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

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.