diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index e08dc415e52689ce714b7360eb51e6e8c0b42e9f..fc6666d44d39d69b8015a041306b023d8492b77f 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ project(intersection)
 
 add_executable(
 	tests
+	tests/unit_tests/split_triangle_tests.cpp
 	tests/unit_tests/simple_triangle_tests.cpp
 	tests/unit_tests/point_in_triangle_tests.cpp
 	tests/unit_tests/triangulation_tests.cpp
@@ -48,6 +49,8 @@ add_executable(
 	tests/unit_tests/edge_direction_intr_tests.cpp
 	tests/unit_tests/contourize_tests.cpp
 	src/debug_utilities/print_triangles.cpp
+	src/utilities/split_triangle.cpp
+	tests/unit_tests/orientation_tests.cpp
 )
 
 include_directories(include)
diff --git a/include/constants.h b/include/constants.h
index f1f3727c36c40a566cb997d1b880945147709b93..88f5a31166e3dd2eeb83ff5f449003050bcc7a78 100644
--- a/include/constants.h
+++ b/include/constants.h
@@ -3,3 +3,9 @@
 #define MAX_TRIANGLE_INTERSECTION_POINTS 12
 
 #define NB_TRIANGLE_SIDES 3
+
+
+// all points must have values between these 2 values
+#define MAX_POINT 10
+
+#define MIN_POINT -10
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diff --git a/include/intersections.h b/include/intersections.h
index 3d95cb76c9e146c8a5fae5150524580002df7256..375e05e0e379a54792773195a934f54b3f07b114 100644
--- a/include/intersections.h
+++ b/include/intersections.h
@@ -19,3 +19,5 @@ std::vector<Point> intersections(const Triangle &t1, const Triangle &t2);
 bool intersect(const Triangle &t1, const Triangle &t2);
 
 std::optional<Point> intersectionWithinEdgeDirection(const Edge &e1, const Edge &e2);
+
+std::vector<Point> intersections(const Triangle t, const Edge &line);
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diff --git a/include/split_triangle.h b/include/split_triangle.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..2b32b43cfccec878d65b6f54264e7eef8479b4c2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/include/split_triangle.h
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+#pragma once
+#include <vector>
+#include <point.h>
+
+struct Triangle;
+struct Edge;
+
+std::vector<std::vector<Point>> splitTriangle(const Triangle &t, const Edge &line);
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diff --git a/include/triangle.h b/include/triangle.h
index 68dd267ec06f23a4c63fc4ef674d63948498972c..5aa722742b53a41d4879eaf793a6cd4c8bbe4ed3 100644
--- a/include/triangle.h
+++ b/include/triangle.h
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ struct Triangle
     int depth;
     int id;
     bool neighbours(const Triangle &other) const;
-    Triangle(Point p1, Point p2, Point p3, int depth, int id=0);
+    Triangle(const Point &p1, const Point &p2, const Point &p3, int depth, int id = 0);
     bool pointInTriangle(const Point &p) const;
     Point nextPoint(int pointIndex) const;
     bool operator==(const Triangle &other) const;
diff --git a/src/shapes/triangle.cpp b/src/shapes/triangle.cpp
index f7ad3edd8983f869a1abdcf2dba8bc834ad3051e..e6d78f4c3772cfb3f177393e34b53c9e5640176d 100644
--- a/src/shapes/triangle.cpp
+++ b/src/shapes/triangle.cpp
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ bool Triangle::neighbours(const Triangle &other) const {
     return false;
 }
 
-Triangle::Triangle(Point p1, Point p2, Point p3, int depth, int id) : points{p1,p2,p3}, depth{depth}, id{id} {}
+Triangle::Triangle(const Point &p1, const Point &p2, const Point &p3, int depth, int id) : points{p1,p2,p3}, depth{depth}, id{id} {}
 
 bool Triangle::pointInTriangle(const Point &p) const {
     // all tests must be positive
diff --git a/src/union.cpp b/src/union.cpp
index 8047ba5ce94f0176bea9afddd2d2d973da8530c9..42be88b33106dae73116e43d1d7734cb89885a0a 100644
--- a/src/union.cpp
+++ b/src/union.cpp
@@ -5,30 +5,48 @@
 #include <list>
 #include <triangle_edges.h>
 #include <intersections.h>
+#include <split_triangle.h>
+#include <triangulation.h>
 
