HoleFillerT.cc

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//=============================================================================
#define HOLEFILLER_CC
#include "HoleFillerT.hh"
//=============================================================================
#include <QInputDialog>

template< class MeshT >
HoleFiller< MeshT >::HoleFiller( Mesh & _mesh )
  : mesh_( _mesh )
{
  mesh_.request_vertex_status();
  mesh_.request_edge_status();

  if (! mesh_.get_property_handle(scale_,"scale") )
    mesh_.add_property( scale_ , "scale" );
}


//=============================================================================



template< class MeshT >
HoleFiller< MeshT >::~HoleFiller()
{
  mesh_.release_vertex_status();
  mesh_.release_edge_status();

  if ( mesh_.get_property_handle(scale_,"scale") )
    mesh_.remove_property( scale_ );
}


//=============================================================================
//
// Identify and fill all holes of the mesh.
//
//=============================================================================


template< class MeshT >
void
HoleFiller< MeshT >::fill_all_holes( int _stages )
{
  // Collect all boundary edges
  
  std::vector< EH > bdry_edge;
  
  for ( EI ei = mesh_.edges_begin();
        ei != mesh_.edges_end(); ++ei )
    if ( mesh_.is_boundary( *ei ) )
      bdry_edge.push_back( *ei );
  
  // Fill holes
  
  int cnt = 0;
  for ( typename std::vector< EH >::iterator i = bdry_edge.begin();
        i != bdry_edge.end(); ++i )
    if ( mesh_.is_boundary( *i ) )
    {
      ++cnt;
      std::cerr << "Filling hole " << cnt << "\n";
      fill_hole( *i, _stages );
    }
  
  
  // Smooth fillings

  if ( _stages <= 2 )
    return;

  std::cerr << "Stage 3 : Smoothing the hole fillings ... ";
  
  OpenMesh::Smoother::JacobiLaplaceSmootherT< Mesh > smoother( mesh_ );
  smoother.initialize( OpenMesh::Smoother::SmootherT< Mesh >::
                       Tangential_and_Normal,
                       OpenMesh::Smoother::SmootherT< Mesh >::C1 );
  
  smoother.smooth( 500 );
  std::cerr << "ok\n";
}


//=============================================================================
//
// Fill a hole which is identified by one of its boundary edges.
//
//=============================================================================


template< class MeshT >
void
HoleFiller< MeshT >::fill_hole( EH _eh, int _stages )
{
  std::cerr << "  Stage 1 : Computing a minimal triangulation ... ";

  //remember last vertex for selection of new ones
  typename MeshT::VertexHandle old_last_handle = *(--mesh_.vertices_end());

  // No boundary edge, no hole
  
  if ( ! mesh_.is_boundary( _eh ) )
    return;
  
  
  // Get boundary halfedge
  
  HH hh = mesh_.halfedge_handle( _eh, 0 );
  if ( ! mesh_.is_boundary( hh ) )
    hh = mesh_.opposite_halfedge_handle( hh );
  
  
  // Collect boundary vertices
  
  boundary_vertex_.clear();
  opposite_vertex_.clear();
  
  HH ch = hh;

  do {
    boundary_vertex_.push_back( mesh_.from_vertex_handle( ch ) );
    opposite_vertex_.push_back( mesh_.to_vertex_handle
            (mesh_.next_halfedge_handle( mesh_.opposite_halfedge_handle( ch ) ) ) );

    //check number of outgoing boundary HEH's at Vertex
    int c = 0;
    VH vh = mesh_.to_vertex_handle(ch);

    for ( typename MeshT::VertexOHalfedgeIter voh_it(mesh_,vh); voh_it.is_valid(); ++voh_it)
      if ( mesh_.is_boundary( *voh_it ) )
        c++;

    if ( c >= 2){
      HH  op = mesh_.opposite_halfedge_handle( ch );
      typename MeshT::VertexOHalfedgeIter voh_it(mesh_,op);

      ch = *(++voh_it);
    }else
      ch = mesh_.next_halfedge_handle( ch );

