cgal/Straight_skeleton_2/doc/Straight_skeleton_2/PackageDescription.txt

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/// \defgroup PkgStraightSkeleton2Ref Reference Manual
/// \defgroup PkgStraightSkeleton2Concepts Concepts
/// \ingroup PkgStraightSkeleton2Ref
/// \defgroup PkgStraightSkeleton2Classes Classes
/// \ingroup PkgStraightSkeleton2Ref
///
/// The following classes are the main classes of this package.
/// \defgroup PkgStraightSkeleton2Auxiliary Auxiliary Classes
/// \ingroup PkgStraightSkeleton2Ref
/// \defgroup PkgStraightSkeleton2Extrusion Skeleton Extrusion
/// \ingroup PkgStraightSkeleton2Ref
///
/// The following functions are used to construct the skeleton extrusion of a polygon.
/// \defgroup PkgStraightSkeleton2Functions Functions
/// \ingroup PkgStraightSkeleton2Ref
/// \defgroup PkgStraightSkeleton2SkeletonFunctions Straight Skeleton Construction Functions
/// \ingroup PkgStraightSkeleton2Functions
///
/// The following functions are used to construct the inward or outward straight skeleton of a polygon.
/// \defgroup PkgStraightSkeleton2WeightedSkeletonFunctions Weighted Straight Skeleton Construction Functions
/// \ingroup PkgStraightSkeleton2Functions
///
/// The following functions are used to construct the inward or outward weighted straight skeleton of a polygon.
/// \defgroup PkgStraightSkeleton2OffsetFunctions Offset Construction Functions
/// \ingroup PkgStraightSkeleton2Functions
///
/// The following functions are used to construct the inward or outward offsets of a polygon.
///
/// \section SLSKernelChoices Kernel Choices
///
/// Up to three different kernels can be used in the offset construction process:
/// <ul>
/// <li>
/// <b>Input %Kernel (`InK`):</b> This is the kernel type of the input polygons.
/// </li>
/// <li>
/// <b>Skeleton %Kernel (`SsK`):</b> This is the kernel used for the construction of the (partial) straight
/// skeleton. It might differ from the Input Kernel for example
/// if the input is based on exact number types, but you wish to speed up
/// the construction of the straight skeleton, using a lighter kernel
/// such as `CGAL::Exact_predicates_inexact_constructions_kernel`.
/// </li>
/// <li>
/// <b>Offset (Output) %Kernel (`OfK`):</b> This is the kernel used for the construction of the offset polygons
/// and is thus the kernel type for the output.
/// </li>
/// </ul>
///
/// When the kernel differs, `CGAL::Cartesian_converter` is used to convert from one kernel to the other.
///
/// By default, `SsK` and `OfK` are chosen as `CGAL::Exact_predicates_inexact_constructions_kernel`
/// as a compromise between speed and robustness. See also Section \ref Straight_skeleton_2CreateOffsetPolygonsfrom_1.
///
/// \section SLSOffsetPolygonReturnType Polygon Return Type
///
/// There are two classes of offset construction functions: those that simply return all the offset
/// polygons, and those that also create an arrangement of the polygons to create a polygon with
/// holes. The latter contain <em>_with_holes</em> in the name.
///
/// The return type of the offset construction function is thus dediced by whether or not it is a simple
/// polygon or a polygon with holes, and on the dictated output kernel (see Section \ref SLSKernelChoices).
/// Thus, for an input polygon type `InKPolygon` in an offset construction that does <b>not</b>
/// arrange polygons (e.g. `create_interior_skeleton_and_offset_polygons_2()`):
/// <ul>
/// <li>
/// If the kernel type `InK` of the input polygon type is <b>different</b> from the output kernel type `OfK`,
/// then the output polygon type is `CGAL::Polygon_2<OfK>`.
/// </li>
/// <li>
/// If the kernel type `InK` is <b>equal</b> to the output kernel type `OfK`,
/// but the input polygon is a polygon <b>with holes</b> (a model of `GeneralPolygonWithHoles_2`),
/// then the return type is `InKPolygon::General_polygon_2`.
/// </li>
/// <li>
/// If the kernel type `InK` of the input polygon type is <b>equal</b> to the output kernel type `OfK`,
/// and the input polygon is a polygon <b>without holes</b> (a model of `SequenceContainer` with `InK::Point_2` value type),
/// then the return type is `InKPolygon`.
/// </li>
/// </ul>
///
/// Similarly, if the return type is a polygon with holes (e.g. `create_interior_skeleton_and_offset_polygons_with_holes_2()`,
/// a similar dispatch exists:
/// <ul>
/// <li>
/// If the kernel type `InK` of the input polygon type is <b>different</b> from the output kernel type `OfK`,
/// then the output polygon type is `CGAL::Polygon_with_holes_2<OfK>`.
