[vtkusers] vtkContourFilter Size Limit?

Will Schroeder will.schroeder at kitware.com
Mon Dec 16 11:00:31 EST 2002


There is no size limit other than the memory limits of your computer. If 
you produce enough polygons you may have to use 64-bit ids (an advanced 
CMake option).

Will

At 10:42 AM 12/16/2002 -0500, Brian Dotson wrote:
>Hi all,
>
>I am using vtkContourFilter to create an isosurface on a rectilinear grid 
>dataset.  I have noticed that for certain datasets I was getting a 
>segmentation fault.  This was happening using Tcl or C++.  At first I 
>thought the files were corrupted, but Paraview was able to load them with 
>no problem.  I then changed the contour value so the isosurface had less 
>polygons and it started working.
>
>Does this mean that there is a size limit on the number of polygons an 
>isosurface may have?
>
>If so, how do I change it?
>
>Thanks in advance,
>
>Brian Dotson
>
>
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