Merge branch 'AdvancedRaycasting' into 'development'

Advanced raycasting

+ Changes are done to the code.

See merge request !72

core/pipeline/visualizationprocessor.cpp

@@ -56,6 +56,7 @@ namespace campvis {
     }
 
     void VisualizationProcessor::deinit() {
+        _viewportSizeProperty->s_changed.disconnect(this);
         _viewportSizeProperty->s_changed.disconnect(this);
         delete _fbo;
         AbstractProcessor::deinit();

core/properties/propertycollection.cpp

@@ -131,6 +131,7 @@ namespace campvis {
     void HasPropertyCollection::deinitAllProperties() {
         for (PropertyCollection::iterator it = _properties.begin(); it != _properties.end(); ++it) {
             (*it)->deinit();
+            (*it)->s_changed.disconnect(this);
         }
     }
 

modules/vis/glsl/advoptimizedraycaster.frag

+// =============-===================================================================================
+// 
+// This file is part of the CAMPVis Software Framework.
+// 
+// If not explicitly stated otherwise: Copyright (C) 2012-2013, all rights reserved,
+//      Christian Schulte zu Berge <christian.szb@in.tum.de>
+//      Chair for Computer Aided Medical Procedures
+//      Technische Universität München
+//      Boltzmannstr. 3, 85748 Garching b. München, Germany
+// 
+// For a full list of authors and contributors, please refer to the file "AUTHORS.txt".
+// 
+// Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License"); you may not use this file 
+// except in compliance with the License. You may obtain a copy of the License at
+// 
+// http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+// 
+// Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software distributed under the 
+// License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, 
+// either express or implied. See the License for the specific language governing permissions 
+// and limitations under the License.
+// 
+// ================================================================================================
+
+layout(location = 0) out vec4 out_Color;     ///< outgoing fragment color
+layout(location = 1) out vec4 out_FHP;       ///< outgoing fragment first hitpoint
+layout(location = 2) out vec4 out_FHN;       ///< outgoing fragment first hit normal
+
+#include "tools/gradient.frag"
+#include "tools/raycasting.frag"
+#include "tools/shading.frag"
+#include "tools/texture2d.frag"
+#include "tools/texture3d.frag"
+#include "tools/transferfunction.frag"
+
+uniform vec2 _viewportSizeRCP;
+uniform float _jitterStepSizeMultiplier;
+
+
+// ray entry points
+uniform sampler2D _entryPoints;
+uniform sampler2D _entryPointsDepth;
+uniform TextureParameters2D _entryParams;
+
+// ray exit points
+uniform sampler2D _exitPoints;
+uniform sampler2D _exitPointsDepth;
+uniform TextureParameters2D _exitParams;
+
+// DRR volume
+uniform sampler3D _volume;
+uniform TextureParameters3D _volumeTextureParams;
+
+// Transfer function
+uniform sampler1D _transferFunction;
+uniform TFParameters1D _transferFunctionParams;
+
+
+// BBV Lookup volume
+uniform usampler2D _vvTexture;
+uniform int _vvVoxelSize;
+uniform int _vvVoxelDepth;
+uniform int _vvMaxMipMapLevel;
+
+
+uniform LightSource _lightSource;
+uniform vec3 _cameraPosition;
+
+uniform float _samplingStepSize;
+
+#ifdef INTERSECTION_REFINEMENT
+bool _inVoid = false;
+#endif
+
+#ifdef ENABLE_SHADOWING
+uniform float _shadowIntensity;
+#endif
+
+// TODO: copy+paste from Voreen - eliminate or improve.
+const float SAMPLING_BASE_INTERVAL_RCP = 200.0;
+
+// converting the sample coordinates [0, 1]^3 to integer voxel coordinate in l-level of the voxelized texture. 
+ivec3 voxelToBrick(in vec3 voxel, int level) {
