ExtrudePolyDataAlongLine

VTKEx/Cxx/Visualization/ExtrudePolyDataAlongLine

Description

Extrude a 2D polydata along a line. It uses vtkRuledSurfaceFilter.

The example proceeds as follows:

  1. Obtain the 2D polydata from a file( or generate a disk).

  2. Generates random points in 3D space and fits a spline to the points.

  3. Computes an orientation frame at each point on the line.

  4. Places a copy of the 2D polydata at each point on the line, oriented by the the frame at that point.

  5. For each contour in the 2D polydata, appends all of the copies.

  6. Creates a ruled surface for each contour.

Note

This example requires the remote module ''SplineDrivenImageSampler.'' Check to see if the file ''SplineDrivenImageSlicer.remote.cmake'' exists in VTK/Remote. If it does not, copy this file to ''VTK/Remote/SplineDrivenImageSlicer.remote.cmake''.

Warning

A bug in vtkRuledSurfaceFilter occasionally drops triangles. This is being fixed.

Question

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Code

ExtrudePolyDataAlongLine.cxx

#include <vtkSmartPointer.h>
#include <vtkRuledSurfaceFilter.h>

#include <vtkParametricSpline.h>
#include <vtkParametricFunctionSource.h>
#include <vtkFrenetSerretFrame.h>
#include <vtkAppendPolyData.h>
#include <vtkCleanPolyData.h>
#include <vtkPolyDataNormals.h>

#include <vtkFeatureEdges.h>
#include <vtkStripper.h>
#include <vtkPolyDataConnectivityFilter.h>

#include <vtkMath.h>
#include <vtkTransform.h>
#include <vtkTransformPolyDataFilter.h>
#include <vtkMatrix4x4.h>
#include <vtkDiskSource.h>
#include <vtkLineSource.h>
#include <vtkPointSource.h>
#include <vtkPoints.h>
#include <vtkPolyData.h>
#include <vtkPointData.h>

#include <vtkProperty.h>
#include <vtkPolyDataMapper.h>
#include <vtkCamera.h>
#include <vtkActor.h>
#include <vtkRenderWindow.h>
#include <vtkRenderer.h>
#include <vtkRenderWindowInteractor.h>

#include <vtkBYUReader.h>
#include <vtkOBJReader.h>
#include <vtkPLYReader.h>
#include <vtkPolyDataReader.h>
#include <vtkSTLReader.h>
#include <vtkXMLPolyDataReader.h>

#include <vtksys/SystemTools.hxx>

namespace
{
vtkSmartPointer<vtkPolyData> ReadPolyData(const char *fileName);
}

int main(int argc, char *argv[])
{
  // For testing
  vtkMath::RandomSeed(7859821);
  // Read a polydata
  vtkSmartPointer<vtkPolyData> polyData = ReadPolyData(argc > 1 ? argv[1] : "");;

  int numberOfContours = polyData->GetNumberOfLines();
  std::cout << "Number of contours: " << numberOfContours << std::endl;

  // Generate  some random points
  int numberOfPoints = 10 ;
  vtkSmartPointer<vtkPointSource> pointSource = 
    vtkSmartPointer<vtkPointSource>::New();
  pointSource->SetNumberOfPoints(numberOfPoints);
  pointSource->Update();

  vtkPoints* points = pointSource->GetOutput()->GetPoints();

  vtkSmartPointer<vtkParametricSpline> spline = 
    vtkSmartPointer<vtkParametricSpline>::New();
  spline->SetPoints(points);

  vtkSmartPointer<vtkParametricFunctionSource> functionSource = 
    vtkSmartPointer<vtkParametricFunctionSource>::New();
  functionSource->SetParametricFunction(spline);
  functionSource->SetUResolution(50 * numberOfPoints);
  functionSource->SetVResolution(50 * numberOfPoints);
  functionSource->SetWResolution(50 * numberOfPoints);

