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Matt Juntunen commented on GEOMETRY-94:
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{quote}...shouldn't "ConvexSubPlane" rather be "HyperplaneConvexSubset"? I.e. a
composition of words that all have a standard meaning.
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I would argue that the prefix "sub" is a standard convention in geometry. The
terms "space" and "subspace" follow that convention as well as "hyperplane" and
"sub-hyperplane" in our BSP reference literature. "HyperplaneConvexSubset" may
technically have the same meaning, but as a Java programmer, when I see the
word "set" at the end of that class name, I immediately think of a {{Set}} and
start wondering how to add points to the object or iterate over all of the
contained points. Clearly, that's not the intention of the class. For me, the
term {{ConvexSubHyperplane}} implies a more mathematically defined structure.
> 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
> Labels: beta1
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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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