Loops
List of: Discussion Topic
Subjects: Model Topology
Contents: Fundamental Concepts

A loop represents a connected portion of the boundary of a face. It consists of a set of coedges linked in a doubly-linked chain which may be circular or open-ended.

If either end of an open-ended loop is at a finite point, then the face containing the loop is necessarily incomplete. If either end is at infinity, then the face is infinite.

The illustration in Figure 6-11 contains three closed loops. Each loop is the boundary of a complete, finite face. In the actual physical structure, the adjacent parallel lines are coincident.


Figure 6-11. Loops of Edges
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