Overview

Surface Manager is a tool that has primarily been designed to simplify the handling of surfaces in marine projects, but it could also be an excellent tool in other disciplines.

Almost all kinds of complex geometries can be handled, because models are internally represented by a very flexible and powerful boundary representation or ‘Brep’ model. The geometries are defined by a set of trimmed NURBS surfaces that are connected together through their boundaries.

Improperly defined models are always a major problem when complex shapes should be transferred between different design systems. It could be small needle faces, degenerated faces, too big gaps etcetera that make an imported model unsuitable for further modelling. It's therefore essential to detect and if possible correct these types of defects to eliminate or at least minimize the risk for later failures in the modelling tools.

Transfer of models have been made as seamless as possible, by including tools to, import and export, functions to visualize and inspect, and also functions to heal and optimize imported models.

This user guide describes concepts and functions that are currently implemented in this product.