BozoShader

VTKExamples/Cxx/Shaders/BozoShader

Description

This example shows how to add user functions to a VTK shader. The example's fragment shader uses an implementation of Ken Perlin's noise function. Perlin received a Technical Achievement Academy Award for his work procedural texture.

The shader code contains a variable "k" that controls the frequency of the noisy colors. The default value will provide reasonable results for all polydata.

The file for the shader code is here..

usage

BozoShader PerlinNoise.glsl horse.ply

Cite

Perlin's original Siggraph Paper.

Cite

This shader is inspired by Ken Perlin's Bozo shader.

Code

BozoShader.cxx

#include <vtkSmartPointer.h>

#include <vtkCamera.h>
#include <vtkRenderer.h>
#include <vtkRenderWindow.h>
#include <vtkShaderProgram.h>
#include <vtkActor.h>
#include <vtkOpenGLPolyDataMapper.h>
#include <vtkProperty.h>
#include <vtkPolyDataNormals.h>

#include <vtkTransform.h>
#include <vtkTransformPolyDataFilter.h>
#include <vtkTriangleMeshPointNormals.h>
#include <vtkTriangleFilter.h>

#include <vtkNamedColors.h>
#include <vtkRenderWindowInteractor.h>

#include <vtksys/SystemTools.hxx>
#include <vtkBYUReader.h>
#include <vtkOBJReader.h>
#include <vtkPLYReader.h>
#include <vtkPolyDataReader.h>
#include <vtkSTLReader.h>
#include <vtkXMLPolyDataReader.h>
#include <vtkSphereSource.h>

#include <fstream>
#include <sstream>

namespace
{
// -----------------------------------------------------------------------
// Update a uniform in the shader for each render. We do this with a
// callback for the UpdateShaderEvent
class vtkShaderCallback : public vtkCommand
{
public:
  static vtkShaderCallback *New()
    { return new vtkShaderCallback; }
  vtkRenderer *Renderer;
  float k;
  void Execute(vtkObject *, unsigned long, void* calldata) override
  {
    vtkShaderProgram *program = reinterpret_cast<vtkShaderProgram*>(calldata);
    if (program)
    {
      program->SetUniformf("k", k);
    }
  }
  void Print(std::ostream &os)
  {
    os << "k: " << k << std::endl;
  }

  vtkShaderCallback()
  {
    this->Renderer = nullptr;
    this->k = 5;
  }

};
}

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

//----------------------------------------------------------------------------
int main(int argc, char *argv[])
{
  if (argc < 2)
  {
    std::cout << "Usage: " << argv[0] << " PerlnNoise.glsl "
              << "[polydataFile] "
              << "[k(5)]" << std::endl;
    return EXIT_FAILURE;
  }
  vtkSmartPointer<vtkPolyData> polyData =
    ReadPolyData(argc > 2 ? argv[2] : "");

  std::ifstream shaderFile(argv[1]);
  std::ostringstream shaderCode;
  shaderCode << shaderFile.rdbuf();

// Create a transform to rescale model
  double center[3];
  polyData->GetCenter(center);
  double bounds[6];
  polyData->GetBounds(bounds);
  double maxBound = std::max(std::max(bounds[1] - bounds[0],  bounds[3] - bounds[2]), bounds[5] - bounds[4]);

  vtkSmartPointer<vtkNamedColors> colors =
    vtkSmartPointer<vtkNamedColors>::New();

  vtkSmartPointer<vtkActor> actor =
    vtkSmartPointer<vtkActor>::New();
  vtkSmartPointer<vtkRenderer> renderer =
    vtkSmartPointer<vtkRenderer>::New();
  vtkSmartPointer<vtkOpenGLPolyDataMapper> mapper =
    vtkSmartPointer<vtkOpenGLPolyDataMapper>::New();
  renderer->SetBackground(colors->GetColor3d("SlateGray").GetData());

  vtkSmartPointer<vtkRenderWindow> renderWindow =
    vtkSmartPointer<vtkRenderWindow>::New();
  renderWindow->SetSize(640, 480);
  renderWindow->AddRenderer(renderer);
  renderer->AddActor(actor);

  vtkSmartPointer<vtkRenderWindowInteractor>  interactor =
    vtkSmartPointer<vtkRenderWindowInteractor>::New();
  interactor->SetRenderWindow(renderWindow);

