# FilledPolygon

VTKExamples/Python/PolyData/FilledPolygon

### Code

FilledPolygon.py

    import vtk

    # Create a cube
    cube = vtk.vtkSphereSource()
    cube.SetRadius(50)
    cube.SetThetaResolution(100)
    cube.SetPhiResolution(100)

    cubeMapper = vtk.vtkPolyDataMapper()
    cubeMapper.SetInputConnection(cube.GetOutputPort())

    # create a plane to cut,here it cuts in the XZ direction (xz normal=(1,0,0);XY =(0,0,1),YZ =(0,1,0)
    plane = vtk.vtkPlane()
    plane.SetOrigin(20, 0, 0)
    plane.SetNormal(1, 0, 0)

    # create cutter
    cutter = vtk.vtkCutter()
    cutter.SetCutFunction(plane)
    cutter.SetInputConnection(cube.GetOutputPort())
    cutter.Update()

    FeatureEdges = vtk.vtkFeatureEdges()
    FeatureEdges.SetInputConnection(cutter.GetOutputPort())
    FeatureEdges.BoundaryEdgesOn()
    FeatureEdges.FeatureEdgesOff()
    FeatureEdges.NonManifoldEdgesOff()
    FeatureEdges.ManifoldEdgesOff()
    FeatureEdges.Update()

    cutStrips = vtk.vtkStripper()  # Forms loops (closed polylines) from cutter
    cutStrips.SetInputConnection(cutter.GetOutputPort())
    cutStrips.Update()
    cutPoly = vtk.vtkPolyData()  # This trick defines polygons as polyline loop
    cutPoly.SetPoints((cutStrips.GetOutput()).GetPoints())
    cutPoly.SetPolys((cutStrips.GetOutput()).GetLines())

    cutMapper = vtk.vtkPolyDataMapper()
    # cutMapper.SetInput(FeatureEdges.GetOutput())
    if vtk.VTK_MAJOR_VERSION <= 5:
        cutMapper.SetInput(cutPoly)
    else:
        cutMapper.SetInputData(cutPoly)

    cutActor = vtk.vtkActor()
    cutActor.GetProperty().SetColor(1, 1, 0)
    cutActor.GetProperty().SetEdgeColor(0, 1, 0)

    cutActor.GetProperty().SetLineWidth(2)
    cutActor.GetProperty().EdgeVisibilityOn()
    # cutActor.GetProperty().SetOpacity(0.7)
    cutActor.SetMapper(cutMapper)

    # create renderers and add actors of plane and cube
    ren = vtk.vtkRenderer()
    ren.AddActor(cutActor)

    # Add renderer to renderwindow and render
    renWin = vtk.vtkRenderWindow()
    renWin.AddRenderer(ren)
    renWin.SetSize(600, 600)
    iren = vtk.vtkRenderWindowInteractor()
    iren.SetRenderWindow(renWin)
    ren.SetBackground(0, 0, 0)
    ren.GetActiveCamera().SetPosition(223, -122, -91)
    renWin.Render()
    iren.Start()