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ClipUnstructuredGridWithPlane2

vtk-examples/Python/UnstructuredGrid/ClipUnstructuredGridWithPlane2

Description

The example uses vtkClipDataSet to clip a vtkUnstructuredGrid. The resulting output and clipped output are presented in yellow and red respectively. To illustrate the clipped interfaces, the example uses a vtkTransform to rotate each output about their centers.

Note that this clipping filter does not retain the original cells if they are not clipped.

After exiting, the example reports the number of each cell type for each output:

The inside dataset contains a
  [vtkUnstructuredGrid](https://www.vtk.org/doc/nightly/html/classvtkUnstructuredGrid.html#details) that has 110148 cells
        Cell type [vtkTetra](https://www.vtk.org/doc/nightly/html/classvtkTetra.html#details) occurs 106998 times.
        Cell type [vtkWedge](https://www.vtk.org/doc/nightly/html/classvtkWedge.html#details) occurs 3150 times.
The clipped dataset contains a
  [vtkUnstructuredGrid](https://www.vtk.org/doc/nightly/html/classvtkUnstructuredGrid.html#details) that has 111824 cells
        Cell type [vtkTetra](https://www.vtk.org/doc/nightly/html/classvtkTetra.html#details) occurs 107420 times.
        Cell type [vtkWedge](https://www.vtk.org/doc/nightly/html/classvtkWedge.html#details) occurs 4404 times.

Compare these results with ClipUnstructuredGridWithPlane2 (C++), ClipUnstructuredGridWithPlane2 (Python). Notice that in this example, the original vtkHexahedron in the unclipped regions are converted to vtkTetra. Also, the resulting vtkUnstructuredGrid's have more than 4 times the number of cells.

usage

ClipUnstructuredGridWithPlane2 treemesh.vtk

thanks

Thanks to Bane Sullivan for sharing the treemesh.vtk unstructured grid dataset.

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Code

ClipUnstructuredGridWithPlane2.py

#!/usr/bin/env python

import collections

# noinspection PyUnresolvedReferences
import vtkmodules.vtkInteractionStyle
# noinspection PyUnresolvedReferences
import vtkmodules.vtkRenderingOpenGL2
from vtkmodules.vtkCommonColor import vtkNamedColors
from vtkmodules.vtkCommonDataModel import (
    vtkCellTypes,
    vtkPlane
)
from vtkmodules.vtkCommonTransforms import vtkTransform
from vtkmodules.vtkFiltersGeneral import vtkClipDataSet
from vtkmodules.vtkIOLegacy import vtkUnstructuredGridReader
from vtkmodules.vtkRenderingCore import (
    vtkActor,
    vtkDataSetMapper,
    vtkRenderWindow,
    vtkRenderWindowInteractor,
    vtkRenderer
)


def get_program_parameters():
    import argparse
    description = 'Use a vtkClipDataSet to clip a vtkUnstructuredGrid..'
    epilogue = '''
 Use a vtkClipDataSet to clip a vtkUnstructuredGrid..
 The resulting output and clipped output are presented in yellow and red respectively.
 To illustrate the clipped interfaces, the example uses a vtkTransform to rotate each
    output about their centers.
 Note: This clipping filter does not retain the original cells if they are not clipped.
   '''
    parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(description=description, epilog=epilogue,
                                     formatter_class=argparse.RawDescriptionHelpFormatter)
    parser.add_argument('filename', help='treemesh.vtk')
    args = parser.parse_args()
    return args.filename


def main():
    filename = get_program_parameters()

    # Create the reader for the data.
    reader = vtkUnstructuredGridReader()
    reader.SetFileName(filename)
    reader.Update()

    bounds = reader.GetOutput().GetBounds()
    center = reader.GetOutput().GetCenter()

    colors = vtkNamedColors()
    renderer = vtkRenderer()
    renderer.SetBackground(colors.GetColor3d('Wheat'))
    renderer.UseHiddenLineRemovalOn()

    renderWindow = vtkRenderWindow()
    renderWindow.AddRenderer(renderer)
    renderWindow.SetSize(640, 480)

    interactor = vtkRenderWindowInteractor()
    interactor.SetRenderWindow(renderWindow)

