Tutorial_303_ScalarField/main.cpp

This example shows how to render a scalar field defined on vertices of a mesh.

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#include <easy3d/viewer/viewer.h>
#include <easy3d/core/surface_mesh.h>
#include <easy3d/renderer/renderer.h>
#include <easy3d/renderer/drawable_triangles.h>
#include <easy3d/renderer/texture_manager.h>
#include <easy3d/fileio/surface_mesh_io.h>
#include <easy3d/util/resource.h>
#include <easy3d/util/initializer.h>
 
using namespace easy3d;
 
 
int main(int argc, char **argv) {
    // initialize Easy3D.
    initialize();
 
    const std::string file_name = resource::directory() + "/data/building.off";
 
    // Create the default Easy3D viewer.
    // Note: a viewer must be created before creating any drawables.
    Viewer viewer(EXAMPLE_TITLE);
 
    // Load a mesh model to the viewer
    auto mesh = dynamic_cast<SurfaceMesh *>(viewer.add_model(file_name));
    if (!mesh) {
        LOG(ERROR) << "failed to load model. Please make sure the file exists and format is correct.";
        return EXIT_FAILURE;
    }
 
    // By default, Easy3D renders the model using either a uniform color, or a per-face/vertex color
    // if the file contains such information. In this tutorial, we define a scalar field on the mesh
    // vertices: elevation (i.e., the Z-component of each vertex). The visualization is done by mapping
    // the scalar value to a colormap.
    auto elevation = mesh->add_vertex_property<float>("v:elevation");
    for (auto v : mesh->vertices())
        elevation[v] = mesh->position(v).z;
 
    // Tell the drawable to use the scalar property "v:elevation" to color the model.
    auto drawable = mesh->renderer()->get_triangles_drawable("faces");
    drawable->set_scalar_coloring(State::VERTEX, "v:elevation", nullptr, 0.0f, 0.0f);
 
//    // A default scalar texture is automatically created.
//    // However, you can choose a more suitable one using the code below:
//    const std::string texture_file = resource::directory() + "/colormaps/rainbow.png";
//    Texture *texture = TextureManager::request(texture_file);
//    if (!texture) {
//        LOG(ERROR) << "failed to create texture.";
//        return EXIT_FAILURE;
//    }
//    drawable->set_texture(texture); // Use the texture
 
    // run the viewer
    return viewer.run();
}