+    int res = 1 << level;
+
+    return ivec3(floor(voxel.x / (_vvVoxelSize * res)), floor(voxel.y / (_vvVoxelSize * res)), floor(voxel.z / _vvVoxelDepth));
+}
+
+// Looks up the l mipmap level of voxelized texture of the render data and returns the value in samplePosition coordinates.
+// samplePosition is in texture coordiantes [0, 1]
+// level is the level in the hierarchy
+uint lookupInBbv(in vec3 samplePosition, in int level) {
+    ivec3 byte = voxelToBrick(samplePosition * _volumeTextureParams._size, level);
+    uint texel = uint(texelFetch(_vvTexture, byte.xy, level).r);
+
+    return texel;
+}
+
+// Converts the ray to bitmask which can be intersect with voxelized volume
+void rayMapToMask(in vec3 samplePos, in vec3 entryPoint, in vec3 direction, in int level, out uint mask, inout float tFar) {
+    int res = 1 << level ;							//< the number of voxels from voxelized volume data which are mapped into 
+                                                    //< voxelized volume in l-th level of hierarchy 
+
+    // calculating the voxel which the ray's origin will start from.
+    // BoxLlf is the lower-left corner of the voxel.
+    // BoxUrb is the upper-right corner of the voxel.
+    // NOTE: the z-direction coordinate is not important. So, we simply put BoxLlf.z = 0 and BoxUrb.z = 1. Because we are 
+    //		 going to intersect the raybitmask with the bitmask of the voxel in z-direction to find the intersection point.
+    vec3 brickVoxel = floor((samplePos * _volumeTextureParams._size) / vec3(_vvVoxelSize * res, _vvVoxelSize * res, _vvVoxelDepth)) * vec3(_vvVoxelSize * res, _vvVoxelSize * res, _vvVoxelDepth);
+    vec3 boxLlf = vec3((brickVoxel * _volumeTextureParams._sizeRCP).xy, 0.0f);
+    vec3 boxUrb = vec3((boxLlf + (_volumeTextureParams._sizeRCP * vec3(_vvVoxelSize * res, _vvVoxelSize * res, _vvVoxelDepth))).xy, 1.0f);
+
+    // here, tmin and tmax for the ray which is intersecting with the voxel is computed. 
+    vec3 tMin = (boxLlf - entryPoint) / direction;
+    vec3 tMax = (boxUrb - entryPoint) / direction;
+
+    // As tmin and tmax values are not necessary tmin and tmax values and value should be resorted, to find the 
+    // exit point of the voxel we just compute minimum value of maximum values in tmin and tmax.
+    vec3 tFarVec = max(tMin, tMax);
+    tFar = min(tFar, min(tFarVec.x, min(tFarVec.y, tFarVec.z)));
+
+    // Here we are going to calculate the entry and exit point from the voxel by calculated tFar.
+    int bit1 = clamp(int(floor(samplePos.z * 32)), 0, 31);
+    int bit2 = clamp(int(floor((entryPoint.z + tFar * direction.z) * 32)), 0, 31);
+
+    // setting the bits of the bitmask values.
+    mask = bitfieldInsert(uint(0x0), uint(0xffffffff), max((min(bit1, bit2)), 0), min(abs(bit2 - bit1) + 1, 32));
+    
+    // HACK HACK HACK
+    // right now, the bitmask generation for ray is not working correctly.
+    mask = 0xffffffff;
+}
+
+// intersects the ray bitmask and voxelized data bitmap.
+// bitray: ray bitmask,
+// texel: the texel coordinate in the voxelized volume data,
+// level: the level of the texture,
+// intersectionBitmask: the result bitmask of intersecting the data in texel of the voxelized volume data and ray bitmask.
+// it returns wherther there was an intersection or not.
+bool intersectBits(in uint bitRay, in vec3 texel, in int level, out uint intersectionBitmask) {
+   // Fetch bitmask from hierarchy and compute intersection via bitwise AND
+   intersectionBitmask = (bitRay & lookupInBbv(texel, level));
+   return (intersectionBitmask != uint(0));
+}
+
+// 
+bool intersectHierarchy(in int level, in vec3 samplePos, in vec3 entryPoint, in vec3 direction, inout float tFar, out uint intersectionBitmask) {
