Surface entities which are defined by the analytic
equation are knows as analytic surface.
The various type of analytic surfaces, used in
surface modeling are discussed below:
1) Plane surface 2)Ruled surfaces
3) Tabulated surface 4) Surface of revolution 1) Plane Surface
This is the simplest surface, requires 3 non-coincidental
points to define an infinite plane. The plane surface can be used to generate cross sectional views by intersecting a surface or solid model with it. 2) Ruled (lofted) Surface
This is a linear surface. It interpolates linearly between
two boundary curves that define the surface. Boundary curves can be any wire frame entity. The surface is ideal to represent surfaces that do not have any twists or kinks. 3) Tabulated Surface
This is a surface generated by translating a planar
curve a given distance along a specified direction. The plane of the curve is perpendicular to the axis of the generated cylinder. 4) Surface of Revolution
This is an axisymmetric surface that can model
axisymmetric objects. It is generated by rotating a planar wire frame entity in space about the axis of symmetry of a given angle. 2. Synthetic surfaces
The surface entities are defined by the set of data
point are known as synthetic surfaces. The synthetic surfaces are needed when a surface is represented by a collection of data points. The synthetic surface are represented by the polynomial. The various types of synthetic surfaces, used in surface modeling are:- 1)Hermite bi-cubic surface 2) Bezier surface 3)B-spline surface 4) Coons surface(patch) 5) Fillet surface 6) Offset surface 1)Hermite bi-cubic surface
This 3-D surface is generated by interpolation of 4
endpoints. Bi-linear surfaces are very useful in finite element analysis. A mechanical structure is discretized into elements, which are generated by interpolating 4 node points to form a 2-D solid element. 2) Bezier surface
This is a synthetic surface similar to the Bezier curve
and is obtained by transformation of a Bezier curve. It permits twists and kinks in the surface. The surface does not pass through all the data points. It is synthetic surface which is approximated by the given data point. 3) B-Spline surface
This is a synthetic surface and does not pass through
all data points. The surface is capable of giving very smooth contours, and can be reshaped with local controls 4) Coons surface(patch)
Coons patch or surface is generated by the
interpolation of 4 edge curves as shown 5) Fillet surface
Fillet surface is a blend of two surfaces which intersect
each other. If required, a fillet of specified radius may be provided at the intersection of two surfaces. 6) Offset surface
An existing surfaces can be offset to create new
surface. The offset surface is identical in shape with the existing surface, but may have the different dimensions. THANK YOU