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`#include <CGAL/Polyhedron_3.h>`

## Definition

template<typename Traits>
class CGAL::Polyhedron_3< Traits >

A polyhedral surface `Polyhedron_3` consists of vertices `V`, edges `E`, facets `F` and an incidence relation on them.

Each edge is represented by two halfedges with opposite orientations.

Vertices represent points in 3d-space. Edges are straight line segments between two endpoints. Facets are planar, possibly non-convex, polygons without holes defined by the circular sequence of halfedges along their boundary. The polyhedral surface itself can have holes. The halfedges along the boundary of a hole are called border halfedges and have no incident facet. An edge is a border edge if one of its halfedges is a border halfedge. A surface is closed if it contains no border halfedges. A closed surface is a boundary representation for a polyhedron in three dimensions. The convention is that the halfedges are oriented counterclockwise around facets as seen from the outside of the polyhedron. An implication is that the halfedges are oriented clockwise around the vertices. The notion of the solid side of a facet as defined by the halfedge orientation extends to polyhedral surfaces with border edges although they do not define a closed object. If normal vectors are considered for the facets, normals point outwards (following the right hand rule).

The strict definition can be found in [3]. One implication of this definition is that the polyhedral surface is always an orientable and oriented 2-manifold with border edges, i.e., the neighborhood of each point on the polyhedral surface is either homeomorphic to a disc or to a half disc, except for vertices where multiple holes join. Another implication is that the smallest representable surface is a triangle (for polyhedral surfaces with border edges) or a tetrahedron (for polyhedra). Boundary representations of orientable 2-manifolds are closed under Euler operations. They are extended with operations that create or close holes in the surface.

Other intersections besides the incidence relation are not allowed, although they are not automatically handled, since self intersections are not easy to check efficiently. `Polyhedron_3` does only maintain the combinatorial integrity of the polyhedral surface (using Euler operations) and does not consider the coordinates of the points or any geometric information.

The class `Polyhedron_3` can represent polyhedral surfaces as well as polyhedra. The interface is designed in such a way that it is easy to ignore border edges and work only with polyhedra.

The sequence of edges can be ordered in the data structure on request such that the sequence starts with the non-border edges and ends with the border edges. Border edges are then itself ordered such that the halfedge which is incident to the facet comes first and the halfedge incident to the hole comes thereafter. This normalization step counts simultaneously the number of border edges. This number is zero if and only if the surface is a closed polyhedron. Note that this class does not maintain this counter nor the halfedge order during further modifications. There is no automatic caching done for auxiliary information.

Parameters

The full template declaration of `Polyhedron_3` states four template parameters:

template < class PolyhedronTraits_3,
class PolyhedronItems_3 = CGAL::Polyhedron_items_3,
template < class T, class I>
class HalfedgeDS = CGAL::HalfedgeDS_default,
class Alloc = CGAL_ALLOCATOR(int) >
class Polyhedron_3;
CGAL::HalfedgeDS_default
CGAL::Polyhedron_3
A polyhedral surface Polyhedron_3 consists of vertices V, edges E, facets F and an incidence relation...
Definition: Polyhedron_3.h:113
CGAL::Polyhedron_items_3
The class Polyhedron_items_3 is a model of the PolyhedronItems_3 concept.
Definition: Polyhedron_items_3.h:35
PolyhedronItems_3
The PolyhedronItems_3 concept refines the HalfedgeDSItems concept. In addition to the requirements st...
Definition: PolyhedronItems_3.h:63
PolyhedronTraits_3
Required types and member functions for the PolyhedronTraits_3 concept. This geometric traits concept...
Definition: PolyhedronTraits_3.h:23
unspecified_type
CGAL_ALLOCATOR
#define CGAL_ALLOCATOR(T)

The first parameter requires a model of the `PolyhedronTraits_3` concept as argument, for example `CGAL::Polyhedron_traits_3`. The second parameter expects a model of the `PolyhedronItems_3` concept. By default, the class `CGAL::Polyhedron_items_3` is preselected. The third parameter is a class template. A model of the `HalfedgeDS` concept is expected. By default, the class `CGAL::HalfedgeDS_default` is preselected, which is a list based implementation of the halfedge data structure. The fourth parameter `Alloc` requires a standard allocator for STL container classes. The `rebind` mechanism from `Alloc` will be used to create appropriate allocators internally. A default is provided with the macro `CGAL_ALLOCATOR(int)` from the `<CGAL/memory.h>` header file.

See also
  `CGAL::Polyhedron_3::Vertex`
  `CGAL::Polyhedron_3::Halfedge`
  `CGAL::Polyhedron_3::Facet`
  `PolyhedronTraits_3`
  `CGAL::Polyhedron_traits_3<Kernel>`
  `PolyhedronItems_3`
  `CGAL::Polyhedron_items_3`
  `HalfedgeDS`
  `CGAL::HalfedgeDS_default`
  `CGAL::Polyhedron_incremental_builder_3<HDS>`
  `CGAL::Modifier_base`.

