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vtkDecimate Class Reference

#include <vtkDecimate.h>

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Detailed Description

reduce the number of triangles in a mesh

Date:
2002/10/29 15:00:33
Revision:
1.62

vtkDecimate is a filter to reduce the number of triangles in a triangle mesh, while preserving the original topology and a forming good approximation to the original geometry. The input to vtkDecimate is a vtkPolyData object, and only triangles are treated. If you desire to decimate polygonal meshes, first triangulate the polygons with the vtkTriangleFilter object.

The algorithm proceeds as follows. Each vertex in the triangle list is evaluated for local planarity (i.e., the triangles using the vertex are gathered and compared to an "average" plane). If the region is locally planar, that is if the target vertex is within a certain distance of the average plane (i.e., the error), and there are no edges radiating from the vertex that have a dihedral angle greater than a user-specified edge angle (i.e., feature angle), and topology is not altered, then that vertex is deleted. The resulting hole is then patched by re-triangulation. The process continues over the entire vertex list (this constitutes an iteration). Iterations proceed until a target reduction is reached or a maximum iteration count is exceeded.

There are a number of additional parameters you can set to control the decimation algorithm. The Error ivar may be increased over each iteration with the ErrorIncrement. (These two variables have the largest effect.) Edge preservation (i.e., PreserveEdges ivar) may be disabled or enabled. You can turn on/off edge vertex deletion (i.e., BoundaryVertexDeletion ivar). (Edge vertices are vertices that lie along boundaries of meshes.) Sub iterations are iterations that are performed without changing the decimation criterion. The AspectRatio ivar controls the shape of the triangles that are created, and is the ratio of maximum edge length to minimum edge length. The Degree is the number of triangles using a single vertex. Vertices of high degree are considered "complex" and are never deleted.

Warning:
This implementation has been adapted for a global error bound decimation criterion. That is, the error is a global bound on distance to original surface. This is an improvement over the original Siggraph paper ("Decimation of Triangle Meshes", Proc Siggraph `92.)
Warning:
The algorithm has been extended with a special flag to allow topology modification. When the PreserveTopology flag is on, then the algorithm will preserve the topology of the original mesh. If off, the algorithm may close holes and/or collapse tunnels (i.e., form non-manifold attachments).
See also:
vtkDecimatePro vtkQuadricClustering vtkQuadricDecimation
Created by:
  • Schroeder, Will
CVS contributions (if > 5%):
  • Schroeder, Will (66%)
  • Law, Charles (7%)
  • Lorensen, Bill (6%)
  • Henderson, Amy (5%)
CVS logs (CVSweb):
  • .cxx (/Patented/vtkDecimate.cxx)
  • .h (/Patented/vtkDecimate.h)
Tests:
vtkDecimate (Tests)

Definition at line 129 of file vtkDecimate.h.

Public Types

typedef vtkPolyDataToPolyDataFilter Superclass

Public Methods

virtual const char * GetClassName ()
virtual int IsA (const char *type)
void PrintSelf (ostream &os, vtkIndent indent)
virtual void SetInitialError (float)
virtual float GetInitialError ()
virtual void SetErrorIncrement (float)
virtual float GetErrorIncrement ()
virtual void SetMaximumError (float)
virtual float GetMaximumError ()
virtual void SetTargetReduction (float)
virtual float GetTargetReduction ()
virtual void SetMaximumIterations (int)
virtual int GetMaximumIterations ()
virtual void SetMaximumSubIterations (int)
virtual int GetMaximumSubIterations ()
virtual void SetInitialFeatureAngle (float)
virtual float GetInitialFeatureAngle ()
virtual void SetFeatureAngleIncrement (float)
virtual float GetFeatureAngleIncrement ()
virtual void SetMaximumFeatureAngle (float)
virtual float GetMaximumFeatureAngle ()
virtual void SetGenerateErrorScalars (int)
virtual int GetGenerateErrorScalars ()
virtual void GenerateErrorScalarsOn ()
virtual void GenerateErrorScalarsOff ()
virtual void SetPreserveEdges (int)
virtual int GetPreserveEdges ()
virtual void PreserveEdgesOn ()
virtual void PreserveEdgesOff ()
virtual void SetBoundaryVertexDeletion (int)
virtual int GetBoundaryVertexDeletion ()
virtual void BoundaryVertexDeletionOn ()
virtual void BoundaryVertexDeletionOff ()
virtual void SetAspectRatio (float)
virtual float GetAspectRatio ()
virtual void SetPreserveTopology (int)
virtual int GetPreserveTopology ()
virtual void PreserveTopologyOn ()
virtual void PreserveTopologyOff ()
virtual void SetDegree (int)
virtual int GetDegree ()
virtual void SetMaximumNumberOfSquawks (int)
virtual int GetMaximumNumberOfSquawks ()

