[vtkusers] Computational Geometry - user equations?

Sat Oct 3 23:55:27 EDT 2015

It's a long while since I have used VTK 5.10. Try deleting your cmake cache
file, then run cmake again and rebuild.

On Sun, Oct 4, 2015 at 1:38 PM, Gib Bogle <g.bogle at auckland.ac.nz> wrote:

> Thanks for your help, Andrew.
> I did this:
> #find_package(VTK COMPONENTS
> #  vtkCommonColor
> #  vtkCommonCore
> #  vtkFiltersHybrid
> #  vtkFiltersSources
> #  vtkIOImage
> #  vtkInteractionStyle
> #  vtkRenderingOpenGL
> #)
> find_package(VTK REQUIRED)
> but unfortunately the list of errors looks much the same.
>
> Cheers
> Gib
> ------------------------------
> *From:* Andrew Maclean [andrew.amaclean at gmail.com]
> *Sent:* Sunday, 4 October 2015 3:32 p.m.
>
> *To:* Gib Bogle
> *Cc:* vtk; logicmonkeyuk
> *Subject:* RE: [vtkusers] Computational Geometry - user equations?
>
> VT6 is modular in contrast to VTK 5 so I would replace the section in the
> CMakeLists.txt file dealing with including  the modules with something like
> this:
>
> find_package(VTK REQUIRED)
> include(${VTK_USE_FILE})
>
> I hope this helps.
>
> Andrew Maclean
> On 4 Oct 2015 1:01 pm, "Gib Bogle" <g.bogle at auckland.ac.nz> wrote:
>
>> That was easily circumvented, but turned out to be the least of the
>> problems:
>>
>> 2>TrefoilKnot.obj : error LNK2019: unresolved external symbol
>> "__declspec(dllimport) protected: __thiscall
>> vtkParametricFunction::vtkParametricFunction(void)"
>> (__imp_??0vtkParametricFunction@@IAE at XZ) referenced in function
>> "protected: __thiscall
>> myParametricTrefoilKnot::myParametricTrefoilKnot(void)"
>> (??0myParametricTrefoilKnot@@IAE at XZ)
>> 2>TrefoilKnot.obj : error LNK2001: unresolved external symbol "public:
>> virtual void __thiscall vtkObjectBase::Delete(void)" (?Delete at vtkObjectBase
>> @@UAEXXZ)
>> 2>TrefoilKnot.obj : error LNK2001: unresolved external symbol "public:
>> virtual void __thiscall vtkObjectBase::FastDelete(void)"
>> (?FastDelete at vtkObjectBase@@UAEXXZ)
>> 2>TrefoilKnot.obj : error LNK2001: unresolved external symbol "public:
>> virtual void __thiscall vtkObjectBase::PrintHeader(class
>> std::basic_ostream<char,struct std::char_traits<char> > &,class vtkIndent)"
>> (?PrintHeader at vtkObjectBase@@UAEXAAV?$basic_ostream at DU?$char_traits at D
>> @std@@@std@@VvtkIndent@@@Z)
>> 2>TrefoilKnot.obj : error LNK2001: unresolved external symbol "public:
>> virtual void __thiscall vtkObjectBase::PrintTrailer(class
>> std::basic_ostream<char,struct std::char_traits<char> > &,class vtkIndent)"
>> (?PrintTrailer at vtkObjectBase@@UAEXAAV?$basic_ostream at DU?$char_traits at D
>> @std@@@std@@VvtkIndent@@@Z)
>> 2>TrefoilKnot.obj : error LNK2001: unresolved external symbol "public:
>> virtual void __thiscall vtkObjectBase::Register(class vtkObjectBase *)"
>> (?Register at vtkObjectBase@@UAEXPAV1@@Z)
>> 2>TrefoilKnot.obj : error LNK2001: unresolved external symbol "public:
>> virtual void __thiscall vtkObjectBase::UnRegister(class vtkObjectBase *)"
>> (?UnRegister at vtkObjectBase@@UAEXPAV1@@Z)
>> 2>TrefoilKnot.obj : error LNK2001: unresolved external symbol "protected:
>> virtual void __thiscall myParametricTrefoilKnot::CollectRevisions(class
>> std::basic_ostream<char,struct std::char_traits<char> > &)"
>> (?CollectRevisions at myParametricTrefoilKnot@@MAEXAAV?$basic_ostream at DU
>> ?$char_traits at D@std@@@std@@@Z)
>> 2>TrefoilKnot.obj : error LNK2001: unresolved external symbol "protected:
>> virtual void __thiscall vtkObject::RegisterInternal(class vtkObjectBase
>> *,int)" (?RegisterInternal at vtkObject@@MAEXPAVvtkObjectBase@@H at Z)