  // Create the frame
  vtkSmartPointer<vtkFrenetSerretFrame> frame =
    vtkSmartPointer<vtkFrenetSerretFrame>::New();
  frame->SetInputConnection(functionSource->GetOutputPort());
  frame->ConsistentNormalsOn();
  frame->Update();

  frame->GetOutput()->GetPointData()->SetActiveVectors("FSNormals");
  frame->GetOutput()->GetPointData()->SetActiveVectors("FSTangents");
  frame->GetOutput()->GetPointData()->SetActiveVectors("FSBinormals");

  vtkPoints *linePoints = frame->GetOutput()->GetPoints();

  std::vector<vtkSmartPointer<vtkAppendPolyData> >skeletons;
  for (int i = 0; i < numberOfContours; ++i)
  {
    skeletons.push_back(vtkSmartPointer<vtkAppendPolyData>::New());
  }

  for (int i = 0; i < linePoints->GetNumberOfPoints(); ++i)
  {
    vtkSmartPointer<vtkTransform> transform =
      vtkSmartPointer<vtkTransform>::New();

    // Compute a basis
    double normalizedX[3];
    frame->GetOutput()->GetPointData()->SetActiveVectors("FSNormals");
    frame->GetOutput()->GetPointData()->GetVectors()->GetTuple(i, normalizedX);
    double normalizedY[3];
    frame->GetOutput()->GetPointData()->SetActiveVectors("FSBinormals");
    frame->GetOutput()->GetPointData()->GetVectors()->GetTuple(i, normalizedY);
    double normalizedZ[3];
    frame->GetOutput()->GetPointData()->SetActiveVectors("FSTangents");
    frame->GetOutput()->GetPointData()->GetVectors()->GetTuple(i, normalizedZ);

    // Create the direction cosine matrix
    vtkSmartPointer<vtkMatrix4x4> matrix =
      vtkSmartPointer<vtkMatrix4x4>::New();
    matrix->Identity();
    for (unsigned int j = 0; j < 3; ++j)
    {
      matrix->SetElement(j, 0, normalizedX[j]);
      matrix->SetElement(j, 1, normalizedY[j]);
      matrix->SetElement(j, 2, normalizedZ[j]);
    }

    transform->Translate(linePoints->GetPoint(i)[0],
                         linePoints->GetPoint(i)[1],
                         linePoints->GetPoint(i)[2]);
    transform->Scale(.02, .02, .02);
    transform->Concatenate(matrix);

    vtkSmartPointer<vtkTransformPolyDataFilter> transformPD =
      vtkSmartPointer<vtkTransformPolyDataFilter>::New();
    vtkSmartPointer<vtkPolyData> polyDataCopy =
      vtkSmartPointer<vtkPolyData>::New();
    polyDataCopy->DeepCopy(polyData);

    transformPD->SetTransform(transform);
    transformPD->SetInputData(polyDataCopy);
    transformPD->Update();

    vtkSmartPointer<vtkPolyDataConnectivityFilter> contours =
      vtkSmartPointer<vtkPolyDataConnectivityFilter>::New();
    contours->SetInputConnection(transformPD->GetOutputPort());
    contours->Update();
    for (int r = 0; r < contours->GetNumberOfExtractedRegions(); ++r)
    {
      contours->SetExtractionModeToSpecifiedRegions();
      contours->InitializeSpecifiedRegionList();
      contours->AddSpecifiedRegion(r);
      contours->Update();
      vtkSmartPointer<vtkPolyData> skeleton =
        vtkSmartPointer<vtkPolyData>::New();
      skeleton->DeepCopy(contours->GetOutput());
      skeletons[r]->AddInputData(skeleton);
    }
  }
  vtkSmartPointer<vtkRenderer> renderer = 
    vtkSmartPointer<vtkRenderer>::New();

  for (int i = 0; i < numberOfContours; ++i)
  {
    vtkSmartPointer<vtkRuledSurfaceFilter> ruled = 
      vtkSmartPointer<vtkRuledSurfaceFilter>::New();
    ruled->SetRuledModeToPointWalk();
    ruled->CloseSurfaceOff();
    ruled->SetOnRatio(1);
    ruled->SetDistanceFactor(10000000);
    ruled->SetInputConnection(skeletons[i]->GetOutputPort());

