Geometry working group

Future Work Items

Version 0.3

NOTE: Dates assigned to items are to be considered just indicative.
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will involve new man-power or contribution from external sources interested in the project.
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will require coordination with more than one Working Group.

Navigation & optimisation:
- Review and retune parameters in navigator (2012-2013)
- Review and improve generation of voxelisation for optimisation (2013)
  - Implement total merging of neighbouring empty voxels, without hard-voxel boundaries
General code review and improvements:
- Reduce of duplication from code in solids (2011-2012-2013):
  - Implementation of wedges for Phi sections for Boolean subtractions
  - Phasing out of duplicated implementations for specific solids
  - Implementation of a unified library (Geant4/Root) for solids
- Complete code adaptation to multi-threading (2011-2012-2013)
New features:
- Completed implementation of BREPS solids by surface extrusion and rotation (2013)
- Implementation of infinite planes for generic cuts on solids (2013-2014)
- Mixing of placements and parameterised volumes (2013)
- Reflection of generic parameterised volumes (2013-2014)

Routine activities
- Extend testing suite for solids (CSG/specific/Boolean/BREPS)
- Review of user documentation and publications

Created: 28 November 2008
Modified: 1 February 2012, GC