StructuredGridOutline

#include <vtkActor.h>
#include <vtkNamedColors.h>
#include <vtkNew.h>
#include <vtkPolyDataMapper.h>
#include <vtkProperty.h>
#include <vtkRenderWindow.h>
#include <vtkRenderWindowInteractor.h>
#include <vtkRenderer.h>
#include <vtkStructuredGrid.h>
#include <vtkStructuredGridOutlineFilter.h>

#include <iostream>
#include <string>

int main(int, char*[])
{
  vtkNew<vtkNamedColors> colors;

  // Create a grid
  vtkNew<vtkStructuredGrid> structuredGrid;

  vtkNew<vtkPoints> points;
  unsigned int numi = 2;
  unsigned int numj = 3;
  unsigned int numk = 2;

  for (unsigned int k = 0; k < numk; k++)
  {
    for (unsigned int j = 0; j < numj; j++)
    {
      for (unsigned int i = 0; i < numi; i++)
      {
        points->InsertNextPoint(i, j, k);
      }
    }
  }

  // specify the dimensions of the grid
  structuredGrid->SetDimensions(numi, numj, numk);
  structuredGrid->SetPoints(points);

  std::cout << "There are " << structuredGrid->GetNumberOfPoints() << " points."
            << std::endl;
  std::cout << "There are " << structuredGrid->GetNumberOfCells() << " cells."
            << std::endl;

  vtkNew<vtkStructuredGridOutlineFilter> outlineFilter;
  outlineFilter->SetInputData(structuredGrid);
  outlineFilter->Update();

  // Create a mapper and actor
  vtkNew<vtkPolyDataMapper> mapper;
  mapper->SetInputConnection(outlineFilter->GetOutputPort());
  vtkNew<vtkActor> actor;
  actor->SetMapper(mapper);
  actor->GetProperty()->SetColor(colors->GetColor3d("Gold").GetData());

  // Visualize
  vtkNew<vtkRenderer> renderer;
  vtkNew<vtkRenderWindow> renderWindow;
  renderWindow->AddRenderer(renderer);
  renderWindow->SetWindowName("StructuredGridOutline");

  vtkNew<vtkRenderWindowInteractor> renderWindowInteractor;
  renderWindowInteractor->SetRenderWindow(renderWindow);

  renderer->AddActor(actor);
  renderer->SetBackground(colors->GetColor3d("MidnightBlue").GetData());

  renderWindow->Render();
  renderWindowInteractor->Start();

  return EXIT_SUCCESS;
}

cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.12 FATAL_ERROR)

project(StructuredGridOutline)

find_package(VTK COMPONENTS 
)

if (NOT VTK_FOUND)
  message(FATAL_ERROR "StructuredGridOutline: Unable to find the VTK build folder.")
endif()

# Prevent a "command line is too long" failure in Windows.
set(CMAKE_NINJA_FORCE_RESPONSE_FILE "ON" CACHE BOOL "Force Ninja to use response files.")
add_executable(StructuredGridOutline MACOSX_BUNDLE StructuredGridOutline.cxx )
  target_link_libraries(StructuredGridOutline PRIVATE ${VTK_LIBRARIES}
)
# vtk_module_autoinit is needed
vtk_module_autoinit(
  TARGETS StructuredGridOutline
  MODULES ${VTK_LIBRARIES}
)

cd StructuredGridOutline/build

cmake ..

cmake -DVTK_DIR:PATH=/home/me/vtk_build ..

make

./StructuredGridOutline