A FEATURE INTERFACE MODEL TOWARDS DISTRIBUTED SOLID MODELING

Issue title: COMPUTER SUPPORTED COOPERATIVE WORK IN DESIGN

Article type: Research Article

Authors: Mi, Xiaofeng | Tang, Min | Dong, Jinxiang

Affiliations: State Key Laboratory of CAD & CG, Zhejiang University, P.R.China

Abstract: Feature is a fundamental design unit in modern solid modeling systems, and this makes a well defined feature interface a matter of concernment in the component-based distributed modeling environment. This paper introduces a feature-based modeling service framework and proposes an interface model of feature-based modeling service toward such a modeling environment, including the support of remote feature attachment and semantic maintenance. A prototype-based feature interface definition strategy using procedural attaching and declarative validation mechanism is discussed in details and how the interface model solves the problems in distributed environment, such as locality-transparent model reusing, is also explained.

Keywords: Solid modeling, procedural, constraint-based and parametric modeling, feature-based modeling, feature interface, distributed design, computer-aided design

Journal: Journal of Integrated Design & Process Science, vol. 7, no. 2, pp. 101-111, 2003