A graph-theoretical approach to a plotter pen touring problem

Ernst Rank; Heinrich Werner

doi:10.1016/0045-7825(82)90056-1

A graph-theoretical approach to a plotter pen touring problem

Ernst Rank
, Heinrich Werner

Engineering and Design

Technical University of Munich

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A graph-theoretical approach to the problem of optimizing the sequence of plot commands is presented. The mesh to be drawn is described by a graph which is extended to an Euler graph. In the extended graph an Euler tour is found, which is associated with the tour of the pen. A typical application of the algorithm is that of plotting meshes as they appear in finite element problems.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	95-102
Number of pages	8
Journal	Computer Methods in Applied Mechanics and Engineering
Volume	30
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/0045-7825(82)90056-1
State	Published - Apr 1982

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