Another alternative. - create a filter that deforms the sphere up to a specific iteration "N". This filter will have a "property" to set the current iteration number. - setup an animation to change the iteration number.
(assuming deforming to an arbitrary iteration is just as expensive as going to a i+1 iteration). Utkarsh On Thu, May 21, 2015 at 4:05 AM, Christopher Snyder <22csny...@gmail.com> wrote: > Edit: > > After doubling the amount of lifetime experience with paraview or vtk since > my last email, I think what I ought to do is create a filter that does a > single iteration of shape deformation. Then I'll create a script that > alternates "calling this filter" and rendering 500 times or so. > > Let me know if that sounds incongruous with how Paraview works. > > Background Idea:The points on the initial sphere should deform in a way that > minimizes the total 'energy' of the blob: edges should coincide with sharp > contrast in the background volume; surface normals should be minimial. > > Thanks again, > Chris > > On Wed, May 20, 2015 at 11:48 PM, Christopher Snyder <22csny...@gmail.com> > wrote: >> >> Hi all, >> >> >> Here's what I'd like to do using python scripting. >> 1) Initialize a set of points and edges that "look like a sphere" using >> sphere=Sphere() >> 2) deform that set of points (and edges) to match a volume whose high >> intensity region is also blob-like using an active shape model >> 3) visualize the evolution of the sphere deformation using paraview. >> >> I only tell you so you can stop me if I'm doing this in a suboptimal way. >> >> My immediate question is simply how can I extract/change the coordinates >> of a Sphere() object? Are the points of a "sphere" object constrainted to >> forever occupy a sphere shape? >> >> Best, >> Chris >> > > > _______________________________________________ > Powered by www.kitware.com > > Visit other Kitware open-source projects at > http://www.kitware.com/opensource/opensource.html > > Please keep messages on-topic and check the ParaView Wiki at: > http://paraview.org/Wiki/ParaView > > Search the list archives at: http://markmail.org/search/?q=ParaView > > Follow this link to subscribe/unsubscribe: > http://public.kitware.com/mailman/listinfo/paraview > _______________________________________________ Powered by www.kitware.com Visit other Kitware open-source projects at http://www.kitware.com/opensource/opensource.html Please keep messages on-topic and check the ParaView Wiki at: http://paraview.org/Wiki/ParaView Search the list archives at: http://markmail.org/search/?q=ParaView Follow this link to subscribe/unsubscribe: http://public.kitware.com/mailman/listinfo/paraview