Advances in the Treatment of Trimmed CAD Models due to Isogeometric Analysis

TL;DR

This paper reviews challenges in using trimmed CAD models for isogeometric analysis and discusses strategies to improve their suitability for numerical simulations and design applications.

Contribution

It highlights analysis-suitable strategies for trimmed models, enhancing their computational and design utility in isogeometric analysis.

Findings

Identification of key issues in trimmed models for analysis

Overview of strategies improving analysis suitability

Potential for better integration in design workflows

Abstract

Trimming is a core technique in geometric modeling. Unfortunately, the resulting objects do not take the requirements of numerical simulations into account and yield various problems. This paper outlines principal issues of trimmed models and highlights different analysis-suitable strategies to address them. It is discussed that these concepts not only provide important computational tools for isogeometric analysis, but can also improve the treatment of trimmed models in a design context.