Fade_2D is the Delaunay triangulation class. More...

#include <Fade_2D.h>

Public Member Functions
	Fade_2D (unsigned numExpectedVertices=3)
	Constructor of the triangulation class. More...

	~Fade_2D ()
	Destructor.

void	applyConstraintsAndZones ()
	Apply conforming constraints and zones (deprecated!) More...

bool	checkValidity (bool bCheckEmptyCircleProperty, const char *msg) const
	Checks if a triangulation is valid. More...

Bbox2	computeBoundingBox () const
	Compute the axis-aligned bounding box of the points. More...

ConstraintGraph2 *	createConstraint (std::vector< Segment2 > &vSegments, ConstraintInsertionStrategy cis, bool bOrientedSegments=false, bool bUseHeightOfLatest=false)
	Add constraint edges (edges, polyline, polygon) . More...

Zone2 *	createZone (const std::vector< ConstraintGraph2 * > &vConstraintGraphs, ZoneLocation zoneLoc, const Point2 &startPoint, bool bVerbose=true)
	Create a zone limited by multiple ConstraintGraph2 objects by growing from a start point. More...

Zone2 *	createZone (ConstraintGraph2 *pConstraintGraph, ZoneLocation zoneLoc, bool bVerbose=true)
	Create a zone. More...

Zone2 *	createZone (ConstraintGraph2 *pConstraintGraph, ZoneLocation zoneLoc, const Point2 &startPoint, bool bVerbose=true)
	Create a zone limited by a ConstraintGraph by growing from a start point. More...

Zone2 *	createZone (std::vector< Triangle2 * > &vTriangles, bool bVerbose=true)
	Create a zone defined by a vector of triangles. More...

Zone2 *	createZone_cookieCutter (std::vector< Segment2 > &vSegments, bool bProtectEdges)
	Cookie Cutter The Cookie Cutter cuts out a part of a triangulation and returns it as a Zone2 object. More...

void	cutTriangles (const Point2 &knifeStart, const Point2 &knifeEnd, bool bTurnEdgesIntoConstraints)
	Cut through a triangulation. More...

void	cutTriangles (std::vector< Segment2 > &vSegments, bool bTurnEdgesIntoConstraints)
	Cut through a triangulation. More...

void	deleteZone (Zone2 *pZone)
	Delete a Zone2 object. More...

bool	drape (std::vector< Segment2 > &vSegmentsIn, std::vector< Segment2 > &vSegmentsOut, double zTolerance) const
	Drape segments along a surface. More...

void	exportTriangulation (FadeExport &fadeExport, bool bWithCustomIndices, bool bClear)
	Export triangulation data from Fade. More...

Triangle2 *	getAdjacentTriangle (Point2 p0, Point2 p1) const
	Get adjacent triangle. More...

void	getAliveAndDeadConstraintSegments (std::vector< ConstraintSegment2 * > &vAllConstraintSegments) const
	Get all (alive and dead) constraint segments.

void	getAliveConstraintSegments (std::vector< ConstraintSegment2 * > &vAliveConstraintSegments) const
	Get active (alive) constraint segments.

ConstraintSegment2 *	getConstraintSegment (Point2 p0, Point2 p1) const
	Retrieve a ConstraintSegment2. More...

void	getConvexHull (bool bAllVertices, std::vector< Point2 * > &vConvexHullPointsOut)
	Compute the convex hull. More...

void	getDirectedEdges (std::vector< Edge2 > &vDirectedEdgesOut) const
	Get directed edges Edges are counterclockwise oriented around their triangle. The present method returns directed edges. That means each edge(a,b) is returend twice, as edge(a,b) and as edge(b,a).

bool	getHeight (double x, double y, double &heightOut, Triangle2 *pApproxT=NULL, double tolerance=0) const
	Compute the height of a certain point. More...

void	getIncidentTriangles (Point2 pVtx, std::vector< Triangle2 > &vIncidentT) const
	Get incident triangles. More...

void	getIncidentVertices (Point2 pVtx, std::vector< Point2 > &vIncidentVertices) const
	Get incident vertices. More...

Point2 *	getNearestNeighbor (const Point2 &p)
	Get nearest neighbor. More...

Orientation2	getOrientation (const Point2 &p0, const Point2 &p1, const Point2 &p2)
	Compute the orientation of 3 points. More...

void	getTrianglePointers (std::vector< Triangle2 * > &vAllTriangles) const
	Get pointers to all triangles. More...

void	getUndirectedEdges (std::vector< Edge2 > &vUndirectedEdgesOut) const
	Get undirected edges. More...

void	getVertexPointers (std::vector< Point2 * > &vAllPoints) const
	Get pointers to all vertices. More...

Voronoi2 *	getVoronoiDiagram ()
	Get the Voronoi diagram. More...

bool	hasArea () const
	Check if the triangulation contains triangles (which is the case if at least 3 non-collinear points exist in the triangulation. More...

Zone2 *	importTriangles (std::vector< Point2 > &vPoints, bool bReorientIfNeeded, bool bCreateExtendedBoundingBox)
	Import triangles. More...

void	insert (CloudPrepare *pCloudPrepare, bool bClear=true)
	Insert points from a CloudPrepare object. More...