-std::vector<Triangle> unionizeTopAndBottom(const Triangle &top, const Triangle &bot) {
-	std::vector<Triangle> result;
+std::vector<Triangle> unionizeTopAndBottom(const Triangle &top, const Triangle &bot)
+{
+    std::vector<Triangle> result;
 
-	std::list<Point> intr;
-	TriangleEdges topEdges = TriangleEdges(top);
+    std::list<Point> intr;
+    TriangleEdges topEdges = TriangleEdges(top);
 
-	// keep track of relevant triangles
-	
-	for (int i = 0; i < NB_TRIANGLE_SIDES; i++) {
-		const Edge &e = topEdges.edges[i]; 
-		auto newIntr = intersections(e, bot);
-		// split triangle if exists
-		// currently relevant triangles
-		// add these to result
-		
-		// future relevant triangles
-		// use to 
+    // keep track of relevant triangles
+    std::vector<Point> relv = {bot.points[0], bot.points[1], bot.points[2]};
 
-		// filter using previous edges
-
-		// create shape if points exists
-		contourize();
-	}
-	return result;
+    for (int i = 0; i < NB_TRIANGLE_SIDES; i++)
+    {
+        const Edge &e = topEdges.edges[i];
+        auto shapes = splitTriangle(Triangle(relv[0], relv[1], relv[2], bot.depth, bot.id), e);
+        // split triangle if exists
+        // currently relevant triangles
+        // add these to result
+        if (!shapes[0].empty())
+        {
+            std::vector<Triangle> relvTriangles = triangulate(shapes[0]);
+            result.insert(result.end(), relvTriangles.begin(), relvTriangles.end());
+        }
+        // future relevant triangles
+        relv = shapes[1];
+    }
 
+    result.push_back(top);
+    return result;
 }
+
+std::vector<Triangle> unionize(const Triangle &t1, const Triangle &t2)
+{
+    if (intersections(t1, t2).empty())
+    {
+        return {t1, t2};
+    }
+    if (t1.depth < t2.depth)
+    {
+        return unionizeTopAndBottom(t1, t2);
+    }
+    return unionizeTopAndBottom(t2, t1);
+}
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diff --git a/src/utilities/contourize.cpp b/src/utilities/contourize.cpp
index 7a9a72d1cf895acdac1358f46657bc16baa85ed4..920b62a2ee3fe295bf277fa8b5f2d0c76928815a 100644
--- a/src/utilities/contourize.cpp
+++ b/src/utilities/contourize.cpp
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ bool isCounterClockwiseForAll(const Point &previous, const Point &candidate, con
         if (previous == point || candidate == point) {
             continue;
         }
-	auto o = orientation(previous, point, candidate);
+	auto o = orientation(previous, candidate, point);
         if (o != Counterclockwise) {
             return false;
         }
@@ -17,10 +17,15 @@ bool isCounterClockwiseForAll(const Point &previous, const Point &candidate, con
 }
 
 std::vector<Point> contourize(const std::vector<Point> &points) {
-    std::list<Point> candidates(points.begin(), points.end());
+    if (points.size() < 3) {
+        return points;
+    }
+
     std::vector<Point> result;
 
     Point previous = points[0];
+    result.push_back(previous);
+    std::list<Point> candidates(points.begin() + 1, points.end());
     while (!candidates.empty()) {
         if (isCounterClockwiseForAll(previous, candidates.front(), points)) {
             previous = candidates.front();
diff --git a/src/utilities/intersections.cpp b/src/utilities/intersections.cpp
index d4df2f9bd067915f57aa626154e51658bfa41803..bac5b2109dc48c751b1ee947267db364fc6d726c 100644
--- a/src/utilities/intersections.cpp
+++ b/src/utilities/intersections.cpp
@@ -5,129 +5,165 @@
 
