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# Frustum

VTKEx/Python/GeometricObjects/Frustum

### Description

This is a Python version of the C++ example for viewing a Frustum

Other languages

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

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### Code

Frustum.py

    #!/usr/bin/env python
    # -*- coding: utf-8 -*-

    import vtk

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

        camera = vtk.vtkCamera()
        camera.SetClippingRange(0.1, 0.4)
        planesArray = [0] * 24

        camera.GetFrustumPlanes(1.0, planesArray)

        planes = vtk.vtkPlanes()
        planes.SetFrustumPlanes(planesArray)

        frustumSource = vtk.vtkFrustumSource()
        frustumSource.ShowLinesOff()
        frustumSource.SetPlanes(planes)

        shrink = vtk.vtkShrinkPolyData()
        shrink.SetInputConnection(frustumSource.GetOutputPort())
        shrink.SetShrinkFactor(.9)

        mapper = vtk.vtkPolyDataMapper()
        mapper.SetInputConnection(shrink.GetOutputPort())

        back = vtk.vtkProperty()
        back.SetColor(colors.GetColor3d("Tomato"))

        actor = vtk.vtkActor()
        actor.SetMapper(mapper)
        actor.GetProperty().EdgeVisibilityOn()
        actor.GetProperty().SetColor(colors.GetColor3d("Banana"))
        actor.SetBackfaceProperty(back)

        # a renderer and render window
        renderer = vtk.vtkRenderer()
        renderWindow = vtk.vtkRenderWindow()
        renderWindow.SetWindowName("Frustum")
        renderWindow.AddRenderer(renderer)

        # an interactor
        renderWindowInteractor = vtk.vtkRenderWindowInteractor()
        renderWindowInteractor.SetRenderWindow(renderWindow)

        # add the actors to the scene
        renderer.AddActor(actor)
        renderer.SetBackground(colors.GetColor3d("Silver"))

        # Position the camera so that we can see the frustum
        renderer.GetActiveCamera().SetPosition(1, 0, 0)
        renderer.GetActiveCamera().SetFocalPoint(0, 0, 0)
        renderer.GetActiveCamera().SetViewUp(0, 1, 0)
        renderer.GetActiveCamera().Azimuth(30)
        renderer.GetActiveCamera().Elevation(30)
        renderer.ResetCamera()

        # render an image (lights and cameras are created automatically)
        renderWindow.Render()

        # begin mouse interaction
        renderWindowInteractor.Start()

    if __name__ == '__main__':
        main()