[vtkusers] data files and vtk 4.0

[Christopher R. Volpe]

Thanks, David. I agree that a VTKExampleData might not be a bad idea, along
with resurrecting the old examples that use it. For now, I'll just copy the
old vtk data over to a convenient location and modify my scripts that use
it.

-Chris

> -----Original Message-----
> From: vtkusers-admin at public.kitware.com
> [mailto:vtkusers-admin at public.kitware.com]On Behalf Of David Gobbi
> Sent: Sunday, November 11, 2001 6:09 PM
> To: Christopher R. Volpe
> Cc: Vtkusers at Public. Kitware. Com (E-mail)
> Subject: Re: [vtkusers] data files and vtk 4.0
>
>
> Hi Chris,
>
> I remember some of the discussion when vtk 4.0 was in its
> early stages,
> and the idea was that VTKData should contain only the minimum amount
> of data that is necessary for regression testing.  In other words, the
> new VTKData does not serve the same purpose as the old VTKData (so
> maybe it should have been called VTKRegressionData?).
>
> Maybe a new module called VTKExampleData could be created
> that contains
> all of the old example data.  It would be a waste to not have the old
> data as an (optional) part of VTK 4.0 since so many people are already
> familiar with it.
>
> At the same time, some more examples could be added to
> VTK/Examples that
> use the new data.  There are a few of my own examples I've
> been meaning to
> move from VTK 3.X to VTK 4.0 that I just haven't gotten around to. I'm
> certain that it was always the intent to move most of the vtk
> 3.x examples
> to VTK 4.0, but everyone was concentrating on getting the smaller
> regression test scripts moved first.
>
>  - David
>
>