Point2 *	insert (const Point2 &p)
	Insert a single point. More...

void	insert (const std::vector< Point2 > &vInputPoints)
	Insert a vector of points. More...

void	insert (const std::vector< Point2 > &vInputPoints, std::vector< Point2 * > &vHandles)
	Insert points from a std::vector and store pointers in vHandles. More...

void	insert (int numPoints, double aCoordinates, Point2 *aHandles)
	Insert points from an array. More...

bool	isConstraint (Point2 p0, Point2 p1) const
	Check if an edge is a constraint edge. More...

bool	isConstraint (Point2 *pVtx) const
	Check if a vertex is a constraint vertex. More...

bool	isConstraint (Triangle2 *pT, int ith) const
	Check if an edge is a constraint edge. More...

bool	load (const char filename, std::vector< Zone2 > &vZones)
	Load a triangulation. More...

bool	load (std::istream &stream, std::vector< Zone2 * > &vZones)
	Load a triangulation. More...

Triangle2 *	locate (const Point2 &p)
	Locate a triangle which contains p. More...

double	measureTriangulationTime (std::vector< Point2 > &vPoints)
	Measure the Delaunay triangulation time. More...

size_t	numberOfPoints () const
	Number of points. More...

size_t	numberOfTriangles () const
	Number of triangles. More...

void	printLicense () const
	Prints license information.

void	refine (Zone2 *pZone, double minAngleDegree, double minEdgeLength, double maxEdgeLength, bool bAllowConstraintSplitting)
	Delaunay refinement. More...

void	refineAdvanced (MeshGenParams *pParameters)
	Delaunay refinement and grid meshing. More...

void	remove (Point2 *pVertex)
	Remove a single vertex. More...

void	remove (std::vector< Point2 * > &vPoints)
	Remove vertices. More...

void	reset ()
	Reset. More...

bool	saveTriangulation (const char filename, std::vector< Zone2 > &vSaveZones)
	Save a triangulation. More...

bool	saveTriangulation (std::ostream &stream, std::vector< Zone2 * > &vSaveZones)
	Save a triangulation. More...

bool	saveZones (const char filename, std::vector< Zone2 > &vSaveZones)
	Save zones. More...

bool	saveZones (std::ostream &stream, std::vector< Zone2 * > &vSaveZones)
	Save zones. More...

void	setFastMode (bool bFast)
	Set fast mode. More...

int	setNumCPU (int numCPU)
	Set the number CPU cores for multithreading (deprecated) More...

void	show (const char *postscriptFilename, bool bWithConstraints=true) const
	Draws the triangulation as postscript file. More...

void	show (Visualizer2 *pVis, bool bWithConstraints=true) const
	Draws the triangulation as postscript file using an existing Visualizer2 object. More...

void	showGeomview (const char filename, const char color="1 1 1 0.5") const
	Draws the triangulation in 3D. More...

void	showGeomview (Visualizer3 pVis, const char color="1 1 1 0.5") const
	Draws the triangulation in 3D. More...

void	statistics (const char *s) const
	Statistics. More...

void	subscribe (MsgType msgType, MsgBase *pMsg)
	Register a message receiver. More...

void	unsubscribe (MsgType msgType, MsgBase *pMsg)
	Unregister a message receiver. More...

void	writeObj (const char *filename) const
	Write the current triangulation to an *.obj file. More...

void	writeObj (const char filename, Zone2 pZone) const
	Write a zone to an *.obj file. More...

void	writeWebScene (const char *path) const
	Write the current triangulation to an *.obj file. More...

void	writeWebScene (const char path, Zone2 pZone) const
	Write a zone to an *.obj file. More...

Detailed Description

Fade_2D represents a Delaunay triangulation in 2D or 2.5D (depends on the used namespace)

Constructor & Destructor Documentation

◆ Fade_2D()

GEOM_FADE25D::Fade_2D::Fade_2D ( unsigned numExpectedVertices = 3 )

inlineexplicit

Parameters

numExpectedVertices specifies the number of points that will be inserted. This is a default parameter that does not need to be specified.

Remarks: There is no copy constructor. Use copyFade() to copy Fade_2D objects along with their Zone2 objects.

Member Function Documentation

◆ applyConstraintsAndZones()

void GEOM_FADE25D::Fade_2D::applyConstraintsAndZones ( )

This method establishes conforming constraint segments and zones which depend on them. For technical reasons conforming constraint segments are not immediately established but inserted at the end of the triangulation process. This step must be triggered manually i.e., it is up to the user to call applyConstraintsAndZones() before the resulting triangulation is used. If afterwards the triangulation is changed in any way, applyConstraintsAndZones() must be called again.

Note: The present function applyConstraintsAndZones() as well as the two constraint insertion strategies CIS_CONFORMING_DELAUNAY and CIS_CONFORMING_DELAUNAY_SEGMENT_LEVEL are deprecated. These are only kept for backwards compatibilty. The replacement is CIS_CONSTRAINED_DELAUNAY along with the methods Fade_2D::drape() and/or ConstraintGraph2::makeDelaunay(). See the example code in examples_25D/terrain.cpp

◆ checkValidity()

bool GEOM_FADE25D::Fade_2D::checkValidity	(	bool	bCheckEmptyCircleProperty,
		const char *	msg
	)		const

Checks the validity of the data structure.

Parameters

bCheckEmptyCircleProperty	specifies if (slow!) multiprecision arithmetic shall be used to recheck the empty circle property
msg	is a debug string that will be shown in terminal output so that you know which checkValidity call currently runs.

This method is thought for development purposes. Don't call it method unless you assume that something is wrong with the code.

◆ computeBoundingBox()

Bbox2 GEOM_FADE25D::Fade_2D::computeBoundingBox ( ) const

If no points have been inserted yet, then the returned Bbox2 object is invalid and its member function Bbox2::isValid() returns false.

