MeshDev - Mesh Comparison Software

MeshDev

Mesh Comparison Software

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Presentation

MeshDev software compares two triangular meshes according to the geometrical data or appearance attribute data. It returns visual and numerical results. Mesh difference assessment uses the Attribute Deviation Metric. Attribute deviation assessments allow one to highlight local differences between two meshes.

The primary advantages of this software are:

Generality: the comparison method manages meshes containing geometric features as well as other surface attributes such as material colors, texture, temperature, radiation, etc. Moreover the measurements are independent of the viewpoint and the attribute type.
Locality: assessements are done for given points on the mesh surface. Assessment resolution is increased by a surface sampling method.
Applications: the comparison method is suitable for numerical models from real scenes and for synthetic models. This mesh comparison software can be used for many applications: mesh simplification, reverse engineering (comparison between a CAD model and a numerical model of the real object), mesh segmentation, mesh processing algorithm characterization, 3D matching, etc.

MeshDev software is developed in C++ and can easily be ported to other plateforms. It manages VRML1.0/2.0 file formats. If you have special requests for future feature development, feel free to ask me.

Publications

Mesh Comparison using Attribute Deviation Metric, Michaël Roy, Sebti Foufou, Frédéric Truchetet, In International Journal of Image and Graphics (IJIG), 4 (1), pp. 127-140, January 2004.
Paper [pdf - 582kB]

Generic Attribute Deviation Metric for Assessing Mesh Simplification Algorithm Quality, Michaël Roy, Sebti Foufou, Frédéric Truchetet, In Proceedings of IEEE International Conference on Image Processing (ICIP'02), Rochester, USA, pp. 817-820, September 2002.
Paper [pdf - 196kB] - Poster [pdf - 2.88MB]

Downloads

MeshDev v0.4 - Last update 2002-11-29

MeshDev SVN

License

This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.

This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU General Public License for more details.

A copy of the license can also be found in the Copying.txt file included in the distribution.

Contact

Michaël Roy
michaelroy@users.sourceforge.net