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Learn the Solid, Not the File: Canonical Inputs for Neural Networks on CAD Boundary Representations

arXiv · AI, language, vision and robotics · article · Sep 10, 2026 · UTC

Boundary representation (B-rep) is the standard format used by modern CAD systems for parametric 3D models. It turns out, the exact same solid can be represented by different B-reps: for example, two engineers using different operations, a geometry kernel rebuilding the file, and an export setting repartitioning faces will lead to different B-reps even though the underlying solid remains the same. We show that existing B-rep encoders are not robust to variation in the B-rep with the same solid on perturbations applied to standard benchmarks, naturally occurring variations inherent to CAD softw

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