Blender Git Commit Log

Bug fix #34177

Blender's triangulator has been rescued :)
This commit fixes errors with concave holes inside polygons.

Simple explanation:

Blender "ScanFill" works by sorting vertices from top-left to bottom-right, and connecting
these vertices with a sorted list of edges they have.

The inner loop then goes over every vertex, its edges, and tries to make triangles by
checking vertices that are next in the list.
- if the triangle has points inside: it creates an edge to this vertex, and continues
- else: add new triangle.

Very simple, fast and efficient. But it needed one more check for the first step: it should
check every vertex inside the triangle, and pick the best vertex for an edge based on forming
the sharpest angle with the tested edge. That solves the case for concave holes.

Blender ScanFill was coded 20 years ago, and is an own invention. I wanted a triangulator that
just fills any collection of polygons, including with holes.
No idea if this was ever published in a paper!