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6 bdy - boundary curve finder
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9 #include "bdy.h"
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11 Geom *Bdy(Geom *, float prec);
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14 Bdy() is a function which takes a geom as its argument. The geom is
15 then converted to a polylist, which is compressed (See plconsol(3).
16 Bdy() then counts the number of edges in the polylist used once and
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18 precision, prec, is used to determine the maximum distance between ver‐
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24 The vector object is always black.
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32 Bdy() is part of the geomutil library; see geomutil(3) for information
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36 bdy(1), geomview(1), anytopl(3), geomutil(3)
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40 The Geometry Center
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