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Welcome!
This
is the homepage for the Solid Modeling Association (SMA), serving
research, development, and user communities in CAD/CAM and in the broader
field of Solid Modeling and its applications.
Solid Modeling
refers to theories and computations that define and
manipulate representations of physical objects, of their properties, and of
the associated abstractions, and that support a variety of processes. The
representations and computations used in solid modeling are based on sound
mathematical and physical principles, innovative and compact data structures,
and efficient and reliable algorithms. They support the creation, exchange,
visualization, animation, interrogation, and annotation of the digital models
of the objects and their evolution. SPM2013: Symposium of Solid & Physical Modeling
Since
its inception in 1991, the ACM Symposium on Solid Modeling and Applications
has been the primary venue for disseminating research results in the design,
representation, analysis, visualization, and use of digital models of real or
planned solid objects and of their bounding surfaces. This initial period was
primarily focused on the theoretical and algorithmic tools that produce and
exploit unambiguous representations of the geometry of such objects. We
continue to seek research contributions that strive to advance the domain,
accuracy, and effectiveness of such representations and algorithms. At the
same time, modeling solids entails not only modeling their geometric shape,
but also their physical properties and behaviors. To emphasize this broader
mission, we have expanded the name of the Symposium to Solid and Physical
Modeling (abbreviated SPM). To meet these goals, we encourage submissions
dealing with the analysis, simulation, modeling, and animation of the
behavior of objects and their properties as functions of space and time,
possibly in response to interactions with a human user or the environment. SMA
was formed to develop and oversee the series of ACM
Symposia on Solid Modeling and Applications and to provide the members of
the Solid Modeling community with means to inform each other about their
activities and progress and to track and influence the events, funding, and
research opportunities in this field.
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