVSAvoiduser effort and time consumption
Core Design Contradiction:
Manufacturing precisionVSLoss of time

Solution Approach 1:

The system enables self-service by automatically performing format conversion and rendering generation without requiring manual user intervention. The RaaS platform accepts 3D model inputs in various formats and autonomously converts them to USD format while generating high-quality renderings, eliminating the need for users to manually convert data formats while maintaining rendering quality.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #25Self-service

Solution Approach 2:

The RaaS platform acts as an intermediary between the user's 3D model and the metaverse environment. It receives models in various formats, automatically converts them to USD format, and generates renderings, serving as a mediating service that bridges the gap between different data formats and rendering requirements without requiring manual intervention from users.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #24Intermediary (Mediator)

2Adaptability or versatility

If multiple data formats are supported, then system versatility improves, but processing complexity increases

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvedata format supportVSAvoidprocessing complexity
Core Design Contradiction:
Adaptability or versatilityVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The system extracts the format conversion complexity from the user's workflow and consolidates it within the RaaS platform. By taking out the conversion process and handling it centrally within the service platform, the system supports multiple input formats without increasing the complexity experienced by users, as all format handling is encapsulated within the service's internal processing.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #2Taking out (Extraction)

Solution Approach 2:

The RaaS platform is designed with universal functionality to handle multiple data formats through a single unified interface. The system can accept 3D models in various formats and automatically convert them to USD format, providing multi-format support through a single service endpoint that handles all format conversions internally without requiring users to manage multiple tools or processes.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #6Universality (Multi-functionality)

3Productivity

If automated rendering generation is implemented, then productivity increases, but control over rendering parameters decreases

Engineering Contradiction:
Improverendering generation speedVSAvoidparameter control flexibility
Core Design Contradiction:
ProductivityVSEase of operation

Solution Approach 1:

The system implements dynamic parameter control where users can adjust rendering parameters through a graphical interface before generation. The RaaS platform allows users to modify lighting, camera angles, and other rendering parameters in real-time through the GUI, providing flexible control while maintaining automated rendering generation. This dynamic adjustment capability ensures users retain control over rendering parameters while benefiting from automated processing.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #15Dynamics

Data Source

PatentUS20250209718A1Rendering as a service platform with manufacturing digital twin
Publication Date: 2025.06.26 ROCKWELL AUTOMATION TECH INC
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AI summary

A Rendering as a Service (RaaS) platform for generating a rendering of industrial equipment, the RaaS platform configured to perform operations comprising receiving, via a graphical user interface presented on a user device, a first user selection of a three-dimensional (3D) model of the industrial equipment, receiving, via the graphical user interface, a second user selection of one or more rendering options from a plurality of selectable rendering options presented via the graphical user interface, obtaining, at the RaaS platform based on the first user selection, the 3D model of the industrial equipment from a remote data source, and executing a rendering job, based on the first user selection of the 3D model and the second user selection of the one or more rendering options, to generate the rendering of the industrial equipment.