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vtkGenericContourFilter Class Reference

#include <vtkGenericContourFilter.h>

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Detailed Description

generate isocontours from input dataset

vtkGenericContourFilter is a filter that takes as input any (generic) dataset and generates on output isosurfaces and/or isolines. The exact form of the output depends upon the dimensionality of the input data. Data consisting of 3D cells will generate isosurfaces, data consisting of 2D cells will generate isolines, and data with 1D or 0D cells will generate isopoints. Combinations of output type are possible if the input dimension is mixed.

To use this filter you must specify one or more contour values. You can either use the method SetValue() to specify each contour value, or use GenerateValues() to generate a series of evenly spaced contours. It is also possible to accelerate the operation of this filter (at the cost of extra memory) by using a vtkScalarTree. A scalar tree is used to quickly locate cells that contain a contour surface. This is especially effective if multiple contours are being extracted. If you want to use a scalar tree, invoke the method UseScalarTreeOn().

This filter has been implemented to operate on generic datasets, rather than the typical vtkDataSet (and subclasses). vtkGenericDataSet is a more complex cousin of vtkDataSet, typically consisting of nonlinear, higher-order cells. To process this type of data, generic cells are automatically tessellated into linear cells prior to isocontouring.

Warning:
For unstructured data or structured grids, normals and gradients are not computed. Use vtkPolyDataNormals to compute the surface normals.
See also:
vtkContourFilter vtkGenericDataSet
Created by:
  • Bertel, Francois
CVS contributions (if > 5%):
  • Bertel, Francois (94%)
CVS logs (CVSweb):
  • .h (/GenericFiltering/vtkGenericContourFilter.h)
  • .cxx (/GenericFiltering/vtkGenericContourFilter.cxx)
Tests:
vtkGenericContourFilter (Tests)

Definition at line 72 of file vtkGenericContourFilter.h.

Public Types

typedef vtkGenericDataSetToPolyDataFilter Superclass
typedef double PointType [3]

Public Member Functions

virtual const char * GetClassName ()
virtual int IsA (const char *type)
void PrintSelf (ostream &os, vtkIndent indent)
unsigned long GetMTime ()
void CreateDefaultLocator ()
void SetValue (int i, float value)
double GetValue (int i)
double * GetValues ()
void GetValues (double *contourValues)
void SetNumberOfContours (int number)
int GetNumberOfContours ()
void GenerateValues (int numContours, double range[2])
void GenerateValues (int numContours, double rangeStart, double rangeEnd)
virtual void SetComputeNormals (int)
virtual int GetComputeNormals ()
virtual void ComputeNormalsOn ()
virtual void ComputeNormalsOff ()
virtual void SetComputeGradients (int)
virtual int GetComputeGradients ()
virtual void ComputeGradientsOn ()
virtual void ComputeGradientsOff ()
virtual void SetComputeScalars (int)
virtual int GetComputeScalars ()
virtual void ComputeScalarsOn ()
virtual void ComputeScalarsOff ()
void SetLocator (vtkPointLocator *locator)
virtual vtkPointLocatorGetLocator ()
virtual char * GetInputScalarsSelection ()
virtual void SelectInputScalars (const char *fieldName)

Static Public Member Functions

int IsTypeOf (const char *type)
vtkGenericContourFilterSafeDownCast (vtkObject *o)
vtkGenericContourFilterNew ()

Protected Member Functions

 vtkGenericContourFilter ()
 ~vtkGenericContourFilter ()
void Execute ()
virtual void SetInputScalarsSelection (const char *)

Protected Attributes

vtkContourValuesContourValues
int ComputeNormals
int ComputeGradients
int ComputeScalars
vtkPointLocatorLocator
char * InputScalarsSelection


Member Typedef Documentation

typedef vtkGenericDataSetToPolyDataFilter vtkGenericContourFilter::Superclass
 

Reimplemented from vtkGenericDataSetToPolyDataFilter.

Definition at line 76 of file vtkGenericContourFilter.h.

typedef double vtkGenericContourFilter::PointType[3]
 

Definition at line 85 of file vtkGenericContourFilter.h.


