Data Structure for Computer Graphics

ME 459 Advanced Topics in Design and Manufacturing

1. Relational Database

• Consistent and flexible with respect to user manipulation of relations and data.
• Requires a substantial amount of sorting

2. Hierarchical Database

• Each level's elements connect to only one element of the level above
• Cimple and fast
• Create redundancy and danger of inconsistance

3. Network database

• Many to many relationship
• Often becomes very complex in both the structure and the amount of programming needed to implement it