  } while ( ch != hh );

  
  int nv = boundary_vertex_.size();
  
  // Compute an initial triangulation
  
  w_.clear();
  w_.resize( nv, std::vector<Weight>( nv, Weight() ) );
  
  l_.clear();
  l_.resize( nv, std::vector<int>( nv, 0 ) );
  

  for ( int i = 0; i < nv - 1; ++i )
    w_[i][i+1] = Weight( 0, 0 );
  
  for ( int j = 2; j < nv; ++j )
  {
    #pragma omp parallel for shared(j, nv)
    for(int i = 0; i < nv-j; ++i)
    {
      Weight valmin;
      int   argmin = -1;
      for ( int m = i + 1; m < i + j; ++m )
      {
        Weight newval = w_[i][m] + w_[m][i+j] + weight( i, m, i+j );
        if ( newval < valmin )
        {
          valmin = newval;
          argmin = m;
        }
      }
      
      w_[i][i+j] = valmin;
      l_[i][i+j] = argmin;
    }
  }

  
  // Actually fill the hole. We collect all triangles and edges of
  // this filling for further processing.
  
  hole_edge_.clear();
  hole_triangle_.clear();
  if ( fill( 0, nv - 1 ) ){
  
    std::cerr << "ok\n";

    if ( _stages <= 1 )
      return;
    
    std::cerr << "  Stage 2 : Fairing the filling ... ";
    
    std::vector< FH > handles = hole_triangle_;
    
    fairing(handles);

    //select all new vertices
    typename MeshT::VertexIter old_end = ++typename MeshT::VertexIter(mesh_,old_last_handle);
    typename MeshT::VertexIter v_end = mesh_.vertices_end();

    for(; old_end != v_end; ++old_end)
      if ( !mesh_.status(*old_end).deleted() )
        mesh_.status(*old_end).set_selected( true );

    std::cerr << "ok\n";
  }else
    std::cerr << "Could not create triangulation" << std::endl;
}


template< class MeshT >
void
HoleFiller< MeshT >::fairing( std::vector< FH >& _faceHandles ){

  //generate vector of all edges
  hole_edge_.clear();

  hole_triangle_ = _faceHandles;

  OpenMesh::EPropHandleT< bool > edgeProp;
  OpenMesh::VPropHandleT< bool > vertexProp;
  OpenMesh::FPropHandleT< bool > faceProp;
  OpenMesh::FPropHandleT< bool > orderProp;

  if (! mesh_.get_property_handle(edgeProp,"edgeProp") )
    mesh_.add_property( edgeProp, "edgeProp" );
  if (! mesh_.get_property_handle(vertexProp,"vertexProp") )
    mesh_.add_property( vertexProp, "vertexProp" ); 
  if (! mesh_.get_property_handle(faceProp,"faceProp") )
    mesh_.add_property( faceProp, "faceProp" ); 
  if (! mesh_.get_property_handle(orderProp,"orderProp") )
    mesh_.add_property( orderProp, "orderProp" ); 

  EI eIt;
  EI eEnd = mesh_.edges_end();
  VI vIt;
  VI vEnd = mesh_.vertices_end();
  FI fIt;
  FI fEnd = mesh_.faces_end();

  //init properties by setting all of them to false
  for (fIt = mesh_.faces_begin(); fIt != fEnd; ++fIt){
    mesh_.property( orderProp, *fIt ) = false;
    mesh_.property( faceProp, *fIt ) = false;
  }

  for (eIt = mesh_.edges_begin(); eIt != eEnd; ++eIt)
    mesh_.property( edgeProp, *eIt ) = false;

  for (vIt = mesh_.vertices_begin(); vIt != vEnd; ++vIt){
    mesh_.property( vertexProp, *vIt ) = false;
  }

  //set face property
  for (uint i = 0; i < hole_triangle_.size(); i++){
    mesh_.property( faceProp, hole_triangle_[i] ) = true;
  }

