User Macro Document - Convert2TriStrip

<table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"> <tr height="150"> <td align="left"><img src="../../../../img/logo.gif" alt="IAC logo"></img></td> <td width="100%" rowspan="2" align="left" valign="center"> <table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"> <tr> <td> <table class="navigate_doc" width="100%" border="0" align="center"> <tr bgcolor="c6c6e0" align="center"> <th nowrap width="1%" height="32">P0168</th> <th nowrap width="98%">Convert2TriStrip</th> <th nowrap width="1%">28th September 2001</th> </tr> <tr> <td align="left" colspan="3"> <p><b>Authors:</b> Dave Goughnour, AVS; Mary McDerby,MVC; Tobias Schiebeck, IAC <b>Version:</b> 1.0 <b>Path:</b> iac_proj/cvt2tri/</p> <a href="../../mappers.shtml" target="_top"><img src="../../../../img/mapper.gif" width="58" height="30" border="0" alt="Mappers"></a> <a href="cvt2tri.shtml" target="_top"> <img src="../../../../img/doc_umac.gif" border="0" width="30" height="30" alt="User Macro Document - Convert2TriStrip"></a> <a href="source/mappers/cvt2tri/cvt2tri.tar.gz"> <img src="../../../../img/targz.gif" border="0" width="52" height="30" alt="Archive - cvt2tri.tar.gz"></a> <a href="source/mappers/cvt2tri/cvt2tri.tar.Z"> <img src="../../../../img/tarz.gif" border="0" width="52" height="30" alt="Archive - cvt2tri.tar.Z"></a> <a href="source/mappers/cvt2tri/cvt2tri.zip"> <img src="../../../../img/zip.gif" border="0" width="52" height="30" alt="Archive - cvt2tri.zip"></a> </td> </tr> </table> <br> </td> </tr> <tr> <td>  <h1>Convert2TriStrip</h1> <h3>Synopsis</h3> <p> This module converts a 2D quad or tri input mesh to a polytri strip for faster rendering.</p> <h4>Input Ports</h4> <p> <table class="parameters" summary="Input Ports used by Convert2TriStrip"> <tr> <td width="110"><b>Name</b></td> <td width="165"><b>Type</b></td> <td width="425"><b>Description</b></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="4"><hr></td> </tr> <tr> <td width="110"><i>out</i></td> <td width="165">Mesh</td> <td width="425">2D tri or quad mesh to be converted</td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="4"><hr></td> </tr> </table> </p> <h4>Output Ports</h4> <p> <table class="parameters" summary="Output Ports used by Convert2TriStrip"> <tr> <td width="110"><b>Name</b></td> <td width="165"><b>Type</b></td> <td width="425"><b>Description</b></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="4"><hr></td> </tr> <tr> <td width="110"><i>out</i></td> <td width="165">PolyTri Mesh</td> <td width="425">Geometry data of the converted mesh.</td> </tr> <tr> <td width="110"><i>out_obj</i></td> <td width="165">DataObject</td> <td width="425">Directly Renderable Output Object.</td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="4"><hr></td> </tr> </table> </p> <h3>Description</h3> <p>This project contains a definition of a module which converts an input mesh to a polytri strip for faster rendering. It requires 2D quad or tri data.</p> <h3>Outputs</h3> <p><b><i>out</i></b></p> <p> Mesh data output that contains the nodal coordinates and a single poly triangle cell-set that describes the connectivity of the data. </p> <p><i><b>out_obj</b></i></p> <p> The directly renderable output of the Convert2TriStrip macro. This output contains the geometry data read from the field file in a form that can be rendered by the standard data viewers.</p> <h3>Utility Macros</h3> <p> The Convert2TriStripFunc functional macro uses the Convert2TriStripCore low-level module. The Convert2TriStrip user macro uses this functional macro. </p> <h3>Example</h3> <p> An example application Convert2TriStripEg is provided with the Convert2TriStrip project. This application reads a field file, converts the mesh to tri strip, and then shows the originally read data and converted data in two Viewer windows. </p> <h3>Files</h3> <p><i>iac_proj/cvt2tri/c2t_mods.v</i> contains the V definitions of the Convert2TriStripCore module.</p> <p><i>iac_proj/cvt2tri/c2t_macs.v</i> contains the V definitions of the Convert2TriStripFunc functional macro and the Convert2TriStrip user macro.</p> <p><i>iac_proj/cvt2tri/c2t_apps.v</i> contains the V definitions of the Convert2TriStripEg example application.</p> <h3>Author</h3> <p> <pre> Dave Goughnour, Advanced Visual Systems, Inc. </pre> </p> <h3>Modification</h3> <p> <pre> Mary McDerby, Manchester Visualization Centre Tobias Schiebeck, International AVS Centre </pre> </p> <h3>Contact</h3> <p> <pre> International AVS Centre Manchester Visualization Centre Manchester Computing University of Manchester Oxford Road Manchester United Kingdom M13 9PL </pre> </p>  </td> </tr> </table> </td> </tr> <tr height="100%"> <td class="sideLink" width="25%" align="left" valign="top" nowrap="nowrap"> <p><a href="../../../../general/index.shtml" target="_top">General Information</a></p> <p><a href="../../../../repository/index.shtml" target="_top">Repositories</a></p> <p class="sideLinkLevel2"><a href="../../../new/index.shtml" target="_top">  New Releases</a></p> <p class="sideLinkLevel2"><a href="../../../download/index.shtml" target="_top">  Download</a></p> <p class="sideLinkLevel2"><a href="../../../submit/index.shtml" target="_top">  Submit</a></p> <p class="sideLinkLevel2"><a href="../../../pfiles/index.shtml" target="_top">  Project Files</a></p> <p class="sideLinkLevel2"><a href="../../../avs5/index.shtml" target="_top">  AVS5</a></p> <p class="sideLinkLevel2"><a href="../../../express/index.shtml" target="_top">  AVS/Express</a></p> <p class="sideLinkLevel3"><a href="../../atoz.shtml" target="_top">    A to Z</a></p> <p class="sideLinkLevel3"><a href="../../number.shtml" target="_top">    Project #</a></p> <p></p> <p class="sideLinkLevel3"><a href="../../data_io.shtml" target="_top">    Data IO</a></p> <p class="sideLinkLevel3"><a href="../../filters.shtml" target="_top">    Filters</a></p> <p class="sideLinkLevel3"><a href="../../mappers.shtml" target="_top">    Mappers</a></p> <p class="sideLinkLevel3"><a href="../../misc.shtml" target="_top">    Miscellaneous</a></p> <p class="sideLinkLevel3"><a href="../../special.shtml" target="_top">    Special Projects</a></p> <p class="sideLinkLevel2"><a href="../../../pog/index.shtml" target="_top">  Project Guidelines</a></p> <p><a href="../../../../usergroup/index.shtml" target="_top">User Group</a></p> <p><a href="../../../../training/index.shtml" target="_top">Training Materials</a></p> </td> </tr> </table> <table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" bgcolor="c6c6e0"> <tr> <td><img src="../../../../img/foot1.gif" alt="IAC" width="155" height="25"></td> <td width="100%"> Last Updated:  26th November 2002 </td> </tr> </table>