DocumentCode
1430076
Title
Requirements for a solid modeler coupled to finite-element mesh generators
Author
Liddy, A. ; De Castro Magaihaes, C. ; Mesquita, Renato Cardoso
Author_Institution
Dept. de Engenharia Electrica, Univ. Fed. de Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, Brazil
Volume
34
Issue
5
fYear
1998
fDate
9/1/1998 12:00:00 AM
Firstpage
3447
Lastpage
3450
Abstract
This paper presents the necessary requirements for a multi-representational solid modeler combining constructive solid geometry (CSG) and boundary representation (B-rep) to be coupled to a 3D automatic finite-element mesh generator in electromagnetic problems. A modeler architecture and the functional specifications of the modules are defined. Implementation details, including object oriented data structures and class definitions are described
Keywords
data structures; electromagnetic fields; mesh generation; object-oriented programming; solid modelling; boundary representation; class definitions; constructive solid geometry; electromagnetic problems; finite-element mesh generators; functional specifications; multi-representational solid modeler; object oriented data structures; Data structures; Electromagnetic coupling; Electromagnetic modeling; Finite element methods; Geometry; Kernel; Mesh generation; Object oriented modeling; Solid modeling; Visualization;
fLanguage
English
Journal_Title
Magnetics, IEEE Transactions on
Publisher
ieee
ISSN
0018-9464
Type
jour
DOI
10.1109/20.717812
Filename
717812
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