US Patent Issued to Autodesk on Feb. 11 for "Generative design shape optimization with controlled convergence for computer aided design and manufacturing" (British Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 12 -- United States Patent no. 12,223,238, issued on Feb. 11, was assigned to Autodesk Inc. (San Francisco).

"Generative design shape optimization with controlled convergence for computer aided design and manufacturing" was invented by Konara Mudiyanselage Kosala Bandara (Beckenham, Great Britain), Hooman Shayani (Longfield, Great Britain) and Dagmara Lilianna Szkurlat (London).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Methods, systems, and apparatus, including medium-encoded computer program products, for computer aided design of physical structures using generative design processes. A method includes obtaining one or more design criteria for a modeled object including at least one...