# SplitPolyData

VTKExamples/Cxx/Meshes/SplitPolyData

### Description

The vtkOBBDicer filter breaks up an input mesh into a number of pieces. The resulting mesh contains scalar point data that can be used to extract the individual pieces with a filter like vtkThreshold. This example stores each piece into a .vtp file.

### Code

SplitPolyData.cxx

    #include <vtkSmartPointer.h>

    #include <vtkOBBDicer.h>
    #include <vtkXMLPolyDataWriter.h>
    #include <vtkThreshold.h>
    #include <vtkGeometryFilter.h>

    #include <vtkNamedColors.h>
    #include <vtkColorSeries.h>

    #include <vtkRenderWindowInteractor.h>
    #include <vtkRenderWindow.h>
    #include <vtkRenderer.h>
    #include <vtkProperty.h>
    #include <vtkActor.h>
    #include <vtkDataSetMapper.h>

    #include <vtksys/SystemTools.hxx>
    #include <sstream>

    #include <vtkBYUReader.h>
    #include <vtkOBJReader.h>
    #include <vtkPLYReader.h>
    #include <vtkPolyDataReader.h>
    #include <vtkSTLReader.h>
    #include <vtkXMLPolyDataReader.h>
    #include <vtkSphereSource.h>

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

    int main(int argc, char *argv[])
    {
      vtkSmartPointer<vtkNamedColors> namedColors =
        vtkSmartPointer<vtkNamedColors>::New();

      std::string filename;
      std::string extension;

      vtkSmartPointer<vtkPolyData> inputPolyData = ReadPolyData(argc > 1 ? argv[1] : "");;
      if(argc > 1)
      {
        filename = vtksys::SystemTools::GetFilenameWithoutExtension(std::string(argv[1]));
        extension = vtksys::SystemTools::GetFilenameExtension(std::string(argv[1]));
      }
      else
      {
        filename = "sphere";
        extension = ".vtp";
      }

      // Create pipeline
      vtkSmartPointer<vtkOBBDicer> dicer =
      vtkSmartPointer<vtkOBBDicer>::New();
      dicer->SetInputData(inputPolyData);
      dicer->SetNumberOfPieces(4);
      dicer->SetDiceModeToSpecifiedNumberOfPieces();
      dicer->Update();

      vtkSmartPointer<vtkThreshold> selector =
        vtkSmartPointer<vtkThreshold>::New();
      selector->SetInputArrayToProcess(0, 0, 0, 0, "vtkOBBDicer_GroupIds");
      selector->SetInputConnection(dicer->GetOutputPort());
      selector->AllScalarsOff();

      // Create graphics stuff
      //
      vtkSmartPointer<vtkRenderer> renderer =
        vtkSmartPointer<vtkRenderer>::New();
      renderer->SetBackground(namedColors->GetColor3d("NavajoWhite").GetData());

      vtkSmartPointer<vtkRenderWindow> renWin =
        vtkSmartPointer<vtkRenderWindow>::New();
      renWin->AddRenderer(renderer);
      renWin->SetSize(512, 512);

      vtkSmartPointer<vtkRenderWindowInteractor> iren =
        vtkSmartPointer<vtkRenderWindowInteractor>::New();
      iren->SetRenderWindow(renWin);

      // Use a color series to create a transfer function
      vtkSmartPointer<vtkColorSeries> colorSeries =
        vtkSmartPointer<vtkColorSeries>::New();
      colorSeries->SetColorScheme(vtkColorSeries::BREWER_DIVERGING_SPECTRAL_11);

      // Create an actor for each piece
      for (int i = 0; i < dicer->GetNumberOfActualPieces(); ++i)
      {
        selector->ThresholdBetween(i, i);
        vtkSmartPointer<vtkGeometryFilter> geometry =
          vtkSmartPointer<vtkGeometryFilter>::New();
        geometry->SetInputConnection(selector->GetOutputPort());
        geometry->Update();

        vtkSmartPointer<vtkDataSetMapper> mapper =
          vtkSmartPointer<vtkDataSetMapper>::New();
        mapper->SetInputData(geometry->GetOutput());
        mapper->ScalarVisibilityOff();

        vtkSmartPointer<vtkActor> actor =
          vtkSmartPointer<vtkActor>::New();
        actor->SetMapper(mapper);

        vtkColor3ub color = colorSeries->GetColor(i);
        double dColor[3];
        dColor[0] = static_cast<double> (color[0]) / 255.0;
        dColor[1] = static_cast<double> (color[1]) / 255.0;
        dColor[2] = static_cast<double> (color[2]) / 255.0;
        actor->GetProperty()->SetColor(dColor);
        renderer->AddActor(actor);
      }
      iren->Initialize();
      iren->Start();

      vtkSmartPointer<vtkGeometryFilter> geometry =
        vtkSmartPointer<vtkGeometryFilter>::New();
      geometry->SetInputConnection(selector->GetOutputPort());

      vtkSmartPointer<vtkXMLPolyDataWriter> writer =
        vtkSmartPointer<vtkXMLPolyDataWriter>::New();
      writer->SetInputConnection(geometry->GetOutputPort());
      for (int i = 0; i < dicer->GetNumberOfActualPieces(); ++i)
      {
        std::stringstream pieceName;
        pieceName << filename << "_" << i + 1 << extension;
        selector->ThresholdBetween(i, i);
        writer->SetFileName(pieceName.str().c_str());
        writer->Write();
      }
      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->Update();
        polyData = source->GetOutput();
      }
      return polyData;
    }
    }

### CMakeLists.txt

    cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 2.8)

    PROJECT(SplitPolyData)

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

    add_executable(SplitPolyData MACOSX_BUNDLE SplitPolyData.cxx )

    target_link_libraries(SplitPolyData ${VTK_LIBRARIES})

### Download and Build SplitPolyData

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

    cd SplitPolyData/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:

    ./SplitPolyData

WINDOWS USERS

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