The SEDRIS Data Representation Model
APPENDIX A - Classes
Surface Geometry

Abstract Class Name: Surface Geometry

Superclass - <Primitive Geometry>

Subclasses

Definition

An instance of a concrete class derived from this DRM class is a geometric surface representation.

Primary Page in DRM Diagram:

Secondary Pages in DRM Diagram:

Example

  1. The terrain skin within a given area can be specified as a collection of <Polygon> instances.

Constraints

Composed of (two-way) (inherited)

Composed of (two-way metadata) (inherited)

Component of (two-way) (inherited)

Inherited Field Elements

This class has no inherited field elements.

Notes

Composed of Notes


Union_Of_Primitive_Geometry

 A <Primitive Geometry> instance contains a
 <Union Of Primitive Geometry> instance as a component only
 when that <Primitive Geometry> instance can be decomposed
 into nested <Primitive Geometry> instances, as (for
 example) a <Polygon> instance can be decomposed into
 subfaces.

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