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 */

package org.jcae.viewer3d.cad;

/**
 * This class describe the mesh of CAD surface.
 * This mesh is intended for shaded visualisation.
 * @author Jerome Robert
 */
public interface FaceMesh
{
	/** Return the nodes of the mesh.
	 * The array contains {x1, y1, z1, x2, y2, z2 ...} 
	 */
	float[] getNodes();
	/** Return the triangles of the mesh.
	 * The array contains nodes id, {triangle1_node1, t1_n2, t1_n3, t2_n1...} 
	 */
	int[] getMesh();
}