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This paper presents a method for computing the tangency between an edge and a torus. This tangency is used in positioning a toroidal tool on an edge that is part of a triangulated surface. This method is easier to implement and faster to execute than earlier solutions to this problem. The method was tested on a triangulated surface modeling a pyramid and on a triangulated tensor product Bézier patch.
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Duvedi, R.K., Bedi, S., Batish, A. et al. The edge–torus tangency problem in multipoint machining of triangulated surface models. Int J Adv Manuf Technol 82, 1959–1972 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00170-015-7532-1
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