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We introduce a novel self-supervised learning framework that automatically learns representations from input computer-aided design (CAD) models for downstream tasks, including part classification, modeling segmentation, and machining…

Graphics · Computer Science 2026-03-18 Yifei Li , Kang Wu , Wenming Wu , Xiao-Ming Fu

The boundary representation (B-Rep) is the standard data structure used in Computer-Aided Design (CAD) for defining solid models. Despite recent progress, directly generating B-Reps end-to-end with precise geometry and watertight topology…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2025-12-03 Xiang Xu , Pradeep Kumar Jayaraman , Joseph G. Lambourne , Yilin Liu , Durvesh Malpure , Pete Meltzer

Boundary representation (B-rep) models are the standard way 3D shapes are described in Computer-Aided Design (CAD) applications. They combine lightweight parametric curves and surfaces with topological information which connects the…

The Boundary representation (B-rep) format is the de-facto shape representation in computer-aided design (CAD) to model solid and sheet objects. Recent approaches to generating CAD models have focused on learning sketch-and-extrude modeling…

We propose a masked self-supervised learning framework, called BRepMAE, for automatically extracting a valuable representation of the input computer-aided design (CAD) model to recognize its machining features. Representation learning is…

Graphics · Computer Science 2026-02-27 Can Yao , Kang Wu , Zuheng Zheng , Siyuan Xing , Xiao-Ming Fu

Recent techniques have been successful in reconstructing surfaces as level sets of learned functions (such as signed distance fields) parameterized by deep neural networks. Many of these methods, however, learn only closed surfaces and are…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2022-03-23 David Palmer , Dmitriy Smirnov , Stephanie Wang , Albert Chern , Justin Solomon

Parametric CAD models, represented as Boundary Representations (B-reps), are foundational to modern design and manufacturing workflows, offering the precision and topological breakdown required for downstream tasks such as analysis,…

Graphics · Computer Science 2025-04-08 James Noeckel , Benjamin Jones , Adriana Schulz , Brian Curless

Boundary representation (B-rep) is the de facto standard for modern CAD, yet learning-based B-rep synthesis remains challenging due to the tight coupling between discrete topology and continuous geometry. We observe a fundamental asymmetry…

Graphics · Computer Science 2026-05-20 Jing Li , Yihang Fu , Falai Chen

Direct B-Rep generation is increasingly important in CAD workflows, eliminating costly modeling sequence data and supporting complex features. A key challenge is modeling joint distribution of the misaligned geometry and topology. Existing…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2025-07-08 Weilin Lai , Tie Xu , Hu Wang

Industrial CAD workflows require robust, generalizable 3D geometric representations supporting accuracy and explainability. We introduce Shape, a self-supervised foundation model converting surface meshes into dense per-token embeddings.…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2026-04-28 Bayangmbe Mounmo , Sam Chien , Mile Mitrovic

Recognizing geometric features on B-rep models is a cornerstone technique for multimedia content-based retrieval and has been widely applied in intelligent manufacturing. However, previous research often merely focused on Machining Feature…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2025-06-27 Yongkang Dai , Xiaoshui Huang , Yunpeng Bai , Hao Guo , Hongping Gan , Ling Yang , Yilei Shi

This paper presents BrepGen, a diffusion-based generative approach that directly outputs a Boundary representation (B-rep) Computer-Aided Design (CAD) model. BrepGen represents a B-rep model as a novel structured latent geometry in a…

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Boundary representation (B-rep) of geometric models is a fundamental format in Computer-Aided Design (CAD). However, automatically generating valid and high-quality B-rep models remains challenging due to the complex interdependence between…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2025-03-18 Jing Li , Yihang Fu , Falai Chen

The design of man-made objects is dominated by computer aided design (CAD) tools. Assisting design with data-driven machine learning methods is hampered by lack of labeled data in CAD's native format; the parametric boundary representation…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2022-10-21 Benjamin T. Jones , Michael Hu , Vladimir G. Kim , Adriana Schulz

Boundary Representation (B-Rep) is the widely adopted standard in Computer-Aided Design (CAD) and manufacturing. However, generative modeling of B-Reps remains a formidable challenge due to their inherent heterogeneity as geometric cell…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2026-01-27 Junran Lu , Yuanqi Li , Hengji Li , Jie Guo , Yanwen Guo

In machining process, 3D reverse engineering of the mechanical system is an integral, highly important, and yet time consuming step to obtain parametric CAD models from 3D scans. Therefore, deep learning-based Scan-to-CAD modeling can offer…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2024-09-24 Sk Aziz Ali , Mohammad Sadil Khan , Didier Stricker

Boundary representation (B-rep) is the de facto standard for CAD model representation in modern industrial design. The intricate coupling between geometric and topological elements in B-rep structures has forced existing generative methods…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2025-12-01 Pu Li , Wenhao Zhang , Weize Quan , Biao Zhang , Peter Wonka , Dong-Ming Yan

The shape of objects is an important source of visual information in a wide range of applications. One of the core challenges of shape quantification is to ensure that the extracted measurements remain invariant to transformations that…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2025-07-02 Anna Foix Romero , Craig Russell , Alexander Krull , Virginie Uhlmann

Shape abstraction is an important task for simplifying complex geometric structures while retaining essential features. Sweep surfaces, commonly found in human-made objects, aid in this process by effectively capturing and representing…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2024-07-10 Mingrui Zhao , Yizhi Wang , Fenggen Yu , Changqing Zou , Ali Mahdavi-Amiri
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