A hierarchically structured and constraint-based data model for intuitive and precise solid modeling in a virtual reality environment

CAD Computer Aided Design

Volumn 36, Issue 10, 2004, Pages 903-928

  Ma, Weiyin ^a   Zhong, Y Yongmin ^a,b   Tso, Shiu Kit ^a   Zhou, Tianxiang ^a  

^a CITY UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WINDSOR   (Canada)

Author keywords

Constraint based design; Model representation; Solid modeling; Virtual design; Virtual reality

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER AIDED DESIGN; COMPUTER SOFTWARE; CONSTRAINT THEORY; DATA STRUCTURES; HIERARCHICAL SYSTEMS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS;

CONSTRAINT BASED DESIGN; MODEL REPRESENTATION; SOLID MODELING; VIRTUAL DESIGN;

VIRTUAL REALITY;

EID: 2942592507     PISSN: 00104485     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cad.2003.09.001     Document Type: Article

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