Table 6.115—DRM_Geometry_Face

Property

Description

Superclass

·         <DRM Geometry Topology>

Class

·         <DRM Geometry Face>

Subclass

·         none

Definition

An instance of this DRM class specifies a significant polygonal area.

The external boundary of a <DRM Geometry Face> is specified by its <DRM Geometry Face Ring> component.

Example(s)

·         A triangulation of <DRM Polygon>s that detail the upper surface of a forest canopy is composed of many <DRM Geometry Face>s.

Inherited field elements

field_name

range

Field_Data_Type

none

 

 

Field elements

field_name

range

Field_Data_Type

none

 

 

Associated to (one-way) (inherited)

·         none

Associated to (one-way)

·         none

Associated by (one-way) (inherited)

·         none

Associated by (one-way)

·         one or more <DRM Geometry Edge> instances1

Associated with (two-way) (inherited)

·         none

Associated with (two-way)

·         one or more <DRM Geometry Node> instances2

·         zero or more <DRM Polygon>s

Composed of (two-way) (inherited)

·         zero or one <DRM Geometry ID>

Composed of (two-way)

·         one <DRM Geometry Face Ring>

·         zero or more <DRM¸Same As Geometry Face>s

Composed of (two-way metadata) (inherited)

·         none

Composed of (two-way metadata)

·         none

Component of (two-way) (inherited)

·         zero or one <DRM Union Of Geometry Topology>

Component of (two-way)

·         none

Constraints

·         Contained node restrictions

Notes

1 The <DRM Geometry Edge> instances that border a <DRM Geometry Face> instance - in other words, those specifying its <DRM Geometry Face Ring> component - associate to that <DRM Geometry Face> instance in order that it may be possible to determine, for any <DRM Geometry Edge> instance, the topological relationships in which it participates.

2 For level 3 topology or higher, any <DRM Geometry Node> instances contained within the boundary of a <DRM Geometry Face> instance have an association relationship with that <DRM Geometry Face> instance to indicate the relationship.  For topology of less than level 3, the association relationship between instances of <DRM Geometry Face> and <DRM Geometry Node> has the same meaning, but data providers are not required to supply the information.

Class diagram

<DRM Geometry Face>