Export Functions

The free functions that can be used to export meshes to given output file formats.

Functions
template<class C3T3 >
void	CGAL::IO::output_to_avizo (std::ostream &os, const C3T3 &c3t3)
	exports a mesh complex to the Avizo (.am) file format
template<class C3T3 >
void	CGAL::IO::output_to_tetgen (std::string filename, const C3T3 &c3t3, bool rebind=false, bool show_patches=false)
	exports a mesh complex to tetgen format
template<class C3T3 >
void	CGAL::IO::output_to_vtu (std::ostream &os, const C3T3 &c3t3, Mode mode=BINARY)
	exports a tetrahedral mesh complex using the UnstructuredGrid XML format.

Function Documentation

output_to_avizo()

template<class C3T3 >

void CGAL::IO::output_to_avizo	(	std::ostream &	os,
		const C3T3 &	c3t3
	)

#include <CGAL/IO/File_avizo.h>

exports a mesh complex to the Avizo (.am) file format

Template Parameters

C3T3	a class model of MeshComplex_3InTriangulation_3

Parameters

os	the output stream
c3t3	the mesh complex

See also

Avizo File Format

output_to_tetgen()

template<class C3T3 >

void CGAL::IO::output_to_tetgen	(	std::string	filename,
		const C3T3 &	c3t3,
		bool	rebind = false,
		bool	show_patches = false
	)

#include <CGAL/IO/File_tetgen.h>

exports a mesh complex to tetgen format

Parameters

filename	the path to the output files, without the extension.
c3t3	the mesh complex
rebind	if true, labels of cells are rebinded into [1..nb_of_labels]
show_patches	if true, patches are labeled with different labels than cells. If false, each surface facet is written twice, using the label of each adjacent cell.

See also

Tetgen File Format

output_to_vtu()

template<class C3T3 >

void CGAL::IO::output_to_vtu	(	std::ostream &	os,
		const C3T3 &	c3t3,
		Mode	mode = BINARY
	)

#include <CGAL/IO/output_to_vtu.h>

exports a tetrahedral mesh complex using the UnstructuredGrid XML format.

Template Parameters

C3T3	a model of MeshComplexWithFeatures_3InTriangulation_3.

Parameters

os	the stream used for writing
c3t3	the mesh complex
mode	decides if the data should be written in binary (IO::BINARY) or in ASCII (IO::ASCII). If the mode is binary, then the stream os must be opened in binary mode.

See also

VTK (VTU / VTP / legacy) File Formats