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MarchingCases

vtk-examples/Cxx/VisualizationAlgorithms/MarchingCases


Description

This example will help you understand the Marching Cubes Algorithm. The example takes one optional argument, a case number. There are 15 Marching Cubes cases, 0-14. There are also 15 complementary cases where the inside/outside value is flipped. To see a complementary case, supply a negative case number. For example, -7 is the complementary case of 7.

Note

According to the ACM Digital Library, the Marching Cubes paper is the most cited Siggraph paper.

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Code

MarchingCases.cxx

#include <vtkActor.h>
#include <vtkCamera.h>
#include <vtkContourFilter.h>
#include <vtkCubeSource.h>
#include <vtkExtractEdges.h>
#include <vtkFloatArray.h>
#include <vtkGlyph3D.h>
#include <vtkIdList.h>
#include <vtkNamedColors.h>
#include <vtkNew.h>
#include <vtkPointData.h>
#include <vtkPoints.h>
#include <vtkPolyDataMapper.h>
#include <vtkProperty.h>
#include <vtkRenderWindow.h>
#include <vtkRenderWindowInteractor.h>
#include <vtkRenderer.h>
#include <vtkShrinkPolyData.h>
#include <vtkSphereSource.h>
#include <vtkThresholdPoints.h>
#include <vtkTransform.h>
#include <vtkTransformPolyDataFilter.h>
#include <vtkTubeFilter.h>
#include <vtkUnstructuredGrid.h>
#include <vtkVectorText.h>

// Note that:
// vtkExtractEdges moved from vtkFiltersExtraction to vtkFiltersCore in
// VTK commit d9981b9aeb93b42d1371c6e295d76bfdc18430bd

#include <algorithm>
#include <iostream>
#include <iterator>
#include <map>
#include <sstream>

namespace {
std::string ProgramParameters(std::string const& programName);

void case0(vtkFloatArray*, vtkVectorText*, int, int);
void case1(vtkFloatArray*, vtkVectorText*, int, int);
void case2(vtkFloatArray*, vtkVectorText*, int, int);
void case3(vtkFloatArray*, vtkVectorText*, int, int);
void case4(vtkFloatArray*, vtkVectorText*, int, int);
void case5(vtkFloatArray*, vtkVectorText*, int, int);
void case6(vtkFloatArray*, vtkVectorText*, int, int);
void case7(vtkFloatArray*, vtkVectorText*, int, int);
void case8(vtkFloatArray*, vtkVectorText*, int, int);
void case9(vtkFloatArray*, vtkVectorText*, int, int);
void case10(vtkFloatArray*, vtkVectorText*, int, int);
void case11(vtkFloatArray*, vtkVectorText*, int, int);
void case12(vtkFloatArray*, vtkVectorText*, int, int);
void case13(vtkFloatArray*, vtkVectorText*, int, int);
void case14(vtkFloatArray*, vtkVectorText*, int, int);
} // namespace

int main(int argc, char* argv[])
{
  std::map<int, void (*)(vtkFloatArray*, vtkVectorText*, int, int)> cases;
  cases[0] = &case0;
  cases[1] = &case1;
  cases[2] = &case2;
  cases[3] = &case3;
  cases[4] = &case4;
  cases[5] = &case5;
  cases[6] = &case6;
  cases[7] = &case7;
  cases[8] = &case8;
  cases[9] = &case9;
  cases[10] = &case10;
  cases[11] = &case11;
  cases[12] = &case12;
  cases[13] = &case13;
  cases[14] = &case14;

  std::vector<int> mcCases;
  auto mcCase = 7;
  auto rotation = 0;
  auto label = true;
  if (argc > 1)
  {
    if (argc < 3)
    {
      std::cerr << ProgramParameters(argv[0]) << std::endl;
      return EXIT_FAILURE;
    }
    auto numberOfCases = std::abs(atoi(argv[1]));
    if (argc < numberOfCases + 2)
    {
      std::cerr << ProgramParameters(argv[0]) << std::endl;
      return EXIT_FAILURE;
    }
    for (auto i = 0; i < numberOfCases; ++i)
    {
      mcCase = atoi(argv[i + 2]);
      if (std::abs(mcCase) < 0 || std::abs(mcCase) > 14)
      {
        std::cerr << argv[0] << " bad case number " << mcCase << std::endl;
        return EXIT_FAILURE;
      }
      mcCases.push_back(mcCase);
    }
    // Look for the optional parameters.
    if (numberOfCases + 2 < argc)
    {
      // We have rotation.
      rotation = std::abs(atoi(argv[numberOfCases + 2])) % 4;
    }
    if (numberOfCases + 3 < argc)
    {
      // We have a label option.
      label = atoi(argv[numberOfCases + 3]) != 0;
    }
  }
  else
  {
    mcCases.push_back(mcCase);
  }

