Extract Internal Surfaces from Triangle Geometry¶
Group (Subgroup)¶
DREAM3D Review (Geometry)
Description¶
This Filter extracts any Triangles from the supplied Triangle Geometry that contain any internal nodes, then uses these extracted Triangles to create a new Data Container with the reduced Triangle Geometry. This operation is the same as removing all Triangles that only lie of the outer surface of the supplied Triangle Geometry. The user must supply a Vertex Attribute Array that defines the type for each node of the Triangle Geometry. Node types may take the following values:
| Id Value | Node Type |
|---|---|
| 2 | Normal Vertex |
| 3 | Triple Line |
| 4 | Quadruple Point |
| 12 | Normal Vertex on the outer surface |
| 13 | Triple Line on the outer surface |
| 14 | Quadruple Point on the outer surface |
This Filter has the effect of removing any Triangles that only contain Vertices whose node Id values are 12, 13, or 14. In general, this node type array is created when the original surface mesh is created.
It is unknown until run time how the Geometry will be changed by removing certain Vertices and Triangles. Therefore, this Filter requires that a new Data Container be created to contain the new internal Triangle Geometry. This new Data Container will contain copies of any Feature or Ensemble Attribute Matrices from the original Data Container. Additionally, all Vertex and Face data will be copied, with tuples removed for any Vertices or Faces removed by the Filter. The user must supply a name for the new Data Container, but all other copied objects (Attribute Matrices and Attribute Arrays) will retain the same names as the original source.
Parameters¶
None
Required Geometry¶
Triangle
Required Objects¶
| Kind | Default Name | Type | Component Dimensions | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Data Container | TriangleDataContainer | N/A | N/A | Data Container holding the Triangle Geometry from which to extract internal surfaces |
| Vertex Attribute Array | NodeTypes | int8_t | (1) | Specifies the type of node in the Geometry |
Created Objects¶
| Kind | Default Name | Type | Component Dimensions | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Internal Surfaces Data Container | InternalTrianglesDataContainer | N/A | N/A | Data Container holding the new Triangle Geometry and any copied Attribute Matrices and Attribute Arrays |
Example Pipelines¶
License & Copyright¶
Please see the description file distributed with this plugin.
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