Boundary representation is the principal solid modelling method used in modern CAD/CAM systems. There have been a long series of developments on which currently available systems are based, full details of which are only partially known. Ian Stroud s thorough coverage of these developments puts this technology in perspective. It includes:

• data structures
• algorithms and other related techniques including non-manifold modelling
• product modelling
• graphics
• disc files and data exchange
• some applications related topics....

This volume provides readers with an insight into the methods and problems associated with CAD systems. It bridges the gulf between users who are ignorant of how interfaces work and developers who create systems without understanding the needs of the users.