# Polygon

VTKExamples/Python/GeometricObjects/Polygon

### Description

The polygon is a primary two-dimensional cell. The polygon is defined by an ordered list of three or more points lying in a plane. The polygon normal is implicitly defined by a counterclockwise ordering of its points using the right-hand rule.

The polygon may be nonconvex, but may not have internal loops, and it cannot self-intersect. The polygon has n edges, where n is the number of points in the polygon.

Other Languages

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

### Code

Polygon.py

    #!/usr/bin/env python

    import vtk

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

        # Setup four points
        points = vtk.vtkPoints()
        points.InsertNextPoint(0.0, 0.0, 0.0)
        points.InsertNextPoint(1.0, 0.0, 0.0)
        points.InsertNextPoint(1.0, 1.0, 0.0)
        points.InsertNextPoint(0.0, 1.0, 0.0)

        # Create the polygon
        polygon = vtk.vtkPolygon()
        polygon.GetPointIds().SetNumberOfIds(4)  # make a quad
        polygon.GetPointIds().SetId(0, 0)
        polygon.GetPointIds().SetId(1, 1)
        polygon.GetPointIds().SetId(2, 2)
        polygon.GetPointIds().SetId(3, 3)

        # Add the polygon to a list of polygons
        polygons = vtk.vtkCellArray()
        polygons.InsertNextCell(polygon)

        # Create a PolyData
        polygonPolyData = vtk.vtkPolyData()
        polygonPolyData.SetPoints(points)
        polygonPolyData.SetPolys(polygons)

        # Create a mapper and actor
        mapper = vtk.vtkPolyDataMapper()
        if vtk.VTK_MAJOR_VERSION <= 5:
            mapper.SetInput(polygonPolyData)
        else:
            mapper.SetInputData(polygonPolyData)

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

        # Visualize
        renderer = vtk.vtkRenderer()
        renderWindow = vtk.vtkRenderWindow()
        renderWindow.SetWindowName("Polygon")
        renderWindow.AddRenderer(renderer)
        renderWindowInteractor = vtk.vtkRenderWindowInteractor()
        renderWindowInteractor.SetRenderWindow(renderWindow)

        renderer.AddActor(actor)
        renderer.SetBackground(colors.GetColor3d("Salmon"))
        renderWindow.Render()
        renderWindowInteractor.Start()

    if __name__ == '__main__':
        main()