Implementation of the 3D Alpha-Shape for the Reconstruction of 3D Sets from a Point Cloud

Implementation in R of the alpha-shape of a finite set of points in the three-dimensional space. The alpha-shape generalizes the convex hull and allows to recover the shape of non-convex and even non-connected sets in 3D, given a random sample of points taken into it. Besides the computation of the alpha-shape, this package provides users with functions to compute the volume of the alpha-shape, identify the connected components and facilitate the three-dimensional graphical visualization of the estimated set.


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install.packages("alphashape3d")

1.3.3 by Beatriz Pateiro-López, a year ago


Browse source code at https://github.com/cran/alphashape3d


Authors: Beatriz Pateiro-López [aut, cre] , Thomas Lafarge [aut]


Documentation:   PDF Manual  


GPL-2 license


Imports RANN

Depends on geometry, rgl

Suggests alphahull


Imported by Arothron, LOMAR, Toothnroll, ashapesampler, rTLS, tReeTraits.

Suggested by ggcube, nat, pavo, polykde, rgl.


See at CRAN