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VTK Import for Pro/ENGINEER - Vizualization Toolkit VTK file import plug-in for Pro/ENGINEER

VTK Import for Pro/ENGINEER is a Visualization Toolkit VTK file import plug-in for Pro/ENGINEER Wildfire. This plug-in gives Pro/ENGINEER Wildfire the ability to import geometric data from VTK files.

VTK Import for Pro/ENGINEER reads polygon mesh data stored in VTK files and imports it into Pro/ENGINEER Wildfire. A polygon mesh in a VTK file is comprised of a set of triangular faces. VTK Import for Pro/ENGINEER creates trimmed planar surfaces for each triangle and knits them together to create a body. If the polygon mesh is closed (i.e. it does not contain boundary edges) then VTK Import for Pro/ENGINEER will create a closed body feature, otherwise an open surface will be created.

VTK Import for Pro/ENGINEER is very easy to use. Once installed, it must be loaded into the Pro/ENGINEER Wildfire environment. Follow the simple instructions in the "ReadMe" document which can be found in the installation folder. Once loaded, it adds new commands to Pro/ENGINEER Wildfire and a submenu called "VTKImport" to the Pro/ENGINEER Wildfire menu.

VTK Import for Pro/ENGINEER comes with detailed documentation as well as a tutorial to get you started in the shortest possible time.

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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.
 

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