Solid modeling is a technique underlying CAD software as we see it today, and its theories and algorithms are among the most fundamental milestones in the historical development of CAD. Basically, it has answered the question of what geometric information a computer should store and how to store/manipulate them in order for the computer to aid the processes of design and manufacturing. This paper provides a brief review (in Chinese) on the historical development of solid modeling, its fundamental research problems, as well as their challenges and state of the art. It then concludes with three prospective trends of solid modeling, especially the promising paradigm shift from "Computer-Aided Design" to "Computer-Automated Design".

翻译：实体建模是当今CAD软件的基础技术，其理论与算法是CAD发展史上最具里程碑意义的成就之一。从根本上说，它回答了计算机应存储何种几何信息，以及如何存储/操作这些信息，以便辅助设计与制造过程的问题。本文简要回顾了实体建模的历史发展、基本研究问题及其挑战与现状，最后展望了实体建模的三个未来趋势，特别是从"计算机辅助设计"向"计算机自动化设计"的范式转变。