  //set properties
  for (unsigned int i = 0; i < hole_triangle_.size(); i++){
    for (FEI fei = mesh_.fe_iter( hole_triangle_[i] ); fei.is_valid(); ++fei){
      mesh_.status( *fei ).set_locked(true);
      //set edge property for all edges inside the hole (eg not on the hole boundary)
      if (mesh_.property( faceProp, mesh_.face_handle(mesh_.halfedge_handle(*fei, 0) ) ) &&
          mesh_.property( faceProp, mesh_.face_handle(mesh_.halfedge_handle(*fei, 1) ) ) ){

        mesh_.property( edgeProp, *fei ) = true;
        hole_edge_.push_back( *fei );
        mesh_.status( *fei ).set_locked(false);
      }
    }

    for (FVI fvi = mesh_.fv_iter( hole_triangle_[i] ); fvi.is_valid(); ++fvi){
      //set vertex property for all vertices of the hole
      for ( VFI vfi = mesh_.vf_iter( *fvi ); vfi.is_valid(); ++vfi )
        mesh_.property( vertexProp, *fvi ) = true;
    }
  }

  //calculate scaling weights for vertices
  for (vIt = mesh_.vertices_begin(); vIt != vEnd; ++vIt)
    if (mesh_.property(vertexProp, *vIt)){

      Scalar cnt   = 0;
      Scalar scale = 0;
      
      for ( VOHI voh_it = mesh_.voh_iter( *vIt ); voh_it.is_valid(); ++voh_it )
      {
        HH h2 = mesh_.opposite_halfedge_handle( *voh_it );

        if (mesh_.face_handle(*voh_it).is_valid() &&
            mesh_.face_handle(h2).is_valid() &&
            mesh_.property(faceProp, mesh_.face_handle( *voh_it ) ) &&
            mesh_.property(faceProp, mesh_.face_handle(h2) ))
          continue;

        cnt += 1.0f;
        Point p0 = mesh_.point( *vIt );
        Point p1 = mesh_.point( mesh_.to_vertex_handle( *voh_it ) );
        scale += ( p1 - p0 ).norm();

      }

      scale /= cnt;
      
      mesh_.property( scale_, *vIt ) = scale;
    }

  mesh_.remove_property(edgeProp);
  mesh_.remove_property(vertexProp);
  mesh_.remove_property(faceProp);
  mesh_.remove_property(orderProp);

  // Do the patch fairing

  bool did_refine = true;

  for ( int k = 0; k < 40 && did_refine; ++k )
  {
    uint end = hole_triangle_.size();

    did_refine = false;
    for ( unsigned int j = 0; j < end; ++j )
        did_refine |= refine( hole_triangle_[j] );

    for ( int i = 0; i < 10; ++i )
      for ( unsigned int j = 0; j < hole_edge_.size(); ++j )
        relax_edge( hole_edge_[j] );
  }

  // unlock everything
  for ( EI ei = mesh_.edges_begin(); ei != mesh_.edges_end(); ++ei )
    mesh_.status( *ei ).set_locked( false );
}

//=============================================================================
//
// Refine a face: Apply a 1-to-3 split if the edge lengths of the
// face do not match the interpolated edge lengths of the hole
// boundary.
//
//=============================================================================


template< class MeshT >
bool
HoleFiller< MeshT >::refine( FH _fh )
{
 
  // Collect the three edges of the face into e0, e1, e2

  FEI fei = mesh_.fe_iter( _fh );
  EH  e0  = *fei; ++fei;
  EH  e1  = *fei; ++fei;
  EH  e2  = *fei; ++fei;


  // Collect the vertices, vertex positions and scale factors of the face.

  FVI   fvi = mesh_.fv_iter( _fh );

  VH    v0 = *fvi; ++fvi;
  VH    v1 = *fvi; ++fvi;
  VH    v2 = *fvi; ++fvi;

  Point p0 = mesh_.point( v0 );
  Point p1 = mesh_.point( v1 );
  Point p2 = mesh_.point( v2 );

  Scalar scale0 = mesh_.property( scale_, v0 );
  Scalar scale1 = mesh_.property( scale_, v1 );
  Scalar scale2 = mesh_.property( scale_, v2 );

  // Interpolate the scale factor.

