Parametric Digital Asset Generation for Custom Physical Products
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing technologies do not provide a comprehensive method to generate countless, unique digital artworks and assets related to customizable physical objects and their digital model counterparts, nor do they effectively produce licensable and customizable digital assets in the form of videography and still imagery.
Innovation Solution
A system and method that utilize a customizable and parametrically controlled digital object within a digital environment, allowing users to adjust the object, environment, viewpoints, and colorways to produce thousands of unique digital assets. These assets are interconnected but independent, enabling endless variations and the creation of high-resolution still images, videos, and physical products.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Quantity of substance
If a digital model is made customizable and parametrically controlled to generate unique digital assets, then the quantity and variety of digital artworks and assets increase, but the complexity of the system and process increases
Solution Approach 1:
The system segments the digital asset generation process into distinct modular components: parametric model definition, digital environment configuration, viewpoint specification, colorway selection, and asset export. Each component can be independently controlled and modified, allowing complex customization without overwhelming system complexity. The parametric model breaks down the object into controllable parameters that can be adjusted separately.
Solution Approach 2:
The system implements dynamic control over multiple parameters simultaneously, allowing users to adjust the digital model geometry, environment settings, viewpoint angles, and color schemes in real-time. This dynamic parameter control enables the generation of countless unique digital assets from a single base model, exponentially increasing asset variety without proportionally increasing system complexity.
2Manufacturing precision
If high-resolution digital assets are generated for multiple viewpoints and colorways, then the quality and versatility of digital artworks improve, but the processing time and computational resources increase
Solution Approach 1:
The system performs preliminary setup by defining the parametric model structure, environment templates, and viewpoint configurations before actual asset generation. This pre-configuration establishes reusable frameworks that can be quickly instantiated for different assets, reducing processing time while maintaining high output quality. The parametric definitions are prepared in advance to enable rapid asset production.
Solution Approach 2:
The system efficiently handles high-resolution asset generation by utilizing parametric control to systematically vary key parameters (viewpoint angles, colorway values, lighting conditions) while maintaining consistent high-quality rendering settings. This approach allows rapid generation of multiple high-resolution variants by changing parameters rather than recreating each asset from scratch, significantly reducing processing time.
3Adaptability or versatility
If a comprehensive system is created to generate licensable and customizable digital assets with interconnected physical objects, then the functionality and applicability improve, but the device and process complexity increase
Solution Approach 1:
The system achieves multi-functionality through a unified parametric workflow that can generate various types of digital assets (still images, videos, 3D models) from a single digital model. The same parametric control mechanism serves multiple purposes: geometry modification, environment configuration, viewpoint control, and colorway selection. This universal approach enables diverse asset generation without requiring separate complex processes for each asset type.
Solution Approach 2:
The system creates interconnected digital and physical assets through systematic copying and adaptation. The parametric digital model serves as a master template that can be copied and instantiated in multiple digital formats (images, videos, 3D files) and also guides physical manufacturing processes. This copying approach ensures consistency across digital and physical assets while simplifying the overall process through template-based generation.
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AI summary
Systems and methods are detailed for generating customizable and licensable digital assets and artworks for unique physical object creation, branded merchandising, and digital experiences. A digital model and corresponding digital environment are controlled mathematically and parametrically to produce digital assets that are production ready for manufacturing both in three-dimensional and two-dimensional processes. Viewpoints and video loops of the digital model in its digital environment are used for fly-through image capture while, at the same time, variable-controlled geometric transformations and colorways are applied to the digital model and environment to create endless compositions that are copyrighted and licensable artworks. The image capture, or keyframes, are combined to create videos and animations of the digital model and its environment. Yielding from this interdependence and interconnectivity of physical objects and their digital counterparts are the designs and production files that are delivered to the owner(s) for manufacturing.