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The PDE Method (I)The PDE Method (I) Start with two Start with two boundary curvesboundary curves, and specify , and specify

direction curvesdirection curves corresponding to each one. corresponding to each one.

The direction curves determine the direction at The direction curves determine the direction at which the surface leaves the boundaries.which the surface leaves the boundaries.

The PDE Method (II)The PDE Method (II)

The PDE Method (III)The PDE Method (III) TheThe shape of the final surface is strongly shape of the final surface is strongly

dependent on the form of the direction curves.dependent on the form of the direction curves.

The Hybrid Object Model (HOM)The Hybrid Object Model (HOM) The DGK and The DGK and

PDE servers are PDE servers are integrated to integrated to produce a produce a hybrid model.hybrid model.

The The cylinder cylinder headhead is a DGK is a DGK surface; the surface; the transfer porttransfer port is a is a PDE surfacePDE surface.

Constructing the HOM (I)Constructing the HOM (I) Step 1Step 1: Import : Import

the DGK the DGK cylinder headcylinder head..

This has been This has been constructed constructed using using POWERSHAPE POWERSHAPE and saved to a and saved to a file.file.

Constructing the HOM (II)Constructing the HOM (II) Step 2Step 2: Mesh the : Mesh the

surface and surface and select the select the boundary curves.boundary curves.

Meshing is Meshing is achieved using a achieved using a menu command; menu command; selection of selection of curves is curves is achieved by achieved by clicking on the clicking on the screen.screen.

Constructing the HOM (III)Constructing the HOM (III) Step 3Step 3: Activate : Activate

the Leeds server the Leeds server and rebuild it and rebuild it using the default using the default direction curves. direction curves. This completes This completes the construction the construction of the of the transfer transfer portport..

Constructing the HOM (IV)Constructing the HOM (IV) Step 4Step 4: Deactivate : Deactivate

the server.the server. The The transfer porttransfer port

has now been has now been embedded into embedded into the HOM object.the HOM object.