Static Public Methods

vtkDecimate * New ()
int IsTypeOf (const char *type)
vtkDecimate * SafeDownCast (vtkObject *o)

Protected Types

typedef LocalVertexLocalVertexPtr
typedef LocalTriLocalTriPtr

Protected Methods

 vtkDecimate ()
 ~vtkDecimate ()
void Execute ()
void CreateOutput (vtkIdType numPts, vtkIdType numTris, vtkIdType numEliminated, vtkPointData *pd, vtkPoints *inPts)
int BuildLoop (vtkIdType ptId, unsigned short int nTris, vtkIdType *tris)
void EvaluateLoop (int &vtype, vtkIdType &numFEdges, LocalVertexPtr fedges[])
int CanSplitLoop (LocalVertexPtr fedges[2], vtkIdType numVerts, LocalVertexPtr verts[], vtkIdType &n1, LocalVertexPtr l1[], vtkIdType &n2, LocalVertexPtr l2[], float &ar)
void SplitLoop (LocalVertexPtr fedges[2], vtkIdType numVerts, LocalVertexPtr *verts, vtkIdType &n1, LocalVertexPtr *l1, vtkIdType &n2, LocalVertexPtr *l2)
void Triangulate (vtkIdType numVerts, LocalVertexPtr verts[])
int CheckError ()

Protected Attributes

float InitialFeatureAngle
float FeatureAngleIncrement
float MaximumFeatureAngle
int PreserveEdges
int BoundaryVertexDeletion
float InitialError
float ErrorIncrement
float MaximumError
float TargetReduction
int MaximumIterations
int MaximumSubIterations
float AspectRatio
int Degree
int Stats [VTK_NUMBER_STATISTICS]
int GenerateErrorScalars
int MaximumNumberOfSquawks
int PreserveTopology
vtkIdListNeighbors
VertexArrayV
TriArrayT

Friends

class VertexArray
class TriArray


Member Typedef Documentation

typedef vtkPolyDataToPolyDataFilter vtkDecimate::Superclass
 

Reimplemented from vtkPolyDataToPolyDataFilter.

Definition at line 133 of file vtkDecimate.h.

typedef LocalVertex* vtkDecimate::LocalVertexPtr [protected]
 

Definition at line 267 of file vtkDecimate.h.

typedef LocalTri* vtkDecimate::LocalTriPtr [protected]
 

Definition at line 277 of file vtkDecimate.h.


Constructor & Destructor Documentation

vtkDecimate::vtkDecimate   [protected]
 

vtkDecimate::~vtkDecimate   [protected]
 


Member Function Documentation

vtkDecimate* vtkDecimate::New   [static]
 

Create an object with Debug turned off, modified time initialized to zero, and reference counting on.

Reimplemented from vtkObject.

virtual const char* vtkDecimate::GetClassName   [virtual]
 

Reimplemented from vtkPolyDataToPolyDataFilter.

int vtkDecimate::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 vtkPolyDataToPolyDataFilter.

virtual int vtkDecimate::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 vtkPolyDataToPolyDataFilter.

vtkDecimate* vtkDecimate::SafeDownCast vtkObject   o [static]
 

Reimplemented from vtkPolyDataToPolyDataFilter.

void vtkDecimate::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 vtkPolyDataToPolyDataFilter.

virtual void vtkDecimate::SetInitialError float    [virtual]
 

Set the decimation error bounds. Expressed as a fraction of the longest side of the input data's bounding box.

virtual float vtkDecimate::GetInitialError   [virtual]
 

Set the decimation error bounds. Expressed as a fraction of the longest side of the input data's bounding box.

virtual void vtkDecimate::SetErrorIncrement float    [virtual]
 

Set the value of the increment by which to increase the decimation error after each iteration.

virtual float vtkDecimate::GetErrorIncrement   [virtual]
 

Set the value of the increment by which to increase the decimation error after each iteration.

virtual void vtkDecimate::SetMaximumError float    [virtual]
 

Set the largest decimation error that can be achieved by incrementing the error.

virtual float vtkDecimate::GetMaximumError   [virtual]
 

Set the largest decimation error that can be achieved by incrementing the error.

virtual void vtkDecimate::SetTargetReduction float    [virtual]
 

Specify the desired reduction in the total number of polygons. Because of various constraints, this level of reduction may not be realizable.

