Reading Assignment
Outline
Two basic methods of Solid Modeling
Constructive Solid Geometry CSG Method
Primitives + Booleans
Boundary Representation (Brep)
Boundary + Sweeps
Feature-Based Modeling is the CSG Method
Primitives
Sphere
Block
Cone
Cylinder
Boolean Operations
Union
Intersection
Subtraction
History (time stamp order)
Best Practice – One solid body per part file
Some special cases that cause difficulty
Nonmainfold Solid
Splitting a body into multiple solids