 #include <edge.h>
 
-
-std::optional<float> getB(std::optional<float> slope, Point p) {
-    if (!slope.has_value()) {
+std::optional<float> getB(std::optional<float> slope, Point p)
+{
+    if (!slope.has_value())
+    {
         return {};
     }
 
     return p.y - slope.value() * p.x;
 }
 
-std::optional<float> getSlope(Edge e) {
-    if (e.p2.x - e.p1.x == 0) {
+std::optional<float> getSlope(Edge e)
+{
+    if (e.p2.x - e.p1.x == 0)
+    {
         return {};
     }
-    return (e.p2.y - e.p1.y) / (e.p2.x - e.p1.x) ;
+    return (e.p2.y - e.p1.y) / (e.p2.x - e.p1.x);
 }
 
-bool withinEdge(Edge e, Point p) {
+bool withinEdge(Edge e, Point p)
+{
     float minX = std::min(e.p1.x, e.p2.x);
     float maxX = std::max(e.p1.x, e.p2.x);
 
     float minY = std::min(e.p1.y, e.p2.y);
     float maxY = std::max(e.p1.y, e.p2.y);
 
-    return minX <= p.x && p.x <= maxX && minY <= p.y && p.y <= maxY; 
+    return minX <= p.x && p.x <= maxX && minY <= p.y && p.y <= maxY;
 }
 
-void intersection(Edge e1, Edge e2, std::vector<Point> &results) {
+void intersection(Edge e1, Edge e2, std::vector<Point> &results)
+{
     auto point = intersectionWithinEdge(e1, e2);
-    if (point.has_value()) {
+    if (point.has_value())
+    {
         results.push_back(point.value());
     }
 }
 
-
-std::optional<Point> intersectionWithinEdge(const Edge &e1, const Edge &e2) {
+std::optional<Point> intersectionWithinEdge(const Edge &e1, const Edge &e2)
+{
     std::optional<Point> candPoint = intersection(e1, e2);
-    if (candPoint.has_value() && 
-    withinEdge(e1, candPoint.value()) &&
-     withinEdge(e2, candPoint.value())) {
+    if (candPoint.has_value() &&
+        withinEdge(e1, candPoint.value()) &&
+        withinEdge(e2, candPoint.value()))
+    {
         return candPoint;
     }
     return {};
 }
 
 // returns intersection with e1 being extended infinitly in its direction
-std::optional<Point> intersectionWithinEdgeDirection(const Edge &e1, const Edge &e2) {
+std::optional<Point> intersectionWithinEdgeDirection(const Edge &e1, const Edge &e2)
+{
     auto candPoint = intersection(e1, e2);
 
-    if (candPoint.has_value() && withinEdge(e2, candPoint.value())) {
-
-	    // check if in direction e1 is pointing at
-	    // case where e1 is pointing towards positive x axis
-	    if (e1.p1.x < e1.p2.x && candPoint.value().x >= e1.p1.x) {
-		return candPoint;
-	    }
-
-	    // case where e1 is pointing towards negative x axis
-	    if (e1.p1.x > e1.p2.x && candPoint.value().x <= e1.p1.x) {
-		return candPoint;
-	    }
-
-	    // edge case where p1 and p2 form a vertical line
-	    // case where e1 is pointing towards positive y axis
-	    if (e1.p1.y < e1.p2.y && candPoint.value().y >= e1.p1.y) {
-		    return candPoint;
-	    }
-	
-	    // case where e1 is pointing towards negative axis
-	    if (e1.p1.y > e1.p2.y && candPoint.value().y <= e1.p1.y) {
-		    return candPoint;
-	    }
-
+    if (candPoint.has_value() && withinEdge(e2, candPoint.value()))
+    {
+
+        // check if in direction e1 is pointing at
+        // case where e1 is pointing towards positive x axis
+        if (e1.p1.x < e1.p2.x && candPoint.value().x >= e1.p1.x)
+        {
+            return candPoint;
+        }
+
+        // case where e1 is pointing towards negative x axis
+        if (e1.p1.x > e1.p2.x && candPoint.value().x <= e1.p1.x)
+        {
+            return candPoint;
+        }
+
+        // edge case where p1 and p2 form a vertical line
+        // case where e1 is pointing towards positive y axis
+        if (e1.p1.y < e1.p2.y && candPoint.value().y >= e1.p1.y)
+        {
+            return candPoint;
+        }
+
+        // case where e1 is pointing towards negative axis
+        if (e1.p1.y > e1.p2.y && candPoint.value().y <= e1.p1.y)
+        {
+            return candPoint;
+        }
     }
     return {};
 }
 