+   uint rayBitmask = uint(0);
+
+   // Mapping the ray to a bitmask
+   rayMapToMask(samplePos, entryPoint, direction, level, rayBitmask, tFar);
+
+   // Intersect the ray bitmask with current pixel
+   return intersectBits(rayBitmask, samplePos, level, intersectionBitmask);
+}
+
+/**
+ * Performs the raycasting and returns the final fragment color.
+ */
+vec4 performRaycasting(in vec3 entryPoint, in vec3 exitPoint, in vec2 texCoords) {
+    vec4 result = vec4(0.0);
+    vec3 direction = exitPoint - entryPoint;
+    float tNear = 0.0;
+    float tFar = length(direction);
+    direction = normalize(direction);
+
+    jitterEntryPoint(entryPoint, direction, _samplingStepSize * _jitterStepSizeMultiplier);
+
+    float firstHitT = -1.0f;
+  
+ 
+    // compute sample position
+    vec3 samplePosition = entryPoint.rgb + tNear * direction;
+
+    bool intersectionFound = false;
+    uint intersectionBitmask = uint(0);
+    int level = min(3, _vvMaxMipMapLevel);			//< start from a level of hierarchy. We are trying to start from one of the levels in middle (not coarse and not best).
+    float offset = (0.0025 / int(1 << int(_vvMaxMipMapLevel))) / length(direction);	//< offset value used to avoid self-intersection or previous voxel intersection.
+    int i = 0;
+    float newTfar = 1.0f;							//< tFar calculated for the point where the ray is going out of current texel in voxelized data.
+    while(!intersectionFound && (tNear <= tFar) && (level >= 0) && (level < _vvMaxMipMapLevel) && (i < 100)) {
+        newTfar = tFar;								//< because it will be compared to calculated tFar in intersectHierarchy function.
+
+        // intersects the ray with the hierarchy of voxelized volume texture.
+        if(intersectHierarchy(level, samplePosition, entryPoint, direction, newTfar, intersectionBitmask)) {
+            // if the level is 0, the intersection is found, otherwise check the intersection in a higher level of hierarchy.
+            intersectionFound = (level == 0);               
+            level--;
+        } else {
+            // The beginning part of the ray is cut and going to a coarser level of hierarchy.
+            tNear = newTfar + offset;
+            samplePosition = entryPoint + tNear * direction;
+            level++;                
+        }
+
+        i++;
+    }
+
+              
+    if(!intersectionFound) {
+        result = vec4(0, 0, 0, 0);
+        return result;
+    }
+
+    bool tFarIntersectionFound = false;
+    uint tFarIntersectionBitmask = uint(0);
+    int tFarLevel = min(3, _vvMaxMipMapLevel);
+    int k = 0;
+    float tFarDec = 0.0;
+    float newTnear = 1.0f;
+    vec3 tFarSamplePosition = exitPoint - tFarDec * direction;
+    while(!tFarIntersectionFound && (tFarDec <= tFar) && (tFarLevel >= 0) && (tFarLevel < _vvMaxMipMapLevel) && (k < 100)) {
+        newTnear = tFar;
+
+        if(intersectHierarchy(tFarLevel, tFarSamplePosition, exitPoint, -direction, newTnear, tFarIntersectionBitmask)) {
+            tFarIntersectionFound = (tFarLevel == 0);               
+            tFarLevel--;
+        } else {
+            tFarDec = newTnear + offset;
+            tFarSamplePosition = exitPoint - tFarDec * direction;
+            tFarLevel++;
+
+                
+        }
+
+        k++;
+    }
+              
+    if(!tFarIntersectionFound) {
+        result = vec4(0, 0, 0, 0);
+        return result;
+    }
+
+    tFar -= tFarDec;
+
+    while (tNear < tFar) {
+        vec3 samplePosition = entryPoint.rgb + tNear * direction;
+
+        // lookup intensity and TF
+        float intensity = texture(_volume, samplePosition).r;
