endomaker_dir: endomaker_dir

In Arothron: Geometric Morphometric Methods and Virtual Anthropology Tools

endomaker_dir

Description

Build library of endocasts from skull 3D meshes

Usage

endomaker_dir(
  dir_path,
  param1_endo = 1.5,
  npovs = 50,
  volume = TRUE,
  alpha_vol = 50,
  nVoxels = 1e+05,
  decmesh = 20000,
  alpha_ext = 30,
  ncells = 50000,
  npovs_calse = 50,
  param1_calse = 3,
  param1_ast = 1.3,
  decendo = 20000,
  scalendo = 0.5,
  alpha_end = 100,
  mpovdist = 10,
  plotall = FALSE,
  colmesh = "orange",
  save = FALSE,
  outpath = tempdir(),
  num.cores = NULL
)

Arguments

dir_path	character: path of the folder where the skull meshes are stored
param1_endo	numeric vector: parameter for spherical flipping
npovs	numeric: number of Points of View used in the endocast construction
volume	logical: if TRUE the volume of the endocast (ECV) is estimated
alpha_vol	numeric: alpha shape for volume calculation
nVoxels	numeric: number of voxels for estimation endocranial volume
decmesh	numeric: decmesh
alpha_ext	numeric: alpha shape for construction external cranial mesh
ncells	numeric: approximative number of cell for 3D grid construction
npovs_calse	numeric: number of Points of View for construction of skull shell
param1_calse	numeric: parameter for calse (construction shell)
param1_ast	numeric: parameter for ast3d (construction row endocast)
decendo	numeric: desired number of triangles (row endocast)
scalendo	numeric: scale factor row endocast (for definition of POVs)
alpha_end	numeric: alpha shape value for concave hull (row endocast)
mpovdist	numeric vector: mean value between POVs and mesh
plotall	logical: if TRUE the endocasts are plotted
colmesh	character: color of the mesh to be plotted
save	logical: if TRUE the mesh of the endocast is saved
outpath	character: path where save the endocast
num.cores	numeric: number of cores to be used in parallel elaboration

Value

endocasts mesh3d: list of meshes of the extracted endocasts

volumes numeric: volumes of the endocasts expressed in cc

Author(s)

Antonio Profico, Costantino Buzi, Marina Melchionna, Paolo Piras, Pasquale Raia, Alessio Veneziano

References

Profico, A., Buzi, C., Melchionna, M., Veneziano, A., & Raia, P. (2020). Endomaker, a new algorithm for fully automatic extraction of cranial endocasts and the calculation of their volumes. American Journal of Physical Anthropology.

Arothron documentation built on Feb. 16, 2023, 5:17 p.m.