Automatic Detail Reduction for Mesh Generation Applications.
Timothy J. Tautges · 2001
Increasing resolution in computational simulation is enabling the use of original CAD design models as the basis of mesh generation. Because of varying resolution requirements, geometric detail removal is a critical part of this process. Three classes of geometry details are classified by their removal method: direct detail removal seeks to remove details directly by compositing them with neighboring topology; blend removal removes blends by first partitioning blends then compositing the pieces with neighbors; bridge removal requires more advanced decomposition, and is not described here. Key capabilities for all these methods include defining a size measure, and detecting geometric details based on those. Blend detection is also described.