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Geometric modeling kernel
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<p>A geometric modeling kernel is a <a href="/facts/Solid_modeling/12J69aud">solid modeling</a> software component used in <a href="/facts/Computer-aided_design/5gSXrmmN">computer-aided design</a> (CAD) packages. Available modelling kernels include: </p> <ul><li><a href="/facts/ACIS/245HIIx2">ACIS</a> is developed and licensed by <a href="/facts/Spatial_Corp/qgIaSe9S">Spatial Corporation</a> of <a href="/facts/Dassault_Syst%25C3%25A8mes/VXPYV4nM">Dassault Systèmes</a>.</li> <li>SMLib is developed by <a href="/facts/Solid_Modeling_Solutions/34uKdp5J">Solid Modeling Solutions</a>.</li> <li>Convergence Geometric Modeler is developed by <a href="/facts/Dassault_Syst%25C3%25A8mes/VXPYV4nM">Dassault Systèmes</a>.</li> <li><a href="/facts/Parasolid/x5wW0Dlg">Parasolid</a> is developed and licensed by <a href="/facts/Siemens_Digital_Industries_Software/WakFThme">Siemens</a>.</li> <li><a href="/facts/Romulus_(b-rep_solid_modeler)/27A8x2pc">Romulus</a> was a predecessor to Parasolid.</li> <li><a href="/facts/ShapeManager/fst1bt4T">ShapeManager</a> is developed by <a href="/facts/Autodesk/6aydGFN5">Autodesk</a> and was forked from <a href="/facts/ACIS/245HIIx2">ACIS</a> in 2001.</li> <li>Granite is developed by <a href="/facts/Parametric_Technology_Corporation/QncuWHMl">Parametric Technology Corporation</a>.</li> <li><a href="/facts/C3D_Toolkit/PvkteDaU">C3D Modeler</a> is developed by C3D Labs, part of the <a href="/facts/ASCON/m8fsUjMG">ASCON Group</a>.</li> <li><a href="/facts/CGAL/Dyyl9PGD">CGAL</a> is an <a href="/facts/Open-source_software/HzTaB8E9">opensource</a> Computational Geometry Algorithms Library which has support for boolean operations on Polyhedra; but no sweep, revolve or NURBS.</li> <li><a href="/facts/Open_CASCADE/bEbtDvYk">Open CASCADE</a> is an <a href="/facts/Open-source_software/HzTaB8E9">opensource</a> modeling kernel.</li> <li>sgCore is a freeware proprietary modeling kernel distributed as an SDK.</li> <li>K3 kernel is developed by Center GeoS.</li> <li>SOLIDS++ is developed by IntegrityWare, Inc.</li> <li>APM Engine is developed by RSDC APM.</li> <li>KCM is developed and licensed by Kubotek Kosmos</li> <li>SvLis Geometric Kernel became opensource and discontinued, for Windows only.</li> <li>IRIT modeling environment, for Windows only.</li> <li>GTS GNU Triangulated Surface Library, for polygon meshes only and not surfaces.</li> <li><a href="/facts/Russian_Geometric_Kernel/3AMRL4hC">Russian Geometric Kernel</a>.</li> <li>Geometry Kernel, a multi-platform C++ library with source code accessible for clients, developed and distributed by RDF - <a href="http://rdf.bg/product-list/geometry-kernel/">Geometry Kernel web site</a>.</li> <li><a href="/facts/SolveSpace/fzsRfkLM">SolveSpace</a> has its own integrated parametric solid geometry kernel with a limited NURBS support.</li></ul>