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FIGURE 9.1<br />

ProMod.<br />

functions that modify model geometry in order to meet constraints issued from connectivity design; it<br />

also allows designers to create new geometry or modify the existing geometry manually.<br />

Module and detail design are the application of conventional CAD modeling techniques. Module<br />

design uses CAD to develop an initial design. Detail design uses CAD to modify the initial design in<br />

order to satisfy connectivity constraints. We will have a general discussion of CAD modeling techniques,<br />

followed by the introduction of methods to modify geometry.<br />

9.3 Computer-Aided <strong>Design</strong> and Revision<br />

Computer-aided design has taken the place of drafting boards, design analysis tools, and prototyping. It<br />

has been designed to replace each single module in the design processes. The integration of CAD modules<br />

faces the same problem as bridging the communication gap between design and process engineers: a<br />

common language is required to represent CAD data and to constrain the data to satisfy all the engineering<br />

requirements. In this section, we will introduce modeling techniques that are used to build, as well as to<br />

modify, in order to satisfy the design constraints.<br />

The least design and revision requirement is ‘‘undo process.’’ Primitive operations are adopted by<br />

modern CAD modeling systems to construct a design; they use Eular operator to build topology, which<br />

is a reversible process. Primitive operation can be applied to modeling methods ranging from boundary<br />

construction, Boolean, sweeping, rounding, etc.<br />

A design can be modified locally without changing topology, such as lifting of a vertex, edge, face, or<br />

feature. Any change made by Boolean operation will cause change in both geometry and topology, e.g.,<br />

using a cutting plan to cut away geometry, adding/removing material from Boolean of two bodies. These<br />

alteration methods may achieve design requirements, but cannot be uniquely represented and thus cause<br />

difficulty in automation.<br />

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