Example

This example program instantiates a polyhedron using the default traits class and creates a tetrahedron.

Example: Polyhedron/polyhedron_prog_simple.cpp

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#include <CGAL/Simple_cartesian.h>
#include <CGAL/Polyhedron_3.h>
typedef CGAL::Simple_cartesian<double> Kernel;
typedef CGAL::Polyhedron_3<Kernel> Polyhedron;
typedef Polyhedron::Halfedge_handle Halfedge_handle;
int main() {
Polyhedron P;
Halfedge_handle h = P.make_tetrahedron();
if ( P.is_tetrahedron(h))
return 0;
return 1;
}
CGAL::Polyhedron_3::Halfedge_handle
unspecified_type Halfedge_handle
handle to halfedge.
Definition: Polyhedron_3.h:874
Kernel
CGAL::Simple_cartesian

Examples
  Polyhedron/draw_polyhedron.cpp, Polyhedron/polyhedron2vrml.cpp, Polyhedron/polyhedron_prog_color.cpp, Polyhedron/polyhedron_prog_cube.cpp, Polyhedron/polyhedron_prog_incr_builder.cpp, Polyhedron/polyhedron_prog_normals.cpp, Polyhedron/polyhedron_prog_off.cpp, Polyhedron/polyhedron_prog_planes.cpp, Polyhedron/polyhedron_prog_simple.cpp, Polyhedron/polyhedron_prog_subdiv.cpp, Polyhedron/polyhedron_prog_tetra.cpp, and Polyhedron/polyhedron_prog_vector.cpp.

## Classes
class | Facet
| A facet optionally stores a plane equation, and a reference to an incident halfedge that points to the facet. More...
class | Halfedge
| A halfedge is an oriented edge between two vertices. More...
class | Vertex
| A vertex optionally stores a point and a reference to an incident halfedge that points to the vertex. More...

## Related Functions
(Note that these are not member functions.)
template<class Traits >
std::istream & | operator>> (std::istream &in, CGAL::Polyhedron_3< Traits > &P)
| calls `CGAL::IO::read_OFF(in, P)`.
template<class Traits >
std::ostream & | operator<< (std::ostream &out, const CGAL::Polyhedron_3< Traits > &P)
| calls `CGAL::IO::write_OFF(out, P)` .

## Types
typedef unspecified_type | Items
| items class selected for `PolyhedronItems_3`.
typedef unspecified_type | HalfedgeDS
| instantiated halfedge data structure.
typedef unspecified_type | size_type
| size type of `HalfedgeDS`.
typedef unspecified_type | difference_type
| difference type of `HalfedgeDS`.
typedef unspecified_type | iterator_category
| iterator category of `HalfedgeDS` for all iterators.
typedef unspecified_type | circulator_category
| circulator category of all circulators; bidirectional category if the `Items::Halfedge` provides a `Halfedge::prev()` member function, otherwise forward category.
typedef unspecified_type | allocator_type
| allocator type `Alloc`.

## Handles, Iterators, and Circulators
The following handles, iterators, and circulators have appropriate non-mutable counterparts, i.e., `const_handle`, `const_iterator`, and `const_circulator`. The mutable types are assignable to their non-mutable counterparts. Both circulators are assignable to the `Halfedge_iterator`. The iterators are assignable to the respective handle types. Wherever the handles appear in function parameter lists, the corresponding iterators can be used as well. For convenience, the `Edge_iterator` enumerates every other halfedge. It is based on the `CGAL::N_step_adaptor` class. For convenience, the `Point_iterator` enumerates all points in the polyhedral surface in the same order as the `Vertex_iterator`, but with the value type `Point`. Similarly, a `Plane_iterator` is provided. All handles are model of `LessThanComparable` and `Hashable`, that is they can be used as keys in containers such as `std::map` and `boost::unordered_map`.
typedef unspecified_type | Point_3
| point stored in vertices.
typedef unspecified_type | Plane_3
| plane equation stored in facets (if supported).
typedef unspecified_type | Vertex_handle
| handle to vertex.
typedef Iterator_range< unspecified_type > | Vertex_handles
| range type for iterating over the vertices, with a nested type `iterator` that has as value type `Vertex_handle`
typedef unspecified_type | Halfedge_handle
| handle to halfedge.
typedef Iterator_range< unspecified_type > | Halfedge_handles
| range type for iterating over the halfedges, with a nested type `iterator` that has as value type `Halfedge_handle`
typedef unspecified_type | Facet_handle
| handle to facet.
typedef Iterator_range< unspecified_type > | Facet_handles
| range type for iterating over the facets, with a nested type `iterator` that has as value type `Facet_handle`
typedef unspecified_type | Vertex_iterator
| iterator over all vertices.
typedef unspecified_type | Halfedge_iterator
| iterator over all halfedges.
typedef unspecified_type | Facet_iterator
| iterator over all facets.
typedef unspecified_type | Halfedge_around_vertex_circulator
| circulator of halfedges around a vertex (cw).
typedef unspecified_type | Halfedge_around_facet_circulator
| circulator of halfedges around a facet (ccw).
typedef unspecified_type | Edge_iterator
| iterator over all edges (every other halfedge).
typedef Iterator_range< Edge_iterator > | Edges
| range type for iterating over the edges.
typedef unspecified_type | Point_iterator
| iterator over all points.
typedef Iterator_range< Point_iterator > | Points
| range type for iterating over the points of the vertices.
typedef unspecified_type | Plane_iterator
| iterator over all plane equations.
typedef Iterator_range< Plane_iterator > | Planes
| range type for iterating over the planes of the facets.

