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POLYHEDRAL REPRESENTATION [1 record]

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Record 1 1985-06-11

English

Subject field(s)
  • Computer Mathematics

French

Domaine(s)
  • Mathématiques informatiques
CONT

(modélisation géométrique des solides.) (...) la représentation dite polyédrique (...) offre l'avantage d'être d'une manipulation facile (le vecteur normal à une face est constant); elle permet d'obtenir des algorithmes de visualisation avec de bonnes performances; mais de cette approximation des surfaces gauches par des faces planes ne résulte qu'un modèle approximatif insuffisant pour certaines applications comme l'usinage (...)

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