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vtkImplicitFunction Class Reference

#include <vtkImplicitFunction.h>

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Detailed Description

abstract interface for implicit functions

vtkImplicitFunction specifies an abstract interface for implicit functions. Implicit functions are real valued functions defined in 3D space, w = F(x,y,z). Two primitive operations are required: the ability to evaluate the function, and the function gradient at a given point. The implicit function divides space into three regions: on the surface (F(x,y,z)=w), outside of the surface (F(x,y,z)>c), and inside the surface (F(x,y,z)<c). (When c is zero, positive values are outside, negative values are inside, and zero is on the surface. Note also that the function gradient points from inside to outside.)

Implicit functions are very powerful. It is possible to represent almost any type of geometry with the level sets w = const, especially if you use boolean combinations of implicit functions (see vtkImplicitBoolean).

vtkImplicitFunction provides a mechanism to transform the implicit function(s) via a vtkAbstractTransform. This capability can be used to translate, orient, scale, or warp implicit functions. For example, a sphere implicit function can be transformed into an oriented ellipse.

Warning:
The transformation transforms a point into the space of the implicit function (i.e., the model space). Typically we want to transform the implicit model into world coordinates. In this case the inverse of the transformation is required.
See also:
vtkAbstractTransform vtkSphere vtkCylinder vtkImplicitBoolean vtkPlane vtkPlanes vtkQuadric vtkImplicitVolume vtkSampleFunction vtkCutter vtkClipPolyData
Created by:
  • Schroeder, Will
CVS contributions (if > 5%):
  • Gobbi, David (31%)
  • Schroeder, Will (28%)
  • Lorensen, Bill (12%)
  • Martin, Ken (12%)
CVS logs (CVSweb):
  • .h (/Common/vtkImplicitFunction.h)
  • .cxx (/Common/vtkImplicitFunction.cxx)
Tests:
vtkImplicitFunction (Tests)

Definition at line 72 of file vtkImplicitFunction.h.

Public Types

typedef vtkObject Superclass

Public Member Functions

virtual const char * GetClassName ()
virtual int IsA (const char *type)
void PrintSelf (ostream &os, vtkIndent indent)
unsigned long GetMTime ()
virtual void EvaluateGradient (double x[3], double g[3])=0
double FunctionValue (const double x[3])
double FunctionValue (double x, double y, double z)
void FunctionGradient (const double x[3], double g[3])
double * FunctionGradient (const double x[3])
double * FunctionGradient (double x, double y, double z)
virtual void SetTransform (vtkAbstractTransform *)
virtual void SetTransform (double elements[16])
virtual vtkAbstractTransformGetTransform ()
virtual double EvaluateFunction (double x[3])=0
double EvaluateFunction (double x, double y, double z)

Static Public Member Functions

int IsTypeOf (const char *type)
vtkImplicitFunctionSafeDownCast (vtkObject *o)

Protected Member Functions

 vtkImplicitFunction ()
 ~vtkImplicitFunction ()

Protected Attributes

vtkAbstractTransformTransform
double ReturnValue [3]


Member Typedef Documentation

typedef vtkObject vtkImplicitFunction::Superclass
 

Reimplemented from vtkObject.

Reimplemented in vtkBox, vtkPlane, vtkPlanes, vtkQuadric, vtkCone, vtkCylinder, vtkImplicitBoolean, vtkImplicitDataSet, vtkImplicitSelectionLoop, vtkImplicitSum, vtkImplicitVolume, vtkImplicitWindowFunction, vtkPerlinNoise, vtkSphere, and vtkSuperquadric.

Definition at line 75 of file vtkImplicitFunction.h.


Constructor & Destructor Documentation

vtkImplicitFunction::vtkImplicitFunction  )  [protected]
 

vtkImplicitFunction::~vtkImplicitFunction  )  [protected]
 


Member Function Documentation

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

Reimplemented from vtkObject.

Reimplemented in vtkBox, vtkPlane, vtkPlanes, vtkQuadric, vtkCone, vtkCylinder, vtkImplicitBoolean, vtkImplicitDataSet, vtkImplicitSelectionLoop, vtkImplicitSum, vtkImplicitVolume, vtkImplicitWindowFunction, vtkPerlinNoise, vtkSphere, and vtkSuperquadric.

int vtkImplicitFunction::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 vtkObject.

Reimplemented in vtkBox, vtkPlane, vtkPlanes, vtkQuadric, vtkCone, vtkCylinder, vtkImplicitBoolean, vtkImplicitDataSet, vtkImplicitSelectionLoop, vtkImplicitSum, vtkImplicitVolume, vtkImplicitWindowFunction, vtkPerlinNoise, vtkSphere, and vtkSuperquadric.

virtual int vtkImplicitFunction::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 vtkObject.

Reimplemented in vtkBox, vtkPlane, vtkPlanes, vtkQuadric, vtkCone, vtkCylinder, vtkImplicitBoolean, vtkImplicitDataSet, vtkImplicitSelectionLoop, vtkImplicitSum, vtkImplicitVolume, vtkImplicitWindowFunction, vtkPerlinNoise, vtkSphere, and vtkSuperquadric.

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

Reimplemented from vtkObject.

Reimplemented in vtkBox, vtkPlane, vtkPlanes, vtkQuadric, vtkCone, vtkCylinder, vtkImplicitBoolean, vtkImplicitDataSet, vtkImplicitSelectionLoop, vtkImplicitSum, vtkImplicitVolume, vtkImplicitWindowFunction, vtkPerlinNoise, vtkSphere, and vtkSuperquadric.

void vtkImplicitFunction::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 vtkObject.

