Transferring load information and result information between analysis and design software

• US 20070179759A1
• Filed: 01/31/2006
• Published: 08/02/2007
• Est. Priority Date: 01/31/2006
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Autodesk, Inc.
• Original Assignee: Autodesk, Inc.
• Inventors: Mangon, Nicolas
• Granted Patent: US 7,788,068 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 703/1
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 30/13 Architectural design, e.g. computer-aided architectural design [CAAD] related to design of buildings, bridges, landscapes, production plants or roads

Abstract

Methods and apparatus, including computer program products, for receiving in a Computer Aided Design (CAD) tool result information and load information from a first analysis program, the result information determined by performing an analysis of a plurality of physical elements in a CAD model. And providing one or more of the result information or the load information from the CAD tool to a second analysis program.

Claims

1. A computer implemented method, comprising:

receiving in a Computer Aided Design (CAD) tool result information and load information from a first analysis program, the result information determined by performing an analysis of a plurality of physical elements in a CAD model; and

providing one or more of the result information or the load information from the CAD tool to a second analysis program.

2. The computer implemented method of claim 1, where:

the CAD model is associated with the CAD tool.

3. The computer implemented method of claim 1, further comprising:

incorporating one or more of the result information or the load information into the CAD model.

4. The computer implemented method of claim 1, further comprising:

invoking one or more of;

the first analysis program or the second analysis program.

5. The computer implemented method of claim 1, where:

the load information incorporates a representation of one or more applied loads.

6. The computer implemented method of claim 1, where:

the load information incorporates a history of applied loads over time.

7. The computer implemented method of claim 1, where:

the result information incorporates one or more of;

a displacements, an axial force, a bending moment, a shear force, a stress, or load reaction information.

8. The computer implemented method of claim 1, where:

the result information incorporates a history of results over time.

9. A computer implemented method, comprising:

receiving in a Computer Aided Design (CAD) tool one or more displacements from a first analysis program, the one or more displacements based on performing an analysis of a plurality of physical elements in a CAD model, including applying one or more loads to the plurality of physical elements; and

providing one or more of the one or more displacements or one or more loads from the CAD tool to a second analysis program.

10. The computer implemented method of claim 9, where:

the CAD model is associated with the CAD tool.

11. The computer implemented method of claim 9, further comprising:

incorporating the one or more displacements and the one or more loads into the CAD model.

12. The computer implemented method of claim 9, further comprising:

invoking one or more of;

the first analysis program or the second analysis program.

13. The computer implemented method of claim 9, where:

the one or more loads incorporates a history of applied loads over time.

14. The computer implemented method of claim 9, where:

the one or more displacements incorporates a history of displacements over time.

15. A computer program product, encoded on an information carrier, comprising instructions operable to cause a data processing apparatus to perform:

receiving in a Computer Aided Design (CAD) tool result information and load information from a first analysis program, the result information determined by performing an analysis of a plurality of physical elements in a CAD model; and

providing one or more of the result information or the load information from the CAD tool to a second analysis program.

16. The computer program product of claim 15, further comprising instructions operable to cause the data processing apparatus to perform:

incorporating one or more of the result information or the load information into the CAD model.

17. The computer program product of claim 15, further comprising instructions operable to cause the data processing apparatus to perform:

invoking one or more of;

the first analysis program or the second analysis program.

18. The computer program product of claim 15, where:

the load information incorporates a representation of one or more applied loads.

19. The computer program product of claim 15, where:

the load information incorporates a history of applied loads over time.

20. The computer program product of claim 15, where:

the result information incorporates one or more of;

a displacements, an axial force, a bending moment, a shear force, a stress, or load reaction information.