Discrete Geometry Kernel (DGK) - Making Models Work

The Discrete Geometry Kernel (DGK) from Discretize offers a facet based modeling library with capabilities specifically designed to address the issue of preparing simulation data from a wide range of heterogeneous data. DGK provides unique capabilities for transforming facet data from CAD or other sources into facet models suitable for simultaion with the ability to define application based topology.

DGK takes a topology centric approach to faceted geometry modeling, explicitly representing topological features like curves and vertices internal to a surface. DGK is able to accurately reproduce any topological configuration that a geometric kernel can provide and is able to add complex topology to models that originate without any such information, for example models from point clouds or models that have lost information from being exported to a STL file. Its topology management capabilities allow enhanced control and flexibility over what is traditionally provided in faceted modeling libraries, for example, supporting defeaturing operations, defining a vertex or curve on the interior of a surface to support point or line loads for a simulation, or preserving a weak crease that could be otherwise destroyed by coarsening or smoothing operations.

Although DGK is focused on addressing simulation modeling needs it can easily be used for other applications that work well with facet models but need the ability to improve and modify the models for application specific requirements.

DGK provides an extensive set of utilities for working with facet representation of your models.

DGK also provides comprehensive modeling capabilities with the ability to work with tolerances much greater than B-Rep based solid Modeling, allowing for resolution of gaps and overlaps. One unique capability of DGK as a modeling kernel is that whenever practical the tolerances are defined as part of the operation rather than as attributes of the model or model entities.

DGK modeling capabilities include

DGK provides unique capabilities necessary for efficiently transforming data from CAD or other sources into models suitable for meshing and simultaion problem definition.