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Gilles Sadowski commented on GEOMETRY-94:
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I'm asking because when evoking "plane", what comes to my mind is something
infinite; then looking at the class definition, "{{ConvexSubPlane}}" seems to
allow referring to a finite area (as per the instance field).
This is confusing IMHO and, as for GEOMETRY-92, it would be cleaner if we
could use some nested classes in order to stress relationships.
{quote}terminology used in our primary BSP tree reference article
{quote}
It would be interesting to know whether this usage has been retained in more
recent accounts of the subject.
If some other naming exists (that might be more usage-friendly), it's no
problem to add a table, somewhere in the Javadoc, with a "lexicon" of the terms
for when one wants to compare the implementation with that article.
> ConvexSubPlane Subclasses
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> Key: GEOMETRY-94
> URL: https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/GEOMETRY-94
> Project: Apache Commons Geometry
> Issue Type: New Feature
> Reporter: Matt Juntunen
> Priority: Major
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> There should be specific subclasses of {{ConvexSubPlane}} to allow for
> optimization and ease of use.
> - {{OpenConvexSubPlane}} - extends {{ConvexSubPlane}}; represents a convex
> subplane that is open on a least one side and has infinite size
> - {{ClosedConvexSubPlane}} - extends {{ConvexSubPlane}}; represents a convex
> subplane with finite size; the 2D subspace is a polygon
> - {{Triangle3D}} - extends {{ClosedConvexSubPlane}}; represents a triangle
> in 3D space; most 3D models are or can easily be represented with triangles
> so it would be good to have a dedicated class for this.
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