I am looking for a solution that
results in the simplified envelop of a 3D-object. The purpose it to indicate
the reservation area of a 3D-object, without revealing the details of that
3D-object. This is a typical demand that Safe Software will encounter in the
future when speaking to people handling BIM (Building Information Model)
workflows.

 

Here some examples:

 

 

The purpose is to do that on minimally following 3D-objects (input)

 

 

The expected result (output) would be something like this (see red lines):

We need at least a box, ideally a more detailed geometry (e.g. a
trapezoidal geometry)

 

 

 

 

It’s mandatory to take into account the orientation of the 3D-objet in the 3
X,Y,Z axis and minimize the resulting geometry volume. As an example following
result would be useless:

 

 

 

Can transformers be the solution to my requirement? The most likely transformers I have found are

 

 

BoundingBoxReplacer : but
it should also handle 3D coordinates , and ideally not generate the
bounding box, but rather a simplified envelop

 

CSGEvaluator: but I
cannot estimate what the result would be using this transformer

 

Is there any transformer that does what we are looking for? That would be
awesome.

 

 

If not. Would it be possible to add it on the requirement list and inform me
when it’s available?

If FME can handle this kind of requirement , we will probably buy a license of FME.

 

 

 

Best regards.

Vincent DE BREUCK

Lead Methods
Officer

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