[vtkusers] displaying only visible elements of a grid

[David.Pont at ForestResearch.co.nz]

Hi Matt,
  I have used vtkGeometryFilter on an unstructured grid, this just extracts
the outer surface... not quite the same as only the visible parts but could
be useful, or a good start on what you want?
Dave P

vtkusers-bounces at vtk.org wrote on 18/08/2004 08:17:15:

> I am using a vtkPolyDataSetReader to read unstructured
> grid information. Then a vtkPolyDataSetMapper to
> create an actor to display a mesh of an object. I am
> looking for a way to display only the parts of the
> mesh that would be actually visable ( just the front
> face of the object). I have looked through the docs
> and searched the archive, but I was unable to find
> anything.
>
> If anyone knows of a method to accomplish this I would
> appreciate the help.
>
> -Matt
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