[Paraview] plugin for 3D Delaunay

David Farrell d-farrell2 at northwestern.edu
Thu Feb 21 10:03:34 EST 2008


There is also QHull (still floating around, but a bit old), and Matlab  
uses some of its library (as well as extending it to include neighbor  
searching, etc).

Dave

On Feb 21, 2008, at 7:53 AM, Hom Nath Gharti wrote:

> If you mean 3D Delaunay tetrahedralization, there are many, for  
> instance:
>
> tetgen, geompack, gmsh so on....
>
> On Thu, Feb 21, 2008 at 2:42 PM, Jim Dow <jdow at aerotecusa.com> wrote:
> I am also looking for some working 3D Delaunay code that runs in a
> PC/Windows environment; but I do not want to run it with Paraview.
>
> Does anyone know of a standalone version of a 3D Delaunay code that  
> runs in
> a PC/Windows NT environment?
>
> Thanks/Jim Dow
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: paraview-bounces+jdow=aerotecusa.com at paraview.org
> [mailto:paraview-bounces+jdow=aerotecusa.com at paraview.org] On Behalf  
> Of
> Stefan Murphy
> Sent: Wednesday, February 20, 2008 11:06 PM
> To: Mike Jackson
> Cc: ParaView
> Subject: Re: [Paraview] plugin for 3D Delaunay
>
> I managed to build ALL_BUILD with 0 errors/failures. I ended up  
> installing
> Microsoft Visual C++ 2005 Express Edition, with Microsoft Platform  
> SDK for
> the build to work.
>
> Now I have a paraview.exe file in paraview-3.2.1-build\bin\debug.
> However, when I try to run it I get the error:
>
> "This application has failed to start because the application  
> configuration
> is incorrect. Reinstalling the application may fix this problem."
>
> It looks like this is a common error when trying to run an application
> compiled on a different computer, but I am compiling/running on the  
> same
> computer.
>
> Can I ask exactly what version of Visual Studio people have had  
> success with
> (any additional packages required, etc.), and the download location  
> where
> they obtained it? Do I need the complete "Visual Studio 2008  
> Professional
> Edition" for example as opposed to Visual C++ Express Edition?
>
>
> Thanks.
>
>
> On Wed, Feb 20, 2008 at 3:34 PM, Mike Jackson <imikejackson at gmail.com>
> wrote:
> > I have no idea but it still sounds like you might be mixing mingw  
> and
> > visual studio.
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >  On Wed, Feb 20, 2008 at 12:27 PM, Stefan Murphy <stefan.murphy at dal.ca 
> >
> wrote:
> >  > I am using ParaView3.2.1 downloaded as paraview-3.2.1.zip in  
> the  >
> > Latest Stable Release download section.
> >  >
> >  > My first error is:
> >  >
> >  > ------ Build started: Project: vtkRendering, Configuration: Debug
> > Win32 ------  > Compiling...
> >  > vtkWin32OpenGLRenderWindow.cxx
> >  >
> > ..\..\..\paraview-3.2.1\ParaView3.2.1\VTK\Rendering 
> \vtkWin32OpenGLRend
> > erWindow.cxx(35)  > : fatal error C1083: Cannot open include file:
> > 'GL/glaux.h': No such  > file or directory  > Build log was saved at
> > "file://c:\Documents and  > Settings\Owner\Desktop\Organized  >
> >
> Stuff\Software\ParaView3.2.1\paraview-3.2.1-build\VTK\Rendering 
> \vtkRendering
> .dir\Debug\BuildLog.htm"
> >  > vtkRendering - 1 error(s), 0 warning(s)  >  > This is caused by  
> "#
> > include <GL/glaux.h>" in the file  >  
> vtkWin32OpenGLRenderWindow.cxx. I
> > searched my C drive and the only  > thing with glaux in the file  
> name
> > was libglaux.a in my MinGW\lib  > directory. Does this seem like a
> > compiler issue?
> >  >
> >  > When I was installing Qt from the Visual Studio 2008 Command
> > Prompt,  > I chose msvc2005 as my compiler. The options were  >
> > <g++/msvc/msvc.net/msvc2005/borland/bccx> (msvc2008 not an  
> option). So
> > > the command I used was >qconfigure msvc2005. That's the only
> > compiler  > related issue I've had so far, so I thought I would
> > mention it just in  > case.
> >  >
> >  >
> >  >
> >  >
> >  >
> >  >
> >  > On Feb 20, 2008 10:45 AM, Mike Jackson <imikejackson at gmail.com>  
> wrote:
> >  > > There were 34 build errors in your build. Find the first error
> > and try  > > to figure out what went wrong.
> >  > >
> >  > > Also, if you are building ParaView from CVS, then you need Qt
> > 4.3.3  > > NOT qt 4.2.3.