◆ createConstraint()

ConstraintGraph2* GEOM_FADE25D::Fade_2D::createConstraint	(	std::vector< Segment2 > &	vSegments,
		ConstraintInsertionStrategy	cis,
		bool	bOrientedSegments = `false`,
		bool	bUseHeightOfLatest = `false`
	)

Parameters

vSegments	are segments which shall appear as edges of the triangulation. The segments may be automatically reordered and reoriented, see `bOrientedSegments` below.
cis	is the Constraint-Insertion-Strategy. Use always CIS_CONSTRAINED_DELAUNAY. This mode inserts the constraint segments at their original level (no projection onto the surface) and without subdivision unless existing vertices or existing constraint segments are crossed. When subdivision (e.g., to achieve better triangle shapes) is desired then use ConstraintGraph2::makeDelaunay() after insertion. When the segments shall be adapted to the elevation of the existing surface then use Fade_2D::drape(). See the example code in `examples_25D/terrain.cpp`
bOrientedSegments	specifies whether the segments in vSegments are oriented (oriented, not ordered!). If later a zone is to be made with the returned ConstraintGraph2 object this is only possible if the value is true (then it is assumed that all segments are counterclockwise oriented) or if the ConstraintGraph2 represents exactly one closed polygon. The value affects also the order of the returned vertices when later ConstraintGraph2::getPolygonVertices() is called. This is a default parameter and it defaults to false.
bUseHeightOfLatest	specifies that the height z of the last inserted segment is to be used. This is used in conflict case only, e.g. if the endpoint of an inserted segment already exists with a different height, or if an existing constraint segment is cut. By default, the height of the existing elements is used for the intersection point.

Returns: a pointer to the new ConstraintGraph2 object

Delaunay triangulation without constraints

Constrained Delaunay triangulation

Conforming Delaunay triangulation through the ConstraintGraph::makeDelaunay() method

◆ createZone() [1/4]

Zone2* GEOM_FADE25D::Fade_2D::createZone	(	const std::vector< ConstraintGraph2 * > &	vConstraintGraphs,
		ZoneLocation	zoneLoc,
		const Point2 &	startPoint,
		bool	bVerbose = `true`
	)

A Zone2 object is an area of the traingulation, see createZone

Parameters

vConstraintGraphs	is a vector of ConstraintGraph objects
zoneLoc	must be ZL_GROW
startPoint	is the point from which the area is grown until the borders specified in vConstraintGraphs are reached
bVerbose	is by default true and causes a warning if NULL is returned.

Returns: a pointer to the new Zone2 object (or NULL if zoneLoc!=ZL_GROW or no triangles exist)

◆ createZone() [2/4]

Zone2* GEOM_FADE25D::Fade_2D::createZone	(	ConstraintGraph2 *	pConstraintGraph,
		ZoneLocation	zoneLoc,
		bool	bVerbose = `true`
	)

A Zone2 object is an area of a triangulation, possibly bounded by a ConstraintGraph.

Parameters

zoneLoc	is ZL_INSIDE, ZL_OUTSIDE or ZL_GLOBAL.
pConstraintGraph	points to a formerly created ConstraintGraph2 object (which must be oriented and contain a simple polygon) or is NULL in case of zoneLoc==ZL_GLOBAL.
bVerbose	is by default true and causes a warning if NULL is returned.

Returns: a pointer to the new Zone2 object or NULL if no triangles exist or pConstraintGraph->isOriented() returns false.

Zones in a triangulation

◆ createZone() [3/4]

Zone2* GEOM_FADE25D::Fade_2D::createZone	(	ConstraintGraph2 *	pConstraintGraph,
		ZoneLocation	zoneLoc,
		const Point2 &	startPoint,
		bool	bVerbose = `true`
	)

A Zone2 object is an area of the traingulation, see createZone

Parameters

pConstraintGraph	is a constraint whose edges specify the area's border
zoneLoc	must be ZL_GROW
startPoint	is the point from which the area is grown until the borders specified in pConstraint are reached
bVerbose	is by default true and causes a warning if NULL is returned.

Returns: a pointer to the new Zone2 object (or NULL if zoneLoc!=ZL_GROW or no triangles exist)

◆ createZone() [4/4]

Zone2* GEOM_FADE25D::Fade_2D::createZone	(	std::vector< Triangle2 * > &	vTriangles,
		bool	bVerbose = `true`
	)

A Zone2 object is an area of the traingulation, see createZone

Parameters

vTriangles
bVerbose	is by default true and causes a warning if NULL is returned.

Returns: a pointer to the new Zone2 object (or NULL if vTriangles is empty)

◆ createZone_cookieCutter()

Zone2* GEOM_FADE25D::Fade_2D::createZone_cookieCutter	(	std::vector< Segment2 > &	vSegments,
		bool	bProtectEdges
	)

Parameters

[in]	vSegments	specifies a simple polygon.
[in]	bProtectEdges	specifies if existing edges shall be locked by turning them into constraint segments

Returns: a Zone2 object consisting of all triangles inside the polygon or NULL when the operation has failed due to wrong preconditions.

Properties: The input polygon ( vSegments) does not need to have certain height values, the z-coordinates are computed automatically. The input polygon is automatically trimmed when it is outside the convex hull of the triangulation. Insertion of intersection points may flip existing edges in the triangulation but this can be avoided using bProtectEdges=true. In this case new constraint edges may be created.

◆ cutTriangles() [1/2]

void GEOM_FADE25D::Fade_2D::cutTriangles	(	const Point2 &	knifeStart,
		const Point2 &	knifeEnd,
		bool	bTurnEdgesIntoConstraints
	)

Parameters

knifeStart	is one point of the knife segment
knifeEnd	is the second point of the knife segment
bTurnEdgesIntoConstraints	turns all 3 edges of each intersected triangle into constraint segments.

