Meshes

The two-dimensional embedded delta sets (EmbeddedDeltaSet2D) in CombinatorialSpaces can be converted to and from mesh objects (Mesh) in Meshes.jl. This is useful for interoperation with packages in the JuliaGeometry ecosystem.

Visualizing embedded delta sets

The following example shows how to import a mesh from an OBJ file, convert it into an embedded delta set, and render it as a 3D mesh using CairoMakie.

using FileIO, CairoMakie, CombinatorialSpaces
set_theme!(resolution=(800, 400))
catmesh = FileIO.load(File{format"OBJ"}(download(
  "https://github.com/JuliaPlots/Makie.jl/raw/master/assets/cat.obj")))

catmesh_dset = EmbeddedDeltaSet2D(catmesh)
mesh(catmesh_dset, shading=false)
Example block output

Alterntively, the embedded delta set can be visualized as a wireframe:

wireframe(catmesh_dset)
Example block output

We can also construct and plot the dual complex for this mesh:

dual = EmbeddedDeltaDualComplex2D{Bool, Float32, Point{3,Float32}}(catmesh_dset)
subdivide_duals!(dual, Barycenter())
wireframe(dual)
Example block output

API docs

CombinatorialSpaces.Meshes.makeSphere — Method
makeSphere(minLat, maxLat, dLat, minLong, maxLong, dLong, radius)

Construct a spherical mesh (inclusively) bounded by the given latitudes and longitudes, discretized at dLat and dLong intervals, at the given radius from Earth's center.

Note that this construction returns a UV-sphere. DEC simulations are more accurate on meshes with (near) equilateral triangles, such as the icospheres available through loadmesh.

We say that:

  • 90°N is 0
  • 90°S is 180
  • Prime Meridian is 0
  • 10°W is 355

We say that:

  • (x=0,y=0,z=0) is at the center of the sphere
  • the x-axis points toward 0°,0°
  • the y-axis points toward 90°E,0°
  • the z-axis points toward the North Pole

References:

List of common coordinate transformations

Examples

# Regular octahedron.
julia> s, npi, spi = makeSphere(0, 180, 90, 0, 360, 90, 1)
# 72 points along the unit circle on the x-y plane.
julia> s, npi, spi = makeSphere(90, 90, 0, 0, 360, 5, 1)
# 72 points along the equator at 0km from Earth's surface.
julia> s, npi, spi = makeSphere(90, 90, 1, 0, 360, 5, 6371)
# TIE-GCM grid at 90km altitude (with no poles,   i.e. a bulbous cylinder).
julia> s, npi, spi = makeSphere(5, 175, 5, 0, 360, 5, 6371+90)
# TIE-GCM grid at 90km altitude (with South pole, i.e. a bowl).
julia> s, npi, spi = makeSphere(5, 180, 5, 0, 360, 5, 6371+90)
# TIE-GCM grid at 90km altitude (with poles,      i.e. a sphere).
julia> s, npi, spi = makeSphere(0, 180, 5, 0, 360, 5, 6371+90)
# The Northern hemisphere of the TIE-GCM grid at 90km altitude.
julia> s, npi, spi = makeSphere(0, 180, 5, 0, 360, 5, 6371+90)
CombinatorialSpaces.Meshes.triangulated_grid — Method
function triangulated_grid(max_x, max_y, dx, dy, point_type)

Return a grid of (near) equilateral triangles.

Note that dx will be slightly less than what is given, since points are compressed to lie within max_x.

CombinatorialSpaces.MeshInterop — Module

Interoperation with mesh files.

This module enables delta sets to be imported from mesh files supported by MeshIO.jl and for delta sets to be converted to meshes, mainly for the purposes of plotting. Meshes are represented by the GeometryBasics.Mesh type.