> >  > >
> >  > > Mike
> >  > >
> >  > >
> >  > > On Wed, Feb 20, 2008 at 9:42 AM, Stefan Murphy <stefan.murphy at dal.ca 
> >
> wrote:
> >  > > > Sorry to keep this thread going for so long, but I've been
> > trying for  > > > a couple of days to compile paraview in order to  
> try
> > the Delaunay3D  > > > filter.
> >  > > >
> >  > > > I've downloaded the "GPL'ed" source code for Qt4.2.3 so  
> that I
> > could  > > > build it with VS 9 2008 and install it.
> >  > > >
> >  > > > Then with CMake, I generated the (MS VS Solution) file name
> > ParaView,  > > > which I opened in VS9. I clicked on ALL_BUILD so  
> that
> > it was  > > > highlighted, then from the "Build" menu I selected  
> "Build
> ALL_BUILD".
> >  > > >
> >  > > > After a couple of hours, the build stopped. Here are the last
> > lines of  > > > the output:
> >  > > >
> >  > > > Generating Code...
> >  > > > Compiling manifest to resources...
> >  > > > Microsoft (R) Windows (R) Resource Compiler Version  
> 6.0.5724.0
> > > > > Copyright (C) Microsoft Corporation.  All rights reserved.
> >  > > > Linking...
> >  > > > LINK : fatal error LNK1104: cannot open file 'vtklibxml2.lib'
> >  > > > Build log was saved at "file://c:\Documents and  > > >
> > Settings\Owner\Desktop\Organized  > > >
> >
> Stuff\Software\ParaView3.2.1\paraview-3.2.1-build\Applications 
> \DobranoViz\Do
> branoViz.dir\Debug\BuildLog.htm"
> >  > > > DobranoViz - 1 error(s), 0 warning(s)  > > > ------ Build
> > started: Project: ALL_BUILD, Configuration: Debug Win32 ------  >  
> > >
> > "Build all projects"
> >  > > > Build log was saved at "file://c:\Documents and  > > >
> > Settings\Owner\Desktop\Organized  > > >
> >
> Stuff\Software\ParaView3.2.1\paraview-3.2.1-build\ALL_BUILD.dir\Debug 
> \BuildL
> og.htm"
> >  > > > ALL_BUILD - 0 error(s), 0 warning(s)  > > > ========== Build:
> > 77 succeeded, 34 failed, 1 up-to-date, 0 skipped ==========  > >  
> >  >
> > > >  > > > There were 1.3 GB of files generated, but no  
> paraview.exe.
> > I've tried  > > > it 3 times with identical results. Any ideas?
> >  > > >
> >  > > >
> >  > > > Stefan
> >  > > >
> >  > > >
> >  > > >
> >  > > >
> >  > > >
> >  > > > On Feb 19, 2008 2:10 PM, Mike Jackson  
> <imikejackson at gmail.com>
> wrote:
> >  > > > > Is it possible? Sure? We are beyond my knowledge at this
> > point so  > > > > someone else is going to have to chime in at  
> this point.
> >  > > > >
> >  > > > >
> >  > > > > --
> >  > > > > Mike Jackson   Senior Research Engineer
> >  > > > > Innovative Management & Technology Services  > > > >  > >  
> > >
> > > > > >  > > > > On Feb 19, 2008, at 1:04 PM, Stefan Murphy wrote:
> >  > > > >
> >  > > > > > Is it possible to build with MinGW instead of VS? I was
> > successful in  > > > > > generating a mingw Makefile with CMake,
> > however I'm not sure what  > > > > > command to use to compile.  
> mingw-make
> and make are not recognized.
> >  > > > > >
> >  > > > > >
> >  > > > > >
> >  > > > > > On Feb 19, 2008 1:38 PM, Mike Jackson <imikejackson at gmail.com 
> >
> wrote:
> >  > > > > >> Not sure since I always build from source. Point is that
> > you need to  > > > > >> have BOTH Qt and ParaView built with the  
> SAME
> compiler. Period.
> >  > > > > >>
> >  > > > > >> So.. download the source code version of Qt.
> >  > > > > >> If you want to use Qt versions newer than 4.2.3 with
> > ParaView you  > > > > >> will need to edit a line in a  
> CmakeLists.txt
> > file that checks for  > > > > >> that version.
> >  > > > > >>
> >  > > > > >> Then build Qt with VS 9
> >  > > > > >> Install Qt
> >  > > > > >> Build PV 3.x
> >  > > > > >>
> >  > > > > >> Mike
> >  > > > > >>
> >  > > > > >>
> >  > > > > >> On Feb 19, 2008, at 12:29 PM, Stefan Murphy wrote:
> >  > > > > >>
> >  > > > > >>> I was assuming that the qt-win-opensource-4.3.3- 
> mingw.exe
> > file was a  > > > > >>> compiled package. I am going to try  
> Qt4.2.3 to
> > see if there is any  > > > > >>> difference.
> >  > > > > >>>
> >  > > > > >>>
> >  > > > > >>>
> >  > > > > >>>
> >  > > > > >>> On Feb 19, 2008 1:18 PM, Mike Jackson
> > <imikejackson at gmail.com>  > > > > >>> wrote:
> >  > > > > >>>> Not sure on windows but I don't think you can actually
> > mix a  > > > > >>>> MinGW Qt  > > > > >>>> with a Visual Studio 9
> > ParaView. All the code most probably has  > > > > >>>> to be  > >  
> > >
> > >>>> from the same compiler.
> >  > > > > >>>>
> >  > > > > >>>> Also, in the CMakeSetup GUI, there should be an entry
> > for  > > > > >>>> QT_QMAKE_EXECUTABLE. Edit the entry to point to  
> your
> > Qt 4 qmake  > > > > >>>> executable, C:\Qt\4.3.3\bin\qmake.
> >  > > > > >>>>
> >  > > > > >>>> You will probably have to recompile Qt with VS 9  
> first.
> >  > > > > >>>>
> >  > > > > >>>> Mike
> >  > > > > >>>>
> >  > > > > >>>>
> >  > > > > >>>> On Feb 19, 2008, at 12:11 PM, Stefan Murphy wrote:
> >  > > > > >>>>
> >  > > > > >>>>> I have installed CMake, and Qt 4.3.3 from the file   
> > >
> > > > >>>>> qt-win-opensource-4.3.3-mingw. MinGW was installed with  
> Qt.
> > I  > > > > >>>>> obtained  > > > > >>>>> the source code for
> > ParaView3.2.1.
> >  > > > > >>>>>
> >  > > > > >>>>> When I try to run CMake for Visual Studio 9, 2008 it
> > says that  > > > > >>>>> Qt is  > > > > >>>>> not found,  
> specifically
> > asking me to check the QT_QMAKE_EXECUTABLE  > > > > >>>>>  
> variable. I
> > set this to C:\Qt\4.3.3\bin, but I get the same error.
> >  > > > > >>>>>
> >  > > > > >>>>> Is there anything else I have to do with Qt? I ran
> > "configure  > > > > >>>>> -platform win32-g++" and added
> > C:\Qt\4.3.3\bin to PATH and  > > > > >>>>> still get  > > > > >>>>>
> > the same error.
> >  > > > > >>>>>
> >  > > > > >>>>>
> >  > > > > >>>>> Stefan
> >  > > > > >>>>>
> >  > > > > >>>>>
> >  > > > > >>>>>
> >  > > > > >>>>> On Feb 18, 2008 6:24 PM, Jean Favre  
> <jfavre at cscs.ch> wrote:
> >  > > > > >>>>>> On 18, Feb 2008 10:48 PM, Stefan Murphy
> > <stefan.murphy at dal.ca>  > > > > >>>>>> wrote:
> >  > > > > >>>>>>
> >  > > > > >>>>>>> Jean,
> >  > > > > >>>>>>>
> >  > > > > >>>>>>> I've been trying to compile your plugin with CMake,
> > but I am  > > > > >>>>>>> getting  > > > > >>>>>>> the error:
> >  > > > > >>>>>>>
> >  > > > > >>>>>>> "CMake Error: ParaView_DIR is not set. It must be  
> set
> > to the  > > > > >>>>>>> directory  > > > > >>>>>>> containing
> > ParaViewConfig.cmake in order to use ParaView."
> >  > > > > >>>>>>>
> >  > > > > >>>>>>> I have never used CMake before - Do you have the
> > compiled .dll  > > > > >>>>>>> or .so  > > > > >>>>>>> file for the
> > plugin?
> >  > > > > >>>>>>
> >  > > > > >>>>>> the procedure documented on the Wiki assumes prior
> > knowledge of  > > > > >>>>>> Cmake,  > > > > >>>>>> and assumes that
> > you have compiled your own version of ParaView  > > > > >>>>>> from
> > the  > > > > >>>>>> source code distribution.
> >  > > > > >>>>>>
> >  > > > > >>>>>> The error above comes up the first time you run  
> cmake
> > while its  > > > > >>>>>> internal  > > > > >>>>>> variables are not
> > set. While using Cmake, you should put in the  > > > > >>>>>> path  
> to
> > > > > > >>>>>> the directory where you have previoulsy build  
> ParaView.
> > After  > > > > >>>>>> that, the  > > > > >>>>>> configuration can
> > complete, and the Makefile gets generated.
> >  > > > > >>>>>>
> >  > > > > >>>>>> Looks however, like you have never done any of this.
> > First step,  > > > > >>>>>> check  > > > > >>>>>> the wiki, compile
> > your own Paraview. Once done with that, you may  > > > > >>>>>>  
> get to
> > > > > > >>>>>> the second step of adding pluggins.
> >  > > > > >>>>>>
> >  > > > > >>>>>> Jean
> >  > > > > >>>>>>
> >  > > > > >>>>>>
> >  > > > > >>>>
> >  > > > > >>
> >  > > > > >> --
> >  > > > > >> Mike Jackson   Senior Research Engineer
> >  > > > > >> Innovative Management & Technology Services  > > > >  
> >>  >
> > > > > >>  > > > > >>  > > > >  > > > >  > > >  > >  > >  > >  > > --
> > > > Mike Jackson  > > imikejackson _at_ gee-mail dot com  > >  >
> >
> >
> >
> >  --
> >
> >
> > Mike Jackson
> >  imikejackson _at_ gee-mail dot com
> >
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David E. Farrell
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Mechanical Engineering
Northwestern University
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