Mesh modeling support
Convergent Modeling enables mesh model bodies to be incorporated into design engineering workflows along with solid body models. Mesh modeling is increasingly the format of choice for additive manufacturing, reverse engineering, generative design, finite element analysis, and virtual reality environments.
Mesh model sources include high-resolution scanning, converted point cloud data, photometric data sets, and other sources for quickly evolving technologies in virtual 3D space.
Types of supported model bodies
QY CAD supports the following types of model bodies:
- Solid body
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The geometry in solid body modeling is fully described in 3D space using parametric Boolean operations to construct a feature-based model. This feature-based model is frequently referred to as a boundary representation (B-Rep) model.
The term feature-based is used to describe the various components of a model. A feature is the basic unit of a parametric solid model. For example, a part consists of 3D solid primitives (such as cylinders, cones, prisms, rectangles, or spheres) and various types of features (such as holes, grooves, fillets, and chamfers).
Solid body models use Boolean operations to construct and fully define a model that is then manipulated using Boolean operations. The term parametric is a term used to describe the ability to change the shape of model geometry as soon as the dimension value is modified.
- Mesh body
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A polygon mesh body is a collection of (1) vertices, (2) edges, and (3) faces that define the shape of a (4) polyhedral object in 3D space, where one or more coplanar faces form a (5) surface. In QY CAD, the faces consist of triangular facets. As a result, this type of body is often referred to as a facet body. The polygon meshes explicitly represent the surface of a body while the volume is implicit.
Although the initial mesh modeling capability has some Convergent Modeling functionality such as boolean operations, cuts, and extrusions, the QY CAD mesh modeling and Convergent Modeling capability continues to mature.
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