This method inserts a constraint edge knife(knifeStart,knifeEnd). If existing edges E are intersected by knife, then knife is subdivided at the intersection points P.

In any case knife will exist (in a possibly subdivided form) in the result. But a consequence of the insertion of the points P is that the edges E and even edges which are not intersected by knife may be flipped. Use bTurnEdgesIntoConstraints=true to avoid that.

Note: The intersection point of two line segments may not be exactly representable in double precision floating point arithmetic and thus tiny rounding errors may occur. As a consequence two very close intersection points may be rounded to the same coordinates.; When more than one knife segment is inserted then the method void cutTriangles(std::vector<Segment2>& vSegments,bool bTurnEdgesIntoConstraints) should be used. The reason is that each individual cut operation changes the triangulation and thus iterative calls to the present version of the method can lead to a different result.

◆ cutTriangles() [2/2]

void GEOM_FADE25D::Fade_2D::cutTriangles	(	std::vector< Segment2 > &	vSegments,
		bool	bTurnEdgesIntoConstraints
	)

Parameters

vSegments	are the knife segments
bTurnEdgesIntoConstraints	specifies if intersected edges shall automatically be turned into constraints

Same method as void cutTriangles(const Point2& knifeStart,const Point2& knifeEnd,bool bTurnEdgesIntoConstraints) but it takes a vector of segments instead of a single segment. This is the recommended method to cut through a triangulation when more than one knife segment exists.

◆ deleteZone()

void GEOM_FADE25D::Fade_2D::deleteZone ( Zone2 * pZone )

Zone2 objects are automatically destroyed with their Fade_2D objects. In addition this method provides the possibility to eliminate Zone2 objects earlier.

Note: Zones are designed transparently: When two zones Z1 and Z2 are combined to a new one Z3 (for example through a boolean operation) then Z1,Z2,Z3 form a tree such that changes in the leaf nodes Z1 and Z2 can propagate up to the root node Z3. For this reason Z1 and Z2 must be alive as long as Z3 is used.

◆ drape()

bool GEOM_FADE25D::Fade_2D::drape	(	std::vector< Segment2 > &	vSegmentsIn,
		std::vector< Segment2 > &	vSegmentsOut,
		double	zTolerance
	)		const

Projects the segments from vSegmentsIn onto the triangulation. Thereby the segments are subdivided where they intersect edges of the triangulation. Segment parts outside the triangulation are cut off and ignored. Degenerate input segments are also ignored.

The heights (z-values) of the result segments are adapted to the surface.

Parameters

[in]	zTolerance	is used to avoid excessive subdivision of segments. Use some positive value to define the acceptable geometric error or use `zTolerance=-1.0` to split the segments at all intersections with triangulation-edges.
[in]	vSegmentsIn	Input segments
[out]	vSegmentsOut	Output segments

Returns: TRUE if all input segments are inside the convex hull of the triangulation. Otherwise FALSE is returned and the result is still valid but it contains only the segment parts inside the convex hull.

Note: The tiny rounding errors that occur when segment intersections are computed are largely theoretical. But be aware that subdivided segments are not always perfectly collinear. This can't be avoided because the exact split point is sometimes not even representable using floating point coordinates.

Drape: Input segments (blue) are draped (red) onto a TIN. Left with tolerance 1.0, right without tolerance

Note: Draping segments onto a TIN does not insert them. Use Fade_2D::createConstraint() for that purpose.

◆ exportTriangulation()

void GEOM_FADE25D::Fade_2D::exportTriangulation	(	FadeExport &	fadeExport,
		bool	bWithCustomIndices,
		bool	bClear
	)

Parameters

fadeExport	is a struct that will hold the requested triangulation data
bWithCustomIndices	determines whether the custom indices of the points are also stored
bClear	determines whether the Fade instance is cleared during the export operation to save memory

Note: When bClear is true then all memory of the Fade object is deleted i.e., all existing pointers to its objects become invalid.

◆ getAdjacentTriangle()

Triangle2* GEOM_FADE25D::Fade_2D::getAdjacentTriangle	(	Point2 *	p0,
		Point2 *	p1
	)		const

Returns: the triangle that has the edge (p0,p1) or NULL if no such edge is present

Note: Recall the counter-clockwise enumeration of vertices in a triangle. If (p0,p1) is used, the unique triangle with the CCW oriented edge (p0,p1) is returned, using (p1,p0) one gets the other adjacent triangle.

◆ getConstraintSegment()

ConstraintSegment2* GEOM_FADE25D::Fade_2D::getConstraintSegment	(	Point2 *	p0,
		Point2 *	p1
	)		const

Returns: a pointer to the ConstraintSegment2 between p0 and p1 or NULL if the segment is not a constraint edge (or dead because it has been splitted)

◆ getConvexHull()

void GEOM_FADE25D::Fade_2D::getConvexHull	(	bool	bAllVertices,
		std::vector< Point2 * > &	vConvexHullPointsOut
	)

Parameters

	bAllVertices	determines if all convex hull points are returned or if collinear ones shall be removed.
[out]	vConvexHullPointsOut	is used to return the convex hull vertices in counterclockwise order. The start vertex is the leftmost vertex. If more than one leftmost vertex exists, the bottommost of them is the start vertex.

◆ getHeight()

bool GEOM_FADE25D::Fade_2D::getHeight	(	double	x,
		double	y,
		double &	heightOut,
		Triangle2 *	pApproxT = `NULL`,
		double	tolerance = `0`
	)		const

Computes the height (z) at the coordinates x and y, assigns it to heightOut and returns true if successful.

