In a shell model of a cube, the bottom and top surface of the cube must have a uniform thickness with no holes or cracks in the first and last layer printed. Shell models must be manifold (having no holes or cracks in the shell) to be meaningful as a real object. Differences between them are mostly variations in the way they are created and edited and conventions of use in various fields and differences in types of approximations between the model and reality.
Solid and shell modeling can create functionally identical objects. Almost all visual models used in games and film are shell models. the boundary of the object, not its volume (like an infinitesimally thin eggshell).
Solid models are mostly used for engineering and medical simulations, and are usually built with constructive solid geometry The Utah teapot is one of the most common models used in 3D graphics education.Īlmost all 3D models can be divided into two categories: A modern render of the iconic Utah teapot model developed by Martin Newell (1975).
