VTK Import for SpaceClaim is a Visualization Toolkit VTK file import add-in for SpaceClaim. This add-in gives SpaceClaim the ability to import geometric data from ASCII and Binary VTK files.
VTK Import for SpaceClaim reads polygon mesh data stored in VTK files and imports it into SpaceClaim. A polygon mesh in a VTK file is comprised of a set of triangular faces. VTK Import for SpaceClaim creates trimmed planar surfaces for each triangle and knits them together to create a solid. The solid is then cleaned up so that adjacent coplanar faces are merged in single trimmed planar faces. If the polygon mesh is closed (i.e. it does not contain boundary edges) then VTK Import for SpaceClaim will create a closed solid feature, otherwise an open surface will be created.
VTK Import for SpaceClaim is very easy to use. It adds new commands to SpaceClaim. Once installed, it automatically loads itself into SpaceClaim and adds a ribbon bar to the SpaceClaim called "SYCODE" containing the newly added commands.
The 'SYCODE' ribbon bar consists of the following commands:
Import - Import a VTK file.
Help - Display the VTK Import for SpaceClaim help file.
Register - Register your copy of VTK Import for SpaceClaim.
About - Display the VTK Import for SpaceClaim About box.
The VTK File Format
The Visualization ToolKit (VTK) is an open source, freely available software system for 3D computer graphics, image processing, and visualization used by thousands of researchers and developers around the world. VTK consists of a C++ class library, and several interpreted interface layers including Tcl/Tk, Java, and Python. The Toolkit stores geometric data in a file format known as VTK. Very few CAD applications have the ability to read and write VTK files.