constructive solid geometry

Free On-line Dictionary of Computing

<graphics> (CSG) A method used in solid modeling to describe the geometry of complex three-dimensional scenes by applying set operations (union, difference, intersection) to primitive shapes (cuboids, cylinders, prisms, pyramids, spheres and cones).

See also CSG-tree.

CSG in JavaScript (http://evanw.github.io/csg.js/).

(2014-09-22)