+        vec4 color = lookupTF(_transferFunction, _transferFunctionParams, intensity);
+
+#ifdef INTERSECTION_REFINEMENT
+        if (color.a <= 0.0) {
+            // we're within void, make the steps bigger
+            _inVoid = true;
+        } else {
+            if (_inVoid) {
+                float formerT = t - _samplingStepSize;
+
+                // we just left the void, perform intersection refinement
+                for (float stepPower = 0.5; stepPower > 0.1; stepPower /= 2.0) {
+                    // compute refined sample position
+                    float newT = formerT + _samplingStepSize * stepPower;
+                    vec3 newSamplePosition = entryPoint.rgb + newT * direction;
+
+                    // lookup refined intensity + TF
+                    float newIntensity = texture(_volume, newSamplePosition).r;
+                    vec4 newColor = lookupTF(_transferFunction, _transferFunctionParams, newIntensity);
+
+                    if (newColor.a <= 0.0) {
+                        // we're back in the void - look on the right-hand side
+                        formerT = newT;
+                    }
+                    else {
+                        // we're still in the matter - look on the left-hand side
+                        samplePosition = newSamplePosition;
+                        color = newColor;
+                        t -= _samplingStepSize * stepPower;
+                    }
+                }
+                _inVoid = false;
+            }
+        }
+#endif
+
+        // perform compositing
+        if (color.a > 0.0) {
+#ifdef ENABLE_SHADING
+            // compute gradient (needed for shading and normals)
+            vec3 gradient = computeGradient(_volume, _volumeTextureParams, samplePosition);
+            color.rgb = calculatePhongShading(textureToWorld(_volumeTextureParams, samplePosition).xyz, _lightSource, _cameraPosition, gradient, color.rgb, color.rgb, vec3(1.0, 1.0, 1.0));
+#endif
+
+            // accomodate for variable sampling rates
+            color.a = 1.0 - pow(1.0 - color.a, _samplingStepSize * SAMPLING_BASE_INTERVAL_RCP);
+            result.rgb = result.rgb + color.rgb * color.a  * (1.0 - result.a);
+            result.a = result.a + (1.0 -result.a) * color.a;
+        }
+
+        // save first hit ray parameter for depth value calculation
+        if (firstHitT < 0.0 && result.a > 0.0) {
+            firstHitT = tNear;
+            out_FHP = vec4(samplePosition, 1.0);
+            out_FHN = vec4(normalize(computeGradient(_volume, _volumeTextureParams, samplePosition)), 1.0);
+        }
+
+        // early ray termination
+        if (result.a > 0.975) {
+            result.a = 1.0;
+            tNear = tFar;
+
+                
+        }
+
+        // advance to the next evaluation point along the ray
+        tNear += _samplingStepSize;
+    }
+
+         
+    // calculate depth value from ray parameter
+    gl_FragDepth = 1.0;
+    if (firstHitT >= 0.0) {
+        float depthEntry = texture(_entryPointsDepth, texCoords).z;
+        float depthExit = texture(_exitPointsDepth, texCoords).z;
+        gl_FragDepth = calculateDepthValue(firstHitT/tFar, depthEntry, depthExit);
+    }
+
+    return result;
+} 
+
+/***
+ * The main method.
+ ***/
+void main() {
+    vec2 p = gl_FragCoord.xy * _viewportSizeRCP;
+    vec3 frontPos = texture(_entryPoints, p).rgb;
+    vec3 backPos = texture(_exitPoints, p).rgb;
+
+    //determine whether the ray has to be casted
+    if (frontPos == backPos) {
+        //background need no raycasting
+        discard;
+    } else {
+        //fragCoords are lying inside the boundingbox
+        out_Color = performRaycasting(frontPos, backPos, p);
+    }
+}