    vtkSmartPointer<vtkPolyDataNormals> normals = 
      vtkSmartPointer<vtkPolyDataNormals>::New();
    normals->SetInputConnection(ruled->GetOutputPort());
    vtkSmartPointer<vtkPolyDataMapper> mapper = 
      vtkSmartPointer<vtkPolyDataMapper>::New();
    mapper->SetInputConnection(normals->GetOutputPort());
    vtkSmartPointer<vtkProperty> backProp = 
      vtkSmartPointer<vtkProperty>::New();
    backProp->SetColor(1.0, 0.3882, 0.278);
    vtkSmartPointer<vtkActor> actor = 
      vtkSmartPointer<vtkActor>::New();
    actor->SetBackfaceProperty(backProp);
    actor->GetProperty()->SetColor(0.8900, 0.8100, 0.3400);
    actor->SetMapper(mapper);
    renderer->AddActor(actor);
  }  

  // Setup render window, renderer, and interactor
  vtkSmartPointer<vtkRenderWindow> renderWindow = 
    vtkSmartPointer<vtkRenderWindow>::New();
  renderWindow->AddRenderer(renderer);
  vtkSmartPointer<vtkRenderWindowInteractor> renderWindowInteractor = 
    vtkSmartPointer<vtkRenderWindowInteractor>::New();
  renderWindowInteractor->SetRenderWindow(renderWindow);

  renderer->SetBackground(.4, .5, .7);

  // Pick a good view
  renderer->ResetCamera();
  renderer->GetActiveCamera()->Azimuth(120);
  renderer->GetActiveCamera()->Elevation(30);
  renderer->GetActiveCamera()->Dolly(1.1);
  renderer->ResetCameraClippingRange();

  renderWindow->SetSize(512, 512);
  renderWindow->Render();
  renderWindowInteractor->Start();

  return EXIT_SUCCESS;
}

namespace
{
vtkSmartPointer<vtkPolyData> ReadPolyData(const char *fileName)
{
  vtkSmartPointer<vtkPolyData> polyData;
  std::string extension = vtksys::SystemTools::GetFilenameExtension(std::string(fileName));
  if (extension == ".ply")
  {
    vtkSmartPointer<vtkPLYReader> reader =
      vtkSmartPointer<vtkPLYReader>::New();
    reader->SetFileName (fileName);
    reader->Update();

    polyData = reader->GetOutput();
  }
  else if (extension == ".vtp")
  {
    vtkSmartPointer<vtkXMLPolyDataReader> reader =
      vtkSmartPointer<vtkXMLPolyDataReader>::New();
    reader->SetFileName (fileName);
    reader->Update();

    // Center the data
    vtkSmartPointer<vtkTransform> transform =
      vtkSmartPointer<vtkTransform>::New();
    std::cout << reader->GetOutput()->GetCenter()[0] << ", "
              << reader->GetOutput()->GetCenter()[1] << ", "
              << reader->GetOutput()->GetCenter()[2] << std::endl;
    transform->Translate(-reader->GetOutput()->GetCenter()[0],
                         -reader->GetOutput()->GetCenter()[1],
                         -reader->GetOutput()->GetCenter()[2]);
    vtkSmartPointer<vtkTransformPolyDataFilter> transformPD =
      vtkSmartPointer<vtkTransformPolyDataFilter>::New();
    transformPD->SetTransform(transform);
    transformPD->SetInputData(reader->GetOutput());
    transformPD->Update();