Parameters

[in]	x,y	are the input coordinates
[out]	heightOut	is the computed height
[in]	pApproxT	can be set to a nearby triangle. If unknown, use NULL.
[in]	tolerance	is by default 0, see below

Note: pApproxT is an optional parameter to speed up the search in case that you know a nearby triangle. But point location if very fast anyway and if you are not sure, using NULL is probably faster.; Due to rounding errors your query point may lie slightly outside the convex hull of the triangulation and in such a case the present method would correctly return false. But you can use the optional tolerance parameter (default: 0): If your query point is not farther outside the convex hull than tolerance then the height of the closest point of the convex hull is returned.

◆ getIncidentTriangles()

void GEOM_FADE25D::Fade_2D::getIncidentTriangles	(	Point2 *	pVtx,
		std::vector< Triangle2 * > &	vIncidentT
	)		const

Stores pointers to all triangles around pVtx into vIncidentT

◆ getIncidentVertices()

void GEOM_FADE25D::Fade_2D::getIncidentVertices	(	Point2 *	pVtx,
		std::vector< Point2 * > &	vIncidentVertices
	)		const

Stores pointers to all vertices around pVtx into vIncidentVertices

◆ getNearestNeighbor()

Point2* GEOM_FADE25D::Fade_2D::getNearestNeighbor ( const Point2 & p )

This method returns the closest vertex of p.

Parameters

[in] p is the query point

Returns: a pointer to the closest vertex

◆ getOrientation()

Orientation2 GEOM_FADE25D::Fade_2D::getOrientation	(	const Point2 &	p0,
		const Point2 &	p1,
		const Point2 &	p2
	)

Returns: ORIENTATION2_COLLINEAR, ORIENTATION2_CW (clockwise) or ORENTATION2_CCW (counterclockwise)

◆ getTrianglePointers()

void GEOM_FADE25D::Fade_2D::getTrianglePointers ( std::vector< Triangle2 * > & vAllTriangles ) const

This command fetches the existing triangles

Parameters

[out] vAllTriangles is used to return the triangles

Note: that the lifetime of data from the Fade2D datastructures does exceed the lifetime of the Fade2D object.

◆ getUndirectedEdges()

void GEOM_FADE25D::Fade_2D::getUndirectedEdges ( std::vector< Edge2 > & vUndirectedEdgesOut ) const

Parameters

vUndirectedEdgesOut is used to return a unique set of undirected edges.

◆ getVertexPointers()

void GEOM_FADE25D::Fade_2D::getVertexPointers ( std::vector< Point2 * > & vAllPoints ) const

Parameters

vAllPoints is an empty vector of Point2 pointers.

Stores pointers to all vertices of the triangulation in vAllPoints. The order in which the points are stored is not necessarily the insertion order. For geometrically identical points which have been inserted multiple times, only one pointer exists. Thus vAllPoints.size() can be smaller than the number of inserted points.

Note: that the lifetime of data from the Fade2D datastructures does exceed the lifetime of the Fade2D object.

◆ getVoronoiDiagram()

Voronoi2* GEOM_FADE25D::Fade_2D::getVoronoiDiagram ( )

Returns: a dual Voronoi diagram that changes dynamically when the triangulation changes.

◆ hasArea()

bool GEOM_FADE25D::Fade_2D::hasArea ( ) const

As long as all inserted points are collinear the triangulation does not contain triangles. This is clearly the case as long as less than three input points are present but it may also be the case when 3 or more points have been inserted when all these points are collinear. These points are then in a pending state, i.e. they will be triangulated as soon as the first non-collinear point is inserted.

Triangles are generated as soon as the first non-collinear point is inserted.

Returns: true if at least one triangle exists
false otherwise

◆ importTriangles()

Zone2* GEOM_FADE25D::Fade_2D::importTriangles	(	std::vector< Point2 > &	vPoints,
		bool	bReorientIfNeeded,
		bool	bCreateExtendedBoundingBox
	)

This method imports triangles into an empty Fade object. The triangles do not need to satisfy the empty circle property.

Parameters

vPoints	contains the input vertices (3 subsequent ones per triangle)
bReorientIfNeeded	specifies if the orientations of the point triples shall be checked and corrected. If the point triples are certainly oriented in counterclockwise order then the orientation test can be skipped.
bCreateExtendedBoundingBox	can be used to insert 4 dummy points of an extended bounding box. This is convenient in some cases. Use false if you are unsure.

Returns: a pointer to a Zone2 object or NULL if the input data is invalid

Warning: This method requires 100% correct input. A frequent source of trouble is when client software reads points from an ASCII file. The ASCII format is convenient but it can introduce rounding errors that cause intersections and flipped triangle orientations. Thus it is highly recommended to transfer point coordinates with binary files. See also readPointsBIN() and writePointsBIN().

◆ insert() [1/5]

void GEOM_FADE25D::Fade_2D::insert	(	CloudPrepare *	pCloudPrepare,
		bool	bClear = `true`
	)

Parameters

[in]	pCloudPrepare	is a CloudPrepare object that contains a point cloud
[in]	bClear	determines whether pCloudPrepare shall be cleared during the operation in order to save memory. Always use bClear=true unless you plan to use pCloudPrepare also for other triangulations.

Note: There's a difference in peak memory conversion compared to the other insert() methods: You can pre-give the vertices to the CloudPrepare object and delete them from your own software's data structures while not a single triangle has been created yet. Only after that you call this insert() function with the CloudPrepare object and the vertices are triangulated.

