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FIGURE 3.5 Schematic diagram of (a) vertical support, (b) horizontal support, (c) vertical cl<strong>amp</strong>, and (d) horizontal<br />

cl<strong>amp</strong>. (Reprinted from Reference 37, with permission from Elsevier Science.)<br />

such as AutoCAD, CATIA, Intergraph, and Medusa which provide for data exchange facilities. The<br />

geometrical data retrieved from CAD is transformed into the B-Rep format for internal use by the<br />

planning and analysis system. Thus, the geometric information of the object is represented by its bounding<br />

faces. Each face is described by its bounding edges, and, in turn, each edge is defined by its vertices.<br />

Furthermore, an internal boundary loop, f1i<br />

(i.e., hole in a face), is transversed in a clockwise direction<br />

opposite to the external loop, (anticlockwise), and is stored as a forbidden region for possible fixture<br />

© 2001 by CRC Press LLC<br />

f1e

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