Octree C++ Class Template

An octree is a tree structure for storing sparse 3-D data. What you will find here is source code for the easiest and fastest C++ octree class template around. And it's free. You can find more information on octrees in general from Wikipedia.

Code Example

#include "octree.h"

int main()
{
    Octree<double> o(4096); /* Create 4096x4096x4096 octree containing doubles. */
    o(1,2,3) = 3.1416;      /* Put pi in (1,2,3). */
    o.erase(1,2,3);         /* Erase that node. */
}

Features

  • Easy: No dependencies, just pure C++. You just create the octree and put data in it as if it were a 3-D array. All the magic is done without you needing to know. And just between us, you don't want to know.
  • Fast: My octree has a neat feature: aggregates. By default they are not used and you don't need to know about them at all if you don't want to. But if you want a nice speed boost, play a bit with the AS template parameter. A higher value will result in a faster and smaller octree for small data types like int, float, double, etc.

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Documentation

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License

It's GPL. If you would like something more permissive, contact me. We can probably work something out.

Questions?

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Simon Perreault