cgal/Surface_mesh_parameterization/doc/Surface_mesh_parameterization/PackageDescription.txt

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/// \defgroup PkgSurfaceParameterization Planar Parameterization of Triangulated Surface Meshes Reference
/// \defgroup PkgSurfaceParameterizationConcepts Concepts
/// \ingroup PkgSurfaceParameterization
/*! \defgroup PkgSurfaceParameterizationMethods Surface Parameterization Methods
\ingroup PkgSurfaceParameterization
This \cgal package implements several parameterization methods:
<UL>
<LI>Fixed border:
<UL>
<LI>Tutte Barycentric Mapping \cite t-hdg-63.
One-to-one mapping is guaranteed for convex border.
<LI>Floater Mean Value Coordinates \cite cgal:f-mvc-03.
One-to-one mapping is guaranteed for convex border.
<LI>Discrete Conformal Map \cite cgal:eddhls-maam-95.
Conditionally guaranteed if all weights are positive and border is convex.
<LI>Discrete Authalic parameterization \cite cgal:dma-ipsm-02.
Conditionally guaranteed if all weights are positive and border is convex.
</UL>
<LI>Free border:
<UL>
<LI>Least Squares Conformal Maps \cite cgal:lprm-lscm-02.
</UL>
</UL>
*/
/*! \defgroup PkgSurfaceParameterizationBorder Border Parameterization Methods
\ingroup PkgSurfaceParameterization
Border parameterization methods define a
set of constraints (a constraint specifies two (u,v) coordinates for
each instance of a vertex along the border).
This package implements all common border parameterization methods:
<UL>
<LI>For fixed border methods:
<UL>
<LI>the user can select a border
parameterization among two common methods: uniform or
arc-length parameterizations.
<LI>one convex shape specified by:
<UL>
<LI>one shape among a set of standard ones (circle, square).
</UL>
</UL>
<LI>For free border methods: at least two constraints (the pinned
vertices).
</UL>
*/
/*! \defgroup PkgSurfaceParameterizationMesh Mesh
\ingroup PkgSurfaceParameterization
The general definition of input meshes handled directly by `CGAL::parameterize()` is:
<UL>
<LI>Model of `ParameterizationMesh_3`.
<LI>Triangulated.
<LI>2-manifold.
<LI>Oriented.
<LI>Homeomorphic to a disc (may have holes).
</UL>
This package provides a model of the `ParameterizationMesh_3` concept
to access `CGAL::Polyhedron_3<Traits>`:
`CGAL::Parameterization_polyhedron_adaptor_3<Polyhedron_3_>`
The meshes supported <I>indirectly</I> by the package can be of any genus and
have any number of connected components. If it is not a topological
disc, the input mesh has to come with a description of a cutting path (an oriented list of
vertices) which is the border of a topological disc. If no cutting path is
given as input, we assume that the surface border is the longest border already
in the input mesh (the other borders will be considered as holes).
The `CGAL::Parameterization_mesh_patch_3<ParameterizationPatchableMesh_3>`
class is responsible for <I>virtually</I> cutting
a patch in a `ParameterizationPatchableMesh_3` mesh.
The resulting patch is a topological
disk (if the input cutting path is correct)
and provides a `ParameterizationMesh_3` interface. It can be used as
parameter of `CGAL::parameterize()`.
Note that this way the user is responsible for cutting a closed mesh of
arbitrary genus (even a topological disc with an intricate seam
cut), as long as this condition is fulfilled.
The package provides an interface with `CGAL::Polyhedron_3<Traits>`:
\ref ::CGAL::Parameterization_polyhedron_adaptor_3<Polyhedron_3_>
*/
/*! \defgroup PkgSurfaceParameterizationAlgebra Sparse Linear Algebra
\ingroup PkgSurfaceParameterization
Since parameterizing meshes requires
efficient representation of sparse matrices and efficient iterative or
direct linear solvers, we provide an interface to several
sparse linear solvers:
<UL>
<LI><span class="textsc">Eigen</span> 3.1 (or greater) is the library recommended by \cgalfor solving sparse systems.
<LI>OpenNL (authored by Bruno L&eacute;vy) is shipped with \cgaland is the default solver.
<LI><span class="textsc">Taucs</span> is a direct solver for sparse symmetric matrices.
It also includes an out-of-core general solver.
</UL>
`OpenNL::DefaultLinearSolverTraits<COEFFTYPE, MATRIX, VECTOR, SOLVER>` in OpenNL package
`OpenNL::SymmetricLinearSolverTraits<COEFFTYPE, MATRIX, VECTOR, SOLVER>` in OpenNL package
*/
/// \defgroup PkgSurfaceParameterizationHelper Helper
/// \ingroup PkgSurfaceParameterization
/*!
\addtogroup PkgSurfaceParameterization
\todo check generated documentation
\PkgDescriptionBegin{Planar Parameterization of Triangulated Surface Meshes,PkgSurfaceParameterizationSummary}
\PkgPicture{bimbaDetail.png}
\PkgAuthors{Laurent Saboret, Pierre Alliez and Bruno L&eacute;vy}
\PkgDesc{Parameterizing a surface amounts to finding a one-to-one mapping from a suitable domain to the surface. In this package, we focus on triangulated surfaces that are homeomorphic to a disk and on piecewise linear mappings into a planar domain. This package implements several surface mesh parameterization methods, such as least squares conformal maps, discrete conformal map, discrete authalic parameterization, Floater mean value coordinates or Tutte barycentric mapping.}
\PkgSince{3.2}
\PkgDependsOn{Solvers as \ref thirdpartyEigen or \ref thirdpartyTaucs.}
\PkgBib{cgal:sal-pptsm2}
\PkgLicense{\ref licensesGPL "GPL"}
\PkgDemo{Operations on Polyhedra,polyhedron_3.zip}
\PkgManuals{Chapter_Planar_Parameterization_of_Triangulated_Surface_Meshes,PkgSurfaceParameterization}
\PkgDescriptionEnd
*/