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["Sebastien Loriot (GeometryFactory)" <>]

If your polygon is planar but in 3D, you can compute a 2D polygon in the 
supporting plane and use this package [1].
If your polygon is almost planar, you can use this package [2] to 
compute the best plane approximation.

Sebastien.

[1] 
http://www.cgal.org/Manual/latest/doc_html/cgal_manual/Minkowski_sum_2/Chapter_main.html
[2] 
http://www.cgal.org/Manual/latest/doc_html/cgal_manual/Principal_component_analysis/Chapter_main.html

On 01/22/2013 03:16 PM, mastair wrote:
> I want to buffer a polygon in 3d space. Apparently Minkowski sum only takes
> NEF polyhedra as input?
>
> How would I create a buffer around a polygon in 3d space, as such creating a
> NEF polyhedron or general polyhedron?
>
> Thank you for your help.
>
>
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