    polyData = transformPD->GetOutput();
  }
  else if (extension == ".obj")
  {
    vtkSmartPointer<vtkOBJReader> reader =
      vtkSmartPointer<vtkOBJReader>::New();
    reader->SetFileName (fileName);
    reader->Update();
    polyData = reader->GetOutput();
  }
  else if (extension == ".g")
  {
    vtkSmartPointer<vtkBYUReader> reader =
      vtkSmartPointer<vtkBYUReader>::New();
    reader->SetGeometryFileName (fileName);
    reader->Update();
    polyData = reader->GetOutput();
  }
  else if (extension == ".stl")
  {
    vtkSmartPointer<vtkSTLReader> reader =
      vtkSmartPointer<vtkSTLReader>::New();
    reader->SetFileName (fileName);
    reader->Update();
    polyData = reader->GetOutput();
  }
  else if (extension == ".vtk")
  {
    vtkSmartPointer<vtkPolyDataReader> reader =
      vtkSmartPointer<vtkPolyDataReader>::New();
    reader->SetFileName (fileName);
    reader->Update();
    polyData = reader->GetOutput();
  }
  else
  {
    vtkSmartPointer<vtkDiskSource> diskSource = 
      vtkSmartPointer<vtkDiskSource>::New();
    diskSource->SetCircumferentialResolution(3);

    vtkSmartPointer<vtkCleanPolyData> clean = 
      vtkSmartPointer<vtkCleanPolyData>::New();
    clean->SetInputConnection(diskSource->GetOutputPort());

    vtkSmartPointer<vtkFeatureEdges> edges =
      vtkSmartPointer<vtkFeatureEdges>::New();
    edges->SetInputConnection(clean->GetOutputPort());
    edges->NonManifoldEdgesOff();
    edges->ManifoldEdgesOff();
    edges->BoundaryEdgesOn();
    edges->FeatureEdgesOff();

    vtkSmartPointer<vtkStripper> stripper =
      vtkSmartPointer<vtkStripper>::New();
    stripper->SetInputConnection(edges->GetOutputPort());
    stripper->Update();
    polyData = stripper->GetOutput();

#if 0
    vtkSmartPointer<vtkLineSource> lineSource = 
      vtkSmartPointer<vtkLineSource>::New();
    lineSource->SetResolution(10);
    lineSource->Update();

    polyData = lineSource->GetOutput();
#endif
  }
  return polyData;
}
}

CMakeLists.txt

cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.3 FATAL_ERROR)

project(ExtrudePolyDataAlongLine)

find_package(VTK COMPONENTS 
  vtkvtkCommonComputationalGeometry
  vtkvtkCommonCore
  vtkvtkCommonDataModel
  vtkvtkCommonMath
  vtkvtkCommonTransforms
  vtkvtkFiltersCore
  vtkvtkFiltersGeneral
  vtkvtkFiltersModeling
  vtkvtkFiltersSources
  vtkvtkIOGeometry
  vtkvtkIOLegacy
  vtkvtkIOPLY
  vtkvtkIOXML
  vtkvtkInteractionStyle
  vtkvtkRenderingContextOpenGL2
  vtkvtkRenderingCore
  vtkvtkRenderingFreeType
  vtkvtkRenderingGL2PSOpenGL2
  vtkvtkRenderingOpenGL2 QUIET)
if (NOT VTK_FOUND)
  message("Skipping ExtrudePolyDataAlongLine: ${VTK_NOT_FOUND_MESSAGE}")
  return ()
endif()
message (STATUS "VTK_VERSION: ${VTK_VERSION}")
if (VTK_VERSION VERSION_LESS "8.90.0")
  # old system
  include(${VTK_USE_FILE})
  add_executable(ExtrudePolyDataAlongLine MACOSX_BUNDLE ExtrudePolyDataAlongLine.cxx )
  target_link_libraries(ExtrudePolyDataAlongLine PRIVATE ${VTK_LIBRARIES})
else ()
  # include all components
  add_executable(ExtrudePolyDataAlongLine MACOSX_BUNDLE ExtrudePolyDataAlongLine.cxx )
  target_link_libraries(ExtrudePolyDataAlongLine PRIVATE ${VTK_LIBRARIES})
  # vtk_module_autoinit is needed
  vtk_module_autoinit(
    TARGETS ExtrudePolyDataAlongLine
    MODULES ${VTK_LIBRARIES}
    )
endif ()

Download and Build ExtrudePolyDataAlongLine

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cd ExtrudePolyDataAlongLine/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:

./ExtrudePolyDataAlongLine

WINDOWS USERS

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