>> 2>TrefoilKnot.obj : error LNK2001: unresolved external symbol "protected:
>> virtual void __thiscall vtkObject::UnRegisterInternal(class vtkObjectBase
>> *,int)" (?UnRegisterInternal at vtkObject@@MAEXPAVvtkObjectBase@@H at Z)
>> 2>TrefoilKnot.obj : error LNK2001: unresolved external symbol "protected:
>> virtual void __thiscall vtkObjectBase::ReportReferences(class
>> vtkGarbageCollector *)" (?ReportReferences at vtkObjectBase
>> @@MAEXPAVvtkGarbageCollector@@@Z)
>> 2>TrefoilKnot.obj : error LNK2001: unresolved external symbol "public:
>> virtual void __thiscall vtkObject::DebugOn(void)" (?DebugOn at vtkObject
>> @@UAEXXZ)
>> 2>TrefoilKnot.obj : error LNK2001: unresolved external symbol "public:
>> virtual void __thiscall vtkObject::DebugOff(void)" (?DebugOff at vtkObject
>> @@UAEXXZ)
>> 2>TrefoilKnot.obj : error LNK2001: unresolved external symbol "public:
>> virtual void __thiscall vtkObject::Modified(void)" (?Modified at vtkObject
>> @@UAEXXZ)
>> 2>TrefoilKnot.obj : error LNK2001: unresolved external symbol "public:
>> virtual unsigned long __thiscall vtkObject::GetMTime(void)"
>> (?GetMTime at vtkObject@@UAEKXZ)
>> 2>TrefoilKnot.obj : error LNK2001: unresolved external symbol "public:
>> virtual void __thiscall vtkParametricFunction::SetMinimumU(double)"
>> (?SetMinimumU at vtkParametricFunction@@UAEXN at Z)
>> 2>TrefoilKnot.obj : error LNK2001: unresolved external symbol "public:
>> virtual double __thiscall vtkParametricFunction::GetMinimumU(void)"
>> (?GetMinimumU at vtkParametricFunction@@UAENXZ)
>> 2>TrefoilKnot.obj : error LNK2001: unresolved external symbol "public:
>> virtual void __thiscall vtkParametricFunction::SetMaximumU(double)"
>> (?SetMaximumU at vtkParametricFunction@@UAEXN at Z)
>> 2>TrefoilKnot.obj : error LNK2001: unresolved external symbol "public:
>> virtual double __thiscall vtkParametricFunction::GetMaximumU(void)"
>> (?GetMaximumU at vtkParametricFunction@@UAENXZ)
>> 2>TrefoilKnot.obj : error LNK2001: unresolved external symbol "public:
>> virtual void __thiscall vtkParametricFunction::SetMinimumV(double)"
>> (?SetMinimumV at vtkParametricFunction@@UAEXN at Z)
>> 2>TrefoilKnot.obj : error LNK2001: unresolved external symbol "public:
>> virtual double __thiscall vtkParametricFunction::GetMinimumV(void)"
>> (?GetMinimumV at vtkParametricFunction@@UAENXZ)
>> 2>TrefoilKnot.obj : error LNK2001: unresolved external symbol "public:
>> virtual void __thiscall vtkParametricFunction::SetMaximumV(double)"
>> (?SetMaximumV at vtkParametricFunction@@UAEXN at Z)
>> 2>TrefoilKnot.obj : error LNK2001: unresolved external symbol "public:
>> virtual double __thiscall vtkParametricFunction::GetMaximumV(void)"
>> (?GetMaximumV at vtkParametricFunction@@UAENXZ)
>> 2>TrefoilKnot.obj : error LNK2001: unresolved external symbol "public:
>> virtual void __thiscall vtkParametricFunction::SetMinimumW(double)"
>> (?SetMinimumW at vtkParametricFunction@@UAEXN at Z)
>> 2>TrefoilKnot.obj : error LNK2001: unresolved external symbol "public:
>> virtual double __thiscall vtkParametricFunction::GetMinimumW(void)"
>> (?GetMinimumW at vtkParametricFunction@@UAENXZ)
>> 2>TrefoilKnot.obj : error LNK2001: unresolved external symbol "public:
>> virtual void __thiscall vtkParametricFunction::SetMaximumW(double)"
>> (?SetMaximumW at vtkParametricFunction@@UAEXN at Z)
>> 2>TrefoilKnot.obj : error LNK2001: unresolved external symbol "public:
>> virtual double __thiscall vtkParametricFunction::GetMaximumW(void)"
>> (?GetMaximumW at vtkParametricFunction@@UAENXZ)
>> 2>TrefoilKnot.obj : error LNK2001: unresolved external symbol "public:
>> virtual void __thiscall vtkParametricFunction::SetJoinU(int)"
