[vtkusers] Re: Extrude a 3D object along 3D path ?

[Goodwin Lawlor]

Jean-Marie Normand wrote:
> Hi,
> I'd like to know whether it's possible in VTK to extrude a 3D-object
> (let's say a vtkPolyData) along a given 3D path for example to create a
> volume simulating the displacement of an object in the space.
> 
> I haven't found any vtk classes that seems to do the trick but I may be
> wrong.
> Any help would be greatly appreciated, thanks in advance.
> 
> 
> Jim.
> 
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Hi Jim,

There was a patented class in vtk 4.x called vtkSweptSurface to do this. 
  You may be able to use vtkLinearExtrusionFilter (recursively or 
several filter in series) to achieve the same effect - it isn't patented.

hth

Goodwin