virtual float vtkDecimate::GetTargetReduction   [virtual]
 

Specify the desired reduction in the total number of polygons. Because of various constraints, this level of reduction may not be realizable.

virtual void vtkDecimate::SetMaximumIterations int    [virtual]
 

Specify the maximum number of iterations to attempt. If decimation target is reached first, this value will not be reached.

virtual int vtkDecimate::GetMaximumIterations   [virtual]
 

Specify the maximum number of iterations to attempt. If decimation target is reached first, this value will not be reached.

virtual void vtkDecimate::SetMaximumSubIterations int    [virtual]
 

Specify the maximum sub-iterations to perform. If no triangles are deleted in a sub-iteration, the sub-iteration process is stopped.

virtual int vtkDecimate::GetMaximumSubIterations   [virtual]
 

Specify the maximum sub-iterations to perform. If no triangles are deleted in a sub-iteration, the sub-iteration process is stopped.

virtual void vtkDecimate::SetInitialFeatureAngle float    [virtual]
 

Specify the mesh feature angles.

virtual float vtkDecimate::GetInitialFeatureAngle   [virtual]
 

Specify the mesh feature angles.

virtual void vtkDecimate::SetFeatureAngleIncrement float    [virtual]
 

Set/Get the angle by which to increase feature angle over each iteration.

virtual float vtkDecimate::GetFeatureAngleIncrement   [virtual]
 

Set/Get the angle by which to increase feature angle over each iteration.

virtual void vtkDecimate::SetMaximumFeatureAngle float    [virtual]
 

Set the largest permissible feature angle.

virtual float vtkDecimate::GetMaximumFeatureAngle   [virtual]
 

Set the largest permissible feature angle.

virtual void vtkDecimate::SetGenerateErrorScalars int    [virtual]
 

Turn on/off the generation of error scalars.

virtual int vtkDecimate::GetGenerateErrorScalars   [virtual]
 

Turn on/off the generation of error scalars.

virtual void vtkDecimate::GenerateErrorScalarsOn   [virtual]
 

Turn on/off the generation of error scalars.

virtual void vtkDecimate::GenerateErrorScalarsOff   [virtual]
 

Turn on/off the generation of error scalars.

virtual void vtkDecimate::SetPreserveEdges int    [virtual]
 

Turn on/off the preservation of feature edges.

virtual int vtkDecimate::GetPreserveEdges   [virtual]
 

Turn on/off the preservation of feature edges.

virtual void vtkDecimate::PreserveEdgesOn   [virtual]
 

Turn on/off the preservation of feature edges.

virtual void vtkDecimate::PreserveEdgesOff   [virtual]
 

Turn on/off the preservation of feature edges.

virtual void vtkDecimate::SetBoundaryVertexDeletion int    [virtual]
 

Turn on/off the deletion of vertices on the boundary of a mesh.

virtual int vtkDecimate::GetBoundaryVertexDeletion   [virtual]
 

Turn on/off the deletion of vertices on the boundary of a mesh.

virtual void vtkDecimate::BoundaryVertexDeletionOn   [virtual]
 

Turn on/off the deletion of vertices on the boundary of a mesh.

virtual void vtkDecimate::BoundaryVertexDeletionOff   [virtual]
 

Turn on/off the deletion of vertices on the boundary of a mesh.

virtual void vtkDecimate::SetAspectRatio float    [virtual]
 

Specify the maximum allowable aspect ratio during triangulation.

virtual float vtkDecimate::GetAspectRatio   [virtual]
 

Specify the maximum allowable aspect ratio during triangulation.

virtual void vtkDecimate::SetPreserveTopology int    [virtual]
 

Turn on/off whether to preserve the topology of the original mesh. If off, hole elimination and non-manifold attachment can occur.

virtual int vtkDecimate::GetPreserveTopology   [virtual]
 

Turn on/off whether to preserve the topology of the original mesh. If off, hole elimination and non-manifold attachment can occur.

virtual void vtkDecimate::PreserveTopologyOn   [virtual]
 

Turn on/off whether to preserve the topology of the original mesh. If off, hole elimination and non-manifold attachment can occur.

virtual void vtkDecimate::PreserveTopologyOff   [virtual]
 

Turn on/off whether to preserve the topology of the original mesh. If off, hole elimination and non-manifold attachment can occur.

virtual void vtkDecimate::SetDegree int    [virtual]
 

If the number of triangles connected to a vertex exceeds "Degree", then the vertex is considered complex and is never deleted. (NOTE: the complexity of the triangulation algorithm is proportional to Degree^2.)

virtual int vtkDecimate::GetDegree   [virtual]
 