  if (mcCases.size() == 1)
  {
    std::cout << "Case: " << mcCases[0] << std::endl;
  }
  else
  {
    if (!mcCases.empty())
    {
      std::ostringstream ss;
      std::copy(mcCases.begin(), mcCases.end() - 1,
                std::ostream_iterator<int>(ss, ", "));
      ss << mcCases.back();
      std::cout << "Cases: " << ss.str() << std::endl;
    }
  }
  std::cout << "Rotated: " << rotation * 90 << " degrees." << std::endl;

  vtkNew<vtkNamedColors> color;

  vtkNew<vtkRenderWindow> renWin;
  renWin->SetSize(640, 480);
  vtkNew<vtkRenderWindowInteractor> iren;
  iren->SetRenderWindow(renWin);

  // Always use a grid of four columns unless number of cases < 4.
  std::vector<vtkSmartPointer<vtkRenderer>> renderers;
  int gridSize = ((static_cast<int>(mcCases.size()) + 3) / 4) * 4;
  gridSize = static_cast<int>(mcCases.size()) < 4
      ? static_cast<int>(mcCases.size())
      : gridSize;
  for (int i = 0; i < gridSize; ++i)
  {
    // Create the Renderer
    vtkNew<vtkRenderer> renderer;
    renderers.push_back(renderer);
    // Set the background color.
    renderers[i]->SetBackground(color->GetColor3d("slate_grey").GetData());
    renWin->AddRenderer(renderer);
  }

  for (size_t i = 0; i < mcCases.size(); ++i)
  {
    // Define a Single Cube
    vtkNew<vtkFloatArray> Scalars;
    Scalars->InsertNextValue(1.0);
    Scalars->InsertNextValue(0.0);
    Scalars->InsertNextValue(0.0);
    Scalars->InsertNextValue(1.0);
    Scalars->InsertNextValue(0.0);
    Scalars->InsertNextValue(0.0);
    Scalars->InsertNextValue(0.0);
    Scalars->InsertNextValue(0.0);

    vtkNew<vtkPoints> Points;
    Points->InsertNextPoint(0, 0, 0);
    Points->InsertNextPoint(1, 0, 0);
    Points->InsertNextPoint(1, 1, 0);
    Points->InsertNextPoint(0, 1, 0);
    Points->InsertNextPoint(0, 0, 1);
    Points->InsertNextPoint(1, 0, 1);
    Points->InsertNextPoint(1, 1, 1);
    Points->InsertNextPoint(0, 1, 1);

    vtkNew<vtkIdList> Ids;
    Ids->InsertNextId(0);
    Ids->InsertNextId(1);
    Ids->InsertNextId(2);
    Ids->InsertNextId(3);
    Ids->InsertNextId(4);
    Ids->InsertNextId(5);
    Ids->InsertNextId(6);
    Ids->InsertNextId(7);

    vtkNew<vtkUnstructuredGrid> Grid;
    Grid->Allocate(10, 10);
    Grid->InsertNextCell(12, Ids);
    Grid->SetPoints(Points);
    Grid->GetPointData()->SetScalars(Scalars);

    // Find the triangles that lie along the 0.5 contour in this cube.
    vtkNew<vtkContourFilter> Marching;
    Marching->SetInputData(Grid);
    Marching->SetValue(0, 0.5);
    Marching->Update();

    // Extract the edges of the triangles just found.
    vtkNew<vtkExtractEdges> triangleEdges;
    triangleEdges->SetInputConnection(Marching->GetOutputPort());

