[vtk-developers] Volume won't show on Win7/Intel HD4600 with QVTKOpenGLWidget in 8.0.0.rc1

David Cole DLRdave at aol.com
Thu May 25 17:37:22 EDT 2017 

Yes, I ran it both ways.

It works when run without the argument in the plain VTK render window,
and it is broken (shows nothing) when run with an argument.

Seems like it's definitely related to older Intel drivers on Windows.
Not sure if there is an updated driver available for my machine.
Hesitant to try changing/updating it for other reasons, and sorry,
can't sacrifice this machine's current state for the purpose of
testing this out...


D



On Thu, May 25, 2017 at 5:11 PM, Elvis Stansvik
<elvis.stansvik at orexplore.com> wrote:
> 2017-05-25 20:35 GMT+02:00 Elvis Stansvik <elvis.stansvik at orexplore.com>:
>> 2017-05-25 18:14 GMT+02:00 David Cole <DLRdave at aol.com>:
>>> Fails for me, too, on a 3.5 year old Dell XPS laptop, Windows 8.1,
>>> with an Intel HD Graphics 4000 running driver version 10.18.10.3316. I
>>> get your TestCase app window with nothing but an empty (white) client
>>> region.
>>>
>>> An app we have built against VTK 6.2-ish with the old OpenGL using
>>> VolumeSmartMapper works fine on this very same machine.
>>>
>>> Another data point...
>
> Just one more thing David, did you try also running the example
> without any argument on this machine? (That would make it use a
> regular vtkRenderWindow/vtkRenderWindowInteractor). It would be
> interesting to know if the volume shows up then. That would confirm
> that the machine can show volumes using VTK 8+OpenGL2 backend, just
> not with QVTKOpenGLWidget, so would strengthen my theory that it has
> something to do with the new QVTKOpenGLWidget.
>
> Elvis
>
>>
>> Finally a reproduction, I was beginning to despair :) Thanks a lot David.
>>
>> And just to make sure, Aron, did you run the test case as "TestCase
>> 1", with a parameter? That's the crucial thing, as otherwise it'll
>> just use a regular vtkRenderWindow/vtkRenderWindowInteractor (not
>> QVTKOpenGLWidget), and not exhibit the problem.
>>
>> Elvis
>>
>>>
>>>
>>> D
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> On Thu, May 25, 2017 at 11:02 AM, Elvis Stansvik
>>> <elvis.stansvik at orexplore.com> wrote:
>>>> 2017-05-25 16:22 GMT+02:00 Aron Helser <aron.helser at kitware.com>:
>>>>> Hi Elvis,
>>>>> I've got a Win10 laptop (dell precision 5510), with an Optimus setup - both
>>>>> intel and nvidia graphics.
>>>>> With your test case, I'm able to see the volume running either with Intel or
>>>>> nVidia, so it doesn't repro for me.
>>>>> I've got Intel HD530 graphics, with driver version 21.20.16.4627
>>>>> Sorry,
>>>>> Aron
>>>>
>>>> Alright, bugger. Thanks for testing though!
>>>>
>>>> I won't be at the office until Monday again, but when I'm back I'll
>>>> try experimenting with different driver versions.
>>>>
>>>> Elvis
>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> On Wed, May 24, 2017 at 5:02 PM, Elvis Stansvik
>>>>> <elvis.stansvik at orexplore.com> wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>> 2017-05-24 22:49 GMT+02:00 Elvis Stansvik <elvis.stansvik at orexplore.com>:
>>>>>> > 2017-05-24 22:20 GMT+02:00 Sankhesh Jhaveri
>>>>>> > <sankhesh.jhaveri at kitware.com>:
>>>>>> >> Hi Elvis,
>>>>>> >>
>>>>>> >> Unfortunately, I wasn’t able to reproduce this issue. :(
>>>>>> >>
>>>>>> >> I don’t have a Windows machine with an Intel graphics card but tried
>>>>>> >> ParaView on a couple of se Windows machines as well as a Mac (with an
>>>>>> >> Intel
>>>>>> >> HD5600). Worked fine.
