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vtkMCubesReader Class Reference
read binary marching cubes file.
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#include <vtkMCubesReader.h>
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Detailed Description
read binary marching cubes file.
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Date:
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2000/12/10 20:08:42
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1.44
vtkMCubesReader is a source object that reads binary marching cubes files. (Marching cubes is an isosurfacing technique that generates many triangles.) The binary format is supported by W. Lorensen's marching cubes program (and the vtkSliceCubes object). The format repeats point coordinates, so this object will merge the points with a vtkLocator object. You can choose to supply the vtkLocator or use the default.
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Binary files assumed written in sun/hp/sgi (i.e., Big Endian) form.
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Because points are merged when read, degenerate triangles may be removed. Thus the number of triangles read may be fewer than the number of triangles actually created.
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The point merging does not take into account that the same point may have different normals. For example, running vtkPolyDataNormals after vtkContourFilter may split triangles because of the FeatureAngle ivar. Subsequent reading with vtkMCubesReader will merge the points and use the first point's normal. For the most part, this is undesirable.
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Normals are generated from the gradient of the data scalar values. Hence the normals may on occasion point in a direction inconsistent with the ordering of the triangle vertices. If this happens, the resulting surface may be "black". Reverse the sense of the FlipNormals boolean flag to correct this.
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See also:
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vtkContourFilter vtkMarchingCubes vtkSliceCubes vtkLocator
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Examples:
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vtkMCubesReader (examples)
Definition at line 90 of file vtkMCubesReader.h.
Constructor & Destructor Documentation
| vtkMCubesReader::vtkMCubesReader |
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| vtkMCubesReader::~vtkMCubesReader |
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| vtkMCubesReader::vtkMCubesReader |
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Member Function Documentation
| virtual const char* vtkMCubesReader::GetClassName |
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| int vtkMCubesReader::IsTypeOf |
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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 vtkTypeMacro found in vtkSetGet.h.
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| virtual int vtkMCubesReader::IsA |
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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 vtkTypeMacro found in vtkSetGet.h.
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| vtkMCubesReader* vtkMCubesReader::SafeDownCast |
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Will cast the supplied object to vtkObject* is this is a safe operation (i.e., a safe downcast); otherwise NULL is returned. This method is defined in all subclasses of vtkObject with the vtkTypeMacro found in vtkSetGet.h.
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| void vtkMCubesReader::PrintSelf |
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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.
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| vtkMCubesReader* vtkMCubesReader::New |
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Construct object with FlipNormals turned off and Normals set to true.
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| virtual void vtkMCubesReader::SetFileName |
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Specify file name of marching cubes file. |
| virtual char* vtkMCubesReader::GetFileName |
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| virtual void vtkMCubesReader::SetLimitsFileName |
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Set / get the file name of the marching cubes limits file. |
| virtual char* vtkMCubesReader::GetLimitsFileName |
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| virtual void vtkMCubesReader::SetFlipNormals |
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Specify whether to flip normals in opposite direction. Flipping ONLY changes the direction of the normal vector. Contrast this with flipping in vtkPolyDataNormals which flips both the normal and the cell point order. |
| virtual int vtkMCubesReader::GetFlipNormals |
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| virtual void vtkMCubesReader::FlipNormalsOn |
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| virtual void vtkMCubesReader::FlipNormalsOff |
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| virtual void vtkMCubesReader::SetNormals |
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Specify whether to read normals. |
| virtual int vtkMCubesReader::GetNormals |
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| virtual void vtkMCubesReader::NormalsOn |
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| virtual void vtkMCubesReader::NormalsOff |
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Set / get a spatial locator for merging points. By default, an instance of vtkMergePoints is used. |
| void vtkMCubesReader::CreateDefaultLocator |
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Create default locator. Used to create one when none is specified. |
| unsigned long vtkMCubesReader::GetMTime |
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Return the mtime also considering the locator.
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| void vtkMCubesReader::operator= |
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| void vtkMCubesReader::Execute |
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Member Data Documentation
char* vtkMCubesReader::FileName [protected]
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char* vtkMCubesReader::LimitsFileName [protected]
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int vtkMCubesReader::FlipNormals [protected]
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int vtkMCubesReader::Normals [protected]
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