CGAL::odt_optimize_mesh_3

Definition

The function odt_optimize_mesh_3 is a mesh optimization process based on the minimization of a global energy function.

In odt_optimize_mesh_3, the minimized global energy may be interpreted as the L¹-norm of the error achieved when the function x² is interpolated on the mesh domain using a piecewise linear function which is linear in each mesh cell.

The optimizer odt_optimize_mesh_3 works in iterative steps. At each iteration, mesh vertices are moved into positions that bring to zero the energy gradient and the Delaunay triangulation is updated. Vertices on the mesh boundaries are handled in a special way so as to preserve an accurate representation of the domain boundaries.

#include <CGAL/odt_optimize_mesh_3.h>

Precondition

Parameters

Parameter C3T3 is required to be a model of the concept MeshComplex_3InTriangulation_3. The argument c3t3, passed by reference, provides the initial mesh and is modified by the algorithm to represent the final optimized mesh.

Parameter MeshDomain_3 is required to be a model of the concept MeshDomain_3. The argument domain must be the MeshDomain_3 object used to create the c3t3 parameter.

The function has four optional parameters which are named parameters (we use the Boost.Parameter library). Therefore, when calling the function, the parameters can be provided in any order provided that the names of the parameters are used (see example at the bottom of this page).

• Parameter time_limit, whose name is parameters::time_limit, is used to set up, in seconds, a CPU time limit after which the optimization process is stopped. This time is measured using CGAL::Timer. The default value is 0 and means that there is no time limit.
• Parameter max_iteration_number, whose name is parameters::max_iteration_number, sets a limit on the number of performed iterations. The default value of 0 means that there is no limit on the number of performed iterations.
• Parameter convergence, whose name is parameters::convergence, is a stopping criterion based on convergence: the optimization process is stopped, when at the last iteration, the displacement of any vertex is less than a given percentage of the length the shortest edge incident to that vertex. The parameter convergence gives the threshold ratio.
• Parameter freeze_bound, whose name is parameters::freeze_bound, is designed to reduce running time of each optimization iteration. Any vertex that has a displacement less than a given percentage of the length of its shortest incident edge, is frozen (i.e. is not relocated). The parameter freeze_bound gives the threshold ratio. At each iteration, any vertex that moves, unfreezes the neighboring vertices.

Return Values

• TIME_LIMIT_REACHED when the time limit is reached.
• MAX_ITERATION_NUMBER_REACHED when odt_optimize_mesh_3 stops because it has performed max_iteration_number iterations.
• CONVERGENCE_REACHED when odt_optimize_mesh_3 stops because the convergence criterion is achieved.

Example

// 100 iterations of Odt-smoothing
odt_optimize_mesh_3(c3t3, domain, parameters::max_iteration_number=100, 
                    parameters::convergence=0);

See Also

CGAL::Mesh_optimization_return_code
CGAL::make_mesh_3
CGAL::refine_mesh_3
CGAL::exude_mesh_3
CGAL::perturb_mesh_3
CGAL::lloyd_optimize_mesh_3