  Scalar scale = ( scale0 + scale1 + scale2 ) / 3.0f;
  Point center = typename MeshT::Scalar(1.0/3.0) * ( p0 + p1 + p2 );

  Scalar d0 = 1.0f * ( p0 - center ).norm();
  Scalar d1 = 1.0f * ( p1 - center ).norm();
  Scalar d2 = 1.0f * ( p2 - center ).norm();


  //dont split triangles which tend to degenerate
  if ( (d0 + d1 + d2) / 3.0f < scale) return false;


  // If the edge lengths differ too much from the scale, perform a
  // triangle split.

  if ( ( d0 > scale && d0 > scale0 ) ||
       ( d1 > scale && d1 > scale1 ) ||
       ( d2 > scale && d2 > scale2 ) )
  {
    // Split the face ...

    VH ch = mesh_.add_vertex( center );
    mesh_.split( _fh, ch );

    // ... put the new triangles into the global triangle list ...

    for ( VFI vfi = mesh_.vf_iter( ch ); vfi.is_valid(); ++vfi )
      if ( *vfi != _fh )
             hole_triangle_.push_back( *vfi );

    // ... put the new edges into the global edge list ...

    for ( VEI vei = mesh_.ve_iter( ch ); vei.is_valid(); ++vei )
      hole_edge_.push_back( *vei );

    // ... and set the appropriate scale factor for the new vertex.

    mesh_.property( scale_, ch ) = scale;

    relax_edge( e0 );
    relax_edge( e1 );
    relax_edge( e2 );

    return true;
  }

  return false;
}


//=============================================================================
//
// Relax an edge: Flip it if one of its opposing vertices lies in
// the circumsphere of the other three vertices.
//
//=============================================================================


template< class MeshT >
bool
HoleFiller< MeshT >::relax_edge( EH _eh )
{
  if ( mesh_.status( _eh ).locked() )
   return false;

  // Abbreviations for the two halfedges of _eh

  HH h0 = mesh_.halfedge_handle( _eh, 0 );
  HH h1 = mesh_.halfedge_handle( _eh, 1 );

  // Get the two end-vertices u and v of the edge
         
  Point u( mesh_.point( mesh_.to_vertex_handle( h0 ) ) );
  Point v( mesh_.point( mesh_.to_vertex_handle( h1 ) ) );

  // Get the two opposing vertices a and b
    
  Point a( mesh_.point
           ( mesh_.to_vertex_handle
             ( mesh_.next_halfedge_handle( h0 ) ) ) );

  Point b( mesh_.point
           ( mesh_.to_vertex_handle
             ( mesh_.next_halfedge_handle( h1 ) ) ) );

  // If the circumsphere criterion is fullfilled AND if the flip is
  // topologically admissible, we do it.

  if ( in_circumsphere( a, u, v, b ) || in_circumsphere( b, u, v, a ) ){
    if ( mesh_.is_flip_ok( _eh ) )
    {

      mesh_.flip( _eh );

      return true;
    }else
      mesh_.status(_eh).set_selected( true );
}
  return false;
}


//=============================================================================
//
// Test whether a point _x lies in the circumsphere of _a,_b,_c.
//
//=============================================================================


template< class MeshT >
bool
HoleFiller< MeshT >::in_circumsphere( const Point & _x,
                                    const Point & _a,
                                    const Point & _b,
                                    const Point & _c ) const
{
  Point ab = _b - _a;
  Point ac = _c - _a;

  Scalar a00 = -2.0f * ( ab | _a );
  Scalar a01 = -2.0f * ( ab | _b );
  Scalar a02 = -2.0f * ( ab | _c );
  Scalar b0 = _a.sqrnorm() - _b.sqrnorm();

