# trimesh_gaussian_curvature

compas_rhino.geometry.trimesh.trimesh_gaussian_curvature(M)[source]

Compute the discrete Gaussian curvature of a triangle mesh.

Parameters

M (tuple[sequence[[float, float, float] | Point], sequence[[int, int, int]]]) – A mesh represented by a list of vertices and a list of faces.

Returns

list[float] – The discrete Gaussian curvature per vertex.

Notes

Description: The angle defect at a vertex is used to describe the Gaussian curvature in a neighborhood around a vertex.

Notation Convention:
• $$K_{i}$$ - discrete Gaussian curvature at vertex i

• $$j,k$$ - the vertices from the Star of vertex i

• $$e_{ij},\, e_{ik}$$ - the vectors from vertex i to j and i to k

• $$\\theta_{i}^{jk}$$ - interior angle at vertex i of triangle ijk

Formula:

$\begin{split}K_{i} = 2\pi-\sum\\theta_{i}^{jk}\end{split}$

References

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Formula of Discrete Gaussian Curvature available at Keenan Crane’s lecture, 03:16-07:11, at https://youtu.be/sokeN5VxBB8

Examples

Make a mesh from scratch >>> from compas.geometry import Sphere >>> sphere = Sphere([1, 1, 1], 1) >>> sphere = Mesh.from_shape(sphere, u=30, v=30) >>> sphere.quads_to_triangles() >>> M = sphere.to_vertices_and_faces()

Compute the discrete Gaussian curvature >>> K = trimesh_gaussian_curvature(M)