converter script from .vtp to .mdl

[chlookaburra]

This script converts a .vtp file to an .mdl file with the guidance of the mesh-surfaces folder. Joint work with @jeffbli , Claude, and ChatGPT.

[ktbolt]

@chlookaburra We don't put author names in files anymore.

[ktbolt]

@chlookaburra The vtp_to_capped_mdl_README.md should be renamed README.md so it will be displayed by GitHUb.

[ktbolt]

@chlookaburra I think the script argument names are confusiing

    vtp_to_capped_mdl.py \
    --vtp      mesh_name.vtp \
    --surfaces mesh_name-mesh-surfaces \
    --out      mesh_name.mdl \
    --out-vtp  mesh_name.vtp

I suggest

rename --vtp to --mesh-exterior

rename --surfaces to --mesh-surface-files

--out-vtp mesh_name.vtp seems to imply that you are writing over the mesh exterior file.

combine --out and --out-vtp to --model-name since both the model VTP and MDL files should have the same prefix.

[ktbolt]

@chlookaburra The script does not need to be run in the SimVascular Python environment since it does not import sv.

But it may be convenient to use the Python vtk package from the SimVascular Python environment.

[chlookaburra]

@ktbolt Addressed your suggestions!

[ktbolt]

@chlookaburra Looks good !

You do need to remove the vtp_to_capped_mdl_README.md file.