# IsosurfaceSampling

VTKExamples/Cxx/Visualization/IsosurfaceSampling

### Description

This example illustrates how to create an isosurface and create point data on that isosurface that is sampled from another dataset. This example creates an isosurface of a sphere and then uses the vtkProbeFilter to compute point data from a sampled cylinder.

Note

All point data is sampled, even the normals. This example restores the original isosurface normals after the probe. The example has one optional command line argument that controls the sample resolution of the sphere and cylinder. The default is 50.

### Code

IsosurfaceSampling.cxx

    #include <vtkVersion.h>
    #include <vtkSmartPointer.h>
    #include <vtkSampleFunction.h>
    #include <vtkSphere.h>
    #include <vtkCylinder.h>
    #include <vtkMarchingCubes.h>
    #include <vtkProbeFilter.h>

    #include <vtkImageData.h>
    #include <vtkPointData.h>

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

    int main(int argc, char *argv[])
    {
      int resolution = 50;
      if (argc > 1)
      {
        resolution = atoi(argv[1]);
      }

      // Create a sampled sphere
      vtkSmartPointer<vtkSphere> implicitSphere =
        vtkSmartPointer<vtkSphere>::New();
      double radius = 1.0;
      implicitSphere->SetRadius(radius);

      vtkSmartPointer<vtkSampleFunction> sampledSphere =
        vtkSmartPointer<vtkSampleFunction>::New();
      sampledSphere->SetSampleDimensions(resolution, resolution, resolution);
      double xMin = -radius * 2.0;
      double xMax =  radius * 2.0;
      sampledSphere->SetModelBounds(xMin, xMax,
                                    xMin, xMax,
                                    xMin, xMax);
      sampledSphere->SetImplicitFunction(implicitSphere);

      vtkSmartPointer<vtkMarchingCubes> isoSphere =
        vtkSmartPointer<vtkMarchingCubes>:: New();
      isoSphere->SetValue(0,1.0);
      isoSphere->SetInputConnection(sampledSphere->GetOutputPort());

      // Create a sampled cylinder
      vtkSmartPointer<vtkCylinder> implicitCylinder =
        vtkSmartPointer<vtkCylinder>::New();
      implicitCylinder->SetRadius(radius/2.0);
      vtkSmartPointer<vtkSampleFunction> sampledCylinder =
        vtkSmartPointer<vtkSampleFunction>::New();
      sampledCylinder->SetSampleDimensions(resolution, resolution, resolution);
      sampledCylinder->SetModelBounds(xMin, xMax,
                                      xMin, xMax,
                                      xMin, xMax);
      sampledCylinder->SetImplicitFunction(implicitCylinder);

      // Probe cylinder with the sphere isosurface
      vtkSmartPointer<vtkProbeFilter> probeCylinder =
        vtkSmartPointer<vtkProbeFilter>::New();
      probeCylinder->SetInputConnection(0, isoSphere->GetOutputPort());
      probeCylinder->SetInputConnection(1, sampledCylinder->GetOutputPort());
      probeCylinder->Update();

      // Restore the original normals
      probeCylinder->GetOutput()->GetPointData()->SetNormals(
        isoSphere->GetOutput()->GetPointData()->GetNormals());

      std::cout << "Scalar range: "
                << probeCylinder->GetOutput()->GetScalarRange()[0] << ", "
                << probeCylinder->GetOutput()->GetScalarRange()[1] << std::endl;

      // Create a mapper and actor
      vtkSmartPointer<vtkPolyDataMapper> mapSphere =
        vtkSmartPointer<vtkPolyDataMapper>::New();
      mapSphere->SetInputConnection(probeCylinder->GetOutputPort());
      mapSphere->SetScalarRange(probeCylinder->GetOutput()->GetScalarRange());

      vtkSmartPointer<vtkActor> sphere =
        vtkSmartPointer<vtkActor>::New();
      sphere->SetMapper(mapSphere);

      // Visualize
      vtkSmartPointer<vtkRenderer> renderer =
        vtkSmartPointer<vtkRenderer>::New();
      vtkSmartPointer<vtkRenderWindow> renderWindow =
        vtkSmartPointer<vtkRenderWindow>::New();
      renderWindow->AddRenderer(renderer);
      vtkSmartPointer<vtkRenderWindowInteractor> renderWindowInteractor =
        vtkSmartPointer<vtkRenderWindowInteractor>::New();
      renderWindowInteractor->SetRenderWindow(renderWindow);

      renderer->AddActor(sphere);
      renderer->SetBackground(1,1,1); // Background color white

      renderWindow->Render();
      renderWindowInteractor->Start();

      return EXIT_SUCCESS;
    }

### CMakeLists.txt

    cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 2.8)

    PROJECT(IsosurfaceSampling)

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

    add_executable(IsosurfaceSampling MACOSX_BUNDLE IsosurfaceSampling.cxx )

    target_link_libraries(IsosurfaceSampling ${VTK_LIBRARIES})

### Download and Build IsosurfaceSampling

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

    cd IsosurfaceSampling/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:

    ./IsosurfaceSampling

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