Revision: 68871
http://sourceforge.net/p/brlcad/code/68871
Author: brlcad
Date: 2016-09-20 23:01:56 +0000 (Tue, 20 Sep 2016)
Log Message:
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consistently use B-Rep as introduced
Modified Paths:
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brlcad/branches/brep-debug/doc/docbook/system/implementation/en/bool_eval_development.xml
Modified:
brlcad/branches/brep-debug/doc/docbook/system/implementation/en/bool_eval_development.xml
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---
brlcad/branches/brep-debug/doc/docbook/system/implementation/en/bool_eval_development.xml
2016-09-20 22:56:08 UTC (rev 68870)
+++
brlcad/branches/brep-debug/doc/docbook/system/implementation/en/bool_eval_development.xml
2016-09-20 23:01:56 UTC (rev 68871)
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
run its applications with a debugging program. It is also
assumed that the reader has a basic understanding of concepts
from geometry such as surface normal vectors, parametric
- functions, and NURBS used as a boundary representation (B-rep).
+ functions, and NURBS used as a boundary representation (B-Rep).
</para>
<para>
Section 2 of this document briefly describes NURBS Boolean
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@
</para>
</section>
<section>
- <title>NURBS Boolean Evaluation Using the brep Command</title>
+ <title>NURBS Boolean Evaluation Using the <function>brep</function>
Command</title>
<para>
The <function>brep</function> command is available in BRL-CAD's
MGED and Archer applications. If the command is run with a
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@
operations in the combination.
</para>
<para>
- By default, the evaluated brep-type object is written to the
+ By default, the evaluated B-Rep-type object is written to the
database with its original name plus the suffix
<literal>.brep</literal> (e.g. running the
<function>brep</function> command on <literal>obj</literal>
@@ -132,7 +132,7 @@
<caption>
<para>
One cube (red) is subtracted from another (blue). Leftmost
- image: the two cubes are first converted to B-rep objects
+ image: the two cubes are first converted to B-Rep objects
and intersected. Middle images: the individual faces
involved in the intersection are split by the intersection
curves and categorized as belonging (red, blue) or not
@@ -149,9 +149,9 @@
The technical approach used for evaluating Boolean
operations on NURBS entities involves calculating geometric
intersections, trimming surfaces accordingly, and stitching
- together a resulting object. Boundary representation (BREP)
- NURBS objects are composed of faces, edges, and vertices;
- and these topologically describe how surfaces, curves, and
+ together a resulting object. Boundary representation NURBS
+ objects are composed of faces, edges, and vertices; and
+ these topologically describe how surfaces, curves, and
points are joined together to represent geometry. The
geometry is used to find intersections. The topology is
used in the application of Boolean logic. This is
@@ -207,10 +207,10 @@
<title><filename>boolean.cpp</filename></title>
<para>
The <function>ON_Boolean</function> function performs a
- single evaluation. A single execution of the
- <function>brep</function> command in MGED or Archer may
- involve passing several successive pairs of B-rep objects to
- this function.
+ single Boolean evaluation on two B-Rep objects. A single
+ execution of the <function>brep</function> command in MGED
+ or Archer may involve passing several successive pairs of
+ B-Rep objects to this function.
</para>
<synopsis>
<