[vtkusers] calculating volume enclosed by polydata mesh using Gauss' theorem

[Dr. Roman Grothausmann]

On 21/03/13 14:18, Cory Quammen wrote:
> Maybe vtkMassProperties will do what you want?

Yes, exactly. Thanks Cory. I didn't think of searching for "mass" in relation to 
virtual meshes.

Many thanks
Roman

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> http://www.vtk.org/doc/nightly/html/classvtkMassProperties.html
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> Cory
>
> On Thu, Mar 21, 2013 at 9:10 AM, Dr. Roman Grothausmann
> <grothausmann.roman at mh-hannover.de>  wrote:
>> Dear mailing list members,
>>
>>
>> Is there already a filter in VTK (ITK) that computes the volume enclosed by
>> a closed polydata mesh using Gauss’ theorem for measuring volume?
>> Like the Measure-Plugin in Blender or e.g. as described here:
>> http://iopscience.iop.org/0031-9155/41/9/016/
>>
>> vtkMeshQuality is only per element based and therefore has no volume for
>> polydata. I'd want to apply it after using vtkConnectivityFilter to get the
>> volume of each disconnected (closed) component. Basically Gaetan Lehmann's
>> ITK-contribution but for labelled meshes in VTK
>> (http://www.insight-journal.org/browse/publication/176).
>>
>> Any help or hints are very much appreciated
>> Roman
>>
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Dr. Roman Grothausmann

Tomographie und Digitale Bildverarbeitung
Tomography and Digital Image Analysis

Institut für Funktionelle und Angewandte Anatomie, OE 4120
Medizinische Hochschule Hannover
Carl-Neuberg-Str. 1
D-30625 Hannover

Tel. +49 511 532-9574