COMPUTER-IMPLEMENTED METHOD OF SIMPLIFYING A COMPLEX PART IN A GEOMETRIC MODEL

摘要

A computer-implemented method of simplifying a complex part in a geometric model by approximating its shape, including creating a two-dimensional cross-sectional plane through the complex part in at least two of three mutually orthogonal axes of the part, to give two or three planes, each reproducing the shape of the complex part at the cross section; and performing a combination operation on the planes to form a new body from the planes.