Topologic: A toolkit for spatial and topological modelling

Jabi, Wassim ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2594-9568, Aish, Robert, Lannon, Simon ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4677-7184, Chatzivasileiadi, Aikaterini ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5413-466X and Wardhana, Nicholas 2018. Topologic: A toolkit for spatial and topological modelling. Presented at: 36th annual Education and research in Computer Aided Architectural Design in Europe (eCAADe) 2018, Lodz, Poland, 17-21 September 2018. Published in: Kepczynska-Walczak, Anetta and Bialkowski, Sebastian eds. pp. 449-458.

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Abstract

This paper describes non-manifold topology (NMT) as it relates to the field of architecture and presents Topologic, an open-source software modelling library enabling hierarchical and topological representations of architectural spaces, buildings and artefacts through NMT. Topologic is designed as a core library and additional plugins to visual data flow programming (VDFP) software. The software architecture and class hierarchy are explained and two domain-specific demonstrative tools (TopologicEnergy and TopologicStructure) are presented to illustrate how third-party software developers could use Topologic to build their own solutions. The paper concludes with a reflection on the benefits and limitations of NMT in the design and simulation workflows and outlines future work.

Item Type:	Conference or Workshop Item - published (Paper)
Date Type:	Publication
Status:	Published
Schools:	Schools > Architecture
ISBN:	9789491207167
ISSN:	2684-1843
Funders:	Leverhulme Trust
Projects:	Enhancing the representation of architectural space in 3D modelling environments
Last Modified:	20 Aug 2026 13:03
URI:	https://orca.cardiff.ac.uk/id/eprint/111728

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