Connectivity compression of triangle meshes based on geometric parameter predict

An efficient encoding algorithm for lossless compression of triangle mesh connectivity is presented to further optimize the compression ratio. The algorithm firstly cuts a given mesh into a cutaway graph, then uses a triangle nodes tree to present the graph, containing the triangle strips topology information on the graph in the adjacency relationships between the leaf nodes and the branch nodes, reducing the mesh topology information needed to be encoded. Finally, we use the minimum interior angle maximum principle to predict the internal topology of the triangle strips, only encoding the prediction error elements, thus further reducing the information needed to be encoded. Compared with the current compression algorithms, this algorithm does not traverse the triangular mesh, only encoding and storing a small amount of mesh topology information and prediction information. Experimental results show that the algorithm can greatly reduce the compression ratios and process various triangle meshes.