VTK Import for Bricscad is a Visualization Toolkit (.vtk) file import plug-in for Bricscad®. This plug-in gives Bricscad the ability to import geometric data from ASCII and Binary VTK files.
VTK Import for Bricscad reads polygon mesh data stored in VTK files and imports it into Bricscad. A polygon mesh in a VTK file is comprised of a set of triangular or quad faces. VTK Import for Bricscad recreates the VTK model data inside the active Bricscad drawing. The model can be recreated as set of points, lines, polylines, 3D faces or a polyface mesh.
VTK Import for Bricscad is very easy to use. Once installed, it must be loaded into the Bricscad environment. There are simple instructions for this in the ReadMe file. Once loaded it adds new commands to Bricscad's existing commands and a new submenu called "VTKImport" to the Bricscad menu containing these newly added commands.
VTKImport - Imports a VTK file
VTKImportHelp - Displays the VTK Import for Bricscad help file
VTKImportRegister - Registers your copy of VTK Import for Bricscad
VTKImportAbout - Displays the VTK Import for Bricscad About box
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.