    // Draw the edges as tubes instead of lines.  Also create the associated
    // mapper and actor to display the tubes.
    vtkNew<vtkTubeFilter> triangleEdgeTubes;
    triangleEdgeTubes->SetInputConnection(triangleEdges->GetOutputPort());
    triangleEdgeTubes->SetRadius(.005);
    triangleEdgeTubes->SetNumberOfSides(6);
    triangleEdgeTubes->UseDefaultNormalOn();
    triangleEdgeTubes->SetDefaultNormal(.577, .577, .577);

    vtkNew<vtkPolyDataMapper> triangleEdgeMapper;
    triangleEdgeMapper->SetInputConnection(triangleEdgeTubes->GetOutputPort());
    triangleEdgeMapper->ScalarVisibilityOff();

    vtkNew<vtkActor> triangleEdgeActor;
    triangleEdgeActor->SetMapper(triangleEdgeMapper);
    triangleEdgeActor->GetProperty()->SetDiffuseColor(
        color->GetColor3d("lamp_black").GetData());
    triangleEdgeActor->GetProperty()->SetSpecular(.4);
    triangleEdgeActor->GetProperty()->SetSpecularPower(10);

    // Shrink the triangles we found earlier.  Create the associated mapper
    // and actor.  Set the opacity of the shrunken triangles.
    vtkNew<vtkShrinkPolyData> aShrinker;
    aShrinker->SetShrinkFactor(1);
    aShrinker->SetInputConnection(Marching->GetOutputPort());

    vtkNew<vtkPolyDataMapper> aMapper;
    aMapper->ScalarVisibilityOff();
    aMapper->SetInputConnection(aShrinker->GetOutputPort());

    vtkNew<vtkActor> Triangles;
    Triangles->SetMapper(aMapper);
    Triangles->GetProperty()->SetDiffuseColor(
        color->GetColor3d("banana").GetData());
    Triangles->GetProperty()->SetOpacity(.6);

    // Draw a cube the same size and at the same position as the one
    // created previously.  Extract the edges because we only want to see
    // the outline of the cube.  Pass the edges through a vtkTubeFilter so
    // they are displayed as tubes rather than lines.
    vtkNew<vtkCubeSource> CubeModel;
    CubeModel->SetCenter(.5, .5, .5);

    vtkNew<vtkExtractEdges> Edges;
    Edges->SetInputConnection(CubeModel->GetOutputPort());

    vtkNew<vtkTubeFilter> Tubes;
    Tubes->SetInputConnection(Edges->GetOutputPort());
    Tubes->SetRadius(.01);
    Tubes->SetNumberOfSides(6);
    Tubes->UseDefaultNormalOn();
    Tubes->SetDefaultNormal(.577, .577, .577);
    // Create the mapper and actor to display the cube edges.
    vtkNew<vtkPolyDataMapper> TubeMapper;
    TubeMapper->SetInputConnection(Tubes->GetOutputPort());
    vtkNew<vtkActor> CubeEdges;
    CubeEdges->SetMapper(TubeMapper);
    CubeEdges->GetProperty()->SetDiffuseColor(
        color->GetColor3d("khaki").GetData());
    CubeEdges->GetProperty()->SetSpecular(.4);
    CubeEdges->GetProperty()->SetSpecularPower(10);

    // Create a sphere to use as a glyph source for vtkGlyph3D.
    vtkNew<vtkSphereSource> Sphere;
    Sphere->SetRadius(0.04);
    Sphere->SetPhiResolution(20);
    Sphere->SetThetaResolution(20);
    // Remove the part of the cube with data values below 0.5.
    vtkNew<vtkThresholdPoints> ThresholdIn;
    ThresholdIn->SetInputData(Grid);
    ThresholdIn->ThresholdByUpper(.5);
    // Display spheres at the vertices remaining in the cube data set after
    // it was passed through vtkThresholdPoints.
    vtkNew<vtkGlyph3D> Vertices;
    Vertices->SetInputConnection(ThresholdIn->GetOutputPort());
    Vertices->SetSourceConnection(Sphere->GetOutputPort());
    // Create a mapper and actor to display the glyphs.
    vtkNew<vtkPolyDataMapper> SphereMapper;
    SphereMapper->SetInputConnection(Vertices->GetOutputPort());
    SphereMapper->ScalarVisibilityOff();

    vtkNew<vtkActor> CubeVertices;
    CubeVertices->SetMapper(SphereMapper);
    CubeVertices->GetProperty()->SetDiffuseColor(
        color->GetColor3d("tomato").GetData());