◆ insert() [2/5]

Point2* GEOM_FADE25D::Fade_2D::insert ( const Point2 & p )

Parameters

p	is the point to be inserted.

Returns: a pointer to the point in the triangulation

The triangulation keeps a copy of p. The return value is a pointer to this copy. If duplicate points are inserted, the triangulation does not create new copies but returns a pointer to the copy of the very first insertion.

Note: This method offers a very good performance but it is still faster if all points are passed at once, if possible.

◆ insert() [3/5]

void GEOM_FADE25D::Fade_2D::insert ( const std::vector< Point2 > & vInputPoints )

Parameters

vInputPoints contains the points to be inserted.

Note: Use Fade_2D::setNumCPU() to activate multithreading

◆ insert() [4/5]

void GEOM_FADE25D::Fade_2D::insert	(	const std::vector< Point2 > &	vInputPoints,
		std::vector< Point2 * > &	vHandles
	)

Parameters

vInputPoints	contains the points to be inserted.
vHandles	(empty) is used by Fade to return Point2 pointers

Internally, the triangulation keeps copies of the inserted points which are returned in vHandles (in the same order). If duplicate points are contained in vInputPoints then only one copy will be made and a pointer to this unique copy will be stored in vHandles for every occurance.

Note: Use Fade_2D::setNumCPU() to activate multithreading

◆ insert() [5/5]

void GEOM_FADE25D::Fade_2D::insert	(	int	numPoints,
		double *	aCoordinates,
		Point2 **	aHandles
	)

Parameters

numPoints	is the number of points to be inserted
aCoordinates	is an array of 3n double values, e.g. {x0,y0,z0,x1,y1,z1,...,xn,yn,zn}
aHandles	is an array with size n where pointers to the inserted points will be stored

Note: Use Fade_2D::setNumCPU() to activate multithreading

◆ isConstraint() [1/3]

bool GEOM_FADE25D::Fade_2D::isConstraint	(	Point2 *	p0,
		Point2 *	p1
	)		const

Returns whether the edge (p0,p1) is a constraint edge.

◆ isConstraint() [2/3]

bool GEOM_FADE25D::Fade_2D::isConstraint ( Point2 * pVtx ) const

Returns whether the vertex pVtx belongs to a constraint edge.

◆ isConstraint() [3/3]

bool GEOM_FADE25D::Fade_2D::isConstraint	(	Triangle2 *	pT,
		int	ith
	)		const

Returns whether the edge in triangle pT which is opposite to the ith vertex is a constraint edge.

◆ load() [1/2]

bool GEOM_FADE25D::Fade_2D::load	(	const char *	filename,
		std::vector< Zone2 * > &	vZones
	)

Loads a triangulation together with any custom indices, constraint-edges and zones from a binary file

Parameters

[in]	filename	is the name of the input file
[out]	vZones	is used to return Zone2* pointers if any. The order of the pointers is the same as at the time of storage

Returns: whether the operation was successful

◆ load() [2/2]

bool GEOM_FADE25D::Fade_2D::load	(	std::istream &	stream,
		std::vector< Zone2 * > &	vZones
	)

Loads a triangulation together with any custom indices, constraint-edges and zones from a stream

Parameters

	stream	is an input stream
[out]	vZones	is used to return Zone2* pointers if any. The order of the pointers is the same as at the time of storage

Returns: whether the operation was successful

◆ locate()

Triangle2* GEOM_FADE25D::Fade_2D::locate ( const Point2 & p )

Point location

The Fade_2D class can be used as a data structure for point location. This method returns a pointer to a triangle which contains p.

Parameters

[in] p is the query point

Returns: a pointer to a Triangle2 object (or NULL if hasArea()==false or if p is outside the triangulation)

◆ measureTriangulationTime()

double GEOM_FADE25D::Fade_2D::measureTriangulationTime ( std::vector< Point2 > & vPoints )

This method evaluates the performance of single- and multithreaded point insertion into a Delaunay triangulation.

Parameters

[in] vPoints are the points to be inserted

Returns: the total wall-time for point insertion in seconds

Note: The method cleans up the triangulation (objects, memory) on exit. Thus the time measured outside this method may be slightly larger than the returned time that is exactly the time needed to triangulate the input points.; Use Fade_2D::setNumCPU() to activate multithreading

◆ numberOfPoints()

size_t GEOM_FADE25D::Fade_2D::numberOfPoints ( ) const

Returns: the number of points in the triangulation

Note: Due to possibly duplicate input points the number of points is not stored somewhere but freshly computed in O(n) time. This is fast but you are adviced to avoid calling this method over-frequently in a loop. Duplicate point insertions count only once.

◆ numberOfTriangles()

size_t GEOM_FADE25D::Fade_2D::numberOfTriangles ( ) const

Returns: the number of triangles in the triangulation (or 0 as long as hasArea() is false).

◆ refine()

void GEOM_FADE25D::Fade_2D::refine	(	Zone2 *	pZone,
		double	minAngleDegree,
		double	minEdgeLength,
		double	maxEdgeLength,
		bool	bAllowConstraintSplitting
	)

Creates a mesh inside the area given by a Zone2 object.

Parameters

pZone	is the zone whose triangles are refined. Allowed zoneLocation values are ZL_INSIDE and ZL_BOUNDED.
minAngleDegree	(up to 30) is the minimum interior triangle angle
minEdgeLength	is a lower threshold on the edge length. Triangles with smaller edges are not refined.
maxEdgeLength	is an upper threshold on the edge length. Triangles with larger edges are always refined.
bAllowConstraintSplitting	specifies if constraint edges may be splitted

Note: The behavior of the present method had to be changed in Fade v1.39: Only ZL_INSIDE and ZL_BOUNDED zones are accepted. But you can easily convert other types of zones to ZL_BOUNDED using Zone2::convertToBoundedZone().