If the number of triangles connected to a vertex exceeds "Degree", then the vertex is considered complex and is never deleted. (NOTE: the complexity of the triangulation algorithm is proportional to Degree^2.)

virtual void vtkDecimate::SetMaximumNumberOfSquawks int    [virtual]
 

Control the printout of warnings. This flag limits the number of warnings regarding non-manifold geometry and complex vertices. If set to zero, no warnings will appear.

virtual int vtkDecimate::GetMaximumNumberOfSquawks   [virtual]
 

Control the printout of warnings. This flag limits the number of warnings regarding non-manifold geometry and complex vertices. If set to zero, no warnings will appear.

void vtkDecimate::Execute   [protected, virtual]
 

This method is the old style execute method

Reimplemented from vtkSource.

void vtkDecimate::CreateOutput vtkIdType    numPts,
vtkIdType    numTris,
vtkIdType    numEliminated,
vtkPointData   pd,
vtkPoints   inPts
[protected]
 

int vtkDecimate::BuildLoop vtkIdType    ptId,
unsigned short int    nTris,
vtkIdType   tris
[protected]
 

void vtkDecimate::EvaluateLoop int &    vtype,
vtkIdType   numFEdges,
LocalVertexPtr    fedges[]
[protected]
 

int vtkDecimate::CanSplitLoop LocalVertexPtr    fedges[2],
vtkIdType    numVerts,
LocalVertexPtr    verts[],
vtkIdType   n1,
LocalVertexPtr    l1[],
vtkIdType   n2,
LocalVertexPtr    l2[],
float &    ar
[protected]
 

void vtkDecimate::SplitLoop LocalVertexPtr    fedges[2],
vtkIdType    numVerts,
LocalVertexPtr   verts,
vtkIdType   n1,
LocalVertexPtr   l1,
vtkIdType   n2,
LocalVertexPtr   l2
[protected]
 

void vtkDecimate::Triangulate vtkIdType    numVerts,
LocalVertexPtr    verts[]
[protected]
 

int vtkDecimate::CheckError   [protected]
 


Friends And Related Function Documentation

friend class VertexArray [friend]
 

Definition at line 280 of file vtkDecimate.h.

friend class TriArray [friend]
 

Definition at line 297 of file vtkDecimate.h.


Member Data Documentation

float vtkDecimate::InitialFeatureAngle [protected]
 

Definition at line 320 of file vtkDecimate.h.

float vtkDecimate::FeatureAngleIncrement [protected]
 

Definition at line 321 of file vtkDecimate.h.

float vtkDecimate::MaximumFeatureAngle [protected]
 

Definition at line 322 of file vtkDecimate.h.

int vtkDecimate::PreserveEdges [protected]
 

Definition at line 323 of file vtkDecimate.h.

int vtkDecimate::BoundaryVertexDeletion [protected]
 

Definition at line 324 of file vtkDecimate.h.

float vtkDecimate::InitialError [protected]
 

Definition at line 325 of file vtkDecimate.h.

float vtkDecimate::ErrorIncrement [protected]
 

Definition at line 326 of file vtkDecimate.h.

float vtkDecimate::MaximumError [protected]
 

Definition at line 327 of file vtkDecimate.h.

float vtkDecimate::TargetReduction [protected]
 

Definition at line 328 of file vtkDecimate.h.

int vtkDecimate::MaximumIterations [protected]
 

Definition at line 329 of file vtkDecimate.h.

int vtkDecimate::MaximumSubIterations [protected]
 

Definition at line 330 of file vtkDecimate.h.

float vtkDecimate::AspectRatio [protected]
 

Definition at line 331 of file vtkDecimate.h.

int vtkDecimate::Degree [protected]
 

Definition at line 332 of file vtkDecimate.h.

int vtkDecimate::Stats[VTK_NUMBER_STATISTICS] [protected]
 

Definition at line 333 of file vtkDecimate.h.

int vtkDecimate::GenerateErrorScalars [protected]
 

Definition at line 334 of file vtkDecimate.h.

int vtkDecimate::MaximumNumberOfSquawks [protected]
 

Definition at line 335 of file vtkDecimate.h.

int vtkDecimate::PreserveTopology [protected]
 

Definition at line 336 of file vtkDecimate.h.

vtkIdList* vtkDecimate::Neighbors [protected]
 

Definition at line 337 of file vtkDecimate.h.

VertexArray* vtkDecimate::V [protected]
 

Definition at line 338 of file vtkDecimate.h.

TriArray* vtkDecimate::T [protected]
 

Definition at line 339 of file vtkDecimate.h.


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