    // Define the text for the label
    vtkNew<vtkVectorText> caseLabel;
    caseLabel->SetText("Case 1");

    vtkNew<vtkActor> labelActor;

    if (label)
    {
      // Set up a transform to move the label to a new position.
      vtkNew<vtkTransform> aLabelTransform;
      aLabelTransform->Identity();
      // Position the label according to the rotation of the figure.
      switch (rotation)
      {
      case 0:
      default:
        aLabelTransform->Translate(-0.2, 0, 1.25);
        aLabelTransform->Scale(.05, .05, .05);
        break;
      case 1:
        aLabelTransform->RotateY(90);
        aLabelTransform->Translate(-1.25, 0, 1.25);
        aLabelTransform->Scale(.05, .05, .05);
        break;
      case 2:
        aLabelTransform->RotateY(180);
        aLabelTransform->Translate(-1.25, 0, 0.2);
        aLabelTransform->Scale(.05, .05, .05);
        break;
      case 3:
        aLabelTransform->RotateY(270);
        aLabelTransform->Translate(-0.2, 0, 0.2);
        aLabelTransform->Scale(.05, .05, .05);
        break;
      }

      // Move the label to a new position.
      vtkNew<vtkTransformPolyDataFilter> labelTransform;
      labelTransform->SetTransform(aLabelTransform);
      labelTransform->SetInputConnection(caseLabel->GetOutputPort());

      // Create a mapper and actor to display the text.
      vtkNew<vtkPolyDataMapper> labelMapper;
      labelMapper->SetInputConnection(labelTransform->GetOutputPort());

      labelActor->SetMapper(labelMapper);
    }
    // Define the base that the cube sits on.  Create its associated mapper
    // and actor.  Set the position of the actor.
    vtkNew<vtkCubeSource> baseModel;
    baseModel->SetXLength(1.5);
    baseModel->SetYLength(.01);
    baseModel->SetZLength(1.5);

    vtkNew<vtkPolyDataMapper> baseMapper;
    baseMapper->SetInputConnection(baseModel->GetOutputPort());

    vtkNew<vtkActor> base;
    base->SetMapper(baseMapper);
    base->SetPosition(.5, -0.09, .5);

    // Set the scalar values for this case of marching cubes.
    // A negative case number will generate a complementary case
    mcCase = mcCases[i];
    if (mcCase < 0)
    {
      cases[-mcCase](Scalars, caseLabel, 0, 1);
    }
    else
    {
      cases[mcCase](Scalars, caseLabel, 1, 0);
    }
    // Force the grid to update.
    Grid->Modified();

    // Add the actors to the renderer
    renderers[i]->AddActor(triangleEdgeActor);
    renderers[i]->AddActor(base);
    if (label)
    {
      renderers[i]->AddActor(labelActor);
    }
    renderers[i]->AddActor(CubeEdges);
    renderers[i]->AddActor(CubeVertices);
    renderers[i]->AddActor(Triangles);

    // Position the camera.
    renderers[i]->GetActiveCamera()->Dolly(1.2);
    // Rotate the camera an extra 30 degrees so the cube is not face on.
    switch (rotation)
    {
    case 0:
    default:
      renderers[i]->GetActiveCamera()->Azimuth(30);
      break;
    case 1:
      renderers[i]->GetActiveCamera()->Azimuth(30 + 90);
      break;
    case 2:
      renderers[i]->GetActiveCamera()->Azimuth(30 + 180);
      break;
    case 3:
      renderers[i]->GetActiveCamera()->Azimuth(30 + 270);
      break;
    }
    renderers[i]->GetActiveCamera()->Elevation(20);
    renderers[i]->ResetCamera();
    renderers[i]->ResetCameraClippingRange();
    if (i > 0)
    {
      renderers[i]->SetActiveCamera(renderers[0]->GetActiveCamera());
    }
  }
  // Setup viewports for the renderers
  int rendererSize = 300;
  int xGridDimensions = static_cast<int>(mcCases.size()) < 4
      ? static_cast<int>(mcCases.size())
      : 4;
  int yGridDimensions = (static_cast<int>(mcCases.size()) - 1) / 4 + 1;
  std::cout << "Grid dimensions: (x, y): (" << xGridDimensions << ", "
            << yGridDimensions << ")" << std::endl;
  renWin->SetSize(rendererSize * xGridDimensions,
                  rendererSize * yGridDimensions);
  renWin->SetWindowName("MarchingCases");

  for (int row = 0; row < yGridDimensions; row++)
  {
    for (int col = 0; col < xGridDimensions; col++)
    {
      int index = row * xGridDimensions + col;