## Types for Tagging Optional Features
The following types are equal to either `Tag_true` or `Tag_false` , depending on whether the named feature is supported or not.
typedef unspecified_type | Supports_vertex_halfedge
| `Vertex::halfedge()`.
typedef unspecified_type | Supports_vertex_point
| `Vertex::point()`.
typedef unspecified_type | Supports_halfedge_prev
| `Halfedge::prev()`.
typedef unspecified_type | Supports_halfedge_vertex
| `Halfedge::vertex()`.
typedef unspecified_type | Supports_halfedge_facet
| `Halfedge::facet()`.
typedef unspecified_type | Supports_facet_halfedge
| `Facet::halfedge()`.
typedef unspecified_type | Supports_facet_plane
| `Facet::plane()`.
typedef unspecified_type | Supports_removal
| supports removal of individual elements.

## Creation
| Polyhedron_3 (const Traits &traits=Traits())
| Default constructor.
| Polyhedron_3 (size_type v, size_type h, size_type f, const Traits &traits=Traits())
| Constructor of a polyhedron with storage reserved for `v` vertices, `h` halfedges, and `f` facets.
void | reserve (size_type v, size_type h, size_type f)
| reserve storage for `v` vertices, `h` halfedges, and `f` facets.
Halfedge_handle | make_tetrahedron ()
| a tetrahedron is added to the polyhedral surface.
Halfedge_handle | make_tetrahedron (const Point &p1, const Point &p2, const Point &p3, const Point &p4)
| a tetrahedron is added to the polyhedral surface with its vertices initialized to `p1`, `p2`, `p3`, and `p4`.
Halfedge_handle | make_triangle ()
| a triangle with border edges is added to the polyhedral surface.
Halfedge_handle | make_triangle (const Point &p1, const Point &p2, const Point &p3)
| a triangle with border edges is added to the polyhedral surface with its vertices initialized to `p1`, `p2`, and `p3`.

## Access Member Functions
bool | empty () const
| returns true if the polyhedron is empty.
size_type | size_of_vertices () const
| number of vertices.
size_type | size_of_halfedges () const
| number of halfedges (incl. border halfedges).
size_type | size_of_facets () const
| number of facets.
size_type | capacity_of_vertices () const
| space reserved for vertices.
size_type | capacity_of_halfedges () const
| space reserved for halfedges.
size_type | capacity_of_facets () const
| space reserved for facets.
size_t | bytes () const
| bytes used for the polyhedron.
size_t | bytes_reserved () const
| bytes reserved for the polyhedron.
allocator_type | get_allocator () const
| allocator object.
Vertex_iterator | vertices_begin ()
| iterator over all vertices.
Vertex_iterator | vertices_end ()
| past-the-end iterator.
Vertex_handles | vertex_handles ()
| returns a range of handles over the vertices.
Halfedge_iterator | halfedges_begin ()
| iterator over all halfedges.
Halfedge_iterator | halfedges_end ()
| past-the-end iterator.
Halfedge_handles | halfedge_handles ()
| returns a range of handles over the halfedges.
Facet_iterator | facets_begin ()
| iterator over all facets (excluding holes).
Facet_iterator | facets_end ()
| past-the-end iterator.
Facet_handles | facet_handles ()
| returns a range of handles over the facets.
Edge_iterator | edges_begin ()
| iterator over all edges.
Edge_iterator | edges_end ()
| past-the-end iterator.
Edges | edges ()
| returns a range of iterators over the edges.
Point_iterator | points_begin ()
| iterator over all points.
Point_iterator | points_end ()
| past-the-end iterator.
Points | points ()
| returns a range of iterators over the points.
Plane_iterator | planes_begin ()
| iterator over all plane equations.
Plane_iterator | planes_end ()
| past-the-end iterator.
Planes | planes ()
| returns a range of iterators over the planes.
const Traits & | traits () const
| returns the traits class.

