GSoC 2013 - dual contours algorithm and saving standard obj files

lucky1729 · March 11, 2013, 17:29

Hi,

I would like to participate in this year's google summer of code. Last semester as part of my course project I worked on solving Stephan's equation, for crystallization problem for which I had to rely on other softwares to get standard .obj files for surface reconstruction. Currently the .obj files that can be obtained using OpenFOAM are not supported by renderers like Mitsuba.

I am planning to write a post-processing utility in OpenFOAM framework using dual-contouring algorithm so that rendering results can be much faster than what we can do currently in OpenFOAM.

Could anybody let me know whether this can be a suitable project for GSoC under OpenFOAM if OpenFOAM participates in GSoC-2013?

Regards,
Lakshman Anumolu

akidess · March 11, 2013, 17:47

I believe this should be possible, but I am no expert. I would recommend you to contact ESi/OpenCFD and consulting companies such as Wikki, ICON, etc. as you will need a mentoring organization to participate from what I understand.

lucky1729 · March 12, 2013, 11:12

Thanks Anton for the reply. I realized I was wrong upto some extent. OBJsurfaceFormat class does support the issues I mentioned above, though it still doesn't include dual contour algorithm, which is not needed in general except for the users who are using signed distance functions and decided to use dual contour.

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lucky1729 New Member Lakshman Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Madison Posts: 5 Rep Power: 17	Hi, I would like to participate in this year's google summer of code. Last semester as part of my course project I worked on solving Stephan's equation, for crystallization problem for which I had to rely on other softwares to get standard .obj files for surface reconstruction. Currently the .obj files that can be obtained using OpenFOAM are not supported by renderers like Mitsuba. I am planning to write a post-processing utility in OpenFOAM framework using dual-contouring algorithm so that rendering results can be much faster than what we can do currently in OpenFOAM. Could anybody let me know whether this can be a suitable project for GSoC under OpenFOAM if OpenFOAM participates in GSoC-2013? Regards, Lakshman Anumolu JR22 likes this.

March 11, 2013, 17:47		#2
akidess Senior Member Anton Kidess Join Date: May 2009 Location: Germany Posts: 1,377 Rep Power: 30	I believe this should be possible, but I am no expert. I would recommend you to contact ESi/OpenCFD and consulting companies such as Wikki, ICON, etc. as you will need a mentoring organization to participate from what I understand. __________________ On twitter @akidTwit Spend as much time formulating your questions as you expect people to spend on their answer.

March 12, 2013, 11:12		#3
lucky1729 New Member Lakshman Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Madison Posts: 5 Rep Power: 17	Thanks Anton for the reply. I realized I was wrong upto some extent. OBJsurfaceFormat class does support the issues I mentioned above, though it still doesn't include dual contour algorithm, which is not needed in general except for the users who are using signed distance functions and decided to use dual contour.