◆ refineAdvanced()

void GEOM_FADE25D::Fade_2D::refineAdvanced ( MeshGenParams * pParameters )

This method calls an advanced Delaunay mesh generator and grid mesher. The parameters are encapsulated in the MeshGenParams class. This class provides default parameters that can be used as is. Alternatively client code can derive from MeshGenParams and overwrite the methods and parameters to gain full control over the mesh generation process.

Control over the local mesh density

Delaunay meshing with maximum edge length

Grid mesh, axis-aligned

Grid mesh, aligned to a certain direction

◆ remove() [1/2]

void GEOM_FADE25D::Fade_2D::remove ( Point2 * pVertex )

Parameters

pVertex shall be removed.

Note: pVertex must not be a vertex of a ConstraintGraph2 or ConstraintSegment2 object. If this is the case, the vertex is not removed and a warning is issued.

◆ remove() [2/2]

void GEOM_FADE25D::Fade_2D::remove ( std::vector< Point2 * > & vPoints )

Parameters

vPoints are the points to be removed

Note: vPoints must not be vertices of any ConstraintGraph2 or ConstraintSegment2 object. In this case the vertex is not removed.

◆ reset()

void GEOM_FADE25D::Fade_2D::reset ( )

Resets the triangulation and makes it re-usable.

◆ saveTriangulation() [1/2]

bool GEOM_FADE25D::Fade_2D::saveTriangulation	(	const char *	filename,
		std::vector< Zone2 * > &	vSaveZones
	)

The saveTriangulation() command saves all triangles of the present triangulation to a binary file. Thereby it retains constraint edges and custom vertex indices, if any. If Zone2* pointers are specified, these zones will be saved also and their order will be retained.

Parameters

[in]	filename	is the name of the output file
[out]	vSaveZones	is used specify zones that shall additionally be saved

See also: If you just want to store zones, use Zone2::save() or Fade_2D::saveTriangulation(). Use Fade_2D::load() to reload data from such files.

Returns: whether the operation was successful

◆ saveTriangulation() [2/2]

bool GEOM_FADE25D::Fade_2D::saveTriangulation	(	std::ostream &	stream,
		std::vector< Zone2 * > &	vSaveZones
	)

The saveTriangulation() command saves all triangles of the present triangulation to a stream. Thereby it retains constraint edges and custom vertex indices, if any. If Zone2* pointers are specified, these zones will be saved also and their order will be retained.

Parameters

	stream	is the output stream
[out]	vSaveZones	is used specify zones that shall additionally be saved

See also: If you just want to store zones, use Zone2::save() or Fade_2D::saveTriangulation(). Use Fade_2D::load() to reload data from such files.

Returns: whether the operation was successful

◆ saveZones() [1/2]

bool GEOM_FADE25D::Fade_2D::saveZones	(	const char *	filename,
		std::vector< Zone2 * > &	vSaveZones
	)

The saveZones() command saves the triangles of the zones in vSaveZones to a binary file. Thereby it keeps the order of the zones and it retains any constraint edges and custom indices in the domain.

Note: A Delaunay triangulation is convex without holes and this may not hold for the zones to be saved. Thus extra triangles may be saved to fill concavities. These extra-triangles will belong to the Fade_2D instance but not to any Zone2 when reloaded later.

Parameters

[in]	filename	is the name of the output file
[out]	vSaveZones	(non-empty) specifies the zones to be saved

Returns: whether the operation was successful

See also: The saveTriangulation() command can be used to store all triangles of a triangulation plus any specified zones. The Zone2::save() command is used to store just one zone. Use Fade_2D::load() to reload data from such files.

◆ saveZones() [2/2]

bool GEOM_FADE25D::Fade_2D::saveZones	(	std::ostream &	stream,
		std::vector< Zone2 * > &	vSaveZones
	)

The saveZones() command saves the triangles of the zones in vSaveZones to stream. Thereby it keeps the order of the zones and it retains any constraint edges and custom indices in the domain.

Note: A Delaunay triangulation is convex without holes and this may not hold for the zones to be saved. Thus extra triangles may be saved to fill concavities. These extra-triangles will belong to the Fade_2D instance but not to any Zone2 when reloaded later.

Parameters

	stream	is the name of output stream
[out]	vSaveZones	(non-empty) specifies the zones to be saved

Returns: whether the operation was successful

See also: The saveTriangulation() command can be used to store all triangles of a triangulation plus any specified zones. The Zone2::save() command is used to store just one zone. Use Fade_2D::load() to reload data from such files.

◆ setFastMode()

void GEOM_FADE25D::Fade_2D::setFastMode ( bool bFast )

By default, numerically perfect calculations are performed to compute a 100% perfect Delaunay triangulation. However, the quality difference to using double precision arithmetic is hardly noticeable. It is often rather relevant in scientific applications while practical applications may want to skip the computationally expensive calculations. Depending on the position of the input points, the effect of FastMode can be zero or a quite considerable acceleration.

Parameters

bFast use true to avoid using multiple precision arithmetic in favor of better performance.

◆ setNumCPU()

int GEOM_FADE25D::Fade_2D::setNumCPU ( int numCPU )

Warning: This method is deprecated in favor of the free function int setGlobalNumCPU(). It is kept for backwards compatibility and it internally forwards the call to setGlobalNumCPU().

