SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DESIGNING THREE-DIMENSIONAL OBJECTS

摘要

According to some aspects, a method of designing an object based on a three-dimensional model representing a shape of the object is provided. The object may be fabricated from a plurality of materials having one or more known physical properties, wherein the object is designed to exhibit one or more target properties. The method may comprise determining a first composition of the object by providing the three-dimensional model as input to a reducer tree, determining one or more physical properties of the object with the first composition by simulating the object with the first composition, comparing the determined one or more physical properties with the one or more target properties, and determining a second composition of the object based on a result of comparing the determined one or more physical properties with the one or more target properties.

主权项

1. A method of designing an object based on a three-dimensional model representing a shape of the object, the object to be fabricated from a plurality of materials having one or more known physical properties, wherein the object is designed to exhibit one or more target properties, comprising:
determining a first composition of the object by providing the three-dimensional model as input to a reducer tree, the reducer tree being configured to identify a first plurality of sub-regions of the model each having a size and a shape, and to select a material of the plurality of materials for each of the first plurality of sub-regions; determining one or more physical properties of the object with the first composition by simulating the object with the first composition; comparing the determined one or more physical properties with the one or more target properties; and determining, by the reducer tree, a second composition of the object based on a result of comparing the determined one or more physical properties with the one or more target properties by identifying a second plurality of sub-regions of the model and selecting one of the plurality of materials for each of the second plurality of identified sub-regions.