DataSetSurfaceFilter
VTKExamples/Cxx/PolyData/DataSetSurfaceFilter
Description
This example demonstrates how to convert an unstructured grid to a polydata. Currently nothing is done with the resulting polydata. If someone has a good data set that demonstrates the conversion, please let us know.
Code
DataSetSurfaceFilter.cxx
#include <vtkVersion.h>
#include <vtkSmartPointer.h>
#include <vtkPolyData.h>
#include <vtkUnstructuredGrid.h>
#include <vtkCellArray.h>
#include <vtkDataSetSurfaceFilter.h>
#include <vtkPointSource.h>
int main(int, char *[])
{
vtkSmartPointer<vtkUnstructuredGrid> unstructuredGrid =
vtkSmartPointer<vtkUnstructuredGrid>::New();
vtkSmartPointer<vtkDataSetSurfaceFilter> surfaceFilter =
vtkSmartPointer<vtkDataSetSurfaceFilter>::New();
#if VTK_MAJOR_VERSION <= 5
surfaceFilter->SetInput(unstructuredGrid);
#else
surfaceFilter->SetInputData(unstructuredGrid);
#endif
surfaceFilter->Update();
vtkPolyData* polydata = surfaceFilter->GetOutput();
std::cout << "Output has " << polydata->GetNumberOfPoints() << " points." << std::endl;
return EXIT_SUCCESS;
}
CMakeLists.txt
cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 2.8)
PROJECT(DataSetSurfaceFilter)
find_package(VTK REQUIRED)
include(${VTK_USE_FILE})
add_executable(DataSetSurfaceFilter MACOSX_BUNDLE DataSetSurfaceFilter.cxx)
target_link_libraries(DataSetSurfaceFilter ${VTK_LIBRARIES})
Download and Build DataSetSurfaceFilter
Click here to download DataSetSurfaceFilter and its CMakeLists.txt file. Once the tarball DataSetSurfaceFilter.tar has been downloaded and extracted,
cd DataSetSurfaceFilter/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:
./DataSetSurfaceFilter
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.