ReadPolyData

Description¶

vtkXMLPolyDataReader object reads the VTK XML PolyData file format. One polygonal data file can be read to produce one output. Streaming is supported. The standard extension for this reader's file format is "vtp". This reader is also used to read a single piece of the parallel file format.

An example data set can be found at Torso.vtp.

Other Languages

See (Cxx), (Java), (CSharp)

Code¶

ReadPolyData.py

#!/usr/bin/env python

import vtk


def get_program_parameters():
    import argparse
    description = 'Read a polydata file.'
    epilogue = ''''''
    parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(description=description, epilog=epilogue,
                                     formatter_class=argparse.RawDescriptionHelpFormatter)
    parser.add_argument('filename', help='Torso.vtp')
    args = parser.parse_args()
    return args.filename


def main():
    colors = vtk.vtkNamedColors()

    filename = get_program_parameters()

    # Read all the data from the file
    reader = vtk.vtkXMLPolyDataReader()
    reader.SetFileName(filename)
    reader.Update()

    # Visualize
    mapper = vtk.vtkPolyDataMapper()
    mapper.SetInputConnection(reader.GetOutputPort())

    actor = vtk.vtkActor()
    actor.SetMapper(mapper)
    actor.GetProperty().SetColor(colors.GetColor3d("BurlyWood"))

    renderer = vtk.vtkRenderer()
    renderWindow = vtk.vtkRenderWindow()
    renderWindow.AddRenderer(renderer)
    renderWindowInteractor = vtk.vtkRenderWindowInteractor()
    renderWindowInteractor.SetRenderWindow(renderWindow)

    renderer.AddActor(actor)
    renderer.SetBackground(colors.GetColor3d('Teal'))
    renderer.GetActiveCamera().Pitch(90)
    renderer.GetActiveCamera().SetViewUp(0, 0, 1)
    renderer.ResetCamera()

    renderWindow.SetSize(600, 600)
    renderWindow.Render()
    renderWindow.SetWindowName('ReadPolyData')
    renderWindowInteractor.Start()


if __name__ == '__main__':
    main()