| sheet body |
| List of: | Glossary Items | |
| Subjects: | Model Topology | |
| Contents: | Glossary | |
| A sheet body is an infinitely thin body that has at least one face, but does not enclose a solid area. Generally the faces are double sided, indicating that they are infinitely thin with no material on either side. | |||||
| A special case is the laminar sheet in which two sheet bodies with single sided faces and opposing normals occupy the same space. Laminar sheets should be avoided. That fact that the faces are single sided tells the modeler to expect material on one side of each face. The fact that the sheets occupy the same space means that there can be no material between the sheets. These two conditions are contradictory and can confuse the modeler. | |||||
| See also body. | |||||