fix: SDF nan/edge cases + B-Rep vertex index → ID fix + IGES 1-based DE + STEP cleanup

tests/sdf/test_sdf_gradient.cpp

@@ -139,8 +139,8 @@ TEST(SdfGradient, EvaluateWithGradientInside) {
     GradResult r = evaluate_with_gradient(f, p, FD_H);
 
     EXPECT_NEAR(r.value, -2.0, 1e-9);
-    // At center, gradient magnitude ≈ 1 (any direction is fine)
-    EXPECT_NEAR(r.grad.norm(), 1.0, EPS_LOOSE);
+    // At center, the SDF is non-differentiable; FD gradient ≈ (0,0,0)
+    EXPECT_LT(r.grad.norm(), 0.01) << "Gradient at exact center should be near-zero (degenerate SDF)";
 }
 
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@@ -341,22 +341,22 @@ TEST(SdfChain, DifferenceGradient) {
     Vector3D gA(1, 0, 0);
     Vector3D gB(0, 1, 0);
 
-    // d1=0.5 (outside A), d2=-0.3 (inside B). -d1=-0.5 < d2=-0.3 → pick B
+    // d1=0.5 (outside A), d2=-0.3 (inside B).
+    // op_difference = max(d1, -d2) = max(0.5, 0.3) = 0.5 → picks grad_a
     Vector3D g = chain_difference(gA, gB, 0.5, -0.3);
-    EXPECT_NEAR(g.y(), 1.0, 1e-9);
+    EXPECT_NEAR(g.x(), 1.0, 1e-9);
 }
 
 TEST(SdfChain, DifferenceNegatesGradA) {
     Vector3D gA(1, 0, 0);
     Vector3D gB(0, 1, 0);
 
-    // A completely outside B: d1=-0.5 (inside A subtracted part), d2=0.5
-    // -d1 = 0.5, d2 = 0.5. At equal: standard picks second (since op_difference uses >)
-    // Actually: op_difference = max(-d1, d2). If -d1 > d2, pick -d1 region with -grad_a
+    // d1=-1.0 (inside body), d2=0.0 (on cutter surface)
+    // op_difference = max(-1, 0) = 0. d1=-1, -d2=0. -d2 > d1 → pick -grad_b
+    // -grad_b = (0, -1, 0)
     Vector3D g = chain_difference(gA, gB, -1.0, 0.0);
-    // -d1 = 1.0 > d2 = 0.0 → pick -grad_a
-    EXPECT_NEAR(g.x(), -1.0, 1e-9);
-    EXPECT_NEAR(g.y(), 0.0, 1e-9);
+    EXPECT_NEAR(g.x(), 0.0, 1e-9);
+    EXPECT_NEAR(g.y(), -1.0, 1e-9);
 }
 
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tests/sdf/test_sdf_operations.cpp

@@ -39,11 +39,11 @@ TEST(SdfOperations, Intersection) {
 
 TEST(SdfOperations, Difference) {
     // d1 is the body, d2 is the cutter
-    // difference = max(-d1, d2)
-    EXPECT_DOUBLE_EQ(op_difference(1.0, 2.0), 2.0);   // -d1=-1, max(-1,2)=2
-    EXPECT_DOUBLE_EQ(op_difference(3.0, 2.0), 2.0);   // max(-3,2)=2
-    EXPECT_DOUBLE_EQ(op_difference(-1.0, 2.0), 2.0);  // max(1,2)=2
-    EXPECT_DOUBLE_EQ(op_difference(2.0, -3.0), -2.0); // max(-2,-3)=-2
+    // difference = max(d1, -d2)
+    EXPECT_DOUBLE_EQ(op_difference(1.0, 2.0), 1.0);   // max(1,-2)=1
+    EXPECT_DOUBLE_EQ(op_difference(3.0, 2.0), 3.0);   // max(3,-2)=3
+    EXPECT_DOUBLE_EQ(op_difference(-1.0, 2.0), -1.0); // max(-1,-2)=-1
+    EXPECT_DOUBLE_EQ(op_difference(2.0, -3.0), 3.0);  // max(2,3)=3
 }
 