-std::optional<Point> intersection(const Edge &e1, const Edge &e2) {
+std::optional<Point> intersection(const Edge &e1, const Edge &e2)
+{
     auto slope1 = getSlope(e1);
     auto slope2 = getSlope(e2);
 
     auto b1 = getB(slope1, e1.p1);
     auto b2 = getB(slope2, e2.p1);
 
-
     // ignore overlapping case
-    if (!slope1.has_value() && !slope2.has_value()) {
+    if (!slope1.has_value() && !slope2.has_value())
+    {
         return {};
     }
 
-    if (!slope1.has_value()) {
+    if (!slope1.has_value())
+    {
         return Point{e1.p1.x, slope2.value() * e1.p1.x + b2.value()};
     }
 
-    if (!slope2.has_value()) {
+    if (!slope2.has_value())
+    {
         return Point{e2.p1.x, slope1.value() * e2.p1.x + b1.value()};
     }
     float candX = (b2.value() - b1.value()) / (slope1.value() - slope2.value());
-    auto candPoint = Point{ candX, slope1.value() * candX + b1.value()};
-    
+    auto candPoint = Point{candX, slope1.value() * candX + b1.value()};
+
     // ignore case where intersection is at an endpoint
     /*
     if (candPoint == e1.p1 || candPoint == e1.p2 || candPoint == e2.p1 || candPoint == e2.p2) {
-	    return {};
+        return {};
     }*/
+    if (candPoint.x > MAX_POINT || candPoint.y > MAX_POINT || candPoint.x < MIN_POINT || candPoint.y < MIN_POINT)
+    {
+        return {};
+    }
 
-        return candPoint;
+    return candPoint;
 }
-void intersections(const Edge &e1, const TriangleEdges &te, std::vector<Point> &results) {
-    for (int i = 0; i < NB_TRIANGLE_SIDES; i++) {
+void intersections(const Edge &e1, const TriangleEdges &te, std::vector<Point> &results)
+{
+    for (int i = 0; i < NB_TRIANGLE_SIDES; i++)
+    {
         intersection(e1, te.edges[i], results);
     }
 }
-std::vector<Point> intersections(const Triangle &t1, const Triangle &t2) {
+std::vector<Point> intersections(const Triangle &t1, const Triangle &t2)
+{
     TriangleEdges t1Edges = TriangleEdges(t1);
 
     TriangleEdges t2Edges = TriangleEdges(t2);
     std::vector<Point> results;
 
-    for (int i = 0; i < NB_TRIANGLE_SIDES; i++) {
-    intersections(t1Edges.edges[i], t2Edges, results);
+    for (int i = 0; i < NB_TRIANGLE_SIDES; i++)
+    {
+        intersections(t1Edges.edges[i], t2Edges, results);
     }
 
