vtk_io.h

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#pragma once
 
#include <pcl/pcl_macros.h>
#include <pcl/PCLPointCloud2.h>
#include <pcl/PolygonMesh.h>
 
// Please do not add any functions that depend on VTK structures to this file!
// Use vtk_io_lib.h instead.
 
namespace pcl
{
  namespace io
  {
    /** \brief Saves a PolygonMesh in ascii VTK format. 
      * \param[in] file_name the name of the file to write to disk
      * \param[in] triangles the polygonal mesh to save
      * \param[in] precision the output ASCII precision
      * \ingroup io
      */
    PCL_EXPORTS int 
    saveVTKFile (const std::string &file_name, const pcl::PolygonMesh &triangles, unsigned precision = 5);
 
    /** \brief Saves a PointCloud in ascii VTK format. 
      * \param[in] file_name the name of the file to write to disk
      * \param[in] cloud the point cloud to save
      * \param[in] precision the output ASCII precision
      * \ingroup io
      */
    PCL_EXPORTS int 
    saveVTKFile (const std::string &file_name, const pcl::PCLPointCloud2 &cloud, unsigned precision = 5);
  }
}