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vtkContourGrid Class Reference

#include <vtkContourGrid.h>

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Detailed Description

generate isosurfaces/isolines from scalar values (specialized for unstructured grids)

vtkContourGrid is a filter that takes as input datasets of type vtkUnstructuredGrid 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().

Warning:
For unstructured data or structured grids, normals and gradients are not computed. Use vtkPolyDataNormals to compute the surface normals of the resulting isosurface.
See also:
vtkMarchingContourFilter vtkKitwareContourFilter vtkMarchingCubes vtkSliceCubes vtkDividingCubes vtkMarchingSquares vtkImageMarchingCubes

Definition at line 59 of file vtkContourGrid.h.
void SetValue (int i, double 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)
static vtkContourGridNew ()

Public Types

typedef vtkPolyDataAlgorithm Superclass

Public Member Functions

virtual const char * GetClassName ()
virtual int IsA (const char *type)
void PrintSelf (ostream &os, vtkIndent indent)
void CreateDefaultLocator ()
unsigned long GetMTime ()
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 ()
virtual void SetUseScalarTree (int)
virtual int GetUseScalarTree ()
virtual void UseScalarTreeOn ()
virtual void UseScalarTreeOff ()
void SetLocator (vtkPointLocator *locator)
virtual vtkPointLocatorGetLocator ()

Static Public Member Functions

static int IsTypeOf (const char *type)
static vtkContourGridSafeDownCast (vtkObject *o)

Protected Member Functions

 vtkContourGrid ()
 ~vtkContourGrid ()
virtual int RequestData (vtkInformation *, vtkInformationVector **, vtkInformationVector *)
virtual int FillInputPortInformation (int port, vtkInformation *info)

Protected Attributes

vtkContourValuesContourValues
int ComputeNormals
int ComputeGradients
int ComputeScalars
vtkPointLocatorLocator
int UseScalarTree
vtkScalarTreeScalarTree
vtkEdgeTableEdgeTable


Member Typedef Documentation

typedef vtkPolyDataAlgorithm vtkContourGrid::Superclass
 

Reimplemented from vtkPolyDataAlgorithm.

Definition at line 62 of file vtkContourGrid.h.


Constructor & Destructor Documentation

vtkContourGrid::vtkContourGrid  )  [protected]
 

vtkContourGrid::~vtkContourGrid  )  [protected]
 


Member Function Documentation

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

Reimplemented from vtkPolyDataAlgorithm.

static int vtkContourGrid::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 vtkPolyDataAlgorithm.

virtual int vtkContourGrid::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 vtkPolyDataAlgorithm.

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

Reimplemented from vtkPolyDataAlgorithm.

void vtkContourGrid::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 vtkPolyDataAlgorithm.

static vtkContourGrid* vtkContourGrid::New  )  [static]
 

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

Reimplemented from vtkPolyDataAlgorithm.

void vtkContourGrid::SetValue int  i,
double  value
[inline]
 

Methods to set / get contour values.

Definition at line 154 of file vtkContourGrid.h.

References ContourValues, and vtkContourValues::SetValue().

double vtkContourGrid::GetValue int  i  )  [inline]
 

Get the ith contour value.

Definition at line 159 of file vtkContourGrid.h.

References ContourValues, and vtkContourValues::GetValue().

double * vtkContourGrid::GetValues  )  [inline]
 

Get a pointer to an array of contour values. There will be GetNumberOfContours() values in the list.

Definition at line 166 of file vtkContourGrid.h.

References ContourValues, and vtkContourValues::GetValues().

void vtkContourGrid::GetValues double *  contourValues  )  [inline]
 

Fill a supplied list with contour values. There will be GetNumberOfContours() values in the list. Make sure you allocate enough memory to hold the list.

Definition at line 173 of file vtkContourGrid.h.

References ContourValues, and vtkContourValues::GetValues().

void vtkContourGrid::SetNumberOfContours int  number  )  [inline]
 

Set the number of contours to place into the list. You only really need to use this method to reduce list size. The method SetValue() will automatically increase list size as needed.

Definition at line 179 of file vtkContourGrid.h.

References ContourValues, and vtkContourValues::SetNumberOfContours().

int vtkContourGrid::GetNumberOfContours  )  [inline]
 

Get the number of contours in the list of contour values.

Definition at line 184 of file vtkContourGrid.h.