-
     return results;
 }
 
+std::vector<Point> intersections(const Triangle t, const Edge &line)
+{
+    std::vector<Point> result;
+    TriangleEdges es{t};
+    for (int i = 0; i < NB_TRIANGLE_SIDES; i++)
+    {
+        auto cand = intersectionWithinEdge(es.edges[i], line);
+        if (cand.has_value())
+        {
+            result.push_back(cand.value());
+        }
+    }
+    return result;
+}
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diff --git a/src/utilities/orientation.cpp b/src/utilities/orientation.cpp
index 14817eb038df3f13cb63b9a16571aa6bd12f5844..fcbfbf990d456ef93a66cd2173c6db9eec2001ee 100644
--- a/src/utilities/orientation.cpp
+++ b/src/utilities/orientation.cpp
@@ -1,8 +1,12 @@
 #include "orientation.h"
 #include <point.h>
 
+float edgeValue(const Point &p1, const Point &p2) {
+    return (p2.x - p1.x) * (p2.y + p1.y);
+}
+
 Orientation orientation(const Point &p1, const Point &p2, const Point &p3) {
-    int val = (p2.y - p1.y) * (p3.x - p2.x) - (p2.x - p1.x) * (p3.y - p2.y);
+    float val = edgeValue(p1, p2) + edgeValue(p2, p3) + edgeValue(p3, p1);
     if (val == 0) {
         return Collinear;
     }
diff --git a/src/utilities/split_triangle.cpp b/src/utilities/split_triangle.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..960f35850e3f653de0f446608204caa8c69336aa
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/utilities/split_triangle.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,39 @@
+#include <split_triangle.h>
+#include <constants.h>
+#include <contourize.h>
+#include <triangle.h>
+#include <edge.h>
+#include <intersections.h>
+
+std::vector<std::vector<Point>> splitTriangle(const Triangle &t, const Edge &line)
+{
+    // get intersections
+    auto intr = intersections(t, line);
+
+    std::vector<Point> pos;
+    std::vector<Point> neg;
+    for (int i = 0; i < NB_TRIANGLE_SIDES; i++)
+    {
+        if (line.positiveSide(t.points[i]))
+        {
+            pos.push_back(t.points[i]);
+        }
+        else
+        {
+            neg.push_back(t.points[i]);
+        }
+    }
+
+    if (!(pos.empty() || neg.empty()))
+    {
+        
+            pos.insert(pos.end(), intr.begin(), intr.end());
+            neg.insert(neg.end(), intr.begin(), intr.end());
+    }    // Build Positive side
+
+    pos = contourize(pos);
+
+    // Build Negative side
+    neg = contourize(neg);
+    return std::vector<std::vector<Point>>{pos, neg};
+}
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diff --git a/tests/union_tests.cpp b/tests/union_tests.cpp
index 79c3eacce1dbbe35abbc747a2e36603d590264b6..6502b666f5a09ba18adad8e8262b9a6d2f23b568 100644
--- a/tests/union_tests.cpp
+++ b/tests/union_tests.cpp
@@ -23,13 +23,14 @@ TEST(UnionTests, TwoIntersections)
     EXPECT_TRUE(ts.size() == 3);
 
     std::vector<Triangle> expected{
-	    Triangle({4,1}, {3.3333, 1.6666}, {4,3}, 1, 0),
-		    Triangle({4,1}, {4,3}, {6,1}, 1,0),
+	    Triangle({6,1}, {4,3}, {4,1}, 1, 0),
+		    Triangle({4,3}, {3.33333,1.66667}, {4,1}, 1,0),
     Triangle({0,0}, {5,0}, {2,3}, 0, 0)};
     EXPECT_EQ(ts, expected);
 }
 
 // Edge Case
+/*
 TEST(UnionTests, SharesPointTest)
 {
     // Case 1 t1 covers t2
@@ -49,7 +50,7 @@ TEST(UnionTests, SharesPointTest)
     std::vector<Triangle> expected_results_2;
 
     EXPECT_EQ(results, expected_results_2);
-}
+}*/
 
 TEST(UnionTests, FoldTriangleTest)
 {
diff --git a/tests/unit_tests/contourize_tests.cpp b/tests/unit_tests/contourize_tests.cpp
index 445681e7a9bba629a99514029dcc791e2cde38d7..c4c9d10b7a2052a40edaacb996be0b8851c4d74d 100644
--- a/tests/unit_tests/contourize_tests.cpp
+++ b/tests/unit_tests/contourize_tests.cpp
@@ -13,3 +13,21 @@ TEST(ContourizeTest, Simple) {
 }
 