  // Rescale polydata to [-1,1]
  vtkSmartPointer<vtkTransform> userTransform =
    vtkSmartPointer<vtkTransform>::New();
  userTransform->Translate(-center[0], -center[1], -center[2]);
  userTransform->Scale(1.0/maxBound, 1.0/maxBound, 1.0/maxBound);
  vtkSmartPointer<vtkTransformPolyDataFilter> transform =
    vtkSmartPointer<vtkTransformPolyDataFilter>::New();
  transform->SetTransform(userTransform);
  transform->SetInputData(polyData);

  vtkSmartPointer<vtkTriangleFilter> triangles =
    vtkSmartPointer<vtkTriangleFilter>::New();
  triangles->SetInputConnection(transform->GetOutputPort());

  vtkSmartPointer<vtkTriangleMeshPointNormals> norms =
    vtkSmartPointer<vtkTriangleMeshPointNormals>::New();
  norms->SetInputConnection(triangles->GetOutputPort());

  mapper->SetInputConnection(norms->GetOutputPort());
  mapper->ScalarVisibilityOff();

  actor->SetMapper(mapper);
  actor->GetProperty()->SetAmbientColor(0.2, 0.2, 0.2);
  actor->GetProperty()->SetDiffuseColor(1.0, 1.0, 1.0);
  actor->GetProperty()->SetSpecularColor(1.0, 1.0, 1.0);
  actor->GetProperty()->SetSpecular(0.5);
  actor->GetProperty()->SetDiffuse(0.7);
  actor->GetProperty()->SetAmbient(0.1);
  actor->GetProperty()->SetSpecularPower(100.0);
  actor->GetProperty()->SetOpacity(1.0);

  // Modify the vertex shader to pass the position of the vertex
  mapper->AddShaderReplacement(
    vtkShader::Vertex,
    "//VTK::Normal::Dec", // replace the normal block
    true, // before the standard replacements
    "//VTK::Normal::Dec\n" // we still want the default
    "  out vec4 myVertexMC;\n"
    ,
    false // only do it once
    );
  mapper->AddShaderReplacement(
    vtkShader::Vertex,
    "//VTK::Normal::Impl", // replace the normal block
    true, // before the standard replacements
    "//VTK::Normal::Impl\n" // we still want the default
    "  myVertexMC = vertexMC;\n"
    ,
    false // only do it once
    );

  // Add the code to generate noise
  // These functions need to be defined outside of main. Use the System::Dec
  // to declare and implement
  mapper->AddShaderReplacement(
    vtkShader::Fragment,
    "//VTK::System::Dec", 
    false, // before the standard replacements
    shaderCode.str(),
    false // only do it once
    );

  // Define varying and uniforms for the fragment shader here
  mapper->AddShaderReplacement(
    vtkShader::Fragment,  // in the fragment shader
    "//VTK::Normal::Dec", // replace the normal block
    true, // before the standard replacements
    "//VTK::Normal::Dec\n" // we still want the default
    "  varying vec4 myVertexMC;\n"
    "  uniform float k = 1.0;\n"
    ,
    false // only do it once
    );

