Currently boundary representations (b-reps) are a convenient means to exchange solid models between applications (e.g., design, manufacturing, inspection) in a distributed/collaborative design environment. There are two widely used approaches that help maintain the consistency of b-reps between applications, e.g., when a b-rep is modified in one application and needs to be updated in the other. One approach involves using a common database of b-reps where consistency is automatically guaranteed. The other approach involves using a repeated transfer of the entire b-rep using ftp-like protocols. The former results in a system that is not truly distributed and the latter results in consuming large amounts of network bandwidth and unacceptable latencies. This paper seeks to alleviate the abovementioned disadvantages by introducing a scheme for the incremental exchange of b-reps (i.e., for incrementally updating a pre-edit model to be consistent with the post-edit model) between applications in a collaborative design environment. The significance of this work is that only parts of b-reps (not the complete b-rep), which have been edited, need be transferred to update b-reps at distributed locations thereby reducing network bottlenecks during collaborative design activities.
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Dynamic Segmentation and Incremental Editing of Boundary Representations in a Collaborative Design Environment
Di Wu, ASME Student Mem.,
Di Wu, ASME Student Mem.
Modeling Group SolidWorks Corporation Concord, MA 01742-2126
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Radha Sarma, ASME Assoc. Mem.
Radha Sarma, ASME Assoc. Mem.
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Di Wu, ASME Student Mem.
Modeling Group SolidWorks Corporation Concord, MA 01742-2126
Radha Sarma, ASME Assoc. Mem.
Contributed by the Computer Aided Product Development (CAPD) Committee for publication in the JOURNAL OF COMPUTING AND INFORMATION SCIENCE IN ENGINEERING. Manuscript received Sept. 2001; revised manuscript received Oct. 2001. Associate Editor: D. Anderson, K. Lee.
J. Comput. Inf. Sci. Eng. Dec 2001, 1(4): 320-329 (10 pages)
Published Online: October 1, 2001
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Wu, D., and Sarma, R. (October 1, 2001). "Dynamic Segmentation and Incremental Editing of Boundary Representations in a Collaborative Design Environment ." ASME. J. Comput. Inf. Sci. Eng. December 2001; 1(4): 320–329. https://doi.org/10.1115/1.1433485
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