ImpliSolid

ImpliSolid is a Solid Modelling library/engine based on Implicit Surfaces modelling (aka F-REP).

ImpliSolid uses academic research such as the polygonization algorithm published by Ohtake & Belyaev.

ImpliSolid uses very efficient vectorised calculations to provide instant polygonisation of Implicit Surfaces on your browser.

Currently two open-source projects that use this library:

• mp5-private, i.e. the WeDesign.Live (incubated open-source)
• mp5slicer A slicer for 3D printing (incubated open-source)

Architecture

The Library has three levels, each with a separate API. The final version will have 5 levels. Levels 1 and 2 are independent of ThreeJS, hence can be used in NodeJS or as a WebWorker. Only the Highest level API (level 3) uses Three.JS (For example see: mcc2_3js_r79.js ).

Implemenation

ImpliSolid is implemented for JavaSCript, C++, Python.

JavaScript

The JS part can run on Browser, or NodeJS, or as a Web Worker.

Implisolid was originally intended for use in Browsers without need to any serverside.

ImpliSolid will soon be available in WebAssembly (tutorial comming soon).

The npm is available from here (will be moved).

C++

ImpliSolid is written in C++.

The C++ implementation can be used standalone for modern C++ compilers such as g++. It is compiled into JavaScript using Emscripten.

Python

Two Python implementations are already available:

1. As a native Python implementation
2. As a Python binding.

##Available targets List of platforms with scripts (to install and compile):

• JavaScript (asm.js, on browser)
• JavaScript npm.
• JavaScript, WebWorker version
• WebAssembly (comming soon)
• JavaScript (browser) using Docker
• Python binding (recommended)
• Python native (installs dependencies such as VTK)
• Clang/LLVM
• Native C++: g++

#Tutorials:

• Prerequisites

• File organisation
• Python
• C++ to javascript
  • Boost
  • Emscripten
  • How to compile

Deployment on web server:

This document describes how to set up your installation so that you can work on the solid modeler projects.

Specifically, instructions for installing MP5/WeDesign Solid Modeler on web server:

Table of Contents

• Prerequisites

• File organisation
• Python
• C++ to javascript
  • Boost
  • Emscripten
  • How to compile

Prerequisites

Basic requirements:

• A Linux distribution of your choice (everything can work on an other os but these tutorials will focus on linux)
• Git
• Bash
• NodeJS
• A text editor
• C++ compiler (g++ is a good choice and is often preinstalled)

Installation and proper configuration of those software is out of the scope of this document. Please refer to their documentation.

File organisation

As of today there are three main folders to this project :

• Clean_code contains a for now frozen implementation of the Dual/Primal Mesh Optimization algorithme for Polygonized Implicit Surfaces. You can learn more about this algorithme here : http://www.hyperfun.org/SM02ob.pdf. It is the main output of the solid modeler project.
• implicit contains still worked on python scripts related to the project. A big part of this file has been transfered to clean_code.
• js_iteration_1 contains the c++ implementation of the projet, as well as its transcription to javascript and html.

Python

In order to work on and execute the python scripts you may need to install the following libraries :

• apdb : the debugging process is made easier
• vtk : It is mainly used to compute a marching cube mesh, the first step of the main algorithm described above. You may want to follow this tutorial to install vtk : http://www.vtk.org/Wiki/VTK/Building/Linux.
• numpy : mathematical functions
• traits
• mayavi : display. This tutorial can help you install mayavi and traits and check wether your installation was succesfull : http://docs.enthought.com/mayavi/mayavi/installation.html

For most of those libraries, a simple sudo apt-get install python-LibraryName will do the trick. If not you may want to try the easy_install command or the use of pip.

C++ to javascript

In this part of the project, Emscripten is used to convert c++ code into javascript code that is later used in html.

Boost

For the c++ code, we use the Boost library. It does not need to be built but still need to be installed. You can follow this tutorial to do so : http://www.boost.org/doc/libs/1_57_0/more/getting_started/unix-variants.html.

Emscripten

The installation of Emscripten often proves a little trickier than the other installations. Here are two tutorials you should follow in the order proposed : https://kripken.github.io/emscripten-site/docs/getting_started/downloads.html#platform-notes-installation-instructions-portable-sdk http://kripken.github.io/emscripten-site/docs/building_from_source/building_fastcomp_manually_from_source.html#building-fastcomp-from-source.

How to compile

The combined use of the Boost library and Emscripten makes compiling a little bit different. For this, we have created the mc_name.sh files. For exemple, I use the mc_marc.sh file to compile a c++ file into a js file (that is later called in the html file you will simply need to launch in your browser). In this mc_name.sh file you'll only find on uncommented line : it is used to compile your c++ file and goes like this : ~/FolderComtainingYourEmsdk_PortableFolder/emsdk_portable/emscripten/master/em++ -I /LocationOfYourBoostInstalation/boost_1_57_0/ -s EXPORTED_FUNCTIONS="['_make_object', '_main']" -s NO_EXIT_RUNTIME=1 -s ASSERTIONS=1 -pedantic -std=c++14 mc2_sol.cpp -o mc2_sol.cpp.js. In this exemple you'll compile the file mc2_sol.cpp into mc2_sol.cpp.js exporting its important functions (make_object and main).

Compiling C++ to javascript using Docker

You can use a pre installed docker container to compile implisolid: docker run -v /Users/Tiger/Documents/mp5-private/implisolid:/src -t mp51/solidmodel /bin/bash /src/js_iteration_1/build_mcc2_docker.sh -o