Using polyhedral models to automatically sketch idealized geometry for structural analysis

Engineering with Computers

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 373-385

  Veron P ^a   Leon J C ^b  

^a L'Ecole Nationale Supérieure des Arts et Métiers   (France)

^b Domaine Universitaire   (France)

Author keywords

Conformity; Dimensional reduction; Geometry adaptation and idealization; Geometry preservation; Non manifold models; Polyhedral simplification; Structural analysis; Topologic changes; Vertex removal; Visualization

Indexed keywords

COMPUTATIONAL GEOMETRY; DATA REDUCTION; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; MEDICAL APPLICATIONS; REVERSE ENGINEERING; TOPOLOGY; VISUALIZATION;

COMPUTER VISUALIZATION; POLYHEDRAL MODELS;

STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 0035744790     PISSN: 01770667     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s366-001-8303-6     Document Type: Article

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