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conv_hull - convex hulls (using Qhull)

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Usage 



Usage: conv_hull [options] [input_file]

Read a file in OFF format and make a convex hull (using Qhull). If
input_file is not given the program reads from standard input.

Options
  -h,--help this help message (run 'off_util -H help' for general help)
  --version version information
  -a        append the convex hull to the input file
  -Q <args> additional arguments to pass to qhull (unsupported, may not
            work, check output)
  -o <file> write output to file (default: write to standard output)

Examples

cube.txt is a file containg eight cube vertices ±1, ,±1, ±1. Make the edges with 
   conv_hull -o cube.off cube.txt
triangulate the output, so each square also has a diagonal edge 
   conv_hull -Q QJ -o cube.off cube.txt
See Notes below

Notes

The conv_hull program is a thin wrapper around Qhull.

The Antiprism programs will read three dimensional Qhull OFF output, so it is also convenient to use the Qhull programs directly. This is recommended if you want to use additional options. Notice that 

   conv_hull -Q Qt -o cube.off cube.txt
   conv_hull -a -Q QJ -o cube.off cube.txt
Do not give the expected results.

Antiprism includes Qhull source code. The original code can be obtained from http://www.qhull.org/.

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Antiprism Documentation 15.2.2012 - http://www.antiprism.com/