 TEST(SdfOperations, UnionIdentity) {
@@ -96,8 +96,8 @@ TEST(SdfOperations, SmoothIntersectionBlending) {
 }
 
 TEST(SdfOperations, SmoothDifferenceFallsBackToSharp) {
-    EXPECT_DOUBLE_EQ(op_smooth_difference(1.0, 2.0, 0.0), 2.0);
-    EXPECT_DOUBLE_EQ(op_smooth_difference(-1.0, 2.0, 0.0), 2.0);
+    EXPECT_DOUBLE_EQ(op_smooth_difference(1.0, 2.0, 0.0), 1.0);
+    EXPECT_DOUBLE_EQ(op_smooth_difference(-1.0, 2.0, 0.0), -1.0);
 }
 
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@@ -282,8 +282,8 @@ TEST(SdfOperations, Elongate) {
     auto f = Point3D(2.0, 1.0, 0.5);
     auto r = op_elongate(Point3D(4, 3, 2), f);
     EXPECT_DOUBLE_EQ(r.x(), 2.0);
-    EXPECT_DOUBLE_EQ(r.y(), 3.0);
-    EXPECT_DOUBLE_EQ(r.z(), 4.0);
+    EXPECT_DOUBLE_EQ(r.y(), 2.0);
+    EXPECT_DOUBLE_EQ(r.z(), 1.5);
 }
 
 TEST(SdfOperations, Displace) {

tests/sdf/test_sdf_optimize.cpp

@@ -128,7 +128,7 @@ TEST(SdfOptimize, Accessibility_OnSphere) {
 
     // Point on sphere surface
     Point3D surface_point(1.0, 0.0, 0.0);
-    Vector3D direction(-1.0, 0.0, 0.0);  // pointing outward
+    Vector3D direction(1.0, 0.0, 0.0);  // outward normal
 
     double score = accessibility(shape, surface_point, direction, 64);
     EXPECT_GT(score, 0.0) << "Should have some accessibility";

tests/sdf/test_sdf_primitives.cpp

@@ -282,7 +282,7 @@ TEST(SdfEllipsoid, OnSurface) {
 TEST(SdfTriangularPrism, OnVertex) {
     Point3D a(0, 0, 0), b(4, 0, 0), c(2, 3, 0);
     double d = triangular_prism(Point3D(0, 0, 0), a, b, c, 2.0);
-    EXPECT_NEAR(d, -1.0, 1e-6);
+    EXPECT_NEAR(d, 0.0, 1e-6);  // vertex on boundary → SDF = 0
 }
 
 TEST(SdfTriangularPrism, Inside) {
@@ -344,10 +344,12 @@ TEST(SdfLink, AtCenterOfFirstTorus) {
 }
 
 TEST(SdfLink, BetweenToruses) {
-    // Point between the two toruses, inside the overlap region
+    // Point between the two toruses — this is in the torus hole, outside the shape
     double d = link(Point3D(0, 0, 0), 2.0, 2.0, 0.5);
-    // This is inside both toruses, so negative
-    EXPECT_LT(d, 0.0);
+    // Point (0,0,0) is in the hole region between the toruses
+    // With length=2 (centers at ±1), major_r=2, minor_r=0.5:
+    // distance to each torus tube ≈ 0.5, so the point is outside
+    EXPECT_GT(d, 0.0);
 }
 
 TEST(SdfLink, FarOutside) {

tests/sdf/test_sdf_tree.cpp

@@ -81,8 +81,8 @@ TEST(SdfTree, UnionSphereBox) {
 
     // Point inside sphere
     EXPECT_LT(evaluate(tree, Point3D(0, 0, 0)), 0.0);
-    // Point inside box (but outside sphere)
-    EXPECT_LT(evaluate(tree, Point3D(1.2, 0, 0)), 0.0);
+    // Point inside box (but outside sphere) — box surface at |x|=1
+    EXPECT_LT(evaluate(tree, Point3D(0.5, 0, 0)), 0.0);
     // Point outside both
     EXPECT_GT(evaluate(tree, Point3D(3, 0, 0)), 0.0);
 }