      // (xmin, ymin, xmax, ymax)
      double viewport[4] = {
          static_cast<double>(col) / xGridDimensions,
          static_cast<double>(yGridDimensions - (row + 1)) / yGridDimensions,
          static_cast<double>(col + 1) / xGridDimensions,
          static_cast<double>(yGridDimensions - row) / yGridDimensions};
      renderers[index]->SetViewport(viewport);
    }
  }

  iren->Initialize();
  renWin->Render();
  iren->Start();
  return EXIT_SUCCESS;
}

namespace {

std::string ProgramParameters(std::string const& programName)
{
  std::string ret =
      "Usage: " + programName + " [n [cases [cases ...]] [rotation] [label]\n";
  ret += "\nMarching cubes cases for 3D isosurface generation.\n";
  ret += "arguments:\n";
  ret += "n         The number of cases\n";
  ret += "cases     A list of integers i such that 0 <= i < 14\n";
  ret += "            corresponding to the cases desired.\n";
  ret += "rotation  Rotate camera around the cube, for i such that 0 <= abs(i) "
         "< 4,\n";
  ret += "            corresponding to 0, 90, 180, 270 degrees. Default = 0\n";
  ret += "label     Display a label entering 0 corresponds to false any other "
         "number is true.\n";
  ret += "            Default is  true, 0 == false.\n";
  ret += "\nExample parameter lists:\n";
  ret +=
      "\n3 1 7 12 3 0 Display three cubes: 7, 12, 3 rotated by 270 degrees\n";
  ret += "               around the y-axis with no labels.\n";
  ret += "1 7         Display one cube: 7, no rotation with a label.\n";
  ret += "1 7 0 0     Display one cube: 7, no rotation, no label.\n";

  return ret;
}

void case0(vtkFloatArray* scalars, vtkVectorText* caseLabel, int IN, int OUT)
{
  scalars->InsertValue(0, OUT);
  scalars->InsertValue(1, OUT);
  scalars->InsertValue(2, OUT);
  scalars->InsertValue(3, OUT);
  scalars->InsertValue(4, OUT);
  scalars->InsertValue(5, OUT);
  scalars->InsertValue(6, OUT);
  scalars->InsertValue(7, OUT);
  if (IN == 1)
  {
    caseLabel->SetText("Case 0 - 00000000");
  }
  else
  {
    caseLabel->SetText("Case 0 - 11111111");
  }
}

void case1(vtkFloatArray* scalars, vtkVectorText* caseLabel, int IN, int OUT)
{
  scalars->InsertValue(0, IN);
  scalars->InsertValue(1, OUT);
  scalars->InsertValue(2, OUT);
  scalars->InsertValue(3, OUT);
  scalars->InsertValue(4, OUT);
  scalars->InsertValue(5, OUT);
  scalars->InsertValue(6, OUT);
  scalars->InsertValue(7, OUT);
  if (IN == 1)
  {
    caseLabel->SetText("Case 1 - 00000001");
  }
  else
  {
    caseLabel->SetText("Case 1c - 11111110");
  }
}

void case2(vtkFloatArray* scalars, vtkVectorText* caseLabel, int IN, int OUT)
{
  scalars->InsertValue(0, IN);
  scalars->InsertValue(1, IN);
  scalars->InsertValue(2, OUT);
  scalars->InsertValue(3, OUT);
  scalars->InsertValue(4, OUT);
  scalars->InsertValue(5, OUT);
  scalars->InsertValue(6, OUT);
  scalars->InsertValue(7, OUT);
  if (IN == 1)
  {
    caseLabel->SetText("Case 2 - 00000011");
  }
  else
  {
    caseLabel->SetText("Case 2c - 11111100");
  }
}

void case3(vtkFloatArray* scalars, vtkVectorText* caseLabel, int IN, int OUT)
{
  scalars->InsertValue(0, IN);
  scalars->InsertValue(1, OUT);
  scalars->InsertValue(2, IN);
  scalars->InsertValue(3, OUT);
  scalars->InsertValue(4, OUT);
  scalars->InsertValue(5, OUT);
  scalars->InsertValue(6, OUT);
  scalars->InsertValue(7, OUT);
  if (IN == 1)
  {
    caseLabel->SetText("Case 3 - 00000101");
  }
  else
  {
    caseLabel->SetText("Case 3c - 11111010");
  }
}

