Compile VTK 9

Unzip the VTK source on your hard drive. Create a build_x64/build_x86 folder and execute than CMake with this two folders.

• Change CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX to ${MAINDIR}/3rdPartyPCL/vtk9.2.2

• Set Qt_Prefix_DIR to to ${MAINDIR}/3rdParty/Qt6.4.1/msvc2016_64/lib/cmake/Qt6.

• Set VTK_MODULE_ENABLE_VTK_GUISupportQt to the value YES.

• Set VTK_MODULE_ENABLE_VTK_GUISupportQtSql to the value YES.

• Set VTK_MODULE_ENABLE_VTK_RenderingOpenGL2 to the value YES.

• Set VTK_MODULE_ENABLE_VTK_RenderingQt to the value YES.

• Set VTK_MODULE_ENABLE_VTK_ViewsQt to the value YES.

• Set VTK_MODULE_ENABLE_VTK_WrappingTools to the value YES.

Compile VTK 8

Unzip the VTK source on your hard drive. Create a build_x64/build_x86 folder and execute than CMake with this two folders.

• Uncheck BUILD_EXAMPLES, BUILD_TESTING, HDF5_USE_FOLDERS, HDF5_EMBEEDDED_LIBINFO

• Check BUILD_SHARED_LIBS

• Check Module_vtkGUISupportQt, Module_vtkGUISupportQtOpenGL, Module_vtkGUISupportQtSQL, Module_vtkRenderingQT and Module_vtkViewsQt.

• Add a new entry: name = “CMAKE_DEBUG_POSTFIX”, type = “STRING” with the value = “-gd” for version <9

• Add a new entry: name = “VTK_USE_QT”, type = “BOOL” with the value = checked for version <9

• Add a new entry: name = “VTK_USE_GUISUPPORT”, type = “BOOL” with the value = checked for version <9

• Change CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX to ${MAINDIR}/3rdPartyPCL/vtk8.2.0

• If an error occurs with wrong Qt Version, change VTK_QT_VERSION to 5

• Choose with the variable VTK_RENDERING_BACKEND which OpenGL is used for VTK/PCL.

• Set the entry Qt_Prefix_DIR to to ${MAINDIR}/3rdParty/Qt5.12.1/msvc2017_64/lib/cmake/Qt5.

• Check VTK_BUILD_QT_DESIGNER_PLUGIN.

Note

Check the Entries Qt_Prefix_DIR, QtCore_DIR, QtSql_DIR, …, if they are set to the right path.

Warning

1. Before starting the compilation open in the folder VTK\build\GUISupport\Qt

   the PluginInstall.cmake file and change in line 5 “QVTKWidgetPlugin.dll” to “QVTKWidgetPlugin-gd.dll”

2. Start DEBUG compilation in Visual Studio

3. Change the “QVTKWidgetPlugin-gd.dll” back to “QVTKWidgetPlugin.dll”

   and start RELEASE compilation

Warning

Disable deprecation warnings by setting the cmake variable: VTK_LEGACY_SILENT:ON