Sample Points (Surface)¶

Generate points along edges or faces at regular distance.

Note

Random sampling should be coming in next VTK release (reference).

Input: edge wireframe, polygonal mesh
Output: point cloud
VTK classes: vtkPolyDataPointSampler, vtkTriangleFilter

Options¶

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Distance: Target spacing of the sampled points.
Sample edges: If this option is turned on, points will be sampled along edges.
Sample faces: If this option is turned on, points will be sampled on faces.

Example¶

Left: The default cube. Middle: Cube with Sample points (surface) and Sample edges. Right: Cube with Sample points (surface) and Sample faces.¶