NASA Technical Reports Server (NASA) · 1984 · 12 citations · 0 references
ArchitectureComputational EngineeringComputational GeometryComputer-aided DesignGeometric ModelingBoundary RepresentationDigital Surface ModelsGeometry ProcessingShape RepresentationSolid ModelingSurface Modeling3D Surface ModelingBoundary Condition SpecificationBoundary SpecificationOctree DecompositionOctreesPath GenerationSolid Geometry ModelingTool Path Generation
Oct-trees are enhanced to increase the processing efficiency of geometric operations for interactive CAD use. Further enhancement is made to combine them with surface models for more precise boundary specification as needed by tool path generation in CAM applications.