## Combinatorial Predicates
bool | is_closed () const
| returns `true` if there are no border edges.
bool | is_pure_bivalent () const
| returns `true` if all vertices have exactly two incident edges.
bool | is_pure_trivalent () const
| returns `true` if all vertices have exactly three incident edges.
bool | is_pure_triangle () const
| returns `true` if all facets are triangles.
bool | is_pure_quad () const
| returns `true` if all facets are quadrilaterals.
bool | is_triangle (Halfedge_const_handle h) const
| `true` iff the connected component denoted by `h` is a triangle.
bool | is_tetrahedron (Halfedge_const_handle h) const
| `true` iff the connected component denoted by `h` is a tetrahedron.

## Euler Operators (Combinatorial Modifications)
The following Euler operations modify consistently the combinatorial structure of the polyhedral surface. The geometry remains unchanged.
Halfedge_handle | split_facet (Halfedge_handle h, Halfedge_handle g)
| splits the facet incident to `h` and `g` into two facets with a new diagonal between the two vertices denoted by `h` and `g` respectively.
Halfedge_handle | join_facet (Halfedge_handle h)
| joins the two facets incident to `h`.
Halfedge_handle | split_vertex (Halfedge_handle h, Halfedge_handle g)
| splits the vertex incident to `h` and `g` into two vertices, the old vertex remains and a new copy is created, and connects them with a new edge.
Halfedge_handle | join_vertex (Halfedge_handle h)
| joins the two vertices incident to `h`.
Halfedge_handle | split_edge (Halfedge_handle h)
| splits the halfedge `h` into two halfedges inserting a new vertex that is a copy of `h->opposite()->vertex()`.
Halfedge_handle | flip_edge (Halfedge_handle h)
| performs an edge flip.
Halfedge_handle | create_center_vertex (Halfedge_handle h)
| barycentric triangulation of `h->facet()`.
Halfedge_handle | erase_center_vertex (Halfedge_handle g)
| reverses `create_center_vertex()`.

## Euler Operators Modifying Genus
Halfedge_handle | split_loop (Halfedge_handle h, Halfedge_handle i, Halfedge_handle j)
| cuts the polyhedron into two parts along the cycle `(h,i,j)` (edge `j` runs on the backside of the three dimensional figure above).
Halfedge_handle | join_loop (Halfedge_handle h, Halfedge_handle g)
| glues the boundary of the two facets denoted by `h` and `g` together and returns `h`.

## Modifying Facets and Holes
Halfedge_handle | make_hole (Halfedge_handle h)
| removes the incident facet of `h` and changes all halfedges incident to the facet into border edges.
Halfedge_handle | fill_hole (Halfedge_handle h)
| fills a hole with a newly created facet.
Halfedge_handle | add_vertex_and_facet_to_border (Halfedge_handle h, Halfedge_handle g)
| creates a new facet within the hole incident to `h` and `g` by connecting the tip of `g` with the tip of `h` with two new halfedges and a new vertex and filling this separated part of the hole with a new facet, such that the new facet is incident to `g`.
Halfedge_handle | add_facet_to_border (Halfedge_handle h, Halfedge_handle g)
| creates a new facet within the hole incident to `h` and `g` by connecting the vertex denoted by `g` with the vertex denoted by `h` with a new halfedge and filling this separated part of the hole with a new facet, such that the new facet is incident to `g`.

## Erasing
void | erase_facet (Halfedge_handle h)
| removes the incident facet of `h` and changes all halfedges incident to the facet into border edges or removes them from the polyhedral surface if they were already border edges.
void | erase_connected_component (Halfedge_handle h)
| removes the vertices, halfedges, and facets that belong to the connected component of `h`.
unsigned int | keep_largest_connected_components (unsigned int nb_components_to_keep)
| Erases the small connected components and the isolated vertices.
void | clear ()
| removes all vertices, halfedges, and facets.

## Operations with Border Halfedges
Advanced Halfedges incident to a hole are called border halfedges. A halfedge is a border edge if itself or its opposite halfedge are border halfedges. The only requirement to work with border halfedges is that the `Halfedge` class provides a member function `Halfedge::is_border()` returning a `bool`. Usually, the halfedge data structure supports facets and a `NULL` facet pointer will indicate a border halfedge, but this is not the only possibility. The `is_border()` predicate divides the edges into two classes, the border edges and the non-border edges. The following normalization reorganizes the sequential storage of the edges such that the non-border edges precede the border edges, and that for each border edge the latter one of the two halfedges is a border halfedge (the first one is a non-border halfedge in conformance with the polyhedral surface definition). The normalization stores the number of border halfedges and the halfedge iterator the border edges start at within the data structure. Halfedge insertion or removal and changing the border status of a halfedge invalidate these values. They are not automatically updated.
void | normalize_border ()
| sorts halfedges such that the non-border edges precede the border edges.
size_type | size_of_border_halfedges () const
| number of border halfedges.
size_type | size_of_border_edges () const
| number of border edges.
Halfedge_iterator | border_halfedges_begin ()
| halfedge iterator starting with the border edges.
Edge_iterator | border_edges_begin ()
| edge iterator starting with the border edges.

