This paper presents a new method for reconstructing piecewise linear surfaces from planar polygonal contours that branch. For non-branching contours, experience has shown that the piecewise linear surface of minimum surface area which connects a pair of contours often provides a good solution. The current algorithm extends this idea by searchingfor the surface of minimalarea which connectstwo contourscomprisedof more than one polygon. Several examples that justify this heuristic are provided.
Mu Hong, Thomas W. Sederberg, Kris Klimaszewski, K