# ExtrudePolyDataAlongLine

VTKExamples/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.

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

    #include <vtksys/SystemTools.hxx>

    static 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;
    }

    static 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 == ".stl")
      {
        vtkSmartPointer<vtkSTLReader> reader =
          vtkSmartPointer<vtkSTLReader>::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 2.8)

    PROJECT(ExtrudePolyDataAlongLine)

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

    add_executable(ExtrudePolyDataAlongLine MACOSX_BUNDLE ExtrudePolyDataAlongLine.cxx )

    target_link_libraries(ExtrudePolyDataAlongLine ${VTK_LIBRARIES})

### Download and Build ExtrudePolyDataAlongLine

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

    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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