>>>>>> >
>>>>>> > Alright. Call for help then: Anyone else have a Windows 7 machine with
>>>>>> > Intel graphics? Would be great if someone could reproduce.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Forgot to say: Thanks a lot for trying to reproduce Sankhesh.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> I've now put up the compiled self-contained test case here:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>     http://dose.se/~estan/voltestcase-inst.zip (18 MB)
>>>>>>
>>>>>> If anyone with Windows (preferably Windows 7 if possible) + Intel
>>>>>> graphics could try running this test case with "TestCase 1" and see if
>>>>>> the volume shows up, that would be great.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> (Running the test case with argc > 2 will make it use
>>>>>> QVTKOpenGLWidget, and is where I'm having trouble).
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Elvis
>>>>>>
>>>>>> >
>>>>>> > I could put up my build of the test case as a self-contained .zip, to
>>>>>> > make it easy to test.
>>>>>> >
>>>>>> >>
>>>>>> >> At this point, I am inclined to think that the graphics drivers on your
>>>>>> >> Windows machine may need updating.
>>>>>> >
>>>>>> > Hm, but it works fine if I don't use QVTKOpenGLWidget, and just use a
>>>>>> > plain vtkRenderWindow + vtkRenderWindowInteractor. Wouldn't that
>>>>>> > suggest that the drivers are capable enough, and that the problem is
>>>>>> > somehow in QVTKOpenGLWidget (or QOpenGLWidget)?
>>>>>> >
>>>>>> > Elvis
>>>>>> >
>>>>>> >>
>>>>>> >>
>>>>>> >> On Wed, May 24, 2017 at 12:16 PM Sankhesh Jhaveri
>>>>>> >> <sankhesh.jhaveri at kitware.com> wrote:
>>>>>> >>>
>>>>>> >>> Okay thanks.
>>>>>> >>>
>>>>>> >>> I’ll take a look.
>>>>>> >>>
>>>>>> >>>
>>>>>> >>> On Wed, May 24, 2017 at 8:18 AM Elvis Stansvik
>>>>>> >>> <elvis.stansvik at orexplore.com> wrote:
>>>>>> >>>>
>>>>>> >>>> 2017-05-23 15:41 GMT+02:00 Sankhesh Jhaveri
>>>>>> >>>> <sankhesh.jhaveri at kitware.com>:
>>>>>> >>>> > Hi Elvis,
>>>>>> >>>> >
>>>>>> >>>> > Could you try downloading the ParaView nightly binary and test
>>>>>> >>>> > volume
>>>>>> >>>> > rendering there? You can use the wavelet source for a test dataset.
>>>>>> >>>> > ParaView
>>>>>> >>>> > uses the QVTKOpenGLWidget and it would be a good test before diving
>>>>>> >>>> > into the
>>>>>> >>>> > code.
>>>>>> >>>>
>>>>>> >>>> I tried the wavelet example with Paraview 5.4.0-RC1-125-g435b603
>>>>>> >>>> 64-bit, and the problem is the same as in my minimal test case. The
>>>>>> >>>> volume won't show up.
>>>>>> >>>>
>>>>>> >>>> It does show up if I switch to the software based ray cast mapper
>>>>>> >>>> (but
>>>>>> >>>> not with GPU or smart, which I guess both result in the GPU one being
>>>>>> >>>> used).
>>>>>> >>>>
>>>>>> >>>> Please tell me if there's anything else I can do to help debugging.
>>>>>> >>>> There are no errors printed when I run my test case.