◆ show() [1/2]

void GEOM_FADE25D::Fade_2D::show	(	const char *	postscriptFilename,
		bool	bWithConstraints = `true`
	)		const

show() is a convenience function for quick outputs with a default look. It is also possible to use the Visualizer2 class directly to draw arbitrary circles, line segments, vertices and labels with custom colors.

Parameters

postscriptFilename	is the output name, i.e. "myFile.ps"
bWithConstraints	specifies if constraint segments shall be shown (default: true)

◆ show() [2/2]

void GEOM_FADE25D::Fade_2D::show	(	Visualizer2 *	pVis,
		bool	bWithConstraints = `true`
	)		const

This overload of the show() method allows to add further geometric primitives to the Visualizer2 object before it is finally written.

Parameters

pVis	is the pointer of a Visualizer2 object that may already contain geometric primitives or that may later be used to draw further elements
bWithConstraints	specifies if constraint segments shall be shown (default: true)

Note: The postscript file must be finalized with Visualizer2::writeFile().

◆ showGeomview() [1/2]

void GEOM_FADE25D::Fade_2D::showGeomview	(	const char *	filename,
		const char *	color = `"1 1 1 0.5"`
	)		const

Parameters

filename	is the output filename
color	is by default white (red:1,green:1,blue:1,alpha:0.5)

Note: The free viewer Geomview can be used to view such files

◆ showGeomview() [2/2]

void GEOM_FADE25D::Fade_2D::showGeomview	(	Visualizer3 *	pVis,
		const char *	color = `"1 1 1 0.5"`
	)		const

Parameters

pVis	points to a Visualizer3 object
color	is by default white (red:1,green:1,blue:1,alpha:0.5)

Note: The free viewer Geomview can be used to view such files

◆ statistics()

void GEOM_FADE25D::Fade_2D::statistics ( const char * s ) const

Prints mesh statistics to stdout.

◆ subscribe()

void GEOM_FADE25D::Fade_2D::subscribe	(	MsgType	msgType,
		MsgBase *	pMsg
	)

Parameters

msgType	is the type of message the subscriber shall receive, e.g. MSG_PROGRESS or MSG_WARNING
pMsg	is a pointer to a custom class derived from MsgBase

◆ unsubscribe()

void GEOM_FADE25D::Fade_2D::unsubscribe	(	MsgType	msgType,
		MsgBase *	pMsg
	)

Parameters

msgType	is the type of message the subscriber shall not receive anymore
pMsg	is a pointer to a custom class derived from MsgBase

◆ writeObj() [1/2]

void GEOM_FADE25D::Fade_2D::writeObj ( const char * filename ) const

Visualizes the current triangulation. The *.obj format represents a 3D scene.

◆ writeObj() [2/2]

void GEOM_FADE25D::Fade_2D::writeObj	(	const char *	filename,
		Zone2 *	pZone
	)		const

Visualizes a certain Zone2 object of the present triangulation. The *.obj format represents a 3D scene.

◆ writeWebScene() [1/2]

void GEOM_FADE25D::Fade_2D::writeWebScene ( const char * path ) const

Made for terrain visualizations in 2.5D but will work also for 2D.

◆ writeWebScene() [2/2]

void GEOM_FADE25D::Fade_2D::writeWebScene	(	const char *	path,
		Zone2 *	pZone
	)		const

Made for terrain visualizations in 2.5D but will work also for 2D.

The documentation for this class was generated from the following file:

Fade_2D.h

Public Member Functions

Detailed Description

Constructor & Destructor Documentation

◆ Fade_2D()

Member Function Documentation

◆ applyConstraintsAndZones()

◆ checkValidity()

◆ computeBoundingBox()

◆ createConstraint()

◆ createZone() [1/4]

◆ createZone() [2/4]

◆ createZone() [3/4]

◆ createZone() [4/4]

◆ createZone_cookieCutter()

◆ cutTriangles() [1/2]

◆ cutTriangles() [2/2]

◆ deleteZone()

◆ drape()

◆ exportTriangulation()

◆ getAdjacentTriangle()

◆ getConstraintSegment()

◆ getConvexHull()

◆ getHeight()

◆ getIncidentTriangles()

◆ getIncidentVertices()

◆ getNearestNeighbor()

◆ getOrientation()

◆ getTrianglePointers()

◆ getUndirectedEdges()

◆ getVertexPointers()

◆ getVoronoiDiagram()

◆ hasArea()

◆ importTriangles()

◆ insert() [1/5]

◆ insert() [2/5]

◆ insert() [3/5]

◆ insert() [4/5]

◆ insert() [5/5]

◆ isConstraint() [1/3]

◆ isConstraint() [2/3]

◆ isConstraint() [3/3]

◆ load() [1/2]

◆ load() [2/2]

◆ locate()

◆ measureTriangulationTime()

◆ numberOfPoints()

◆ numberOfTriangles()

◆ refine()

◆ refineAdvanced()

◆ remove() [1/2]

◆ remove() [2/2]

◆ reset()

◆ saveTriangulation() [1/2]

◆ saveTriangulation() [2/2]

◆ saveZones() [1/2]

◆ saveZones() [2/2]

◆ setFastMode()

◆ setNumCPU()

◆ show() [1/2]

◆ show() [2/2]

◆ showGeomview() [1/2]

◆ showGeomview() [2/2]

◆ statistics()

◆ subscribe()

◆ unsubscribe()

◆ writeObj() [1/2]

◆ writeObj() [2/2]

◆ writeWebScene() [1/2]

◆ writeWebScene() [2/2]