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#include "vtkRenderer.h"
#include "vtkRenderWindow.h"
#include "vtkRenderWindowInteractor.h"
#include "vtkPolyDataReader.h"
#include "vtkDataSetMapper.h"
#include "vtkActor.h"
#include "vtkPolyData.h"
#include "vtkPolyDataMapper.h"
#include "vtkActor.h"

int main()
{
vtkRenderer *renderer = vtkRenderer::New();

vtkRenderWindow *renWin = vtkRenderWindow::New();
renWin->AddRenderer(renderer);

vtkRenderWindowInteractor *iren = vtkRenderWindowInteractor::New();
iren->SetRenderWindow(renWin);

vtkPolyDataReader *polydata = vtkPolyDataReader::New();
polydata->SetFileName("02463_458.vtk");//the name of the file

vtkPolyDataMapper *datamapper = vtkPolyDataMapper::New();
datamapper->SetInput( polydata->GetOutput() );

vtkDataSetMapper *mapper = vtkDataSetMapper::New();
mapper->SetInput(polydata->GetOutput());

vtkActor *actor = vtkActor::New();
actor->SetMapper(mapper);
renderer->AddActor(actor);
renderer->SetBackground(0,0,0);
renWin->SetSize(450,450);
renWin->Render();

iren->Start();

renderer->Delete();
renWin->Delete();
iren->Delete();
mapper->Delete();
actor->Delete();

}
//note: no return 0;
//make sure in the CMake, u must include
//in the TARGET_LINK_LIBRARIES (vtkIO)
// if still doesnt work include vtkHybrid