Computing area of all facets in CGAL::Polyhedron_3

In this post I will show how to compute area of a facet in CGAL::Polyhedron_3. ComputeFacetArea() Functor ComputeFacetArea() is a thread-safe functor for computing the area of a given facet in a CGAL::Polyhedron_3. The facet must be a planar polygon with arbitrary number of sides. We need facet’s normal vector to compute it’s area. The …

Computing normal of all vertices in CGAL::Polyhedron_3

In this post I will show how to compute normal vector at a vector in CGAL::Polyhedron_3. ComputeVertexNormal() Functor ComputeVertexNormal() is a thread-safe functor for computing the normal vector at a given vertex in a CGAL::Polyhedron_3. The normal vector at a vertex is the average of the normal vectors of all facets incident on the vertex. …

Computing normal of all facets in CGAL::Polyhedron_3

In this post I will show how to compute normal vector of a facet in CGAL::Polyhedron_3. ComputeFacetNormal() Functor ComputeFacetNormal() is a thread-safe functor for computing the normal vector of a given facet in a CGAL::Polyhedron_3. The facet must be a planar polygon with arbitrary number of sides. Using ComputeFacetNormal() Functor Normal vector of a facet …

Computing edge length of all half-edges in CGAL::Polyhedron_3

In this post I will show how to compute edge length for a half-edge in CGAL::Polyhedron_3. ComputeEdgeLength() Functor ComputeEdgeLength() is a thread-safe functor for computing the edge length of a given half-edge in a CGAL::Polyhedron_3. Using ComputeEdgeLength() Functor Edge length of a half-edge h can be computed as double length = ComputeEdgeLength(h);. For most purposes, …

Wavefront OBJ reader for building CGAL::Polyhedron_3

CGAL provides high quality generic half-edge data structure for representing polyhedral surfaces as well as many algorithms for mesh processing. However, CGAL doesn’t have any in-build support for building a polyhedron from Wavefront OBJ or PLY file. The following code is a basic OBJ file loader which reads vertex coordinates and faces (can be polygons) …

Zea Stem l.s. – Amscope 50PC Prepared Slides

Zea stem lateral section (l.s.) is the 50th slide in the Amscope 50PC prepared slides. Zea is a genus of true grasses in the family Poaceae of which corn is a member. Micrographs [07 June 2014] Amscope 50PC Prepared Slides This post lists all the micrographs I have done from the Amscope 50PC prepared slides.

Zea Stem c.s. – Amscope 50PC Prepared Slides

Zea stem cross section is the 49th slide in the Amscope 50PC prepared slides. Zea is a genus of true grasses in the family Poaceae of which corn is a member. Micrographs [07 June 2014] Amscope 50PC Prepared Slides This post lists all the micrographs I have done from the Amscope 50PC prepared slides.

Coprinus Mushroom Set – Amscope 50PC Prepared Slides

Cross-section of Coprinus mushroom set is the fourth slide in the Amscope 50PC prepared slides. The Coprinus is a small genus of mushrooms consisting of Coprinus comatus (the shaggy mane) and several of its close relatives [1]. Micrographs The circular ring in the center is the stem of the mushroom. The center white circle suggests …