ring
List of: Glossary Items
Subjects: Model Topology
Contents: Glossary

A ring is the collection of coedges that surround an edge. Rings allow the software to identify all the faces attached to an edge. This can be used in checking whether the edge is manifold (one or two faces) or nonmanifold (more than two faces). See also edge, coedge, and loop.
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