References ContourValues, and vtkContourValues::GetNumberOfContours().

void vtkContourGrid::GenerateValues int  numContours,
double  range[2]
[inline]
 

Generate numContours equally spaced contour values between specified range. Contour values will include min/max range values.

Definition at line 191 of file vtkContourGrid.h.

References ContourValues, and vtkContourValues::GenerateValues().

void vtkContourGrid::GenerateValues int  numContours,
double  rangeStart,
double  rangeEnd
[inline]
 

Generate numContours equally spaced contour values between specified range. Contour values will include min/max range values.

Definition at line 198 of file vtkContourGrid.h.

References ContourValues, and vtkContourValues::GenerateValues().

unsigned long vtkContourGrid::GetMTime  )  [virtual]
 

Modified GetMTime Because we delegate to vtkContourValues

Reimplemented from vtkObject.

virtual void vtkContourGrid::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 vtkContourGrid::GetComputeNormals  )  [virtual]
 

Modified GetMTime Because we delegate to vtkContourValues

virtual void vtkContourGrid::ComputeNormalsOn  )  [virtual]
 

Modified GetMTime Because we delegate to vtkContourValues

virtual void vtkContourGrid::ComputeNormalsOff  )  [virtual]
 

Modified GetMTime Because we delegate to vtkContourValues

virtual void vtkContourGrid::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 vtkContourGrid::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 vtkContourGrid::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 vtkContourGrid::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 vtkContourGrid::SetComputeScalars int   )  [virtual]
 

Set/Get the computation of scalars.

virtual int vtkContourGrid::GetComputeScalars  )  [virtual]
 

Set/Get the computation of scalars.

virtual void vtkContourGrid::ComputeScalarsOn  )  [virtual]
 

Set/Get the computation of scalars.

virtual void vtkContourGrid::ComputeScalarsOff  )  [virtual]
 

Set/Get the computation of scalars.

virtual void vtkContourGrid::SetUseScalarTree int   )  [virtual]
 

Enable the use of a scalar tree to accelerate contour extraction.

virtual int vtkContourGrid::GetUseScalarTree  )  [virtual]
 

Enable the use of a scalar tree to accelerate contour extraction.

virtual void vtkContourGrid::UseScalarTreeOn  )  [virtual]
 

Enable the use of a scalar tree to accelerate contour extraction.

virtual void vtkContourGrid::UseScalarTreeOff  )  [virtual]
 

Enable the use of a scalar tree to accelerate contour extraction.

void vtkContourGrid::SetLocator vtkPointLocator locator  ) 
 

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

virtual vtkPointLocator* vtkContourGrid::GetLocator  )  [virtual]
 

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

void vtkContourGrid::CreateDefaultLocator  ) 
 

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

virtual int vtkContourGrid::RequestData vtkInformation ,
vtkInformationVector **  ,
vtkInformationVector
[protected, virtual]
 

This is called by the superclass. This is the method you should override.

Reimplemented from vtkPolyDataAlgorithm.

virtual int vtkContourGrid::FillInputPortInformation int  port,
vtkInformation info
[protected, virtual]
 

Fill the input port information objects for this algorithm. This is invoked by the first call to GetInputPortInformation for each port so subclasses can specify what they can handle.

Reimplemented from vtkPolyDataAlgorithm.


Member Data Documentation

vtkContourValues* vtkContourGrid::ContourValues [protected]
 

Definition at line 138 of file vtkContourGrid.h.

Referenced by GenerateValues(), GetNumberOfContours(), GetValue(), GetValues(), SetNumberOfContours(), and SetValue().

int vtkContourGrid::ComputeNormals [protected]
 

Definition at line 139 of file vtkContourGrid.h.

int vtkContourGrid::ComputeGradients [protected]
 

Definition at line 140 of file vtkContourGrid.h.

int vtkContourGrid::ComputeScalars [protected]
 

Definition at line 141 of file vtkContourGrid.h.

vtkPointLocator* vtkContourGrid::Locator [protected]
 

Definition at line 142 of file vtkContourGrid.h.

int vtkContourGrid::UseScalarTree [protected]
 

Definition at line 143 of file vtkContourGrid.h.

vtkScalarTree* vtkContourGrid::ScalarTree [protected]
 

Definition at line 144 of file vtkContourGrid.h.

vtkEdgeTable* vtkContourGrid::EdgeTable [protected]
 

Definition at line 145 of file vtkContourGrid.h.


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