>>>>>> >>>>
>>>>>> >>>> Elvis
>>>>>> >>>>
>>>>>> >>>> >
>>>>>> >>>> > Thanks,
>>>>>> >>>> > Sankhesh
>>>>>> >>>> >
>>>>>> >>>> >
>>>>>> >>>> > On Tue, May 23, 2017 at 6:50 AM Elvis Stansvik
>>>>>> >>>> > <elvis.stansvik at orexplore.com> wrote:
>>>>>> >>>> >>
>>>>>> >>>> >> Hi all,
>>>>>> >>>> >>
>>>>>> >>>> >> In porting to QVTKOpenGLWidget, I can't get volumes rendered using
>>>>>> >>>> >> vtkGPUVolumeRayCastMapper to show up on Windows 7, Intel graphics
>>>>>> >>>> >> (HD
>>>>>> >>>> >> 4600). They show up fine on Linux. They also show up fine on
>>>>>> >>>> >> Windows 7
>>>>>> >>>> >> if using a plain VTK render window. I've tried turning off
>>>>>> >>>> >> multisampling with setSamples(0) on the default QSurfaceFormat.
>>>>>> >>>> >>
>>>>>> >>>> >> The below test case illustrates the issue. See the attached
>>>>>> >>>> >> screenshots from running "TestCase" (left) and "TestCase 1"
>>>>>> >>>> >> (right).
>>>>>> >>>> >> The former uses a plain render window while the latter uses the
>>>>>> >>>> >> new
>>>>>> >>>> >> QVTKOpenGLWidget. Notice how in the Windows 7 screenshot, the
>>>>>> >>>> >> plain
>>>>>> >>>> >> VTK rendering works fine, but the QVTKOpenGLWidget one is not
>>>>>> >>>> >> showing
>>>>>> >>>> >> the volume.
>>>>>> >>>> >>
>>>>>> >>>> >> Versions used:
>>>>>> >>>> >>
>>>>>> >>>> >> Kubuntu Linux 16.04
>>>>>> >>>> >> VTK 8.0.0.rc1, OpenGL2
>>>>>> >>>> >> Qt 5.5.1
>>>>>> >>>> >>
>>>>>> >>>> >> Windows 7
>>>>>> >>>> >> VTK 8.0.0.rc1, OpenGL2
>>>>>> >>>> >> Qt 5.6.2
>>>>>> >>>> >>
>>>>>> >>>> >> Any ideas what the problem might be?
>>>>>> >>>> >>
>>>>>> >>>> >> I can provide a standalone .zip distribution of my build of the
>>>>>> >>>> >> test
>>>>>> >>>> >> case if you want.
>>>>>> >>>> >>
>>>>>> >>>> >> Note that this issue is orthogonal to the alpha issue I reported
>>>>>> >>>> >> and
>>>>>> >>>> >> got solved in my other thread.
>>>>>> >>>> >>
>>>>>> >>>> >> Many thanks in advance,
>>>>>> >>>> >> Elvis
>>>>>> >>>> >>
>>>>>> >>>> >>
>>>>>> >>>> >> main.cpp:
>>>>>> >>>> >>
>>>>>> >>>> >> #include <algorithm>
>>>>>> >>>> >>
>>>>>> >>>> >> #include <vtkColorTransferFunction.h>
>>>>>> >>>> >> #include <vtkGenericOpenGLRenderWindow.h>
>>>>>> >>>> >> #include <vtkGPUVolumeRayCastMapper.h>
>>>>>> >>>> >> #include <vtkImageData.h>
>>>>>> >>>> >> #include <vtkNew.h>
>>>>>> >>>> >> #include <vtkPiecewiseFunction.h>
>>>>>> >>>> >> #include <vtkProperty.h>
>>>>>> >>>> >> #include <vtkRenderer.h>
>>>>>> >>>> >> #include <vtkRenderWindow.h>
>>>>>> >>>> >> #include <vtkRenderWindowInteractor.h>
>>>>>> >>>> >> #include <vtkVolume.h>
>>>>>> >>>> >> #include <vtkVolumeProperty.h>
>>>>>> >>>> >>
