<s>
Digital	B-Algorithm
Geometric	I-Algorithm
Kernel	I-Algorithm
(	O
Former	O
KernelCAD	B-Algorithm
)	O
,	O
is	O
a	O
software	O
development	O
framework	B-Architecture
and	O
a	O
set	O
of	O
components	O
for	O
enabling	O
3D/CAD	O
functionality	O
in	O
Windows	O
applications	O
,	O
developed	O
by	O
DInsight	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
DInsight	O
promotes	O
KernelCAD	B-Algorithm
as	O
a	O
quick	O
way	O
for	O
adding	O
3D/CAD	O
functionality	O
without	O
significant	O
knowledge	O
about	O
the	O
subject	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
such	O
,	O
it	O
can	O
be	O
added	O
to	O
forms	O
or	O
dialogs	O
using	O
development	O
environments	O
such	O
as	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Visual	I-Application
Studio	I-Application
or	O
Embarcadero	B-Language
Delphi	I-Language
.	O
</s>
<s>
Samples	O
include	O
C#	O
,	O
Visual	B-Language
Basic	I-Language
.NET	I-Language
,	O
WPF	O
,	O
C++	B-Language
and	O
Pascal	O
(	O
Delphi	B-Language
)	O
versions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
API	B-General_Concept
is	O
based	O
on	O
an	O
interface	O
(	O
abstract	O
class	O
)	O
hierarchy	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Open	B-Language
Cascade	I-Language
Technology	I-Language
engine	O
(	O
OCCT	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Parametric	O
B-spline	B-Algorithm
B-rep	B-Algorithm
modelling	O
,	O
STEP	O
format	O
implementation	O
and	O
related	O
functionality	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Object-Oriented	O
Graphics	O
Rendering	O
Engine	O
(	O
OGRE	B-Application
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
High-level	O
adaptor	O
and	O
extension	O
of	O
DirectX	B-Application
technology	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Support	O
for	O
DWG	O
and	O
other	O
AutoCAD	B-Algorithm
formats	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
product	O
was	O
first	O
released	O
by	O
DInsight	O
in	O
2001	O
under	O
Kernel	O
CAD	B-Application
name	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
other	O
words	O
,	O
Digital	O
Geometry	O
is	O
programmable	O
CAD	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Historically	O
the	O
CAD	B-Application
term	O
has	O
been	O
used	O
for	O
any	O
3D	O
model	O
representations	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
many	O
situations	O
Computer	B-Application
Aided	I-Application
Design	I-Application
term	O
becomes	O
misleading	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
traditional	O
CAD	B-Application
3D	O
model	O
is	O
the	O
objective	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Traditional	O
CAD	B-Application
means	O
computer-assisted	O
,	O
but	O
mostly	O
manual	O
work	O
,	O
which	O
significantly	O
depends	O
on	O
the	O
human	O
(	O
designer	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
