Geometry working group

Future Work Items

Version 0.4

NOTE: Dates assigned to items are to be considered just indicative.
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refer to new developments.
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will involve new man-power or contribution from external sources interested in the project.
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will require coordination with more than one Working Group.

Navigation & optimisation:
- Review and improve generation of voxelisation for optimisation (2014)
  - Implement total merging of neighbouring empty voxels, without hard-voxel boundaries
General code review and improvements:
- Reduce of duplication from code in solids (2011-2014):
  - Implementation of wedges for Phi sections for Boolean subtractions
  - Phasing out of duplicated implementations for specific solids
- Review of field classes and of design for field accuracy settings (2014)
- Review and optimisation of regular navigation to efficiency and memory footprint (2014)
New features:
- Implementation of infinite planes for generic cuts on solids (2014-2015)
- Mixing of placements and parameterised volumes (2015)
- Reflection of generic parameterised volumes (2014-2015)

Routine activities
- Extend testing suite for solids (CSG/specific/Boolean)
- Review of user documentation and publications

Created: 28 November 2008
Modified: 31 January 2013, GC