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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Hi,</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>I have a set of x,y,z points which i want to
convert to a solid object.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>I am reading them into vtk using
vtkParticleReader:</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>vtkParticleReader reader<BR> reader
SetFileName "C:/points3D.txt"<BR> reader
SetDataByteOrderToBigEndian</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>vtkPolyDataMapper mapper<BR>
mapper SetInputConnection [reader GetOutputPort]<BR><BR>vtkActor
actor<BR> actor SetMapper mapper<BR> [actor
GetProperty] SetPointSize 1</FONT></DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>
<DIV><BR>ren1 AddActor actor</DIV>
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<DIV>The points in my .txt file are in a random order. Is it possible to create
a solid object (the shape you'd get if you shrink-wrapped something around all
the points) directly from these points, or do i have to arrange them into a
particlar order so that i can use vtkDelaunay2D or vtkCellArray and vtkPolyData
to create the surface?</DIV>
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<DIV>Thanks</DIV>
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<DIV>Clare</DIV>
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