void case4(vtkFloatArray* scalars, vtkVectorText* caseLabel, int IN, int OUT)
{
  scalars->InsertValue(0, IN);
  scalars->InsertValue(1, OUT);
  scalars->InsertValue(2, OUT);
  scalars->InsertValue(3, OUT);
  scalars->InsertValue(4, OUT);
  scalars->InsertValue(5, OUT);
  scalars->InsertValue(6, IN);
  scalars->InsertValue(7, OUT);
  if (IN == 1)
  {
    caseLabel->SetText("Case 4 - 01000001");
  }
  else
  {
    caseLabel->SetText("Case 4c - 10111110");
  }
}

void case5(vtkFloatArray* scalars, vtkVectorText* caseLabel, int IN, int OUT)
{
  scalars->InsertValue(0, OUT);
  scalars->InsertValue(1, IN);
  scalars->InsertValue(2, OUT);
  scalars->InsertValue(3, OUT);
  scalars->InsertValue(4, IN);
  scalars->InsertValue(5, IN);
  scalars->InsertValue(6, OUT);
  scalars->InsertValue(7, OUT);
  if (IN == 1)
  {
    caseLabel->SetText("Case 5 - 00110010");
  }
  else
  {
    caseLabel->SetText("Case 5c - 11001101");
  }
}

void case6(vtkFloatArray* scalars, vtkVectorText* caseLabel, int IN, int OUT)
{
  scalars->InsertValue(0, OUT);
  scalars->InsertValue(1, IN);
  scalars->InsertValue(2, OUT);
  scalars->InsertValue(3, IN);
  scalars->InsertValue(4, IN);
  scalars->InsertValue(5, OUT);
  scalars->InsertValue(6, OUT);
  scalars->InsertValue(7, OUT);
  if (IN == 1)
  {
    caseLabel->SetText("Case 6 - 00011010");
  }
  else
  {
    caseLabel->SetText("Case 6c - 11100101");
  }
}

void case7(vtkFloatArray* scalars, vtkVectorText* caseLabel, int IN, int OUT)
{
  scalars->InsertValue(0, IN);
  scalars->InsertValue(1, IN);
  scalars->InsertValue(2, OUT);
  scalars->InsertValue(3, OUT);
  scalars->InsertValue(4, OUT);
  scalars->InsertValue(5, OUT);
  scalars->InsertValue(6, IN);
  scalars->InsertValue(7, OUT);
  if (IN == 1)
  {
    caseLabel->SetText("Case 7 - 01000011");
  }
  else
  {
    caseLabel->SetText("Case 7c - 10111100");
  }
}

void case8(vtkFloatArray* scalars, vtkVectorText* caseLabel, int IN, int OUT)
{
  scalars->InsertValue(0, IN);
  scalars->InsertValue(1, IN);
  scalars->InsertValue(2, OUT);
  scalars->InsertValue(3, OUT);
  scalars->InsertValue(4, IN);
  scalars->InsertValue(5, IN);
  scalars->InsertValue(6, OUT);
  scalars->InsertValue(7, OUT);
  if (IN == 1)
  {
    caseLabel->SetText("Case 8 - 00110011");
  }
  else
  {
    caseLabel->SetText("Case 8c - 11001100");
  }
}

void case9(vtkFloatArray* scalars, vtkVectorText* caseLabel, int IN, int OUT)
{
  scalars->InsertValue(0, OUT);
  scalars->InsertValue(1, IN);
  scalars->InsertValue(2, IN);
  scalars->InsertValue(3, IN);
  scalars->InsertValue(4, OUT);
  scalars->InsertValue(5, OUT);
  scalars->InsertValue(6, IN);
  scalars->InsertValue(7, OUT);
  if (IN == 1)
  {
    caseLabel->SetText("Case 9 - 01001110");
  }
  else
  {
    caseLabel->SetText("Case 9c - 10110001");
  }
}
void case10(vtkFloatArray* scalars, vtkVectorText* caseLabel, int IN, int OUT)
{
  scalars->InsertValue(0, IN);
  scalars->InsertValue(1, OUT);
  scalars->InsertValue(2, OUT);
  scalars->InsertValue(3, IN);
  scalars->InsertValue(4, OUT);
  scalars->InsertValue(5, IN);
  scalars->InsertValue(6, IN);
  scalars->InsertValue(7, OUT);
  if (IN == 1)
  {
    caseLabel->SetText("Case 10 - 01101001");
  }
  else
  {
    caseLabel->SetText("Case 10c - 10010110");
  }
}

