QVectos to multidimensional array

[high_flyer]

No, in qvector x, y and z are the coordinates in a real 3D space of the points of the surface.

Which is exactly what my last suggestion does.
The 3D array should hold some point values, right?
The vectors hold the x,y,z position and.... where is the value?

[zorro68]

With a fortran programm i generate a grid of points who contents x,y,z,value then i select wich points has a value between l1 and l2 ( l1=value-delta, l2=value+delta), this made me a points collection with the same value of the function (this is a contour). I want to print in open gl this contour (points(x,y,z) with the same value of the function) and construct a surface with theese points. Im trying this (x,y,z) be my control points to construct the surface. I know i can joint this points with lines, triangles,... but this is not a smooth surface, so im trying to use opengl evaluators or glutnurbs where my points are the control points of the evaluator or nurbs.

I hope you understand me.

[high_flyer]

I hope you understand me.

Well, yes and no...

Ok, so you have the values for each point calculated by some external function.
Good.
So where is the problem?
You can use the code I suggested (with your original 3D array initialization)

for(int i=0: i<x.size(); i++)
       points[x[i]][y[i]][z[i]] = somevalue;

for(int i=0: i<x.size(); i++)
       points[x[i]][y[i]][z[i]] = somevalue;

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Where 'somevalue' is the value you calculated with your fortran program.
And you can feed this 3D array then to opengl.

[zorro68]

After all, thanks a lot for your patient and for your suggestions.

I cant see why this code works because x[i], y[i] and z[i] are floating values. And I dont know why theese points are the control points of my surface in opengl.

Nevertheless, im going to try this....

As I thought, compiler says me that x[i]... are not integral values. And no compile the program.

[high_flyer]

I cant see why this code works because x[i], y[i] and z[i] are floating values.

You are right, I forgot these are floats.
But then something does not add up with the information you are giving.
What kind of a multi dimenssional array does openGL expects?
What kind of infomation the array should have?
The only way I see is to map the vector values to ints - otherwise you can't use them as indexes in an array.

[minimoog]

To help this discussion...

This is what OpenGL expects. gluNurbsSurface.

[zorro68]

Im trying to do something like this with my points:

http://pgrafica.webideas4all.com/evaluators.html

but in this way i need n*m control points, and i have not this n*m control points. I have lots of points in a 3Dspace, and i need a surface that contains all theese points.
Im thinking of generate the n*m points with my points and interpolate (splines,bsplines,....or any suggestion) the other points. If i have the n*m control points i can construct the surface with evaluators.

[high_flyer]

I have no idea what nurbs are, since my opengl skills are limited.
I was trying to help you sort the problem with the multidimensional array.
I can't help you about specific openGL issues, nor is this the place for that.
If the problem is opengl specific, you might want to try to post it on an opengl forum.

[zorro68]

Thanks for all high_flyer