/// </li>
/// <li>
/// If the kernel type `InK` is <b>equal</b> to the output kernel type `OfK`,
/// but the input polygon is a polygon <b>with holes</b> (a model of `GeneralPolygonWithHoles_2`),
/// then the return type is `InKPolygon`.
/// </li>
/// <li>
/// If the kernel type `InK` of the input polygon type is <b>equal</b> to the output kernel type `OfK`,
/// and the input polygon is a polygon <b>without holes</b> (a model of `SequenceContainer` with `InK::Point_2` value type),
/// then the return type is `CGAL::Polygon_with_holes_2<OfK>`.
/// </li>
/// </ul>
/// \defgroup PkgStraightSkeleton2WeightedOffsetFunctions Weighted Offset Construction Functions
/// \ingroup PkgStraightSkeleton2Functions
///
/// The following functions are used to construct the inward or outward weighted offsets of a polygon.
/*!
\addtogroup PkgStraightSkeleton2Ref
\cgalPkgDescriptionBegin{2D Straight Skeleton and Polygon Offsetting,PkgStraightSkeleton2}
\cgalPkgPicture{Straight_skeleton_2/fig/StraightSkeletonTeaser.png}
\cgalPkgSummaryBegin
\cgalPkgAuthors{Fernando Cacciola, Sébastien Loriot, and Mael Rouxel-Labbé}
\cgalPkgDesc{This package implements an algorithm to construct a halfedge data structure representing
the weighted straight skeleton in the interior of 2D polygons with holes and an algorithm
to construct inward offset polygons at any offset distance given a straight skeleton.}
\cgalPkgManuals{Chapter_2D_Straight_Skeleton_and_Polygon_Offsetting,PkgStraightSkeleton2Ref}
\cgalPkgSummaryEnd
\cgalPkgShortInfoBegin
\cgalPkgSince{3.2}
\cgalPkgDependsOn{\ref PkgHalfedgeDS}
\cgalPkgBib{cgal:c-sspo2}
\cgalPkgLicense{\ref licensesGPL "GPL"}
\cgalPkgShortInfoEnd
\cgalPkgDescriptionEnd
\cgalClassifedRefPages
\cgalCRPSection{Concepts}
- `StraightSkeletonVertex_2`
- `StraightSkeletonHalfedge_2`
- `StraightSkeletonFace_2`
- `StraightSkeleton_2`
- `StraightSkeletonBuilder_2_Visitor`
- `StraightSkeletonBuilderTraits_2`
- `StraightSkeletonItemsConverter_2`
- `PolygonOffsetBuilderTraits_2`
\cgalCRPSection{Classes}
- `CGAL::Straight_skeleton_vertex_base_2`
- `CGAL::Straight_skeleton_halfedge_base_2`
- `CGAL::Straight_skeleton_face_base_2`
- `CGAL::Straight_skeleton_2`
- `CGAL::Straight_skeleton_builder_traits_2`
- `CGAL::Straight_skeleton_builder_2`
- `CGAL::Straight_skeleton_items_converter_2`
- `CGAL::Straight_skeleton_converter_2`
- `CGAL::Polygon_offset_builder_traits_2`
- `CGAL::Polygon_offset_builder_2`
- `CGAL::Dummy_straight_skeleton_builder_2_visitor`
- `CGAL::Trisegment_2`
\cgalCRPSection{Straight Skeleton Functions}
- `CGAL::create_interior_straight_skeleton_2()`
- `CGAL::create_interior_weighted_straight_skeleton_2()`
- `CGAL::create_exterior_straight_skeleton_2()`
- `CGAL::create_exterior_weighted_straight_skeleton_2()`
\cgalCRPSection{Polygon Offsetting}
- `CGAL::create_interior_skeleton_and_offset_polygons_2()`
- `CGAL::create_interior_skeleton_and_offset_polygons_with_holes_2()`
- `CGAL::create_interior_weighted_skeleton_and_offset_polygons_2()`
- `CGAL::create_interior_weighted_skeleton_and_offset_polygons_with_holes_2()`
- `CGAL::create_exterior_skeleton_and_offset_polygons_2()`
- `CGAL::create_exterior_skeleton_and_offset_polygons_with_holes_2()`
- `CGAL::create_exterior_weighted_skeleton_and_offset_polygons_2()`
- `CGAL::create_exterior_weighted_skeleton_and_offset_polygons_with_holes_2()`
- `CGAL::create_offset_polygons_2()`
\cgalCRPSection{Skeleton Extrusion}
- `CGAL::extrude_skeleton()`
\cgalCRPSection{Lower Level API}
- `CGAL::arrange_offset_polygons_2()`
- `CGAL::compute_outer_frame_margin()`
- `CGAL::convert_straight_skeleton_2()`
*/