Table 1 Scale of Input Models and the Runtime (Sampling step refers to the step of sampling inner surface edge points in progress of point generation for outer surface clipping).

From: A semi-automatic computer-aided method for surgical template design

 

Oral implantology

Iliosacral screw insertion

Cervical pedicle screw placement

Osteotomy

Number

Sampling step

20

5

20

10

20

5

10

Triangles of input mesh

213410

1073058

1073058

38082

38082

149054

149054

Points of input mesh

106707

534619

534619

19146

19146

73813

73813

Edge points of inner surface

1645

565

555

266

252

290

292

Triangles of inner surface

41177

6967

6959

1240

1186

1300

1194

Points of inner surface

21412

3767

3758

754

720

796

744

Drilling tubes

5

1

1

2

2

0

0

Time(s)

Inner surface segmentation

7.956

13.837

12.643

0.796

0.671

2.028

3.214

Offset of inner surface

11.793

1.576

1.545

1.357

1.341

1.778

1.513

Generation of points for outer surface segmentation

7.301

5.787

2.075

2.683

2.34

6.614

3.728

Outer surface segmentation

3.557

2.403

2.511

3.011

3.073

4.758

4.025

Connection of inner and outer surfaces

0.609

0.203

0.172

0.141

0.14

0.187

0.156

Initial template generation

31.216

23.806

18.946

7.988

7.565

15.365

12.636

Runtime of Boolean operation(s)

16.723

2.621

–

4.977

–

–

–