  Scalar a10 = -2.0f * ( ac | _a );
  Scalar a11 = -2.0f * ( ac | _b );
  Scalar a12 = -2.0f * ( ac | _c );
  Scalar b1 = _a.sqrnorm() - _c.sqrnorm();

  typename MeshT::Scalar alpha = -(-a11*a02+a01*a12-a12*b0+b1*a02+a11*b0-a01*b1)
                                     / (-a11*a00+a11*a02-a10*a02+a00*a12+a01*a10-a01*a12);
  typename MeshT::Scalar beta  =  (a10*b0-a10*a02-a12*b0+a00*a12+b1*a02-a00*b1)
                                     / (-a11*a00+a11*a02-a10*a02+a00*a12+a01*a10-a01*a12);
  typename MeshT::Scalar gamma =  (-a11*a00-a10*b0+a00*b1+a11*b0+a01*a10-a01*b1)
                                / (-a11*a00+a11*a02-a10*a02+a00*a12+a01*a10-a01*a12);

  Point center = alpha * _a + beta * _b + gamma * _c;

  return ( _x - center ).sqrnorm() < ( _a - center ).sqrnorm();
}


//=============================================================================
//
// Create the triangulation
//
// Recursively creates the triangulation for polygon (_i,...,_j).
//
//=============================================================================


template< class MeshT >                 
bool
HoleFiller< MeshT >::fill( int _i, int _j )
{
  // If the two vertices _i and _j are adjacent, there is nothing to do.

  if ( _i + 1 == _j )
    return true;
    

  // Create and store the middle triangle, store its edges.
    
  FH fh = mesh_.add_face( boundary_vertex_[_i],
                          boundary_vertex_[ l_[_i][_j] ],
                          boundary_vertex_[_j] );
  hole_triangle_.push_back( fh );

  if (!fh.is_valid())
    return false;

  hole_edge_.push_back( mesh_.edge_handle
                        ( mesh_.find_halfedge( boundary_vertex_[_i],
                                               boundary_vertex_[ l_[_i][_j] ] ) ) );
  hole_edge_.push_back( mesh_.edge_handle
                        ( mesh_.find_halfedge( boundary_vertex_[ l_[_i][_j] ],
                                               boundary_vertex_[_j] ) ) );
  
  
  // Recursively create the left and right side of the
  // triangulation.
    
  if (!fill( _i, l_[_i][_j] ) || !fill( l_[_i][_j], _j ))
    return false;
  else 
    return true;
}



//=============================================================================
//
// Compute the weight of the triangle (_i,_j,_k).
//
//=============================================================================


template< class MeshT >                 
typename HoleFiller< MeshT >::Weight
HoleFiller< MeshT >::weight( int _i, int _j, int _k )
{
  // Return an infinite weight if the insertion of this triangle
  // would create complex edges.

  if ( exists_edge( boundary_vertex_[_i], boundary_vertex_[_j] ) ||
       exists_edge( boundary_vertex_[_j], boundary_vertex_[_k] ) ||
       exists_edge( boundary_vertex_[_k], boundary_vertex_[_i] ) )
    return Weight();


  // Return an infinite weight, if one of the neighboring patches
  // could not be created.

    
  if ( l_[_i][_j] == -1 ) return Weight();
  if ( l_[_j][_k] == -1 ) return Weight();

   
  // Compute the maxmimum dihedral angles to the adjacent triangles
  // (if they exist)

  Scalar angle = 0.0f;

  if ( _i + 1 == _j )
    angle = std::max( angle, dihedral_angle( boundary_vertex_[_i],
                                             boundary_vertex_[_j],
                                             boundary_vertex_[_k],
                                             opposite_vertex_[_i] ) );
  else
    angle = std::max( angle, dihedral_angle( boundary_vertex_[_i],
                                             boundary_vertex_[_j],
                                             boundary_vertex_[_k],
                                             boundary_vertex_[l_[_i][_j]] ) );
    
  if ( _j + 1 == _k )
    angle = std::max( angle, dihedral_angle( boundary_vertex_[_j],
                                             boundary_vertex_[_k],
                                             boundary_vertex_[_i],
                                             opposite_vertex_[_j] ) );
  else
    angle = std::max( angle, dihedral_angle( boundary_vertex_[_j],
                                             boundary_vertex_[_k],
                                             boundary_vertex_[_i],
                                             boundary_vertex_[l_[_j][_k]] ) );
    
