Pintamalli
Pintamalli, literally meaning “surface model” in Finnish, is a term used in Finnish technical discourse to refer to a representation of a surface geometry used for analysis, design, and simulation. In practice, pintamalli can be expressed analytically through parametric or implicit equations, or discretely as a mesh, a point cloud, or a height field.
It serves as the basis for tasks such as surface visualization, finite element analysis of contact and
In CAD and computer graphics, pintamalli supports operations like surface editing, subdivision, and texture mapping. In
The term derives from Finnish pinta (surface) and malli (model). Internationally, the idea is closely related