void case11(vtkFloatArray* scalars, vtkVectorText* caseLabel, int IN, int OUT)
{
  scalars->InsertValue(0, IN);
  scalars->InsertValue(1, OUT);
  scalars->InsertValue(2, OUT);
  scalars->InsertValue(3, OUT);
  scalars->InsertValue(4, IN);
  scalars->InsertValue(5, IN);
  scalars->InsertValue(6, IN);
  scalars->InsertValue(7, OUT);
  if (IN == 1)
  {
    caseLabel->SetText("Case 11 - 01110001");
  }
  else
  {
    caseLabel->SetText("Case 11c - 10001110");
  }
}

void case12(vtkFloatArray* scalars, vtkVectorText* caseLabel, int IN, int OUT)
{
  scalars->InsertValue(0, OUT);
  scalars->InsertValue(1, IN);
  scalars->InsertValue(2, OUT);
  scalars->InsertValue(3, IN);
  scalars->InsertValue(4, IN);
  scalars->InsertValue(5, IN);
  scalars->InsertValue(6, OUT);
  scalars->InsertValue(7, OUT);
  if (IN == 1)
  {
    caseLabel->SetText("Case 12 - 00111010");
  }
  else
  {
    caseLabel->SetText("Case 12c - 11000101");
  }
}

void case13(vtkFloatArray* scalars, vtkVectorText* caseLabel, int IN, int OUT)
{
  scalars->InsertValue(0, OUT);
  scalars->InsertValue(1, IN);
  scalars->InsertValue(2, OUT);
  scalars->InsertValue(3, IN);
  scalars->InsertValue(4, IN);
  scalars->InsertValue(5, OUT);
  scalars->InsertValue(6, IN);
  scalars->InsertValue(7, OUT);
  if (IN == 1)
  {
    caseLabel->SetText("Case 13 - 01011010");
  }
  else
  {
    caseLabel->SetText("Case 13c - 10100101");
  }
}

void case14(vtkFloatArray* scalars, vtkVectorText* caseLabel, int IN, int OUT)
{
  scalars->InsertValue(0, IN);
  scalars->InsertValue(1, OUT);
  scalars->InsertValue(2, IN);
  scalars->InsertValue(3, IN);
  scalars->InsertValue(4, OUT);
  scalars->InsertValue(5, IN);
  scalars->InsertValue(6, IN);
  scalars->InsertValue(7, IN);
  if (IN == 1)
  {
    caseLabel->SetText("Case 14 - 11101101");
  }
  else
  {
    caseLabel->SetText("Case 14c - 00010010");
  }
}
} // namespace

CMakeLists.txt

cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.12 FATAL_ERROR)

project(MarchingCases)

find_package(VTK COMPONENTS 
  CommonColor
  CommonCore
  CommonDataModel
  CommonTransforms
  FiltersCore
  FiltersGeneral
  FiltersSources
  InteractionStyle
  RenderingContextOpenGL2
  RenderingCore
  RenderingFreeType
  RenderingGL2PSOpenGL2
  RenderingOpenGL2
)

if (NOT VTK_FOUND)
  message(FATAL_ERROR "MarchingCases: Unable to find the VTK build folder.")
endif()

# Prevent a "command line is too long" failure in Windows.
set(CMAKE_NINJA_FORCE_RESPONSE_FILE "ON" CACHE BOOL "Force Ninja to use response files.")
add_executable(MarchingCases MACOSX_BUNDLE MarchingCases.cxx )
  target_link_libraries(MarchingCases PRIVATE ${VTK_LIBRARIES}
)
# vtk_module_autoinit is needed
vtk_module_autoinit(
  TARGETS MarchingCases
  MODULES ${VTK_LIBRARIES}
)

Download and Build MarchingCases

Click here to download MarchingCases and its CMakeLists.txt file. Once the tarball MarchingCases.tar has been downloaded and extracted,

cd MarchingCases/build

If VTK is installed:

cmake ..

If VTK is not installed but compiled on your system, you will need to specify the path to your VTK build:

cmake -DVTK_DIR:PATH=/home/me/vtk_build ..

Build the project:

make

and run it:

./MarchingCases

WINDOWS USERS

Be sure to add the VTK bin directory to your path. This will resolve the VTK dll's at run time.