>> (?SetJoinU at vtkParametricFunction@@UAEXH at Z)
>> 2>TrefoilKnot.obj : error LNK2001: unresolved external symbol "public:
>> virtual int __thiscall vtkParametricFunction::GetJoinU(void)"
>> (?GetJoinU at vtkParametricFunction@@UAEHXZ)
>> 2>TrefoilKnot.obj : error LNK2001: unresolved external symbol "public:
>> virtual void __thiscall vtkParametricFunction::JoinUOn(void)"
>> (?JoinUOn at vtkParametricFunction@@UAEXXZ)
>> 2>TrefoilKnot.obj : error LNK2001: unresolved external symbol "public:
>> virtual void __thiscall vtkParametricFunction::JoinUOff(void)"
>> (?JoinUOff at vtkParametricFunction@@UAEXXZ)
>> 2>TrefoilKnot.obj : error LNK2001: unresolved external symbol "public:
>> virtual void __thiscall vtkParametricFunction::SetJoinV(int)"
>> (?SetJoinV at vtkParametricFunction@@UAEXH at Z)
>> 2>TrefoilKnot.obj : error LNK2001: unresolved external symbol "public:
>> virtual int __thiscall vtkParametricFunction::GetJoinV(void)"
>> (?GetJoinV at vtkParametricFunction@@UAEHXZ)
>> 2>TrefoilKnot.obj : error LNK2001: unresolved external symbol "public:
>> virtual void __thiscall vtkParametricFunction::JoinVOn(void)"
>> (?JoinVOn at vtkParametricFunction@@UAEXXZ)
>> 2>TrefoilKnot.obj : error LNK2001: unresolved external symbol "public:
>> virtual void __thiscall vtkParametricFunction::JoinVOff(void)"
>> (?JoinVOff at vtkParametricFunction@@UAEXXZ)
>> 2>TrefoilKnot.obj : error LNK2001: unresolved external symbol "public:
>> virtual void __thiscall vtkParametricFunction::SetTwistU(int)"
>> (?SetTwistU at vtkParametricFunction@@UAEXH at Z)
>> 2>TrefoilKnot.obj : error LNK2001: unresolved external symbol "public:
>> virtual int __thiscall vtkParametricFunction::GetTwistU(void)"
>> (?GetTwistU at vtkParametricFunction@@UAEHXZ)
>> 2>TrefoilKnot.obj : error LNK2001: unresolved external symbol "public:
>> virtual void __thiscall vtkParametricFunction::TwistUOn(void)"
>> (?TwistUOn at vtkParametricFunction@@UAEXXZ)
>> 2>TrefoilKnot.obj : error LNK2001: unresolved external symbol "public:
>> virtual void __thiscall vtkParametricFunction::TwistUOff(void)"
>> (?TwistUOff at vtkParametricFunction@@UAEXXZ)
>> 2>TrefoilKnot.obj : error LNK2001: unresolved external symbol "public:
>> virtual void __thiscall vtkParametricFunction::SetTwistV(int)"
>> (?SetTwistV at vtkParametricFunction@@UAEXH at Z)
>> 2>TrefoilKnot.obj : error LNK2001: unresolved external symbol "public:
>> virtual int __thiscall vtkParametricFunction::GetTwistV(void)"
>> (?GetTwistV at vtkParametricFunction@@UAEHXZ)
>> 2>TrefoilKnot.obj : error LNK2001: unresolved external symbol "public:
>> virtual void __thiscall vtkParametricFunction::TwistVOn(void)"
>> (?TwistVOn at vtkParametricFunction@@UAEXXZ)
>> 2>TrefoilKnot.obj : error LNK2001: unresolved external symbol "public:
>> virtual void __thiscall vtkParametricFunction::TwistVOff(void)"
>> (?TwistVOff at vtkParametricFunction@@UAEXXZ)
>> etc. etc.
>> ------------------------------
>> *From:* Andrew Maclean [andrew.amaclean at gmail.com]
>> *Sent:* Sunday, 4 October 2015 2:53 p.m.
>> *To:* Gib Bogle
>> *Cc:* vtk; logicmonkeyuk
>> *Subject:* RE: [vtkusers] Computational Geometry - user equations?
>>
>> vtkNamedColors was introduced in VTK 6. For VTK 5 you will have to
>> specify colours using RGB values.
>>
>> e.g something like:
>> unsigned char red[3] = {255, 0, 0};
>>   actor->GetProperty()->SetColor(red[0], red[1], red[2]);
>>
>> Andrew Maclean
>> On 4 Oct 2015 12:35 pm, "Gib Bogle" <g.bogle at auckland.ac.nz> wrote:
>>
>>> Hi Piers, Andrew, Cory,
>>>
>>> This does not build with VTK 5.10 (no vtkNamedColors.h).  Is there a
>>> version that works with 5.10?
