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Area of Science:

  • Computer Graphics
  • Data Structures
  • Computational Geometry

Background:

  • Large triangle meshes are fundamental in computer graphics and scientific visualization.
  • Existing mesh representations often face challenges with memory efficiency, random access, and streaming capabilities.
  • The SQuad representation introduced grouped storage for mesh data.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To introduce Grouper, an all-in-one compact file format, data structure, and streamable representation for large triangle meshes.
  • To improve upon existing mesh representations by interleaving geometry with connectivity for efficient stream processing.
  • To provide a data structure enabling fast incidence and adjacency queries.

Main Methods:

  • Developed a linear-time construction algorithm for Grouper meshes with a small memory footprint.
  • Addressed the NP-hard problem of assigning vertices and triangles to groups using a heuristic solution.
  • Designed an array-based representation for direct access to mesh elements.

Main Results:

  • Grouper interleaves geometry and connectivity, enabling memory-efficient sequential stream processing.
  • The Grouper representation allows for amortized constant time incidence and adjacency queries, using fewer references per triangle than conventional formats.
  • Demonstrated performance benefits and versatility of Grouper with example meshes and processing kernels.

Conclusions:

  • Grouper offers a versatile and efficient solution for representing and processing large triangle meshes.
  • The compact and streamable nature of Grouper facilitates data-parallel processing, distributed computing, and efficient out-of-core access.
  • Grouper represents a significant advancement in mesh data handling for various computational tasks.