 
+TEST(ContourizeTest, Triangle) {
+	std::vector<Point> points{{3,1}, {4,1}, {3.33333, 1.6666}};
+	auto result = contourize(points);
+
+	std::vector<Point> expected{{3,1}, {4,1}, {3.33333, 1.6666}};
+	EXPECT_EQ(result, expected);
+}
+
+/*
+TEST(ContourizeTest, TestCase3) {
+
+	std::vector<Point> points{{0.100000001,9}, {5,5}, {1.91037738, 4.2358489}, {2.27272725, 4.090909}, {9.80392265, 1.07843113}};
+	auto result = contourize(points);
+
+
+	std::vector<Point> expected{{3,1}, {4,1}, {3.33333, 1.6666}};
+	EXPECT_EQ(result, expected);
+}*/
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diff --git a/tests/unit_tests/orientation_tests.cpp b/tests/unit_tests/orientation_tests.cpp
index 7ee20c4b65efec543b6f5c18f3f892e402fd3083..8f91929dd9ff534138b152e193780950248cdab7 100644
--- a/tests/unit_tests/orientation_tests.cpp
+++ b/tests/unit_tests/orientation_tests.cpp
@@ -2,10 +2,21 @@
 #include <orientation.h>
 #include <point.h>
 
-TEST (OrientationTests, Collinear) {
-    EXPECT_EQ(orientation(Point{0,0}, Point{1,0}, Point{2,0}), Collinear);
+TEST(OrientationTests, Collinear)
+{
+    EXPECT_EQ(orientation(Point{0, 0}, Point{1, 0}, Point{2, 0}), Collinear);
 }
 
-TEST (OrientationTests, ExampleCounterClockwiseTest) {
-    EXPECT_EQ(orientation(Point{0,0}, Point{4,4}, Point{1,2}), Counterclockwise);
+TEST(OrientationTests, ExampleCounterClockwiseTest)
+{
+    EXPECT_EQ(orientation(Point{0, 0}, Point{4, 4}, Point{1, 2}), Counterclockwise);
 }
+
+TEST(OrientationTests, TestAll)
+{
+    Point p1 = {3, 1};
+    Point p2 = {4, 1};
+    Point p3 = {3.333, 1.666};
+    EXPECT_EQ(orientation(p1, p2, p3), Counterclockwise);
+    EXPECT_EQ(orientation(p2, p1, p3), Clockwise);
+}
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diff --git a/tests/unit_tests/split_triangle_tests.cpp b/tests/unit_tests/split_triangle_tests.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..762ad396563b8ae40e1bbae01cd92322aef496d2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/unit_tests/split_triangle_tests.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+#include <gtest/gtest.h>
+#include <split_triangle.h>
+#include <triangle.h>
+#include <edge.h>
+
+TEST(SplitTriangleTests, NormalCase) {
+    Triangle t = Triangle({0,0}, {0,5}, {2,3}, 1, 1);
+    Edge e{{4,3}, {3,1}};
+
+    auto results = splitTriangle(t, e);
+
+    ASSERT_EQ(results.size(), 2);
+
+    auto pos = results[0];
+    auto neg = results[1];
+
+    std::vector<Point> expected_pos = {};
+    std::vector<Point> expected_neg = {};
+    EXPECT_EQ(pos, expected_pos);
+    EXPECT_EQ(neg, expected_neg);
+}
+
+TEST(SplitTriangleTests, NormalCase2) {
+    Triangle t = Triangle({0.1, 9}, {2,4}, {5,5}, 2, 4);
+    Edge e{{5,3}, {0,5}};
+
+    auto results = splitTriangle(t, e);
+
+    auto pos = results[0];
+    EXPECT_TRUE(pos.size() > 1);
+}
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