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[aquei <>]

Dear all,

I'd like to do geometry computation with CGAL. However it seems like
whenever I use a different functionality, I have to convert my geometry data
(3D points) to the specific type required by that functionality. For
example, if I use Delaunay Triangulation, I have to put my geometry data
into the triangulation data structure. If I wanna use convex hull, I have to
convert my data to another data structure again. I'm wondering if there's a
way to avoid this redundancy?

I'm also wondering if I could get some tips about how to learn CGAL. I find
it hard for me to get fluent with CGAL. The library is composed of numerous
templates, and I'm having hard time to get a clear picture about how to
combine them together to solve my problems; all I can do now is modifying
examples from the manual. It's also hard to find what's inside one class. I
use the online manual, it has links for most of the class members but not
everything, and it's easy to lost track when you have layers of templates
working together. Maybe I just didn't read the manual and the tutorial
carefully enough, but any tips about how to learn CGAL is greatly
appreciated.

Thank you in advance!

Best,
Aquei
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