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Tessellating A Freeform Surface with Irregular Boundary Conditions

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posted on 2011-09-01, 00:00 authored by Tsung-Hsien Wang, Kenji ShimadaKenji Shimada, Ramesh KrishnamurtiRamesh Krishnamurti

In this paper, we explore the surface tessellation problem, in particular, the problem of meshing a surface with the added consideration of incorporating constructible building components. When a surface is tessellated into discrete counterparts, there are certain conditions that usually occur at the boundary of the surface, especially, when the surface is being trimmed, for example, irregularly shaped panels form at the trimmed edges. To reduce the number of irregular panels that may form during the tessellation process, this paper presents an algorithmic approach to optimize the surface tessellation by investigating irregular boundary conditions. The objective of this approach is to provide an alternative way for freeform surface manifestation from a well-structured discrete model of the given surface.

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