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Degree: Each Octree cube has a collection of points. To make a mesh, each
section needs to have a curve or line drawn through it using the points as
reference. The polynomial degree tells the computer what type of line to draw
through those points.
Degree
Setting
Type of curve that the meshing software produces by using
individual points within each Octree as references
1
Each Octree has a straight line of best fit
2
Each Octree has a quadratic curve of best fit
3
Each Octree has a cubic curve of best fit
4
Each Octree has a quartic curve of best fit
5
Each Octree has a quintic curve of best fit
The higher the number the degree parameter is set at, the more importance
each point has and the more detail will be described. This will also increase
meshing times at an exponential level. The lower the number, the less
importance each point will have on the overall detail. For example, if you have a
really clean and detailed scan, you can mesh at Octree Depth 9 and Degree 5
and get a great level of detail. For a scan of a smoother object with less surface
details, you can mesh at 7 Octree, 3 Degree and get a smoothed-out version.
Octrees and the Stanford Bunny
This image depicts an octree setting
of 5, but also includes octree settings
of 1 and 3 for demonstration purposes
(the larger boxes are lower octree
settings)
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