Title
Geometric model simplification for distributed CAD
Abstract
Visualization of CAD models in distributed design environment is an essential feature to support collaborative design. To efficiently transmit and render CAD models geometric simplification can be applied to CAD models. However, it is difficult to use available general geometric simplification algorithms because these algorithms are not designed to handle mechanical CAD parts. Applying general simplification on a CAD model would result in distortion of design features and make them unrecognizable to viewers. In this paper, a novel approach is proposed to exploit trimming information in CAD models to simplify their geometry. Visibility culling is integrated into this approach to facilitate selective refinements. The work introduced here aims to support visualization of multiple CAD models in a distributed CAD environment. Implementation details are included and case studies are demonstrated.
Year
DOI
Venue
2004
10.1016/j.cad.2003.09.007
Computer-Aided Design
Keywords
DocType
Volume
Trimming curve,Geometric simplification,Selective refinement,Visibility culling,Geometric compression,Distributed CAD
Journal
36
Issue
ISSN
Citations 
9
0010-4485
2
PageRank 
References 
Authors
0.46
10
7
Name
Order
Citations
PageRank
Z. M. Qiu1363.07
Y.S. Wong2815.79
J.Y.H. Fuh319814.52
Y.P. Chen420.46
Z.D. Zhou520.46
W. D. Li637434.17
Y.Q. Lu7402.56