Hexagon has been granted a patent for a computer-implemented method that automatically generates an analytical model of a structure based on a CAD model. The method involves generating analytical elements and connection nodes, optimizing spatial configurations, and displaying the model via a GUI. GlobalData’s report on Hexagon gives a 360-degree view of the company including its patenting strategy. Buy the report here.
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Computer-implemented method for generating analytical model of structure
A recently granted patent (Publication Number: US12001763B2) outlines a computer-implemented method for generating an analytical model of a structure. The method involves obtaining a computer-aided design model representing the structure, automatically generating an analytical model with analytical elements and nodes, and computing new spatial configurations for these elements and nodes through optimization. The optimization process aims to ensure that analytical elements associated with connection nodes are tangent to said nodes, based on relative distances and spatial constraints. The method also includes displaying the analytical model to the user via a graphical interface, allowing for user input to make changes to the model, which triggers automatic computation of new spatial configurations and updates to the displayed representation.
Furthermore, the patent details the steps involved in generating connection nodes, constructing a connection graph, retrieving maximal cliques, and verifying compactness criteria for analytical elements. The method allows for changes such as restrictions, relaxations, merging, or splitting of analytical elements and connection nodes. The analytical model can be stored on a computer-readable storage medium and used for structural analysis. Additionally, the patent covers a computer system and a computer program product for implementing the method, emphasizing the automatic generation of analytical models from computer-aided design models, optimization of spatial configurations, and user interaction through a graphical interface for model modifications and updates.
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