MPI-I-2003-4-003

Angle Based Flattening is a robust parameterization method that finds a quasi-conformal mapping by solving a non-linear optimization problem. We take advantage of a characterization of convex planar drawings of triconnected graphs to introduce new boundary constraints. This prevents boundary intersections and avoids post-processing of the parameterized mesh. We present a simple transformation to e ectively relax the constrained minimization problem, which improves the convergence of the optimization method. As a natural extension, we discuss the construction of Delaunay flat meshes. This may further enhance the quality of the resulting parameterization.