>>>>>> >>>> >> #include <QVTKOpenGLWidget.h>
>>>>>> >>>> >>
>>>>>> >>>> >> #include <QApplication>
>>>>>> >>>> >>
>>>>>> >>>> >> int main(int argc, char *argv[])
>>>>>> >>>> >> {
>>>>>> >>>> >>     auto defaultFormat = QVTKOpenGLWidget::defaultFormat();
>>>>>> >>>> >>     defaultFormat.setSamples(0);
>>>>>> >>>> >>     QSurfaceFormat::setDefaultFormat(defaultFormat);
>>>>>> >>>> >>
>>>>>> >>>> >>     QApplication app(argc, argv);
>>>>>> >>>> >>
>>>>>> >>>> >>     // Set up volume rendering
>>>>>> >>>> >>     vtkNew<vtkColorTransferFunction> colorFunction;
>>>>>> >>>> >>     colorFunction->AddRGBPoint(0.0, 0.0, 0.0, 0.0);
>>>>>> >>>> >>     colorFunction->AddRGBPoint(1.0, 0.0, 0.0, 0.0);
>>>>>> >>>> >>
>>>>>> >>>> >>     vtkNew<vtkPiecewiseFunction> opacityFunction;
>>>>>> >>>> >>     opacityFunction->AddPoint(0.0, 0.0);
>>>>>> >>>> >>     opacityFunction->AddPoint(1.0, 1.0);
>>>>>> >>>> >>
>>>>>> >>>> >>     vtkNew<vtkImageData> imageData;
>>>>>> >>>> >>     imageData->SetExtent(0, 200, 0, 200, 0, 200);
>>>>>> >>>> >>     imageData->AllocateScalars(VTK_FLOAT, 1);
>>>>>> >>>> >>     std::fill_n(static_cast<float
>>>>>> >>>> >> *>(imageData->GetScalarPointer()),
>>>>>> >>>> >> 8000000, 0.01);
>>>>>> >>>> >>
>>>>>> >>>> >>     vtkNew<vtkGPUVolumeRayCastMapper> volumeMapper;
>>>>>> >>>> >>     volumeMapper->SetInputData(imageData.Get());
>>>>>> >>>> >>
>>>>>> >>>> >>     vtkNew<vtkVolumeProperty> volumeProperty;
>>>>>> >>>> >>     volumeProperty->SetScalarOpacity(opacityFunction.Get());
>>>>>> >>>> >>     volumeProperty->SetColor(colorFunction.Get());
>>>>>> >>>> >>     volumeProperty->ShadeOff();
>>>>>> >>>> >>
>>>>>> >>>> >>     vtkNew<vtkVolume> volume;
>>>>>> >>>> >>     volume->SetMapper(volumeMapper.Get());
>>>>>> >>>> >>     volume->SetProperty(volumeProperty.Get());
>>>>>> >>>> >>
>>>>>> >>>> >>     vtkNew<vtkRenderer> renderer;
>>>>>> >>>> >>     renderer->AddVolume(volume.Get());
>>>>>> >>>> >>     renderer->SetBackground(1.0, 1.0, 1.0);
>>>>>> >>>> >>
>>>>>> >>>> >>     if (argc > 1) {
>>>>>> >>>> >>         // Render with QVTKOpenGLWidget
>>>>>> >>>> >>         vtkNew<vtkGenericOpenGLRenderWindow> window;
>>>>>> >>>> >>         window->AddRenderer(renderer.Get());
>>>>>> >>>> >>
>>>>>> >>>> >>         auto widget = new QVTKOpenGLWidget();
>>>>>> >>>> >>         widget->SetRenderWindow(window.Get());
>>>>>> >>>> >>         widget->show();
>>>>>> >>>> >>
>>>>>> >>>> >>         return app.exec();
>>>>>> >>>> >>     } else {
>>>>>> >>>> >>         // Render with "plain" render window / interactor
>>>>>> >>>> >>         vtkNew<vtkRenderWindow> window;
>>>>>> >>>> >>         window->AddRenderer(renderer.Get());
