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Diffusion Transformers advance roof graph synthesis and reconstruction

Researchers have developed RoofDiT, a novel generative framework for creating and reconstructing 2D roof graphs. This model utilizes a two-stage process, first generating roof vertices with a diffusion transformer and then inferring the graph topology with an edge prediction module. RoofDiT incorporates relative geometry-aware attention and conditioning on footprint and aerial imagery to enhance geometric accuracy and supports various generation modes, including unconditional synthesis and image-guided reconstruction. Experiments indicate improved graph generation quality and superior performance in edge prediction compared to existing methods. AI

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Diffusion Transformers advance roof graph synthesis and reconstruction

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  1. arXiv cs.CV TIER_1 English(EN) · Daniel Panangian, Ksenia Bittner ·

    Diffusion Transformers for Roof Graph Synthesis and Reconstruction

    arXiv:2608.25652v1 Announce Type: new Abstract: We present RoofDiT, a generative framework for 2D roof graph synthesis and reconstruction. Roofs are compactly described as planar graphs of junctions and structural edges, but existing methods often rely on fixed geometric rules or…