modules/vis/glsl/hierarchyrenderer.frag

+// ================================================================================================
+// 
+// This file is part of the CAMPVis Software Framework.
+// 
+// If not explicitly stated otherwise: Copyright (C) 2012-2013, all rights reserved,
+//      Christian Schulte zu Berge <christian.szb@in.tum.de>
+//      Chair for Computer Aided Medical Procedures
+//      Technische Universitt Mnchen
+//      Boltzmannstr. 3, 85748 Garching b. Mnchen, Germany
+// 
+// For a full list of authors and contributors, please refer to the file "AUTHORS.txt".
+// 
+// Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License"); you may not use this file 
+// except in compliance with the License. You may obtain a copy of the License at
+// 
+// http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+// 
+// Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software distributed under the 
+// License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, 
+// either express or implied. See the License for the specific language governing permissions 
+// and limitations under the License.
+// 
+// ================================================================================================
+
+in vec3 ex_TexCoord;        ///< incoming texture coordinate
+in vec4 ex_Position;        ///< incoming texture coordinate
+
+out uint result;
+ 
+#include "tools/texture2d.frag"
+#include "tools/texture3d.frag"
+#include "tools/transferfunction.frag"
+
+// DRR volume
+uniform sampler3D _volume;
+uniform TextureParameters3D _volumeTextureParams;
+
+// Transfer function
+uniform sampler1D _transferFunction;
+uniform TFParameters1D _transferFunctionParams;
+
+uniform float _inverseTexSizeX; // 1.0 / mipmapLevelResolution
+uniform float _inverseTexSizeY; // 1.0 / mipmapLevelResolution
+
+uniform uint _voxelSize;
+uniform uint _voxelDepth;
+
+void main() {
+    result = uint(0);
+
+    vec3 startIdx = vec3(0, 0, 0);
+    vec3 endIdx = _volumeTextureParams._size - vec3(1, 1, 1);
+
+    // For each bit of the int value, the area is checked to find voxels or not. If some voxels were found, the bit is set or cleared.
+    for(int d = 0; d < 32; d++){
+
+        
+        vec3 samplePosition = vec3((gl_FragCoord.x - 0.5) * _voxelSize, (gl_FragCoord.y - 0.5) * _voxelSize, d * _voxelDepth);
+
+        bool hasData = false;
+        float intensity;
+        vec4 color;
+
+        /** For each bit _voxelSize number of voxels in x and y direction and _voxelDepth number of voxel in z-direction should be considered.
+         * Also, to make sure that all voxels are considered, one offset voxel is considered in x, y, and z boundary from each side so that
+         * each side will consider 2 more voxels.
+         */
+        for(int i = 0; i < (_voxelSize + 2) * (_voxelSize + 2) * (_voxelDepth + 2); i++){
+
+            // the offset value calculates which voxel should be checked.
+            ivec3 offset = ivec3(i % (_voxelSize + 2) - 1, (i / (_voxelSize + 2)) % (_voxelSize + 2) - 1, i / ((_voxelSize + 2) * (_voxelSize + 2)) - 1);
+            
+            vec3 s = clamp(samplePosition + vec3(0.5, 0.5, 0.5) + offset, startIdx, endIdx);
+            intensity = texture(_volume, s * _volumeTextureParams._sizeRCP).r;
+            color = lookupTF(_transferFunction, _transferFunctionParams, intensity);
+
+            // if there was any data in the volume data in that voxel, set the bit.
+            if(color.a > 0){
+                hasData = true;
+                break;
+            }
+        }
+
+        if(hasData){
+            result |= (1 << d);
+        }
+    }
+}
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modules/vis/glsl/mipmaprenderer.frag

+// ================================================================================================
+// 
+// This file is part of the CAMPVis Software Framework.
+// 
+// If not explicitly stated otherwise: Copyright (C) 2012-2013, all rights reserved,
+//      Christian Schulte zu Berge <christian.szb@in.tum.de>
+//      Chair for Computer Aided Medical Procedures
+//      Technische Universitt Mnchen
+//      Boltzmannstr. 3, 85748 Garching b. Mnchen, Germany
+// 
+// For a full list of authors and contributors, please refer to the file "AUTHORS.txt".
+// 
+// Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License"); you may not use this file 
+// except in compliance with the License. You may obtain a copy of the License at
+// 
+// http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+// 
+// Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software distributed under the 
+// License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, 
+// either express or implied. See the License for the specific language governing permissions 
+// and limitations under the License.
+// 
+// ================================================================================================
+
+in vec3 ex_TexCoord;        ///< incoming texture coordinate
+in vec4 ex_Position;        ///< incoming texture coordinate
+
+out uint result;
+ 
+#include "tools/texture2d.frag"
+
+uniform usampler2D _voxelTexture;
+uniform TextureParameters2D _voxelTextureParams;
+uniform int _level; // read from this mipmap level
+
+uniform float _inverseTexSizeX; // 1.0 / mipmapLevelResolution
+uniform float _inverseTexSizeY; // 1.0 / mipmapLevelResolution
+
+
+void main() {
+    // texture coordinates of 4 neighbor texels in source voxel texture
+    vec2 offset1 = vec2(_inverseTexSizeX, 0.0);   // right
+    vec2 offset2 = vec2(0.0, _inverseTexSizeY);   // top
+    vec2 offset3 = vec2(_inverseTexSizeX, _inverseTexSizeY); // top right
+    vec2 coord; // this pixel    
+    coord.x = (((gl_FragCoord.x-0.5)*2.0)+0.5)*_inverseTexSizeX;
+    coord.y = (((gl_FragCoord.y-0.5)*2.0)+0.5)*_inverseTexSizeY;
+
+    /// Lookup 4 neighbor texels ( ~ voxel stacks)
+    uint val1 = uint(textureLod(_voxelTexture, vec2(coord), _level));
+    uint val2 = uint(textureLod(_voxelTexture, vec2(coord+offset1), _level) );
+    uint val3 = uint(textureLod(_voxelTexture, vec2(coord+offset2), _level) );
+    uint val4 = uint(textureLod(_voxelTexture, vec2(coord+offset3), _level) );
+
+    result = val1 | val2 | val3 | val4;
+}
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modules/vis/glsl/voxelhierarchyshader.frag

