2D Envelopes Reference

Ron Wein

This package consits of functions that computes the lower (or upper) envelope of a set of arbitrary curves in 2D. The output is represented as an envelope diagram, namely a subdivision of the \( x\)-axis into intervals, such that the identity of the curves that induce the envelope on each interval is unique.

Introduced in: CGAL 3.3
Depends on: 2D Arrangements
BibTeX: cgal:w-e2-21b
License: GPL

This package consists of functions that compute the lower (or upper) envelope of a set of arbitrary curves in 2D. The output is represented as an envelope diagram, namely a subdivision of the \( x\)-axis into intervals, such that the identity of the curves that induce the envelope over each interval is unique.

Classified Reference Pages

Functions

• CGAL::lower_envelope_2
• CGAL::upper_envelope_2
• CGAL::lower_envelope_x_monotone_2
• CGAL::upper_envelope_x_monotone_2

Concepts

• EnvelopeDiagram_1
• EnvelopeDiagramVertex
• EnvelopeDiagramEdge

Classes

• CGAL::Envelope_diagram_1<Traits>

Modules
	Concepts

Classes
class	CGAL::Envelope_diagram_1< Traits >
	This class is the default envelope-diagram class used by envelope functions to represent the minimization or the maximization diagram of a set of curves. More...

Functions
template<class InputIterator , class EnvelopeDiagram >
void	CGAL::lower_envelope_2 (InputIterator begin, InputIterator end, EnvelopeDiagram &diag)
	Computes the lower envelope of a set of curves in \( \mathbb{R}^2\), as given by the range [begin, end). More...
template<class InputIterator , class EnvelopeDiagram >
void	CGAL::lower_envelope_x_monotone_2 (InputIterator begin, InputIterator end, EnvelopeDiagram &diag)
	Computes the lower envelope of a set of \( x\)-monotone curves in \( \mathbb{R}^2\), as given by the range [begin, end). More...
template<class InputIterator , class EnvelopeDiagram >
void	CGAL::upper_envelope_2 (InputIterator begin, InputIterator end, EnvelopeDiagram &diag)
	Computes the upper envelope of a set of curves in \( \mathbb{R}^2\), as given by the range [begin, end). More...
template<class InputIterator , class EnvelopeDiagram >
void	CGAL::upper_envelope_x_monotone_2 (InputIterator begin, InputIterator end, EnvelopeDiagram &diag)
	Computes the upper envelope of a set of \( x\)-monotone curves in \( \mathbb{R}^2\), as given by the range [begin, end). More...

Function Documentation

lower_envelope_2()

template<class InputIterator , class EnvelopeDiagram >

void CGAL::lower_envelope_2	(	InputIterator	begin,
		InputIterator	end,
		EnvelopeDiagram &	diag
	)

#include <CGAL/envelope_2.h>

Computes the lower envelope of a set of curves in \( \mathbb{R}^2\), as given by the range [begin, end).

The lower envelope is represented using the output minimization diagram diag.

Template Parameters

InputIterator	must be an input iterator with value type EnvelopeDiagram::Traits_2::Curve_2.
EnvelopeDiagram	must be a model of the concept EnvelopeDiagram_1.

Examples:

Envelope_2/envelope_circles.cpp.

lower_envelope_x_monotone_2()

template<class InputIterator , class EnvelopeDiagram >

void CGAL::lower_envelope_x_monotone_2	(	InputIterator	begin,
		InputIterator	end,
		EnvelopeDiagram &	diag
	)

#include <CGAL/envelope_2.h>

Computes the lower envelope of a set of \( x\)-monotone curves in \( \mathbb{R}^2\), as given by the range [begin, end).

The lower envelope is represented using the output minimization diagram diag.

Template Parameters

InputIterator	must be an input iterator with value type EnvelopeDiagram::X_monotone_curve_2.
EnvelopeDiagram	must be a model of the concept EnvelopeDiagram_1.

Examples:

Envelope_2/convex_hull_2.cpp, and Envelope_2/envelope_segments.cpp.

upper_envelope_2()

template<class InputIterator , class EnvelopeDiagram >

void CGAL::upper_envelope_2	(	InputIterator	begin,
		InputIterator	end,
		EnvelopeDiagram &	diag
	)

#include <CGAL/envelope_2.h>

Computes the upper envelope of a set of curves in \( \mathbb{R}^2\), as given by the range [begin, end).

The upper envelope is represented using the output maximization diagram diag.

Template Parameters

InputIterator	must be an input iterator with value type EnvelopeDiagram::Traits_2::Curve_2.
EnvelopeDiagram	must be a model of the concept EnvelopeDiagram_1.

Examples:

Envelope_2/envelope_circles.cpp.

upper_envelope_x_monotone_2()

template<class InputIterator , class EnvelopeDiagram >

void CGAL::upper_envelope_x_monotone_2	(	InputIterator	begin,
		InputIterator	end,
		EnvelopeDiagram &	diag
	)

#include <CGAL/envelope_2.h>

Computes the upper envelope of a set of \( x\)-monotone curves in \( \mathbb{R}^2\), as given by the range [begin, end).

The upper envelope is represented using the output maximization diagram diag.

Template Parameters

InputIterator	must be an input iterator with value type EnvelopeDiagram::X_monotone_curve_2.
EnvelopeDiagram	must be a model of the concept EnvelopeDiagram_1.

Examples:

Envelope_2/convex_hull_2.cpp.