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Solid Modeling (Or Modelling) Is The Unambiguous

Solid modeling represents solid objects unambiguously using volume modeling or surface modeling. It is used for CAD, engineering analysis, computer graphics, rapid prototyping, and more. There are three main types of solid modeling: wireframe modeling using lines and points, sweeping a 2D shape along a path to extrude or cut a solid feature, and boundary representation modeling surfaces and filling to represent a solid.

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Solid Modeling (Or Modelling) Is The Unambiguous

Solid modeling represents solid objects unambiguously using volume modeling or surface modeling. It is used for CAD, engineering analysis, computer graphics, rapid prototyping, and more. There are three main types of solid modeling: wireframe modeling using lines and points, sweeping a 2D shape along a path to extrude or cut a solid feature, and boundary representation modeling surfaces and filling to represent a solid.

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Solid modeling

Solid modeling (or modelling) is the unambiguous


representation of the solid parts of an object, that is,
models of solid objects suitable for computer processing.
It is also known as volume modeling.
Other modeling methods include surface models (used
extensively in automotive and consumer product design
as well as entertainment animation) and wire frame
models (which can be ambiguous about solid volume).
Primary uses of solid modeling are for CAD, engineering
analysis, computer graphics and animation, rapid
prototyping, medical testing, product visualization and
visualization of scientific research.

Wireframe model
Represent a shape by its characteristic lines and end
points.
The visual model;
Wireframe drawing of the shape,
Mathematical description
Curve equations
Coordinates of points
Connectivity information

Sweeping
An area feature is "swept out" by moving a primitive
along a path to form a solid feature. These volumes either
add to the object ("extrusion") or remove material
("cutter path").
Also known as 'sketch based modeling'.
Analogous to various manufacturing techniques such as
extrusion, milling, lathe and others.

Sweep Representations
Sweep representations mean sweeping a 2D surface in 3D
space to create an object. However, the objects created by
this method are usually converted into polygon meshes
and/or parametric surfaces before storing.

Other variations:
- We can specify a special path for the sweep as some curve
function.
- We can vary the shape or size of the cross section along the
sweep path.
- We can also vary the orientation of the cross section relative
to the sweep path.

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Boundary representation (BRep)


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A solid object is represented by boundary surfaces


and then filled to make solid.

Also knowing as 'surfacing'.

Analogous to various manufacturing techniques;


Injection

moulding,

casting,

forging,

thermoforming, etc.
Constructive solid geometry (CSG)
The Constructive Solid-Geometry Method (CSG)
combines the volumes occupied by overlapping 3D
objects using set operations:
Union
Intersection
Difference

A special data structure is called a CSG-tree, where


primitives are leaves and operations are nodes.

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