  if ( _i == 0 && _k == (int) boundary_vertex_.size() - 1 )
    angle = std::max( angle, dihedral_angle( boundary_vertex_[_k],
                                             boundary_vertex_[_i],
                                             boundary_vertex_[_j],
                                             opposite_vertex_[_k] ) );


  return Weight( angle, area( boundary_vertex_[_i],
                              boundary_vertex_[_j],
                              boundary_vertex_[_k] ) );
}



//=============================================================================
//
// Does an edge from vertex _u to _v exist?
//
//=============================================================================


template< class MeshT >                 
bool
HoleFiller< MeshT >::exists_edge( VH _u, VH _w )
{
  for ( VOHI vohi = mesh_.voh_iter( _u ); vohi.is_valid(); ++vohi )
    if ( ! mesh_.is_boundary( mesh_.edge_handle( *vohi ) ) )
      if ( mesh_.to_vertex_handle( *vohi ) == _w )
        return true;

  return false;
}



//=============================================================================
//
// Compute the area of the triangle (_a,_b,_c).
//
//=============================================================================


template< class MeshT >                 
typename MeshT::Scalar
HoleFiller< MeshT >::area( VH _a, VH _b, VH _c )
{
  Point a( mesh_.point( _a ) );
  Point b( mesh_.point( _b ) );
  Point c( mesh_.point( _c ) );

  Point n( ( b - a ) % ( c - b ) );

  return 0.5 * n.norm();
}


//=============================================================================
//
// Compute a dihedral angle
//
// Computes the dihedral angle (in degrees) between triangle
// (_u,_v,_a) and triangle (_v,_u,_b), no matter whether these
// triangles actually exist in the current mesh or not).
//
//=============================================================================


template< class MeshT >                 
typename MeshT::Scalar
HoleFiller< MeshT >::dihedral_angle( VH _u, VH _v, VH _a, VH _b )
{
  Point u( mesh_.point( _u ) );
  Point v( mesh_.point( _v ) );
  Point a( mesh_.point( _a ) );
  Point b( mesh_.point( _b ) );
    
  Point n0( ( v - u ) % ( a - v ) );
  Point n1( ( u - v ) % ( b - u ) );
    
  n0.normalize();
  n1.normalize();
    
  return acos( n0 | n1 ) * 180.0 / M_PI;
}


template< class MeshT >
void
HoleFiller< MeshT >::removeDegeneratedFaces( std::vector< FH >& _faceHandles ){

  for (int i = _faceHandles.size()-1; i >= 0 ; i--){

    if ( mesh_.status( _faceHandles[i] ).deleted() ){
      // face might be deleted because of a previous edge collapse
      // erase the face from the vector
      _faceHandles.erase( _faceHandles.begin() + i );
      continue;
    }

    //get the vertices (works only on triMeshes)
    FVI fvi = mesh_.fv_iter( _faceHandles[i] );
    Point v0 = mesh_.point( *fvi);
    ++fvi;
    Point v1 = mesh_.point( *fvi );
    ++fvi;
    Point v2 = mesh_.point( *fvi );

    //check if its degenerated
    Point v0v1 = v1 - v0;
    Point v0v2 = v2 - v0;
    Point n = v0v1 % v0v2; // not normalized !
    double d = n.sqrnorm();

    if (d < FLT_MIN && d > -FLT_MIN) {
      // degenerated face found
      FHI hIt = mesh_.fh_iter( _faceHandles[i] );

      //try to collapse one of the edges
      while (hIt.is_valid()){
        if ( mesh_.is_collapse_ok( *hIt ) ){
          // collapse the edge to remove the triangle
          mesh_.collapse( *hIt );
          // and erase the corresponding face from the vector
          _faceHandles.erase( _faceHandles.begin() + i );
          break;
        } else {
          ++hIt;
        }
      }
    }
  }
}

//=============================================================================