Making 3D Solids from Surface Data
Recently I was looking at some surfacing operations and I thought it would make an interesting case study to complete the entire workflow of building a 3D solid model from a set of surfaces. My idea...
View ArticleIt’s Easier Using 3D Solids
In my last post I constructed a thin walled 3D body of a teapot from surface data using surfacing operations. Whilst the code I used worked it was more complicated than I expected when I started, so I...
View ArticleRendering Graphical Data from 3D InterOp with HOOPS Visualize
Recently I was asked by a customer how to render a 3D visualization model translated from a CAD file by Graphical 3D InterOp (see ref 1 below.) The customer is using HOOPS so the quick answer was to...
View ArticleOne-Way Associativity for 3D CAD Analysis Applications
Analysis applications often use solid models generated by CAD systems as their input; for example, the structural analysis of an engineering model. The user of the system applies a set of loads and...
View ArticleCalculating the Geometry for Bevel Cuts using Water Jet or Laser Cutters
IntroductionAs water jet and laser cutters become more sophisticated, the geometries that they are able to cut are also increasing in complexity. In recent years, the ability to angle cutting heads...
View ArticleEmergence of STEP AP 242
In a past blog, The Impact of Model-Based Definition (MBD) on 3D Modeling and Manufacturing, we discussed the growing role of MBD. To recap: although 3D modeling has been the standard in design for...
View ArticleHealing and Preserving 3D Model Intent
Part and parcel with model-based engineering is model translation. Because the model is now the specification, accurate translation from one system to another becomes essential. But even if a model is...
View ArticleMaking 3D Solids from Surface Data
Recently I was looking at some surfacing operations and I thought it would make an interesting case study to complete the entire workflow of building a 3D solid model from a set of surfaces. My idea...
View ArticleIt’s Easier Using 3D Solids
In my last post I constructed a thin walled 3D body of a teapot from surface data using surfacing operations. Whilst the code I used worked it was more complicated than I expected when I started, so I...
View ArticleRendering Graphical Data from 3D InterOp with HOOPS Visualize
Recently I was asked by a customer how to render a 3D visualization model translated from a CAD file by Graphical 3D InterOp (see ref 1 below.) The customer is using HOOPS so the quick answer was to...
View ArticleOne-Way Associativity for 3D CAD Analysis Applications
Analysis applications often use solid models generated by CAD systems as their input; for example, the structural analysis of an engineering model. The user of the system applies a set of loads and...
View ArticleCalculating the Geometry for Bevel Cuts using Water Jet or Laser Cutters
IntroductionAs water jet and laser cutters become more sophisticated, the geometries that they are able to cut are also increasing in complexity. In recent years, the ability to angle cutting heads...
View ArticleEmergence of STEP AP 242
In a past blog, The Impact of Model-Based Definition (MBD) on 3D Modeling and Manufacturing, we discussed the growing role of MBD. To recap: although 3D modeling has been the standard in design for...
View ArticleHealing and Preserving 3D Model Intent
Part and parcel with model-based engineering is model translation. Because the model is now the specification, accurate translation from one system to another becomes essential. But even if a model is...
View ArticleLeveraging 3D Software Development Toolkits as Buildings Move into the...
Building information modeling refers to a digital knowledge base describing physical and functional aspects of buildings. Often referred to simply as BIM, not to be confused with bam, pow, zowie from...
View ArticleAdvanced 3D Modeling Unites a Multi-disciplinary Approach to Harbor Design
Modern port design is a complex, multi-disciplinary exercise that deals with all aspects of a project, from the geological assessment to wharf construction. A general contractor has to facilitate the...
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