Scalable DDPM-Polycube: An Extended Diffusion-Based Method for Hexahedral Mesh and Volumetric Spline Construction

TL;DR

This paper introduces Scalable DDPM-Polycube, a diffusion-based method that enhances polycube construction for complex geometries by expanding primitive sets, enlarging grid configurations, and improving robustness and automation.

Contribution

It extends diffusion-based polycube generation with new primitives, larger grids, and a genus-guided strategy, enabling better handling of complex CAD geometries in IGA.

Findings

Improved polycube representation of local features.

Enhanced scalability with larger grid configurations.

Robust automated polycube generation for complex geometries.

Abstract

Polycube structures provide parametric domains for all-hexahedral (all-hex) mesh generation and analysis-suitable volumetric spline construction in isogeometric analysis (IGA). Recent learning-based polycube pipelines have improved automation, yet several challenges remain when handling complex CAD geometries. These challenges include the limited diversity of primitive geometries, restricted grid configurations, and the increasing cost of genus-guided context search during inference as both the primitive set and the grid size grow. In this paper, we present {Scalable DDPM-Polycube}, an extended diffusion-based polycube construction method that addresses these limitations. First, we expand the primitive set from two primitive geometries to three by introducing a blind-hole cube primitive, thereby improving the representation of local hole-like features that do not change the global genus. Second, we extend the grid configuration from the previous $2\times 1$ setting to an enlarged three-dimensional grid configuration, which increases representational capacity and reduces mapping distortion for complex geometries. Third, we develop a genus-guided context generation strategy together with a hierarchical verification procedure, enabling robust context generation in both user-guided and automated modes. Once a valid polycube structure is generated, it is used for parametric mapping, all-hex control mesh generation, and volumetric spline construction. Experimental results demonstrate that scalable DDPM-Polycube improves the generality, scalability, and automation of diffusion-based polycube generation, and supports hex mesh generation and volumetric spline construction for IGA applications on complex geometries.