Constructor & Destructor Documentation

vtkGenericContourFilter::vtkGenericContourFilter  )  [protected]
 

vtkGenericContourFilter::~vtkGenericContourFilter  )  [protected]
 


Member Function Documentation

virtual const char* vtkGenericContourFilter::GetClassName  )  [virtual]
 

Reimplemented from vtkGenericDataSetToPolyDataFilter.

int vtkGenericContourFilter::IsTypeOf const char *  type  )  [static]
 

Return 1 if this class type is the same type of (or a subclass of) the named class. Returns 0 otherwise. This method works in combination with vtkTypeRevisionMacro found in vtkSetGet.h.

Reimplemented from vtkGenericDataSetToPolyDataFilter.

virtual int vtkGenericContourFilter::IsA const char *  type  )  [virtual]
 

Return 1 if this class is the same type of (or a subclass of) the named class. Returns 0 otherwise. This method works in combination with vtkTypeRevisionMacro found in vtkSetGet.h.

Reimplemented from vtkGenericDataSetToPolyDataFilter.

vtkGenericContourFilter* vtkGenericContourFilter::SafeDownCast vtkObject o  )  [static]
 

Reimplemented from vtkGenericDataSetToPolyDataFilter.

void vtkGenericContourFilter::PrintSelf ostream &  os,
vtkIndent  indent
[virtual]
 

Methods invoked by print to print information about the object including superclasses. Typically not called by the user (use Print() instead) but used in the hierarchical print process to combine the output of several classes.

Reimplemented from vtkGenericDataSetToPolyDataFilter.

vtkGenericContourFilter* vtkGenericContourFilter::New  )  [static]
 

Construct object with initial range (0,1) and single contour value of 0.0.

Reimplemented from vtkAlgorithm.

void vtkGenericContourFilter::SetValue int  i,
float  value
 

Methods to set / get contour values.

double vtkGenericContourFilter::GetValue int  i  ) 
 

Methods to set / get contour values.

double* vtkGenericContourFilter::GetValues  ) 
 

Methods to set / get contour values.

void vtkGenericContourFilter::GetValues double *  contourValues  ) 
 

Methods to set / get contour values.

void vtkGenericContourFilter::SetNumberOfContours int  number  ) 
 

Methods to set / get contour values.

int vtkGenericContourFilter::GetNumberOfContours  ) 
 

Methods to set / get contour values.

void vtkGenericContourFilter::GenerateValues int  numContours,
double  range[2]
 

Methods to set / get contour values.

void vtkGenericContourFilter::GenerateValues int  numContours,
double  rangeStart,
double  rangeEnd
 

Methods to set / get contour values.

unsigned long vtkGenericContourFilter::GetMTime  )  [virtual]
 

Modified GetMTime Because we delegate to vtkContourValues

Reimplemented from vtkObject.

virtual void vtkGenericContourFilter::SetComputeNormals int   )  [virtual]
 

Set/Get the computation of normals. Normal computation is fairly expensive in both time and storage. If the output data will be processed by filters that modify topology or geometry, it may be wise to turn Normals and Gradients off.

virtual int vtkGenericContourFilter::GetComputeNormals  )  [virtual]
 

Set/Get the computation of normals. Normal computation is fairly expensive in both time and storage. If the output data will be processed by filters that modify topology or geometry, it may be wise to turn Normals and Gradients off.

virtual void vtkGenericContourFilter::ComputeNormalsOn  )  [virtual]
 

Set/Get the computation of normals. Normal computation is fairly expensive in both time and storage. If the output data will be processed by filters that modify topology or geometry, it may be wise to turn Normals and Gradients off.

virtual void vtkGenericContourFilter::ComputeNormalsOff  )  [virtual]
 

Set/Get the computation of normals. Normal computation is fairly expensive in both time and storage. If the output data will be processed by filters that modify topology or geometry, it may be wise to turn Normals and Gradients off.

