Self-Drawing Coordination Layout for Mechanical Routing Conflicts

Solution Overview

Problem

Traditional drafting and computer-aided drafting techniques are time-consuming and error-prone in creating coordination drawings for construction projects, requiring manual determination of mechanical element routing through structural, architectural, and trade elements, which involves high levels of interdisciplinary communication and management.

Innovation Solution

A self-drawing tool within a computer-implemented automated design, modeling, and manufacturing system that inputs parametric information, analyzes schematic drawings to identify elements, selects predefined objects from a spatial database, and automatically generates coordination drawings with routing information, while checking and resolving conflicts between elements and structural, architectural, and trade elements.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Reliability

If traditional drafting and computer-aided drafting techniques are used to manually create coordination drawings, then the design engineer can produce routing information for mechanical elements, but the process is time-consuming and error-prone

Engineering Contradiction:

Improveaccuracy of coordination drawingVSAvoidtime to create coordination drawing

Core Design Contradiction:

ReliabilityVSLoss of time

Solution Approach 1:

The system performs self-drawing by automatically generating coordination drawings from schematic drawings without requiring manual drafting operations. The automated system analyzes the schematic drawing, identifies mechanical elements, determines routing paths through structural and architectural elements, and produces the coordination drawing autonomously, eliminating manual intervention and reducing both time and errors.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #25Self-service

Solution Approach 2:

The patent replaces the manual mechanical drafting process with an automated computer-based system. Instead of manually creating coordination drawings using drafting tools, the system uses software to automatically generate coordination drawings from schematic drawings, substituting human manual operations with automated computational processes that are faster and more accurate.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #28Mechanics substitution (Replace mechanical system)

2Ease of operation

If manual determination of mechanical element routing is performed, then the design engineer can route elements through structural, architectural, and trade elements, but high levels of interdisciplinary communication and management are required

Engineering Contradiction:

Improveease of routing mechanical elementsVSAvoidcomplexity of interdisciplinary communication

Core Design Contradiction:

Ease of operationVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The system merges multiple disciplines (structural, architectural, and mechanical systems) into a single integrated automated process. Instead of requiring separate communication channels between different disciplines, the system automatically analyzes all elements together, determines routing paths that satisfy all disciplinary constraints simultaneously, and generates the coordination drawing in one unified operation, greatly simplifying the process.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #5Merging (Combining)

Solution Approach 2:

The automated system acts as an intermediary between schematic drawings and coordination drawings, eliminating the need for direct interdisciplinary communication. The system processes all disciplinary information through automated algorithms, translating requirements from different disciplines into routing decisions without requiring human engineers to communicate and coordinate manually.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #24Intermediary (Mediator)

3Productivity

If traditional drafting techniques are used, then the design engineer can create coordination drawings, but the process requires a high-level of interdisciplinary communication and management

Engineering Contradiction:

Improveproductivity in creating coordination drawingsVSAvoidcomplexity of management process

Core Design Contradiction:

ProductivityVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The system performs self-drawing by automatically generating coordination drawings from schematic drawings without requiring manual drafting operations. The automated system analyzes the schematic drawing, identifies mechanical elements, determines routing paths through structural and architectural elements, and produces the coordination drawing autonomously, eliminating manual intervention and reducing both time and errors.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #25Self-service

Solution Approach 2:

The patent replaces the manual mechanical drafting process with an automated computer-based system. Instead of manually creating coordination drawings using drafting tools, the system uses software to automatically generate coordination drawings from schematic drawings, substituting human manual operations with automated computational processes that are faster and more accurate.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #28Mechanics substitution (Replace mechanical system)

Data Source

PatentUS20210383606A9Self drawing tool for a computer-implemented automated design, modeling and manufacturing system

Publication Date: 2021.12.09 MECHANICAL SOFTWARE TECH

AI summary

A method and system for automatically generating a co-ordination drawing of a project is disclosed. In one embodiment, a method includes inputting parametric information, and accessing a file associated with a schematic drawing of a project and identifying a plurality of elements in the schematic drawing from the file. The method further includes obtaining geometrical and connectivity information associated with each of the plurality of elements by analyzing each of the plurality of elements. Additionally, the method includes selecting one or more predefined objects from a spatial database based on the geometrical and connectivity information associated with each of the plurality of elements and the inputted parametric information. The method further includes automatically generating a co-ordination drawing of the project using the one or more predefined objects, wherein the coordination drawing provides routing information of the plurality of elements in the project.