Topological data scripting
Introduction
- COMPOUND A group of any type of topological object.
- COMPSOLID A composite solid is a set of solids connected by their faces. It expands the notions of WIRE and SHELL to solids.
- SOLID A part of space limited by shells. It is three dimensional.
- SHELL A set of faces connected by their edges. A shell can be open or closed.
- FACE In 2D it is part of a plane; in 3D it is part of a surface. Its geometry is constrained (trimmed) by contours. It is two dimensional.
- WIRE A set of edges connected by their vertices. It can be an open or closed contour depending on whether the edges are linked or not.
- EDGE A topological element corresponding to a restrained curve. An edge is generally limited by vertices. It has one dimension.
- VERTEX A topological element corresponding to a point. It has zero dimension.
- SHAPE A generic term covering all of the above.