virtual void vtkGenericContourFilter::SetComputeGradients int   )  [virtual]
 

Set/Get the computation of gradients. Gradient computation is fairly expensive in both time and storage. Note that if ComputeNormals is on, gradients will have to be calculated, but will not be stored in the output dataset. If the output data will be processed by filters that modify topology or geometry, it may be wise to turn Normals and Gradients off.

virtual int vtkGenericContourFilter::GetComputeGradients  )  [virtual]
 

Set/Get the computation of gradients. Gradient computation is fairly expensive in both time and storage. Note that if ComputeNormals is on, gradients will have to be calculated, but will not be stored in the output dataset. If the output data will be processed by filters that modify topology or geometry, it may be wise to turn Normals and Gradients off.

virtual void vtkGenericContourFilter::ComputeGradientsOn  )  [virtual]
 

Set/Get the computation of gradients. Gradient computation is fairly expensive in both time and storage. Note that if ComputeNormals is on, gradients will have to be calculated, but will not be stored in the output dataset. If the output data will be processed by filters that modify topology or geometry, it may be wise to turn Normals and Gradients off.

virtual void vtkGenericContourFilter::ComputeGradientsOff  )  [virtual]
 

Set/Get the computation of gradients. Gradient computation is fairly expensive in both time and storage. Note that if ComputeNormals is on, gradients will have to be calculated, but will not be stored in the output dataset. If the output data will be processed by filters that modify topology or geometry, it may be wise to turn Normals and Gradients off.

virtual void vtkGenericContourFilter::SetComputeScalars int   )  [virtual]
 

Set/Get the computation of scalars.

virtual int vtkGenericContourFilter::GetComputeScalars  )  [virtual]
 

Set/Get the computation of scalars.

virtual void vtkGenericContourFilter::ComputeScalarsOn  )  [virtual]
 

Set/Get the computation of scalars.

virtual void vtkGenericContourFilter::ComputeScalarsOff  )  [virtual]
 

Set/Get the computation of scalars.

void vtkGenericContourFilter::SetLocator vtkPointLocator locator  ) 
 

Set / get a spatial locator for merging points. By default, an instance of vtkMergePoints is used.

virtual vtkPointLocator* vtkGenericContourFilter::GetLocator  )  [virtual]
 

Set / get a spatial locator for merging points. By default, an instance of vtkMergePoints is used.

void vtkGenericContourFilter::CreateDefaultLocator  ) 
 

Create default locator. Used to create one when none is specified. The locator is used to merge coincident points.

virtual char* vtkGenericContourFilter::GetInputScalarsSelection  )  [virtual]
 

If you want to contour by an arbitrary scalar attribute, then set its name here. By default this in NULL and the filter will use the active scalar array.

virtual void vtkGenericContourFilter::SelectInputScalars const char *  fieldName  )  [virtual]
 

If you want to contour by an arbitrary scalar attribute, then set its name here. By default this in NULL and the filter will use the active scalar array.

void vtkGenericContourFilter::Execute  )  [protected, virtual]
 

This method is the old style execute method

Reimplemented from vtkSource.

virtual void vtkGenericContourFilter::SetInputScalarsSelection const char *   )  [protected, virtual]
 


Member Data Documentation

vtkContourValues* vtkGenericContourFilter::ContourValues [protected]
 

Definition at line 157 of file vtkGenericContourFilter.h.

int vtkGenericContourFilter::ComputeNormals [protected]
 

Definition at line 158 of file vtkGenericContourFilter.h.

int vtkGenericContourFilter::ComputeGradients [protected]
 

Definition at line 159 of file vtkGenericContourFilter.h.

int vtkGenericContourFilter::ComputeScalars [protected]
 

Definition at line 160 of file vtkGenericContourFilter.h.

vtkPointLocator* vtkGenericContourFilter::Locator [protected]
 

Definition at line 161 of file vtkGenericContourFilter.h.

char* vtkGenericContourFilter::InputScalarsSelection [protected]
 

Definition at line 163 of file vtkGenericContourFilter.h.


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