A geometric criterion for smooth interpolation of curve networks

  • Authors:
  • T. Hermann;J. Peters;T. Strotman

  • Affiliations:
  • Siemens PLM Software;University of Florida;Siemens PLM Software

  • Venue:
  • 2009 SIAM/ACM Joint Conference on Geometric and Physical Modeling
  • Year:
  • 2009

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Abstract

A key problem when interpolating a network of curves occurs at vertices: an algebraic condition called the vertex enclosure constraint must hold wherever an even number of curves meet. This paper recasts the constraint in terms of the local geometry of the curve network. This allows formulating a new geometric constraint, related to Euler's Theorem on local curvature, that implies the vertex enclosure constraint and is equivalent to it where four curve segments meet without forming an X.