vtkParametricFunction

Section: Visualization Toolkit Common Classes

Usage

vtkParametricFunction is an abstract interface for functions defined by parametric mapping i.e. f(u,v,w)->(x,y,z) where u_min <= u < u_max, v_min <= v < v_max, w_min <= w < w_max. (For notational convenience, we will write f(u)->x and assume that u means (u,v,w) and x means (x,y,z).)

The interface contains the pure virtual function, Evaluate(), that generates a point and the derivatives at that point which are then used to construct the surface. A second pure virtual function, EvaluateScalar(), can be used to generate a scalar for the surface. Finally, the GetDimension() virtual function is used to differentiate 1D, 2D, and 3D parametric functions. Since this abstract class defines a pure virtual API, its subclasses must implement the pure virtual functions GetDimension(), Evaluate() and EvaluateScalar().

This class has also methods for defining a range of parametric values (u,v,w). .SECTION Thanks Andrew Maclean a.maclean@cas.edu.au for creating and contributing the class.

To create an instance of class vtkParametricFunction, simply invoke its constructor as follows

  obj = vtkParametricFunction

Methods

The class vtkParametricFunction has several methods that can be used. They are listed below. Note that the documentation is translated automatically from the VTK sources, and may not be completely intelligible. When in doubt, consult the VTK website. In the methods listed below, obj is an instance of the vtkParametricFunction class.