Solid model design simplification
Author(s) -
Arlo Leroy Ames,
Jaime J. Rivera,
A.J. Webb,
David M. Hensinger
Publication year - 1997
Publication title -
osti oai (u.s. department of energy office of scientific and technical information)
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Reports
DOI - 10.2172/567504
Subject(s) - leverage (statistics) , computer science , software , software engineering , downstream (manufacturing) , engineering drawing , systems engineering , engineering , programming language , artificial intelligence , operations management
This paper documents an investigation of approaches to improving the quality of Pro/Engineer-created solid model data for use by downstream applications. The investigation identified a number of sources of problems caused by deficiencies in Pro/Engineer`s geometric engine, and developed prototype software capable of detecting many of these problems and guiding users towards simplified, useable models. The prototype software was tested using Sandia production solid models, and provided significant leverage in attacking the simplification problem
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