Standalone Executable

Usage

• Input: quad-dominant mesh in .obj file format
  
• Output: BB-patches written in .bv or .igs file format
  

Please find BView file introduction.

Execution

For UNIX-based systems

build/PolyhedralSplines [options] <input>

For Windows (PowerShell)

build\Debug\PolyhedralSplines.exe [options] <input>

Options

• -h, --help
  Show this help message and exit.
• -d, --DEGREE_RAISE
  Raise degree-2 patches to degree 3.
• -f, --FORMAT <enum>
  Output format: bv, igs (default: bv)

Positional arguments

• input<string>
  Input file (required). Example: mesh.obj

Usage Examples

• Convert mesh.obj and write BV format (default):
  build/PolyhedralSplines mesh.obj
• Convert mesh.obj, raise all degree-2 patches to degree 3, and write BV format:
  build/PolyhedralSplines -d mesh.obj
• Convert mesh.obj and write IGES format:
  build/PolyhedralSplines -f igs mesh.obj
• Convert mesh.obj, raise degrees, and write IGES format:
  build/PolyhedralSplines -d -f igs mesh.obj

Note: test .obj files are in /testfile.

View .bv file

Users can display .bv files with either the online or desktop version of BView.
BView provides tools such as zoom, group-wise patch coloring, Gaussian curvature, highlight lines, and more.

Quick view of .bv file:

1. Go to the WebGL viewer.
   
2. Click Load File → Choose File to import your .bv file.
   
3. Under Display, set Patch Detail to 16×16.