[vtkusers] vtkCell Help

Robby Aungst robert.aungst at gmail.com
Thu Feb 1 14:26:39 EST 2018


If I do wireframe, it only shows me the wireframe on the outside.

[image: Inline image 1]

If I slice it, it's hollow inside (lineview and solid):

[image: Inline image 3]



This is a cube that's meshed with VTK_TETRA type vtkCells.


On Thu, Feb 1, 2018 at 12:28 PM, Langer, Stephen A. (Fed) <
stephen.langer at nist.gov> wrote:

> Have you tried actor->GetProperty()->SetRepresentationToWireframe() ?
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> -- Steve
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> On 2/1/18, 11:12 AM, "vtkusers on behalf of Robby Aungst" <
> vtkusers-bounces at vtk.org on behalf of robert.aungst at gmail.com> wrote:
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> I have a question as it relates to the 3D types of vtkCell such as the
> VTK_TETRA. I'm modeling a finite element mesh with these cells, and I've
> found that if I have a number of these 3D cells rendered next to each
> other, none of the interior edges get rendered. In fact, if I use clipping
> planes, the interior of my mesh is hollow. Is there any way to get around
> this?
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> Thanks!
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