Rakshika,
If you understood you right polygonal_mesh is essentially a BRL-CAD
BoT and OpenSCAD's PolySet can be considered as a subset of BoT. I.e.
your approach could work.
> So, this way out conversion just lies in these two functions ...
:))) everything lies in just one function: main()
> I know we don't have much time left before i start coding it out, but just
> thought i'd solidify my idea and let you know.
> What do you think about this method? Or do you feel it'd be more robust
> using the generic container and defining the conversion process separately
> in the utility functions?
If my above assumption is true then there wouldn't be a big
difference. You plan to write functions for accesses to
polygonal_mesh which is a similar effort than implementing an
interface. You can choose the method which is more comfortable for
you.
> Also, i had another question. Since we won't be giving mode-specific
> operations, will it give rise to any complications? For example, in vertex
> contraction functionality, i had proposed that if the mode was plate/surf
> the final vertex would be the midpoint of the two that are going to be
> contracted. If it was a volume bot, then we'd take the midpoint of the line
> formed by the intersection of the two tangential planes. How do we solve
> this?
Independently from having mode-specific operations or not: If you do
the vertex contraction with the triangulated boundary of a plate mode
BoT, how will this compare with the contraction of the vertices of the
original BoT?
> PS: For the conversion process, depending on the method we decide on, i'd
> have to write the utility functions appropriately. I'll go through my entire
> proposal once and make a list of all the functions i could possibly need.
> Sure, we could add them later, but having something would complicate things
> lesser, i feel. How about a week for all the base work relating to
> conversions. ...
Sounds like a plan :)
Regards,
Daniel
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