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An empirical analysis of a new algorithm for reconstruction of surfaces from three-dimensional point clouds is presented. The particular features of the algorithm are the reconstruction of open surfaces with boundaries from data sets of variable density, and the treatment of sharp edges, that is, locations of infinite curvature. The empirical data in particular confirm a formal analysis which has been performed for compact surfaces of limited curvature without boundary.
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Mencl, R., Müller, H. (2004). Empirical Analysis of Surface Interpolation by Spatial Environment Graphs. In: Brunnett, G., Hamann, B., Müller, H., Linsen, L. (eds) Geometric Modeling for Scientific Visualization. Mathematics and Visualization. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-07443-5_4
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