CGAL users discussion list

[Monique Teillaud <>]

Le 20/09/12 21:59, gredner a écrit :
> Hi folks,
>
> I've been a happy user of CGAL's 2D Delaunay triangulation code for some
> time.  However, I'm now in need of code for creating 2D *periodic*
> triangulations, and I was very surprised to find that CGAL supports such
> constructions in 3D but not in 2D!  So I'm wondering:

Dear Gabe,

> - Is there a technical reason why this was done in 3D but not in 2D?  If so,
> it should probably be explained in the manual or FAQ.

There is no technical reason. It is only 'historical'. We started by the 
3D case only because there were a few CGAL users asking for 3D at that 
time.

> - Does anyone have plans to implement the 2D case?  I probably do not have
> the right skillset to do it myself, but I would be happy to be an early
> adopter/tester.

yes.
It is a "candidate" package already, i.e., the manual was reviewed and 
accepted by the editorial board.
There are a few things missing in the code before the package can be 
integrated in a public release of CGAL. The author is quite busy since 
he is doing this work on his spare time...

Best,
--
Monique Teillaud
INRIA Sophia Antipolis - Méditerranée
http://www.inria.fr/sophia/members/Monique.Teillaud/