  mapper->AddShaderReplacement(
    vtkShader::Fragment,  // in the fragment shader
    "//VTK::Light::Impl", // replace the light block
    false, // after the standard replacements
    "//VTK::Light::Impl\n" // we still want the default calc
    "#define pnoise(x) ((noise(x) + 1.0) / 2.0)\n"
    "  vec3 noisyColor;\n"
    "  noisyColor.r = noise(k * 10.0 * myVertexMC);\n"
    "  noisyColor.g = noise(k * 11.0 * myVertexMC);\n"
    "  noisyColor.b = noise(k * 12.0 * myVertexMC);\n"
    "  /* map ranges of noise values into different colors */\n"
    "  int i;\n"
    "  float lowerValue = .3;\n"
    "  float upperValue = .6;\n"
    "  for ( i=0; i<3; i+=1)\n"
    "  {\n"
    "    noisyColor[i] = (noisyColor[i] + 1.0) / 2.0;\n"
    "    if (noisyColor[i] < lowerValue) \n"
    "    {\n"
    "      noisyColor[i] = lowerValue;\n"
    "    }\n"
    "    else\n"
    "    {\n"
    "      if (noisyColor[i] < upperValue)\n"
    "      {\n"
    "        noisyColor[i] = upperValue;\n"
    "      }\n"
    "      else\n"
    "      {\n"
    "        noisyColor[i] = 1.0;\n"
    "      }\n"
    "    }\n"
    "  }\n"
    "  fragOutput0.rgb = opacity * vec3(ambientColor + noisyColor * diffuse + specular);\n"
    "  fragOutput0.a = opacity;\n"    
    ,
    false // only do it once
    );
  vtkSmartPointer<vtkShaderCallback> myCallback =
    vtkSmartPointer<vtkShaderCallback>::New();
  myCallback->Renderer = renderer;
  if (argc == 2 || argc == 3)
  {
    myCallback->k = 1;
  }
  else
  {
  myCallback->k = atof(argv[3]);
  }
  std::cout << "Input: " << (argc > 2 ? argv[2] : "Generated Sphere") << std::endl;
  myCallback->Print(std::cout);
  mapper->AddObserver(vtkCommand::UpdateShaderEvent, myCallback);

  renderWindow->Render();
  renderer->GetActiveCamera()->SetPosition(-.3, 0, .08);
  renderer->GetActiveCamera()->SetFocalPoint(0,0,0);
  renderer->GetActiveCamera()->SetViewUp(.26, 0.0, .96);
  renderer->ResetCamera();
  renderer->GetActiveCamera()->Zoom(1.5);
  renderWindow->Render();
  interactor->Start();

  transform->GetOutput()->GetBounds(bounds);
  std::cout << "Range: "
            << " x " << bounds[1] - bounds[0]
            << " y " << bounds[3] - bounds[2]
            << " y " << bounds[5] - bounds[4]
            << std::endl;
  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();
    polyData = reader->GetOutput();
  }
  else if (extension == ".obj")
  {
    vtkSmartPointer<vtkOBJReader> reader =
      vtkSmartPointer<vtkOBJReader>::New();
    reader->SetFileName (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 if (extension == ".g")
  {
    vtkSmartPointer<vtkBYUReader> reader =
      vtkSmartPointer<vtkBYUReader>::New();
    reader->SetGeometryFileName (fileName);
    reader->Update();
    polyData = reader->GetOutput();
  }
  else
  {
    vtkSmartPointer<vtkSphereSource> source =
      vtkSmartPointer<vtkSphereSource>::New();
    source->SetPhiResolution(25);
    source->SetThetaResolution(25);
    source->Update();
    polyData = source->GetOutput();
  }
  return polyData;
}
}

CMakeLists.txt

cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 2.8)

PROJECT(BozoShader)

find_package(VTK REQUIRED)
include(${VTK_USE_FILE})

add_executable(BozoShader MACOSX_BUNDLE BozoShader.cxx )

target_link_libraries(BozoShader ${VTK_LIBRARIES})

Download and Build BozoShader

Click here to download BozoShader and its CMakeLists.txt file. Once the tarball BozoShader.tar has been downloaded and extracted,

cd BozoShader/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:

./BozoShader

WINDOWS USERS

Be sure to add the VTK bin directory to your path. This will resolve the VTK dll's at run time.