## Miscellaneous
void | inside_out ()
| reverses facet orientations (incl. plane equations if supported).
bool | is_valid (bool verbose=false, int level=0) const
| returns `true` if the polyhedral surface is combinatorially consistent.
bool | normalized_border_is_valid (bool verbose=false) const
| returns `true` if the border halfedges are in normalized representation, which is when enumerating all halfedges with the iterator: The non-border edges precede the border edges and for border edges, the second halfedge is the border halfedge.
void | delegate (CGAL::Modifier_base< HDS > &m)
| This is an advanced function.

## Constructor & Destructor Documentation

## ◆ Polyhedron_3()

template<typename Traits >

CGAL::Polyhedron_3< Traits >::Polyhedron_3 | ( | size_type | v,
|  | size_type | h,
|  | size_type | f,
|  | const Traits & | traits = `Traits()`
| ) |  |

Constructor of a polyhedron with storage reserved for `v` vertices, `h` halfedges, and `f` facets.

The reservation sizes are a hint for optimizing storage allocation.

## Member Function Documentation

## ◆ add_facet_to_border()

template<typename Traits >

Halfedge_handle CGAL::Polyhedron_3< Traits >::add_facet_to_border | ( | Halfedge_handle | h,
|  | Halfedge_handle | g
| ) |  |

creates a new facet within the hole incident to `h` and `g` by connecting the vertex denoted by `g` with the vertex denoted by `h` with a new halfedge and filling this separated part of the hole with a new facet, such that the new facet is incident to `g`.

Returns the halfedge of the new edge that is incident to the new facet.

Precondition
  `h->is_border()`, `g->is_border()`, `h != g`, `h->next() != g`, and `g` can be reached along the same hole starting with `h`.

## ◆ add_vertex_and_facet_to_border()

template<typename Traits >

Halfedge_handle CGAL::Polyhedron_3< Traits >::add_vertex_and_facet_to_border | ( | Halfedge_handle | h,
|  | Halfedge_handle | g
| ) |  |

creates a new facet within the hole incident to `h` and `g` by connecting the tip of `g` with the tip of `h` with two new halfedges and a new vertex and filling this separated part of the hole with a new facet, such that the new facet is incident to `g`.

Returns the halfedge of the new edge that is incident to the new facet and the new vertex.

Precondition
  `h->is_border()`, `g->is_border()`, `h != g`, and `g` can be reached along the same hole starting with `h`.

## ◆ border_edges_begin()

template<typename Traits >

Edge_iterator CGAL::Polyhedron_3< Traits >::border_edges_begin | ( |  | ) |

edge iterator starting with the border edges.

The range [`edges_begin(), border_edges_begin()`) denotes all non-border edges. The range [`border_edges_begin(), edges_end()`) denotes all border edges.

Precondition
  last `normalize_border()` call still valid, see above.

## ◆ border_halfedges_begin()

template<typename Traits >

Halfedge_iterator CGAL::Polyhedron_3< Traits >::border_halfedges_begin | ( |  | ) |

halfedge iterator starting with the border edges.

The range [`halfedges_begin(), border_halfedges_begin()`) denotes all non-border halfedges. The range [`border_halfedges_begin(), halfedges_end()`) denotes all border edges.

Precondition
  last `normalize_border()` call still valid, see above.

## ◆ create_center_vertex()

template<typename Traits >

Halfedge_handle CGAL::Polyhedron_3< Traits >::create_center_vertex | ( | Halfedge_handle | h | ) |

barycentric triangulation of `h->facet()`.

Creates a new vertex, a copy of `h->vertex()`, and connects it to each vertex incident to `h->facet()` splitting `h->facet()` into triangles. `h` remains incident to the original facet, all other triangles are copies of this facet. Returns the halfedge `h->next()` after the operation, i.e., a halfedge pointing to the new vertex. The time is proportional to the size of the facet.

Precondition
  `h` is not a border halfedge.

## ◆ delegate()

template<typename Traits >

void CGAL::Polyhedron_3< Traits >::delegate | ( | CGAL::Modifier_base< HDS > & | m | ) |

This is an advanced function.

Advanced

calls the `Modifier_base::operator()()` of the modifier `m`.

Precondition
  The polyhedral surface must be valid when the modifier returns from execution.

