DataSetSurface

import vtk


# Setup the coordinates of eight points
# (the two faces must be in counter clockwise order as viewd from the outside)
P0 = [0.0, 0.0, 0.0]
P1 = [1.0, 0.0, 0.0]
P2 = [1.0, 1.0, 0.0]
P3 = [0.0, 1.0, 0.0]
P4 = [0.0, 0.0, 1.0]
P5 = [1.0, 0.0, 1.0]
P6 = [1.0, 1.0, 1.0]
P7 = [0.0, 1.0, 1.0]


# Create the points
points = vtk.vtkPoints()
points.InsertNextPoint(P0)
points.InsertNextPoint(P1)
points.InsertNextPoint(P2)
points.InsertNextPoint(P3)
points.InsertNextPoint(P4)
points.InsertNextPoint(P5)
points.InsertNextPoint(P6)
points.InsertNextPoint(P7)

# Create a hexahedron from the points
hexa = vtk.vtkHexahedron()
hexa.GetPointIds().SetId(0, 0)
hexa.GetPointIds().SetId(1, 1)
hexa.GetPointIds().SetId(2, 2)
hexa.GetPointIds().SetId(3, 3)
hexa.GetPointIds().SetId(4, 4)
hexa.GetPointIds().SetId(5, 5)
hexa.GetPointIds().SetId(6, 6)
hexa.GetPointIds().SetId(7, 7)

# Add the hexahedron to a cell array
hexs = vtk.vtkCellArray()
hexs.InsertNextCell(hexa)

# Add the points and hexahedron to an unstructured grid
uGrid = vtk.vtkUnstructuredGrid()
uGrid.SetPoints(points)
uGrid.InsertNextCell(hexa.GetCellType(), hexa.GetPointIds())

surface = vtk.vtkDataSetSurfaceFilter()
surface.SetInputData(uGrid)
surface.Update()


aBeamMapper = vtk.vtkDataSetMapper()
aBeamMapper.SetInputConnection(surface.GetOutputPort())
aBeamActor = vtk.vtkActor()
aBeamActor.SetMapper(aBeamMapper)
aBeamActor.AddPosition(0, 0, 0)
aBeamActor.GetProperty().SetColor(1, 1, 0)
aBeamActor.GetProperty().SetOpacity(0.60)
aBeamActor.GetProperty().EdgeVisibilityOn()
aBeamActor.GetProperty().SetEdgeColor(1, 1, 1)
aBeamActor.GetProperty().SetLineWidth(1.5)

# 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(0.5, 0, 0)
plane.SetNormal(1, 0, 0)

# create cutter
cutter = vtk.vtkCutter()
cutter.SetCutFunction(plane)
cutter.SetInputData(aBeamActor.GetMapper().GetInput())
cutter.Update()
cutterMapper = vtk.vtkDataSetMapper()
cutterMapper.SetInputConnection(cutter.GetOutputPort())

# create plane actor
planeActor = vtk.vtkActor()
planeActor.GetProperty().SetColor(1, 0.5, 0.5)
planeActor.GetProperty().SetLineWidth(2)
planeActor.SetMapper(cutterMapper)


# Setup a renderer, render window, and interactor
renderer = vtk.vtkRenderer()
renderWindow = vtk.vtkRenderWindow()
# renderWindow.SetWindowName("Test")

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

# Add the actor to the scene
renderer.AddActor(aBeamActor)
renderer.AddActor(planeActor)
renderer.SetBackground(0, 0, 0)  # Background color white

# Render and interact
renderWindow.Render()

renderWindowInteractor.Start()