The Visual Tool Kit filter imports and exports Visualization Tool Kit .VTK data sets. This implementation is based on version 4.2 of the VTK File Format documentation from Kitware.
File Description
VTK data sets can contain several types of lattice data and/or geometric figures. The content of VTK files can be in ASCII text format or a mixed binary/ASCII format in which headers and parameters are in ASCII format but the data values are in binary format.
File Name Extensions
.VTK
Format(s) Supported for Import
· 3D uniform lattice; 8-, 16-, 32-bit integer, float, double
· 3D rectilinear lattice; 8-,16-, 32-bit integer, float, double
· 3D curvilinear lattice; 8-, 16-, 32-bit integer, float, double
· point set; double
Format(s) Supported for Export
· 3D uniform lattice; 8-, 16-, 32-bit integer, float, double
· 3D rectilinear lattice; 8-, 16-, 32-bit integer, float, double
· 3D curvilinear lattice; 8-, 16-, 32-bit integer, float, double
Import Method
Choose the File | Import command.
Export Method
Choose the File | Save Data command.
Export Options
See Visual Tool Kit .VTK Export Options Dialog. See Export Blanking Options.
Import Restrictions/Limitations
The implementation of the software does not directly support geometric figures in VTK data sets. Geometric figures are currently imported as Voxler point sets, with one point at each vertex in the geometric model.
Export Restrictions/Limitations
This implementation does not support exporting of geometric figures; only lattices can be exported as .VTK files.
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