## ◆ erase_center_vertex()

template<typename Traits >

Halfedge_handle CGAL::Polyhedron_3< Traits >::erase_center_vertex | ( | Halfedge_handle | g | ) |

reverses `create_center_vertex()`.

Erases the vertex pointed to by `g` and all incident halfedges thereby merging all incident facets. Only `g->facet()` remains. The neighborhood of `g->vertex()` may not be triangulated, it can have larger facets. Returns the halfedge `g->prev()`. Thus, the invariant `h == erase_center_vertex( create_center_vertex(h))` holds if `h` is not a border halfedge. The time is proportional to the sum of the size of all incident facets.

Precondition
  None of the incident facets of `g->vertex()` is a hole. There are at least two distinct facets incident to the facets that are incident to `g->vertex()`. (This prevents the operation from collapsing a volume into two facets glued together with opposite orientations, such as would happen with any vertex of a tetrahedron.)
  `Supports_removal` must be `CGAL::Tag_true`.

## ◆ erase_connected_component()

template<typename Traits >

void CGAL::Polyhedron_3< Traits >::erase_connected_component | ( | Halfedge_handle | h | ) |

removes the vertices, halfedges, and facets that belong to the connected component of `h`.

Precondition
  `Supports_removal` must be `CGAL::Tag_true`.

## ◆ erase_facet()

template<typename Traits >

void CGAL::Polyhedron_3< Traits >::erase_facet | ( | Halfedge_handle | h | ) |

removes the incident facet of `h` and changes all halfedges incident to the facet into border edges or removes them from the polyhedral surface if they were already border edges.

If this creates isolated vertices they get removed as well. See `make_hole(h)` for a more specialized variant.

Precondition
  `h->is_border() == false`.
  `Supports_removal` must be `CGAL::Tag_true`

## ◆ facet_handles()

template<typename Traits >

Facet_handles CGAL::Polyhedron_3< Traits >::facet_handles | ( |  | ) |

returns a range of handles over the facets.

Note
  The value type of `Facet_handles::iterator` is `Facet_handle`.

## ◆ fill_hole()

template<typename Traits >

Halfedge_handle CGAL::Polyhedron_3< Traits >::fill_hole | ( | Halfedge_handle | h | ) |

fills a hole with a newly created facet.

Makes all border halfedges of the hole denoted by `h` incident to the new facet. Returns `h`.

Precondition
  `h.is_border()`.

## ◆ flip_edge()

template<typename Traits >

Halfedge_handle CGAL::Polyhedron_3< Traits >::flip_edge | ( | Halfedge_handle | h | ) |

performs an edge flip.

It returns `h` after rotating the edge `h` one vertex in the direction of the face orientation.

Precondition
  `h != Halfedge_handle()` and both facets incident to `h` are triangles.

## ◆ halfedge_handles()

template<typename Traits >

Halfedge_handles CGAL::Polyhedron_3< Traits >::halfedge_handles | ( |  | ) |

returns a range of handles over the halfedges.

Note
  The value type of `Halfedge_handles::iterator` is `Halfedge_handle`.

## ◆ is_valid()

template<typename Traits >

bool CGAL::Polyhedron_3< Traits >::is_valid | ( | bool | verbose = `false`,
|  | int | level = `0`
| ) |  | const

returns `true` if the polyhedral surface is combinatorially consistent.

If `verbose` is `true`, statistics are printed to `cerr`. For `level == 1` the normalization of the border edges is checked too. This method checks in particular level 3 of `CGAL::Halfedge_data_structure_decorator::is_valid()` from `CGAL::HalfedgeDS_const_decorator` and that each facet is at least a triangle and that the two incident facets of a non-border edge are distinct.

## ◆ join_facet()

template<typename Traits >

Halfedge_handle CGAL::Polyhedron_3< Traits >::join_facet | ( | Halfedge_handle | h | ) |

joins the two facets incident to `h`.

The facet incident to `h->opposite()` gets removed. Both facets might be holes. Returns the predecessor of `h` around the facet. The invariant `join_facet( split_facet( h, g))` returns `h` and keeps the polyhedron unchanged. The time is proportional to the size of the facet removed and the time to compute `h->prev()`.

Precondition
  The degree of both vertices incident to `h` is at least three (no antennas).
  `Supports_removal` must be `CGAL::Tag_true`.

## ◆ join_loop()

template<typename Traits >

Halfedge_handle CGAL::Polyhedron_3< Traits >::join_loop | ( | Halfedge_handle | h,
|  | Halfedge_handle | g
| ) |  |

glues the boundary of the two facets denoted by `h` and `g` together and returns `h`.

Both facets and the vertices along the facet denoted by `g` gets removed. Both facets may be holes. The invariant `join_loop( h, split_loop( h, i, j))` returns `h` and keeps the polyhedron unchanged.

Precondition
  The facets denoted by `h` and `g` are different and have equal degree (i.e., number of edges).
  `Supports_removal` must be `CGAL::Tag_true`.

