[vtkusers] vtkDecimate

[Mike Jackson]

It was in the Patented Folder and was removed. You can go back to the
VTK 4.4 source tree and grab it out, make the changes to get it to
compile under VTK 5.0 and then use it yourself. It is my understanding
that the patents have run out.

Mike Jackson.

On 8/23/06, Leila Baghdadi <baghdadi at sickkids.ca> wrote:
> Hi everyone,
>
> I am just wondering if it would be possible to add the old vtkDecimate
> class back to vtk tree. It seems to me that at some point both of these
> classes were present but the old one was eventually removed!
>
> I find that vtkDecimatePro does not reduce the number of triangles by a
> large amount unless PreseveTopology is Off at which it creates holes in
> the mesh.
>
>
> Thanks
>
> Leila
>
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