Solid Modeling in Structural Engineering
Aftab A. Mufti, BERNARD HSIUNG · Computer-Aided Civil and Infrastructure Engineering · 1989
The importance of using a solid-modeling system in the computer-aided design of three-dimensional objects has been widely recognized. In Structural Engineering applications, solid-modeling systems that represent a structure are much more useful than conventional three-dimensional wire-frame models of that structure. Although the realistic, color-shaded display produced by solid-modeling systems are often thought to be its focus, graphic rendering is just one of the applications drawing from the central computerized model. In this article, we will briefly review solid-modeling concepts, components, terminology, and look at the role played by computer graphics.