Hull
VTKExamples/Cxx/PolyData/Hull
Code
Hull.cxx
#include <vtkPoints.h>
#include <vtkXMLPolyDataReader.h>
#include <vtkXMLPolyDataWriter.h>
#include <vtkSmartPointer.h>
#include <vtkHull.h>
int main(int argc, char *argv[])
{
// Parse command line arguments
if(argc != 2)
{
std::cout << "Required arguments: Filename" << std::endl;
return EXIT_FAILURE;
}
vtkSmartPointer<vtkXMLPolyDataReader> reader =
vtkSmartPointer<vtkXMLPolyDataReader>::New();
reader->SetFileName(argv[1]);
reader->Update();
vtkSmartPointer<vtkHull> hullFilter =
vtkSmartPointer<vtkHull>::New();
hullFilter->SetInputConnection(reader->GetOutputPort());
hullFilter->AddCubeFacePlanes ();
hullFilter->Update();
vtkSmartPointer<vtkXMLPolyDataWriter> writer =
vtkSmartPointer<vtkXMLPolyDataWriter>::New();
writer->SetInputConnection(hullFilter->GetOutputPort());
writer->SetFileName("hull.vtp");
writer->Write();
return EXIT_SUCCESS;
}
CMakeLists.txt
cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 2.8)
PROJECT(Hull)
find_package(VTK REQUIRED)
include(${VTK_USE_FILE})
add_executable(Hull MACOSX_BUNDLE Hull.cxx)
target_link_libraries(Hull ${VTK_LIBRARIES})
Download and Build Hull
Click here to download Hull and its CMakeLists.txt file. Once the tarball Hull.tar has been downloaded and extracted,
cd Hull/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:
./Hull
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.