Exploiting Classes in Modeling and Display Software

The class concept is one component of objectoriented programming systems that has proven useful in organizing complex software. In experimenting with classes for geometric modeling applications, we have devised a class hierarchy that yields some conceptual order in the midst of diverse representatio...

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Published in:IEEE computer graphics and applications 1986, Vol.6 (11), p.13-20
Main Authors: Grant, Eric, Amburn, Phil, Whitted, Turner
Format: Magazinearticle
Language:English
Subjects:
Application software
Applied sciences
Assembly systems
Computer graphics
Displays
Exact sciences and technology
Industrial design, planning, organization, safety
Mechanical engineering. Machine design
Object oriented modeling
Object oriented programming
Programming profession
Shape
Solid modeling
Surface fitting
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Summary:The class concept is one component of objectoriented programming systems that has proven useful in organizing complex software. In experimenting with classes for geometric modeling applications, we have devised a class hierarchy that yields some conceptual order in the midst of diverse representations of shapes. Rather than search for a uniform primitive representation, we accept the diversity and build a framework combining dissimilar models in an orderly manner.
ISSN:0272-1716
1558-1756
DOI:10.1109/MCG.1986.276657