Delaunay2D
VTKExamples/Cxx/Filtering/Delaunay2D
Description¶
This example generates a set of points aligned with an XY grid with random heights (z values). The Delaunay2D filter "magically" knows how to triangulate this type of point set because it projects the points by default onto the XY axis and then performs a 2D Delaunay triangulation. The result is a mesh on the input points.
Code¶
Delaunay2D.cxx
#include <vtkVersion.h> #include <vtkCellArray.h> #include <vtkPoints.h> #include <vtkTriangle.h> #include <vtkPolyData.h> #include <vtkPointData.h> #include <vtkLine.h> #include <vtkCellLocator.h> #include <vtkSmartPointer.h> #include <vtkDelaunay2D.h> #include <vtkPolyDataMapper.h> #include <vtkActor.h> #include <vtkRenderer.h> #include <vtkRenderWindow.h> #include <vtkRenderWindowInteractor.h> #include <vtkProperty.h> #include <vtkVertexGlyphFilter.h> int main(int, char *[]) { // Create a set of heighs on a grid. // This is often called a "terrain map". vtkSmartPointer<vtkPoints> points = vtkSmartPointer<vtkPoints>::New(); unsigned int GridSize = 10; for(unsigned int x = 0; x < GridSize; x++) { for(unsigned int y = 0; y < GridSize; y++) { points->InsertNextPoint(x, y, (x+y)/(y+1)); } } // Add the grid points to a polydata object vtkSmartPointer<vtkPolyData> polydata = vtkSmartPointer<vtkPolyData>::New(); polydata->SetPoints(points); // Triangulate the grid points vtkSmartPointer<vtkDelaunay2D> delaunay = vtkSmartPointer<vtkDelaunay2D>::New(); #if VTK_MAJOR_VERSION <= 5 delaunay->SetInput(polydata); #else delaunay->SetInputData(polydata); #endif delaunay->Update(); // Visualize vtkSmartPointer<vtkPolyDataMapper> meshMapper = vtkSmartPointer<vtkPolyDataMapper>::New(); meshMapper->SetInputConnection(delaunay->GetOutputPort()); vtkSmartPointer<vtkActor> meshActor = vtkSmartPointer<vtkActor>::New(); meshActor->SetMapper(meshMapper); vtkSmartPointer<vtkVertexGlyphFilter> glyphFilter = vtkSmartPointer<vtkVertexGlyphFilter>::New(); #if VTK_MAJOR_VERSION <= 5 glyphFilter->SetInputConnection(polydata->GetProducerPort()); #else glyphFilter->SetInputData(polydata); #endif glyphFilter->Update(); vtkSmartPointer<vtkPolyDataMapper> pointMapper = vtkSmartPointer<vtkPolyDataMapper>::New(); pointMapper->SetInputConnection(glyphFilter->GetOutputPort()); vtkSmartPointer<vtkActor> pointActor = vtkSmartPointer<vtkActor>::New(); pointActor->GetProperty()->SetColor(1,0,0); pointActor->GetProperty()->SetPointSize(3); pointActor->SetMapper(pointMapper); 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(meshActor); renderer->AddActor(pointActor); renderer->SetBackground(.3, .6, .3); // Background color green renderWindow->Render(); renderWindowInteractor->Start(); return EXIT_SUCCESS; }
CMakeLists.txt¶
cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 2.8) PROJECT(Delaunay2D) find_package(VTK REQUIRED) include(${VTK_USE_FILE}) add_executable(Delaunay2D MACOSX_BUNDLE Delaunay2D.cxx) target_link_libraries(Delaunay2D ${VTK_LIBRARIES})
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If VTK is installed:
cmake ..
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Build the project:
make
and run it:
./Delaunay2D
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