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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 22, 2008
Filed:
Jul. 29, 2004
Makoto Onodera, Tsuchiura, JP;
Yoshimitsu Hiro, Yokohama, JP;
Makoto Onodera, Tsuchiura, JP;
Yoshimitsu Hiro, Yokohama, JP;
Hitachi, Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
An analytical shell model forming apparatus includes a medial surface forming unit for approximating a solid model to a plurality of shell models. An extracting unit compares a plurality of formed medial surface models and extracts difference portions. A model candidate forming unit forms a plurality of medial surface model candidates suitable for analysis by combining the extracted difference portions. A select unit selects a medial surface model matching boundary conditions, constraint conditions and the like from the plurality of model candidates. The selected medial surface model is presented to an operator as an analysis medial surface model.