## ◆ join_vertex()

template<typename Traits >

Halfedge_handle CGAL::Polyhedron_3< Traits >::join_vertex | ( | Halfedge_handle | h | ) |

joins the two vertices incident to `h`.

The vertex denoted by `h->opposite()` gets removed. Returns the predecessor of `h` around the vertex, i.e., `h->opposite()->prev()`. The invariant `join_vertex( split_vertex( h, g))` returns `h` and keeps the polyhedron unchanged. The time is proportional to the degree of the vertex removed and the time to compute `h->prev()` and `h->opposite()->prev()`.

Precondition
  The size of both facets incident to `h` is at least four (no multi-edges).
  `Supports_removal` must be `CGAL::Tag_true`.

## ◆ keep_largest_connected_components()

template<typename Traits >

unsigned int CGAL::Polyhedron_3< Traits >::keep_largest_connected_components | ( | unsigned int | nb_components_to_keep | ) |

Erases the small connected components and the isolated vertices.

Keep `nb_components_to_keep` largest connected components. Returns the number of connected components erased (ignoring isolated vertices).

The polyhedron type must support vertices, halfedges, and removal operations.

Note that a stronger version of this function is offered by the package Polygon Mesh Processing : `CGAL::Polygon_mesh_processing::keep_largest_connected_components()` , which can be called since the class `Polyhedron_3` is a model of the required concepts `FaceListGraph` and `MutableFaceGraph` (see The Class Polyhedron_3 as Model of the Boost Graph Concept for more information).

## ◆ make_hole()

template<typename Traits >

Halfedge_handle CGAL::Polyhedron_3< Traits >::make_hole | ( | Halfedge_handle | h | ) |

removes the incident facet of `h` and changes all halfedges incident to the facet into border edges.

Returns `h`. See `erase_facet(h)` for a more generalized variant.

Precondition
  None of the incident halfedges of the facet is a border edge.
  `Supports_removal` must be `CGAL::Tag_true`.

## ◆ make_tetrahedron() [1/2]

template<typename Traits >

Halfedge_handle CGAL::Polyhedron_3< Traits >::make_tetrahedron | ( |  | ) |

a tetrahedron is added to the polyhedral surface.

Returns a halfedge of the tetrahedron.

Examples
  Polyhedron/polyhedron_prog_color.cpp, and Polyhedron/polyhedron_prog_simple.cpp.

## ◆ make_tetrahedron() [2/2]

template<typename Traits >

Halfedge_handle CGAL::Polyhedron_3< Traits >::make_tetrahedron | ( | const Point & | p1,
|  | const Point & | p2,
|  | const Point & | p3,
|  | const Point & | p4
| ) |  |

a tetrahedron is added to the polyhedral surface with its vertices initialized to `p1`, `p2`, `p3`, and `p4`.

Returns that halfedge of the tetrahedron which incident vertex is initialized to `p1`. The incident vertex of the next halfedge is `p2`, and the vertex thereafter is `p3`. The remaining fourth vertex is initialized to `p4`.

## ◆ make_triangle() [1/2]

template<typename Traits >

Halfedge_handle CGAL::Polyhedron_3< Traits >::make_triangle | ( |  | ) |

a triangle with border edges is added to the polyhedral surface.

Returns a non-border halfedge of the triangle.

## ◆ make_triangle() [2/2]

template<typename Traits >

Halfedge_handle CGAL::Polyhedron_3< Traits >::make_triangle | ( | const Point & | p1,
|  | const Point & | p2,
|  | const Point & | p3
| ) |  |

a triangle with border edges is added to the polyhedral surface with its vertices initialized to `p1`, `p2`, and `p3`.

Returns that non-border halfedge of the triangle which incident vertex is initialized to `p1`. The incident vertex of the next halfedge is `p2`, and the vertex thereafter is `p3`.

## ◆ normalize_border()

template<typename Traits >

void CGAL::Polyhedron_3< Traits >::normalize_border | ( |  | ) |

sorts halfedges such that the non-border edges precede the border edges.

For each border edge the halfedge iterator will reference the halfedge incident to the facet right before the halfedge incident to the hole.

## ◆ normalized_border_is_valid()

template<typename Traits >

bool CGAL::Polyhedron_3< Traits >::normalized_border_is_valid | ( | bool | verbose = `false` | ) | const

returns `true` if the border halfedges are in normalized representation, which is when enumerating all halfedges with the iterator: The non-border edges precede the border edges and for border edges, the second halfedge is the border halfedge.

The halfedge iterator `border_halfedges_begin()` denotes the first border edge. If `verbose` is `true`, statistics are printed to `cerr`.

