Systems and methods for constructing conformal connections between meshes
US11282274B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | Apr 18, 2018 |
| Grant date | Mar 22, 2022 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 21, 2041 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06T2200/24
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Computer-implemented systems and methods for generating a mesh and conformally connecting the mesh to an existing mesh are provided. The existing mesh is displayed via a graphical user interface (GUI) of a computer-aided design modeling system using a processing system. A polyhedral mesh is generated in an empty space adjacent to the existing mesh using the processing system. The generating of the polyhedral mesh includes (i) defining the empty space as a first surface mesh comprising triangles, quadrilaterals, polygonals, or a mixture thereof, (ii) generating a dual of the first surface mesh to form a second surface mesh, the empty space being enclosed by the second surface mesh, and (iii) filling a gap region between the first and second surface meshes with the polyhedral mesh and conformally connecting the polyhedral mesh to the existing mesh using the processing system.
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