[vtkusers] Problems with ComputeOBB - wrong OBB computed

[Goodwin Lawlor]

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Goodwin


On Wed, Aug 13, 2014 at 2:40 PM, Oliver Weinheimer <mail at oliwe.com> wrote:

> Hi Goodwin,
>
> yes I also think that this change can improve accuracy also in other places
> in VTK.
> In my case, the mean calculation errors built up extremly, so that the
> calculated OBB was unusable.
> No, I'm not familiar with Gerrit, but I will have a look on it.
> Thanks for your reply and help.
>
> Oliver
>
>
> Goodwin Lawlor-2 wrote
> > Hi Oliver,
> >
> > That's a nice method - the mean is gradually accumulated, preserving the
> > accuracy of the floating point value. I'm sure there are other places in
> > VTK that would benefit from this code change...
> >
> > If you're familiar with Gerrit, could you submit this change? I'll have a
> > poke around the code base to see if there are other similar mean
> > calculations.
> >
> > Goodwin
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