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 * BRL-CAD
 *
 * Copyright (c) 1993-2026 United States Government as represented by
 * the U.S. Army Research Laboratory.
 *
 * This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
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 */
/** @addtogroup rt_rpc */
/** @{ */
/** @file rt/primitives/rpc.h */
 
#ifndef RT_PRIMITIVES_RPC_H
#define RT_PRIMITIVES_RPC_H
 
#include "common.h"
#include "vmath.h"
#include "rt/defines.h"
 
__BEGIN_DECLS
 
/**
 * Approximate a parabola with line segments.
 *
 * @param pts     Linked list of points; must have at least two nodes on entry.
 * @param r       Rectangular half-width of the parabola.
 * @param b       Breadth (half-height) of the parabola.
 * @param dtol    Maximum allowable chord-to-curve distance (mm).
 * @param ntol    Maximum allowable normal-deviation angle (radians); pass
 *                M_PI to ignore normal tolerance.
 * @param min_abs Minimum absolute span (mm) below which subdivision stops,
 *                preventing runaway recursion from extremely tight tolerances.
 *
 *                Recommended min_abs values:
 *                - 0.05 is a conservative default suitable for most CAD
 *                  geometry.  A full circle at this dtol requires ~300
 *                  segments; finer values rarely produce visible improvement
 *                  on typical display hardware.
 *                - 0.005 produces noticeably smoother curves on very small
 *                  features but can multiply polygon counts by 10x or more.
 *                - Values below dtol have no additional effect until dtol
 *                  itself pushes subdivision to segments shorter than min_abs.
 *                - SMALL_FASTF (~1e-37) disables the floor entirely, matching
 *                  the deprecated rt_mk_parabola_old() behavior; use only when
 *                  the geometry is known to be free of degenerate cases that
 *                  could trigger unbounded recursion.
 *
 * @return Number of additional points inserted into @p pts.
 */
RT_EXPORT extern int rt_mk_parabola(struct rt_pnt_node *pts,
                                    fastf_t r,
                                    fastf_t b,
                                    fastf_t dtol,
                                    fastf_t ntol,
                                    fastf_t min_abs);
 
/**
 * @deprecated use rt_mk_parabola() with an explicit min_abs argument.
 * Preserves the original behavior of trusting the caller's tolerances
 * unconditionally (equivalent to min_abs = SMALL_FASTF).
 */
DEPRECATED RT_EXPORT extern int rt_mk_parabola_old(struct rt_pnt_node *pts,
                                                   fastf_t r,
                                                   fastf_t b,
                                                   fastf_t dtol,
                                                   fastf_t ntol);
 
/** @} */
 
__END_DECLS
 
#endif /* RT_PRIMITIVES_RPC_H */
 
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