Dynamic optimization of detailed flat design based on desired final structural attributes

A method comprising, by a processor:

• causing to be displayed, on a display operably connected to the processor, a user interface related to a design of a three-dimensional structure, the user interface comprising:
• a user-selectable area for altering one or more levels of one or more structural attributes of a package to be designed, and
• a user-selectable area for altering one or more importance weights associated with each of the one or more structural attributes;
• receiving an indication of an initial package design from a user accessing the user-interface;
• receiving preference information related to a shape of the initial package design from the user, the preference information comprising user-specified information related to the one or more levels of one or more structural attributes of the initial package design and user-specified information related to one or more importance weights;
• creating a package design comprising a two-dimensional representation of the three-dimensional structure having a plurality of facets by:
• generating a detailed design that incorporates implementation of the user-specified information, wherein the generating comprises:
• automatically identifying a plurality of functional elements associated with the three-dimensional structure that correspond to the user-specified information related to one or more levels of one or more structural attributes,
• for at least one of the identified functional elements, altering at least one physical characteristic based upon at least a portion of the preference information,
• incorporating the at least one altered physical characteristic into the detailed design,
• determining whether the detailed design meets one or more constraint conditions associated with the initial package design,
• if the detailed design meets the one or more constraint conditions, maintaining the at least one altered physical characteristic in the detailed design, and
• if the detailed design does not meet the one or more constraint condition, omitting the at least one altered physical characteristic from the detailed design;
• and
• generating and outputting a detailed design file based upon the detailed design.

A system for creating a package design comprising a two-dimensional representation of a three-dimensional structure having a plurality of facets, the system comprising:

• a processor configured to perform various functions and operations;
• and
• a non-transitory computer readable medium in communication with the processor, the computer readable medium comprising one or more programming instructions for causing the processor to:
• receive an indication of an initial package design,
• receive preference information related to a shape of the initial package design, the preference information comprising user-specified information related to one or more levels of one or more structural attributes of the initial package design,
• generate a detailed design that incorporates implementation of the user-specified information, wherein the one or more programming instructions for generating the detailed design further comprise one or more instructions for causing the processor to:
• automatically identify a plurality of functional elements associated with the three-dimensional structure that correspond to the user-specified information related to one or more levels of one or more structural attributes,
• for at least one of the identified functional elements, alter at least one physical characteristic based upon at least a portion of the preference information,
• incorporate the at least one altered physical characteristic into the detailed design,
• determine whether the detailed design meets one or more constraint conditions associated with the initial package design,
• if the detailed design meets the one or more constraint conditions, maintain the at least one altered physical characteristic, and
• if the detailed design does not meet the one or more constraint condition, omit the at least one altered physical characteristic from the detailed design, and generate and output a detailed design file based upon the detailed design.