## ◆ reserve()

template<typename Traits >

void CGAL::Polyhedron_3< Traits >::reserve | ( | size_type | v,
|  | size_type | h,
|  | size_type | f
| ) |  |

reserve storage for `v` vertices, `h` halfedges, and `f` facets.

The reservation sizes are a hint for optimizing storage allocation. If the `capacity` is already greater than the requested size nothing happens. If the `capacity` changes all iterators and circulators might invalidate.

## ◆ size_of_border_edges()

template<typename Traits >

size_type CGAL::Polyhedron_3< Traits >::size_of_border_edges | ( |  | ) | const

number of border edges.

Since each border edge of a polyhedral surface has exactly one border halfedge, this number is equal to `size_of_border_halfedges()`.

Precondition
  last `normalize_border()` call still valid, see above.

## ◆ size_of_border_halfedges()

template<typename Traits >

size_type CGAL::Polyhedron_3< Traits >::size_of_border_halfedges | ( |  | ) | const

number of border halfedges.

Precondition
  last `normalize_border()` call still valid, see above.

## ◆ split_edge()

template<typename Traits >

Halfedge_handle CGAL::Polyhedron_3< Traits >::split_edge | ( | Halfedge_handle | h | ) |

splits the halfedge `h` into two halfedges inserting a new vertex that is a copy of `h->opposite()->vertex()`.

Is equivalent to `split_vertex( h->prev(), h->opposite())->opposite()`. The call of `prev()` can make this method slower than a direct call of `split_vertex()` if the previous halfedge is already known and computing it would be costly when the halfedge data structure does not support the `prev()` member function. Returns the new halfedge `hnew` pointing to the inserted vertex. The new halfedge is followed by the old halfedge, i.e., `hnew->next() == h`.

## ◆ split_facet()

template<typename Traits >

Halfedge_handle CGAL::Polyhedron_3< Traits >::split_facet | ( | Halfedge_handle | h,
|  | Halfedge_handle | g
| ) |  |

splits the facet incident to `h` and `g` into two facets with a new diagonal between the two vertices denoted by `h` and `g` respectively.

The second (new) facet is a copy of the first facet. Returns `h->next()` after the operation, i.e., the new diagonal. The new face is to the right of the new diagonal, the old face is to the left. The time is proportional to the distance from `h` to `g` around the facet.

Precondition
  `h` and `g` are incident to the same facet. `h != g` (no loops). `h->next() != g` and `g->next() != h` (no multi-edges).

## ◆ split_loop()

template<typename Traits >

Halfedge_handle CGAL::Polyhedron_3< Traits >::split_loop | ( | Halfedge_handle | h,
|  | Halfedge_handle | i,
|  | Halfedge_handle | j
| ) |  |

cuts the polyhedron into two parts along the cycle `(h,i,j)` (edge `j` runs on the backside of the three dimensional figure above).

Three new vertices (one copy for each vertex in the cycle) and three new halfedges (one copy for each halfedge in the cycle), and two new triangles are created. `h,i,j` will be incident to the first new triangle. The return value will be the halfedge incident to the second new triangle which is the copy of `h-opposite()`.

Precondition
  `h`, `i`, `j` denote distinct, consecutive vertices of the polyhedron and form a cycle: i.e., `h->vertex() == i->opposite()->vertex()`, \( \ldots\) , `j->vertex() == h->opposite()->vertex()`. The six facets incident to `(h,i,j)` are all distinct.

## ◆ split_vertex()

template<typename Traits >

Halfedge_handle CGAL::Polyhedron_3< Traits >::split_vertex | ( | Halfedge_handle | h,
|  | Halfedge_handle | g
| ) |  |

splits the vertex incident to `h` and `g` into two vertices, the old vertex remains and a new copy is created, and connects them with a new edge.

Let `hnew` be `h->next()->opposite()` after the split, i.e., a halfedge of the new edge. The split regroups the halfedges around the two vertices. The halfedge sequence `hnew`, `g->next()->opposite()`, \( \ldots\) , `h` remains around the old vertex, while the halfedge sequence `hnew->opposite()`, `h->next()->opposite()` (before the split), \( \ldots\) , `g` is regrouped around the new vertex. The split returns `hnew`, i.e., the new halfedge incident to the old vertex. The time is proportional to the distance from `h` to `g` around the vertex.

Precondition
  `h` and `g` are incident to the same vertex. `h != g` (antennas are not allowed).

Note
  A special application of the split is `split_vertex(h,h->next()->opposite())` which is equivalent to an edge split of the halfedge `h->next()` that creates a new vertex on the halfedge `h->next()`. See also `split_edge(h)` below.

## ◆ vertex_handles()

template<typename Traits >

Vertex_handles CGAL::Polyhedron_3< Traits >::vertex_handles | ( |  | ) |

returns a range of handles over the vertices.

Note
  The value type of `Vertex_handles::iterator` is `Vertex_handle`.