Romulus (modelling kernel)

The Romulus b-rep solid modeler (or simply Romulus) was released in 1978 by Ian Braid, Charles Lang, Alan Grayer, and the Shape Data team in Cambridge, England.^[1] It was the first commercial solid modeling kernel designed for straightforward integration into CAD software. Romulus incorporated the CAM-I AIS^[2] (Computer Aided Manufacturers International's Application Interface Specification) and was the only solid modeler (other than its successors Parasolid and ACIS) ever to offer a third-party standard API to facilitate high-level integration into a host CAD software program. Romulus was quickly licensed by Siemens, HP and several other CAD software vendors.

See also

• Comparison of computer-aided design editors
• Shape Data Limited

References

1. "Ian Braid, Alan Grayer and Charles Lang, the 2008 Pierre Bézier Award Recipients". Sold Modeling Association. Retrieved 2 April 2016.
2. Rogers, David; Earnshaw, Rae (2001-10-31). Computer Graphics Techniques:Theory and Practice. Springer. p. 399. ISBN 0-387-97237-4.