+// ================================================================================================
+// 
+// This file is part of the CAMPVis Software Framework.
+// 
+// If not explicitly stated otherwise: Copyright (C) 2012-2013, all rights reserved,
+//      Christian Schulte zu Berge <christian.szb@in.tum.de>
+//      Chair for Computer Aided Medical Procedures
+//      Technische Universitt Mnchen
+//      Boltzmannstr. 3, 85748 Garching b. Mnchen, Germany
+// 
+// For a full list of authors and contributors, please refer to the file "AUTHORS.txt".
+// 
+// Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License"); you may not use this file 
+// except in compliance with the License. You may obtain a copy of the License at
+// 
+// http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+// 
+// Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software distributed under the 
+// License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, 
+// either express or implied. See the License for the specific language governing permissions 
+// and limitations under the License.
+// 
+// ================================================================================================
+
+subroutine void ComputationRoutineType();
+subroutine uniform ComputationRoutineType ComputationRoutine;
+
+in vec3 ex_TexCoord;        ///< incoming texture coordinate
+in vec4 ex_Position;        ///< incoming texture coordinate
+
+out uint result;
+ 
+#include "tools/texture2d.frag"
+#include "tools/texture3d.frag"
+#include "tools/transferfunction.frag"
+
+// DRR volume
+uniform sampler3D _volume;
+uniform TextureParameters3D _volumeTextureParams;
+
+// Transfer function
+uniform sampler1D _transferFunction;
+uniform TFParameters1D _transferFunctionParams;
+
+uniform float _inverseTexSizeX; // 1.0 / mipmapLevelResolution
+uniform float _inverseTexSizeY; // 1.0 / mipmapLevelResolution
+
+uniform uint _voxelSize;
+uniform uint _voxelDepth;
+
+void main() {
+    result = uint(0);
+
+    vec3 startIdx = vec3(0, 0, 0);
+    vec3 endIdx = _volumeTextureParams._size - vec3(1, 1, 1);
+
+    // For each bit of the int value, the area is checked to find voxels or not. If some voxels were found, the bit is set or cleared.
+    for (int d = 0; d < 32; d++) {
+        vec3 samplePosition = vec3((gl_FragCoord.x - 0.5) * _voxelSize, (gl_FragCoord.y - 0.5) * _voxelSize, d * _voxelDepth);
+
+        bool hasData = false;
+        float intensity;
+        vec4 color;
+
+        /** For each bit _voxelSize number of voxels in x and y direction and _voxelDepth number of voxel in z-direction should be considered.
+         * Also, to make sure that all voxels are considered, one offset voxel is considered in x, y, and z boundary from each side so that
+         * each side will consider 2 more voxels.
+         */
+        for (int i = 0; i < (_voxelSize + 2) * (_voxelSize + 2) * (_voxelDepth + 2); i++) {
+
+            // the offset value calculates which voxel should be checked.
+            ivec3 offset = ivec3(i % (_voxelSize + 2) - 1, (i / (_voxelSize + 2)) % (_voxelSize + 2) - 1, i / ((_voxelSize + 2) * (_voxelSize + 2)) - 1);
+            
+            vec3 s = clamp(samplePosition + vec3(0.5, 0.5, 0.5) + offset, startIdx, endIdx);
+            intensity = texture(_volume, s * _volumeTextureParams._sizeRCP).r;
+            color = lookupTF(_transferFunction, _transferFunctionParams, intensity);
+
+            // if there was any data in the volume data in that voxel, set the bit.
+            if (color.a > 0.0) {
+                hasData = true;
+                break;
+            }
+        }
+
+        if (hasData) {
+            result |= (1 << d);
+        }
+    }
+}
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modules/vis/pipelines/advdvrvis.cpp

+// ================================================================================================