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How Objects Are Modelled

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This chapter explains the modelling techniques, a little bit about the history of modelling and a lot about Boundary Representation, the technique currently used in most solid modelling CAD systems.

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Stroud, I.A., Nagy, H. (2011). How Objects Are Modelled. In: Solid Modelling and CAD Systems. Springer, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-85729-259-9_2

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