outersurf.m

function outface = outersurf(node, face)
%
% outface=outersurf(node,face)
%
% extract the out-most shell of a complex surface mesh
%
% author: Qianqian Fang, <q.fang at neu.edu>
%
% input:
%    node:  node coordinates
%    face:  surface triangle list
%
% output:
%    outface: the out-most shell of the surface mesh
%
% -- this function is part of iso2mesh toolbox (http://iso2mesh.sf.net)
%

face = face(:, 1:3);

ed = surfedge(face);
if (~isempty(ed))
    error('open surface is detected, you have to close it first, consider meshcheckrepair() with meshfix option');
end

[no, el] = fillsurf(node, face);

outface = volface(el);

[no, outface] = removeisolatednode(no, outface);
maxfacenode = max(outface(:));

[I, J] = ismember(round(no(1:maxfacenode, :) * 1e10), round(node * 1e10), 'rows');

% if(sum(I)~=maxfacenode)
%     error('mesh tessellation failed');
% end
outface = J(outface);
[ii, jj] = find(outface == 0);
outface(ii, :) = [];