Reimplemented in vtkBox, vtkPlane, vtkPlanes, vtkQuadric, vtkCone, vtkCylinder, vtkImplicitBoolean, vtkImplicitDataSet, vtkImplicitSelectionLoop, vtkImplicitSum, vtkImplicitVolume, vtkImplicitWindowFunction, vtkPerlinNoise, vtkSphere, vtkSuperquadric, and vtkPlanesIntersection.

unsigned long vtkImplicitFunction::GetMTime  )  [virtual]
 

Overload standard modified time function. If Transform is modified, then this object is modified as well.

Reimplemented from vtkObject.

Reimplemented in vtkImplicitBoolean, vtkImplicitDataSet, vtkImplicitSelectionLoop, vtkImplicitSum, vtkImplicitVolume, and vtkImplicitWindowFunction.

double vtkImplicitFunction::FunctionValue const double  x[3]  ) 
 

Evaluate function at position x-y-z and return value. Point x[3] is transformed through transform (if provided).

double vtkImplicitFunction::FunctionValue double  x,
double  y,
double  z
[inline]
 

Evaluate function at position x-y-z and return value. Point x[3] is transformed through transform (if provided).

Definition at line 86 of file vtkImplicitFunction.h.

void vtkImplicitFunction::FunctionGradient const double  x[3],
double  g[3]
 

Evaluate function gradient at position x-y-z and pass back vector. Point x[3] is transformed through transform (if provided).

double* vtkImplicitFunction::FunctionGradient const double  x[3]  )  [inline]
 

Evaluate function gradient at position x-y-z and pass back vector. Point x[3] is transformed through transform (if provided).

Definition at line 94 of file vtkImplicitFunction.h.

double* vtkImplicitFunction::FunctionGradient double  x,
double  y,
double  z
[inline]
 

Evaluate function gradient at position x-y-z and pass back vector. Point x[3] is transformed through transform (if provided).

Definition at line 97 of file vtkImplicitFunction.h.

virtual void vtkImplicitFunction::SetTransform vtkAbstractTransform  )  [virtual]
 

Set/Get a transformation to apply to input points before executing the implicit function.

virtual void vtkImplicitFunction::SetTransform double  elements[16]  )  [virtual]
 

Set/Get a transformation to apply to input points before executing the implicit function.

virtual vtkAbstractTransform* vtkImplicitFunction::GetTransform  )  [virtual]
 

Set/Get a transformation to apply to input points before executing the implicit function.

virtual double vtkImplicitFunction::EvaluateFunction double  x[3]  )  [pure virtual]
 

Evaluate function at position x-y-z and return value. You should generally not call this method directly, you should use FunctionValue() instead. This method must be implemented by any derived class.

Implemented in vtkBox, vtkPlane, vtkPlanes, vtkQuadric, vtkCone, vtkCylinder, vtkImplicitBoolean, vtkImplicitDataSet, vtkImplicitSelectionLoop, vtkImplicitSum, vtkImplicitVolume, vtkImplicitWindowFunction, vtkPerlinNoise, vtkSphere, and vtkSuperquadric.

Referenced by vtkSuperquadric::EvaluateFunction(), vtkSphere::EvaluateFunction(), vtkPerlinNoise::EvaluateFunction(), vtkImplicitWindowFunction::EvaluateFunction(), vtkImplicitVolume::EvaluateFunction(), vtkImplicitSum::EvaluateFunction(), vtkImplicitSelectionLoop::EvaluateFunction(), vtkImplicitDataSet::EvaluateFunction(), vtkImplicitBoolean::EvaluateFunction(), vtkCylinder::EvaluateFunction(), vtkCone::EvaluateFunction(), vtkQuadric::EvaluateFunction(), vtkPlanes::EvaluateFunction(), vtkPlane::EvaluateFunction(), and vtkBox::EvaluateFunction().

double vtkImplicitFunction::EvaluateFunction double  x,
double  y,
double  z
[inline]
 

Evaluate function at position x-y-z and return value. You should generally not call this method directly, you should use FunctionValue() instead. This method must be implemented by any derived class.

Reimplemented in vtkBox, vtkPlane, vtkPlanes, vtkQuadric, vtkCone, vtkCylinder, vtkImplicitBoolean, vtkImplicitDataSet, vtkImplicitSelectionLoop, vtkImplicitSum, vtkImplicitVolume, vtkImplicitWindowFunction, vtkPerlinNoise, vtkSphere, and vtkSuperquadric.

Definition at line 115 of file vtkImplicitFunction.h.

virtual void vtkImplicitFunction::EvaluateGradient double  x[3],
double  g[3]
[pure virtual]
 

Evaluate function gradient at position x-y-z and pass back vector. You should generally not call this method directly, you should use FunctionGradient() instead. This method must be implemented by any derived class.

Implemented in vtkBox, vtkPlane, vtkPlanes, vtkQuadric, vtkCone, vtkCylinder, vtkImplicitBoolean, vtkImplicitDataSet, vtkImplicitSelectionLoop, vtkImplicitSum, vtkImplicitVolume, vtkImplicitWindowFunction, vtkPerlinNoise, vtkSphere, and vtkSuperquadric.


Member Data Documentation

vtkAbstractTransform* vtkImplicitFunction::Transform [protected]
 

Definition at line 129 of file vtkImplicitFunction.h.

double vtkImplicitFunction::ReturnValue[3] [protected]
 

Definition at line 130 of file vtkImplicitFunction.h.


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