openframeworks / openframeworks/openFrameworks

look for an alternative to tess2

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Description

it's always problematic and doesn't seem to be maintained any more. there's also ways to draw complex shapes without tessellation by using the stencil buffer which should be faster and won't rely on any library the main problem is that it involves several state changes that might be problematic

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Research direction

No file, test, or entry point is identified in the issue. Start by investigating how tess2 is used and comparing it with the proposed stencil-buffer approach; done means choosing a viable alternative while accounting for the state changes mentioned.

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Assessment

Tech stack
cpp
Domain
computer-graphics
Issue type
Refactor
Difficulty
5/5
Estimated time
Over a week
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
25/100

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