IceCream
VTKEx/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.
Question
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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 3.3 FATAL_ERROR)
project(IceCream)
find_package(VTK COMPONENTS
vtkvtkCommonColor
vtkvtkCommonDataModel
vtkvtkFiltersCore
vtkvtkImagingHybrid
vtkvtkInteractionStyle
vtkvtkRenderingContextOpenGL2
vtkvtkRenderingCore
vtkvtkRenderingFreeType
vtkvtkRenderingGL2PSOpenGL2
vtkvtkRenderingOpenGL2 QUIET)
if (NOT VTK_FOUND)
message("Skipping IceCream: ${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(IceCream MACOSX_BUNDLE IceCream.cxx )
target_link_libraries(IceCream PRIVATE ${VTK_LIBRARIES})
else ()
# include all components
add_executable(IceCream MACOSX_BUNDLE IceCream.cxx )
target_link_libraries(IceCream PRIVATE ${VTK_LIBRARIES})
# vtk_module_autoinit is needed
vtk_module_autoinit(
TARGETS IceCream
MODULES ${VTK_LIBRARIES}
)
endif ()
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.