IceCream
VTKExamples/Cxx/VisualizationAlgorithms/IceCream
Description¶
This example demonstrates how to use boolean combinations of implicit functions to create a model of an ice cream cone.
Info
See Figure 6-23c in Chapter 6 the VTK Textbook.
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Code¶
IceCream.cxx
#include <vtkActor.h> #include <vtkCamera.h> #include <vtkCone.h> #include <vtkContourFilter.h> #include <vtkImplicitBoolean.h> #include <vtkNamedColors.h> #include <vtkPlane.h> #include <vtkPolyDataMapper.h> #include <vtkProperty.h> #include <vtkRenderWindow.h> #include <vtkRenderWindowInteractor.h> #include <vtkRenderer.h> #include <vtkSampleFunction.h> #include <vtkSphere.h> int main (int, char *[]) { // This example demonstrates how to use boolean combinations of implicit // functions to create a model of an ice cream cone. vtkSmartPointer<vtkNamedColors> colors = vtkSmartPointer<vtkNamedColors>::New(); // Create implicit function primitives. These have been carefully placed to // give the effect that we want. We are going to use various combinations of // these functions to create the shape we want; for example, we use planes // intersected with a cone (which is infinite in extent) to get a finite // cone. // vtkSmartPointer<vtkCone> cone = vtkSmartPointer<vtkCone>::New(); cone->SetAngle(20); vtkSmartPointer<vtkPlane> vertPlane = vtkSmartPointer<vtkPlane>::New(); vertPlane->SetOrigin(.1, 0, 0); vertPlane->SetNormal(-1, 0, 0); vtkSmartPointer<vtkPlane> basePlane = vtkSmartPointer<vtkPlane>::New(); basePlane->SetOrigin(1.2, 0, 0); basePlane->SetNormal(1, 0, 0); vtkSmartPointer<vtkSphere> iceCream = vtkSmartPointer<vtkSphere>::New(); iceCream->SetCenter(1.333, 0, 0); iceCream->SetRadius(0.5); vtkSmartPointer<vtkSphere> bite = vtkSmartPointer<vtkSphere>::New(); bite->SetCenter(1.5, 0, 0.5); bite->SetRadius(0.25); // Combine primitives to build ice-cream cone. Clip the cone with planes. vtkSmartPointer<vtkImplicitBoolean> theCone = vtkSmartPointer<vtkImplicitBoolean>::New(); theCone->SetOperationTypeToIntersection(); theCone->AddFunction(cone); theCone->AddFunction(vertPlane); theCone->AddFunction(basePlane); // Take a bite out of the ice cream. vtkSmartPointer<vtkImplicitBoolean> theCream = vtkSmartPointer<vtkImplicitBoolean>::New(); theCream->SetOperationTypeToDifference(); theCream->AddFunction(iceCream); theCream->AddFunction(bite); // The sample function generates a distance function from the // implicit function (which in this case is the cone). This is // then contoured to get a polygonal surface. // vtkSmartPointer<vtkSampleFunction> theConeSample = vtkSmartPointer<vtkSampleFunction>::New(); theConeSample->SetImplicitFunction(theCone); theConeSample->SetModelBounds(-1, 1.5, -1.25, 1.25, -1.25, 1.25); theConeSample->SetSampleDimensions(128, 128, 128); theConeSample->ComputeNormalsOff(); vtkSmartPointer<vtkContourFilter> theConeSurface = vtkSmartPointer<vtkContourFilter>::New(); theConeSurface->SetInputConnection(theConeSample->GetOutputPort()); theConeSurface->SetValue(0, 0.0); vtkSmartPointer<vtkPolyDataMapper> coneMapper = vtkSmartPointer<vtkPolyDataMapper>::New(); coneMapper->SetInputConnection(theConeSurface->GetOutputPort()); coneMapper->ScalarVisibilityOff(); vtkSmartPointer<vtkActor> coneActor = vtkSmartPointer<vtkActor>::New(); coneActor->SetMapper(coneMapper); coneActor->GetProperty()->SetColor(colors->GetColor3d("chocolate").GetData()); // The same here for the ice cream. // vtkSmartPointer<vtkSampleFunction> theCreamSample = vtkSmartPointer<vtkSampleFunction>::New(); theCreamSample->SetImplicitFunction(theCream); theCreamSample->SetModelBounds(0, 2.5, -1.25, 1.25, -1.25, 1.25); theCreamSample->SetSampleDimensions(128, 128, 128); theCreamSample->ComputeNormalsOff(); vtkSmartPointer<vtkContourFilter> theCreamSurface = vtkSmartPointer<vtkContourFilter>::New(); theCreamSurface->SetInputConnection(theCreamSample->GetOutputPort()); theCreamSurface->SetValue(0, 0.0); vtkSmartPointer<vtkPolyDataMapper> creamMapper = vtkSmartPointer<vtkPolyDataMapper>::New(); creamMapper->SetInputConnection(theCreamSurface->GetOutputPort()); creamMapper->ScalarVisibilityOff(); vtkSmartPointer<vtkActor> creamActor = vtkSmartPointer<vtkActor>::New(); creamActor->SetMapper(creamMapper); creamActor->GetProperty()->SetDiffuseColor(colors->GetColor3d("mint").GetData()); creamActor->GetProperty()->SetSpecular(.6); creamActor->GetProperty()->SetSpecularPower(50); // Create the usual rendering stuff // vtkSmartPointer<vtkRenderer> ren1 = vtkSmartPointer<vtkRenderer>::New(); vtkSmartPointer<vtkRenderWindow> renWin = vtkSmartPointer<vtkRenderWindow>::New(); renWin->AddRenderer(ren1); vtkSmartPointer<vtkRenderWindowInteractor> iren = vtkSmartPointer<vtkRenderWindowInteractor>::New(); iren->SetRenderWindow(renWin); // Add the actors to the renderer, set the background and size // ren1->AddActor(coneActor); ren1->AddActor(creamActor); ren1->SetBackground(colors->GetColor3d("SlateGray").GetData()); renWin->SetSize(640, 480); ren1->ResetCamera(); ren1->GetActiveCamera()->Roll(90); ren1->GetActiveCamera()->Dolly(1.25); ren1->ResetCameraClippingRange(); iren->Initialize(); // render the image // renWin->Render(); iren->Start(); return EXIT_SUCCESS; }
CMakeLists.txt¶
cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 2.8) PROJECT(IceCream) find_package(VTK REQUIRED) include(${VTK_USE_FILE}) add_executable(IceCream MACOSX_BUNDLE IceCream.cxx ) target_link_libraries(IceCream ${VTK_LIBRARIES})
Download and Build IceCream¶
Click here to download IceCream and its CMakeLists.txt file. Once the tarball IceCream.tar has been downloaded and extracted,
cd IceCream/build
If VTK is installed:
cmake ..
If VTK is not installed but compiled on your system, you will need to specify the path to your VTK build:
cmake -DVTK_DIR:PATH=/home/me/vtk_build ..
Build the project:
make
and run it:
./IceCream
WINDOWS USERS
Be sure to add the VTK bin directory to your path. This will resolve the VTK dll's at run time.