Alpha Shapes

Creators: Ping Fu, Gilles Bourhis, Robert Schade, Herbert Edelsbrunner, Ulrike Axen, Robin Bargar, Insook Choi

Description: Visualization of alpha shapes - a generalization of convex hulls.

Controls:
Button 2 rotates the shape, based on the direction of the wand.
Button 3 explodes the shape. If the wand is pointed up, the pieces move apart; if it is pointed down, the pieces move back together.

Further documentation

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Last modified 22 April 1996.
Dave Pape, pape@evl.uic.edu