[SOLVED] SofaCarving and visual models

[Ben]

I have a working scene with coarse model that I am using for mechanical modeling. Additionally I have mapped a much prettier visual model and everything works well.

However I as I expand my model to use the SofaCarving module. My question is what can I do to visualize this?

My tests seem to indicate that if I map a visual model and remove elements it seems to lose its place with respect to the mechanical model. So that instead I must visualize the mechanical model itself via Tetra2TriangleTopologicalMapping. If I do this with my current mesh it is coarse and ugly. But if I refine the mesh it becomes slow. Is the some other method I should be using? Or is this a problem inherent to removing mesh elements?

[Hugo]

Dear Ben,

Indeed the most straightforward way is to directly display the mechanical object and not the visual. However, as you notice, this will imply strong performance constraints (fine mesh –> poor performances).

I will discuss this with researchers working on the topological changes in SOFA and maybe put them in contact with you. I come back to you as soon as possible.

Best,

Hugo

[Ben]

Thank you for your confirmation.

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