>>>
>>> Thanks
>>> Gib
>>> ------------------------------
>>> *From:* vtkusers [vtkusers-bounces at vtk.org] on behalf of
>>> piers.barber at logicmonkey.co.uk [piers.barber at logicmonkey.co.uk]
>>> *Sent:* Sunday, 4 October 2015 1:48 p.m.
>>> *To:* andrew.amaclean at gmail.com
>>> *Cc:* vtk
>>> *Subject:* Re: [vtkusers] Computational Geometry - user equations?
>>>
>>> Andrew, Cory,
>>>
>>> Thanks for the attachment - as a non-coder it bridged the gap between
>>> the PDF that I've seen before and what actually needed to be done.
>>>
>>> I've attached my trefoil knot code in a zip. The partial derivatives
>>> make a big difference to shadows.
>>>
>>> I'm on Arch Linux with VTK 6.1.0, and the only change I needed to make
>>> to get the example to build was to the CMakeLists.txt - so it picks up
>>> OpenGL rather than OpenGL2.
>>>
>>> I'm pleased that this works, but the output surface is rather jagged
>>> when compared to what I get with MathMod. Any ideas?
>>>
>>> For the VTK user list, the zipped files I mention are here:
>>>
>>> https://github.com/logicmonkey/curves/tree/master/vtk/TrefoilKnot
>>>
>>> ( unzip/git pull; cd TrefoilKnot; mkdir build; cd build; cmake ..; make;
>>> ./bin/TrefoilKnot )
>>>
>>> Thanks again for your help.
>>>
>>> --
>>>
>>> Piers Barber (-=:LogicMonkey;=-)
>>>
>>> On 2015-10-01 00:19, Andrew Maclean wrote:
>>>
>>> If I understand you correctly, then the approach described in
>>> http://www.vtk.org/img/ParametricSurfaces.pdfin " How to create your
>>> own surface" should work for you. If you adopt this approach, you just
>>> build using the library and you do not need to modify the VTK library.
>>>
>>> I attach  a VTK 6.3+ version of the example for you to try out.
>>>
>>> I'll add this to the VTK examples sometime next week.
>>>
>>> Once you get a surface you might like to look at:
>>>
>>> http://www.vtk.org/Wiki/VTK/Examples/Cxx/Visualization/ElevationBandsWithGlyphs
>>> and
>>>
>>> http://www.vtk.org/Wiki/VTK/Examples/Cxx/Visualization/CurvatureBandsWithGlyphs
>>> for some visualisation ideas.
>>>
>>>
>>> Regards
>>>    Andrew
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>> ---------- Forwarded message ----------
>>>> From: Cory Quammen <cory.quammen at kitware.com>
>>>> To: piers.barber at logicmonkey.co.uk
>>>> Cc: "vtkusers at vtk.org" <vtkusers at vtk.org>
>>>> Date: Wed, 30 Sep 2015 09:15:45 -0400
>>>> Subject: Re: [vtkusers] Computational Geometry - user equations?
>>>> On Tue, Sep 29, 2015 at 12:13 PM, <piers.barber at logicmonkey.co.uk>
>>>> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> Hi All,
>>>>>
>>>>> I'd like to specify a surface f(u,v) in 3D with my own parametric
>>>>> equation system {x(u,v), y(u,v), z(u,v)}. And then visualize it.
>>>>>
>>>>> The only way I can see to do this is to add my function to the library
>>>>> source code, build the library and then call my function as described here:
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> http://www.vtk.org/Wiki/VTK/Examples/Cxx/GeometricObjects/ParametricObjectsDemo#CMakeLists.txt
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Yep, that looks like a good way to go.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>> I'm using vtkParametricTorus[.h, .cxx] as a template, but is there an
>>>>> easier and more direct way to do this?
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> You can define your subclass of vtkParametricFunction in your local
>>>> project - no need to add it to VTK, which is what I think you were saying
>>>> above.
>>>>
>>>> Were you looking for a vtkParametricFunction subclass that takes an
>>>> expression for x(u,v), etc.? That doesn't exist as far as I know, but that
>>>> would be cool to have.
>>>>
>>>> Cory
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>> Thanks!
>>>>>
>>>>> -=:LM:=-
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>>>>
>>>>
>>>> --
>>>> Cory Quammen
>>>> R&D Engineer
>>>> Kitware, Inc.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> --
>>> ___________________________________________
>>> Andrew J. P. Maclean
>>>
>>> ___________________________________________
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>

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