Apparatus and methods for modifying a model of an object to enforce compliance with a manufacturing constraint

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PATENT NO 7149596
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10856699

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The invention provides an apparatus and methods for automatically modifying a computer model of an object to comply with a manufacturing constraint for production of the object. In one embodiment, the invention uses a voxel-based approach to automatically modify an arbitrarily-shaped model at any stage of the design process. For example, a method of the invention automatically modifies a model of a molded object to comply with a draft angle requirement.

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HEXAGON MANUFACTURING INTELLIGENCE INC5161 CALIFORNIA AVENUE SUITE 200 IRVINE CA 92617

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Berger, Torsten Watertown, MA 10 266
Payne, Bradley A Andover, MA 6 215
Shannon, III Walter C Brookline, MA 7 444

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