    xnorm = [-1.0, -1.0, 1.0]

    clipPlane = vtkPlane()
    clipPlane.SetOrigin(reader.GetOutput().GetCenter())
    clipPlane.SetNormal(xnorm)

    clipper = vtkClipDataSet()
    clipper.SetClipFunction(clipPlane)
    clipper.SetInputData(reader.GetOutput())
    clipper.SetValue(0.0)
    clipper.GenerateClippedOutputOn()
    clipper.Update()

    insideMapper = vtkDataSetMapper()
    insideMapper.SetInputData(clipper.GetOutput())
    insideMapper.ScalarVisibilityOff()

    insideActor = vtkActor()
    insideActor.SetMapper(insideMapper)
    insideActor.GetProperty().SetDiffuseColor(colors.GetColor3d('banana'))
    insideActor.GetProperty().SetAmbient(.3)
    insideActor.GetProperty().EdgeVisibilityOn()

    clippedMapper = vtkDataSetMapper()
    clippedMapper.SetInputData(clipper.GetClippedOutput())
    clippedMapper.ScalarVisibilityOff()

    clippedActor = vtkActor()
    clippedActor.SetMapper(clippedMapper)
    clippedActor.GetProperty().SetDiffuseColor(colors.GetColor3d('tomato'))
    insideActor.GetProperty().SetAmbient(.3)
    clippedActor.GetProperty().EdgeVisibilityOn()

    # Create transforms to make a better visualization
    insideTransform = vtkTransform()
    insideTransform.Translate(-(bounds[1] - bounds[0]) * 0.75, 0, 0)
    insideTransform.Translate(center[0], center[1], center[2])
    insideTransform.RotateY(-120.0)
    insideTransform.Translate(-center[0], -center[1], -center[2])
    insideActor.SetUserTransform(insideTransform)

    clippedTransform = vtkTransform()
    clippedTransform.Translate((bounds[1] - bounds[0]) * 0.75, 0, 0)
    clippedTransform.Translate(center[0], center[1], center[2])
    clippedTransform.RotateY(60.0)
    clippedTransform.Translate(-center[0], -center[1], -center[2])
    clippedActor.SetUserTransform(clippedTransform)

    renderer.AddViewProp(clippedActor)
    renderer.AddViewProp(insideActor)

    renderer.ResetCamera()
    renderer.GetActiveCamera().Dolly(1.4)
    renderer.ResetCameraClippingRange()
    renderWindow.Render()
    renderWindow.SetWindowName('ClipUnstructuredGridWithPlane2')
    renderWindow.Render()

    interactor.Start()

    # Generate a report
    numberOfCells = clipper.GetOutput().GetNumberOfCells()
    print('------------------------')
    print('The inside dataset contains a \n', clipper.GetOutput().GetClassName(), ' that has ', numberOfCells, ' cells')
    cellMap = dict()
    for i in range(0, numberOfCells):
        cellMap.setdefault(clipper.GetOutput().GetCellType(i), 0)
        cellMap[clipper.GetOutput().GetCellType(i)] += 1
    # Sort by key and put into an OrderedDict.
    # An OrderedDict remembers the order in which the keys have been inserted.
    for k, v in collections.OrderedDict(sorted(cellMap.items())).items():
        print('\tCell type ', vtkCellTypes.GetClassNameFromTypeId(k), ' occurs ', v, ' times.')

    numberOfCells = clipper.GetClippedOutput().GetNumberOfCells()
    print('------------------------')
    print('The clipped dataset contains a \n', clipper.GetClippedOutput().GetClassName(), ' that has ', numberOfCells,
          ' cells')
    outsideCellMap = dict()
    for i in range(0, numberOfCells):
        outsideCellMap.setdefault(clipper.GetClippedOutput().GetCellType(i), 0)
        outsideCellMap[clipper.GetClippedOutput().GetCellType(i)] += 1
    for k, v in collections.OrderedDict(sorted(outsideCellMap.items())).items():
        print('\tCell type ', vtkCellTypes.GetClassNameFromTypeId(k), ' occurs ', v, ' times.')


if __name__ == '__main__':
    main()