>>>>>> >>>> >>
>>>>>> >>>> >>         vtkNew<vtkRenderWindowInteractor> interactor;
>>>>>> >>>> >>         interactor->SetRenderWindow(window.Get());
>>>>>> >>>> >>         interactor->Start();
>>>>>> >>>> >>
>>>>>> >>>> >>         return 0;
>>>>>> >>>> >>     }
>>>>>> >>>> >> }
>>>>>> >>>> >>
>>>>>> >>>> >>
>>>>>> >>>> >> CMakeLists.txt:
>>>>>> >>>> >>
>>>>>> >>>> >> cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.1)
>>>>>> >>>> >>
>>>>>> >>>> >> project(TestCase)
>>>>>> >>>> >>
>>>>>> >>>> >> find_package(VTK 8.0 COMPONENTS
>>>>>> >>>> >>     vtkCommonCore
>>>>>> >>>> >>     vtkCommonDataModel
>>>>>> >>>> >>     vtkCommonExecutionModel
>>>>>> >>>> >>     vtkCommonMath
>>>>>> >>>> >>     vtkFiltersSources
>>>>>> >>>> >>     vtkGUISupportQt
>>>>>> >>>> >>     vtkInteractionStyle
>>>>>> >>>> >>     vtkRenderingCore
>>>>>> >>>> >>     vtkRenderingOpenGL2
>>>>>> >>>> >>     vtkRenderingVolume
>>>>>> >>>> >>     vtkRenderingVolumeOpenGL2
>>>>>> >>>> >>     REQUIRED
>>>>>> >>>> >> )
>>>>>> >>>> >>
>>>>>> >>>> >> find_package(Qt5Widgets REQUIRED)
>>>>>> >>>> >>
>>>>>> >>>> >> add_executable(TestCase main.cpp)
>>>>>> >>>> >>
>>>>>> >>>> >> target_link_libraries(TestCase PUBLIC
>>>>>> >>>> >>     vtkCommonCore
>>>>>> >>>> >>     vtkCommonDataModel
>>>>>> >>>> >>     vtkCommonExecutionModel
>>>>>> >>>> >>     vtkCommonMath
>>>>>> >>>> >>     vtkFiltersSources
>>>>>> >>>> >>     vtkGUISupportQt
>>>>>> >>>> >>     vtkInteractionStyle
>>>>>> >>>> >>     vtkRenderingCore
>>>>>> >>>> >>     vtkRenderingOpenGL2
>>>>>> >>>> >>     vtkRenderingVolume
>>>>>> >>>> >>     vtkRenderingVolumeOpenGL2
>>>>>> >>>> >>     Qt5::Widgets
>>>>>> >>>> >> )
>>>>>> >>>> >>
>>>>>> >>>> >> target_include_directories(TestCase PUBLIC
>>>>>> >>>> >>     ${VTK_INCLUDE_DIRS}
>>>>>> >>>> >> )
>>>>>> >>>> >>
>>>>>> >>>> >> target_compile_definitions(TestCase PUBLIC
>>>>>> >>>> >>     ${VTK_DEFINITIONS}
>>>>>> >>>> >> )
>>>>>> >>>> >>
>>>>>> >>>> >> set_target_properties(TestCase PROPERTIES
>>>>>> >>>> >>     CXX_STANDARD 14
>>>>>> >>>> >>     CXX_STANDARD_REQUIRED ON
>>>>>> >>>> >> )
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>>>>>> >>>> > --
>>>>>> >>>> >
>>>>>> >>>> > Sankhesh Jhaveri
>>>>>> >>>> >
>>>>>> >>>> > Sr. Research & Development Engineer | Kitware | (518) 881-4417
>>>>>> >>>
>>>>>> >>> --
>>>>>> >>>
>>>>>> >>> Sankhesh Jhaveri
>>>>>> >>>
>>>>>> >>> Sr. Research & Development Engineer | Kitware | (518) 881-4417
>>>>>> >>
>>>>>> >> --
>>>>>> >>
>>>>>> >> Sankhesh Jhaveri
>>>>>> >>
>>>>>> >> Sr. Research & Development Engineer | Kitware | (518) 881-4417
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