Java Examples¶

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It would be appreciated if there are any Java VTK experts who could convert any of the c++ examples to Java!

Hello World¶

Example Name	Classes Demonstrated	Description	Image
A hello world example	vtkPolyDataMapper vtkActor vtkRenderer vtkRenderWindow vtkRenderWindowInteractor	Cylinder example from the VTK Textbook and source code. A hello world example.

Annotation¶

Example Name	Classes Demonstrated	Description	Image
TextOrigin	vtkTextOrigin	TextOrigin
MultiLineText	vtkMultiLineText	MultiLineText

CompositeData¶

Example Name	Classes Demonstrated	Description	Image
CompositePolyDataMapper	vtkCompositePolyDataMapper	CompositePolyDataMapper

Filtering¶

Example Name	Classes Demonstrated	Description	Image
Delaunay2D	vtkDelaunay2D	An example to generate set of points and to triangulate using Delaunay2D
Glyph2D	vtkGlyph2D	Example to copy a polydata to everypoint in the input set.
Glyph3D	vtkGlyph3D	This example applies an object at every point using vtkGlyph3D
PerlinNoise	vtkPerlinNoise	An implicit function that implements Perlin noise.
TransformPolyData	vtkTransformPolyDataFilter	Transforms points, associated normals and vectors for polygonal dataset
VertexGlyphFilter	vtkVertexGlyphFilter	Creates a set of points and adds a vertex at each point.
WarpTo	vtkWarpTo	Deform geometry by warping towards a point

GeometricObjects¶

Example Name	Classes Demonstrated	Description	Image
Arrow	vtkArrow	Arrow Visualization
Circle	vtkCircle	Circle Visualization
Cone	vtkCone	Cone Visualization
EllipticalCylinder	vtkEllipticalCylinder	EllipticalCylinder
ConvexPointSet	vtkConvexPointSet	ConvexPointSet Visualization
Frustum	vtkFrustum	Frustum Visualization
Disk	vtkDiskSource	Disk Visualization
Line	vtkLineSource	Line Visualization
LongLine	vtkLine	A visualization of a long line
OrientedCylinder	vtkOrientedCylinder	Oriented Cylinder visualization
OrientedArrow	vtkOrientedArrow	Oriented Arrow visualization.
Polygon	vtkPolygon	Polygon Visualization
PlanesIntersection	vtkPlanesIntersection	PlanesIntersection
RegularPolygonSource	vtkRegularPolygonSource	RegularPolygon Visualization
ParametricObjects	vtkParametricObjects	ParametricObjects Visualization
Pyramid	vtkPyramid	Pyramid Visualization
Quad	vtkQuad	Quad Visualization
ShrinkCube	vtkCubeSource vtkShrinkFilter	Applying shrink filter to an object.
Vertex	vtkVertex	Vertex Visualization
TextActor	vtkTextActor	TextActor Demonstration
Triangle	vtkTriangle	Triangle Visualization
TriangleStrip	vtkTriangleStrip	Triangle Strip Visualization

HyperTreeGrid¶

Example Name	Classes Demonstrated	Description	Image
HyperTreeGridSource	vtkHyperTreeGridSource	Demonstration of a hyper-tree grid source.

Geovis¶

Example Name	Classes Demonstrated	Description	Image
EarthSource	vtkEarthSource	Earth Source Visualization
CompassWidget	vtkCompassWidget	CompassWidget Visualization

Graphs¶

Example Name	Classes Demonstrated	Description	Image
VisualizeGraph	vtkMutableUndirectedGraph	An example to construct a graph and visualize it.

Images¶

Example Name	Classes Demonstrated	Description	Image
Actor2D	vtkActor2D	A actor that draws 2D data
StaticImage	vtkImageViewer2	Displays a 2D image
RTAnalyticSource	vtkRTAnalyticSource	Creates an image for regression testing

Input and Output¶

Example Name	Classes Demonstrated	Description	Image
JPEGWriter	vtkJPEGWriter	Write a JPEG file.
ReadVTP	vtkXMLPolyDataReader	Read a VTK XML PolyData file.
WriteVTP	vtkXMLPolyDataWriter	Write a VTK XML PolyData file.

Implicit Functions and Iso-surfaces¶

Example Name	Classes Demonstrated	Description	Image
ImplicitDataSet		Implicit functions, implicit data set.
ImplicitSphere	vtkSphere vtkAppendPolyData vtkTubeFilter	ImplicitFunctions, Append poly data, tube filter, sphere

Data Structures¶

Example Name	Classes Demonstrated	Description	Image
VisualizeKDTree	vtkKdTreePointLocator	Show the levels of a KD Tree.

Image Processing¶

Example Name	Classes Demonstrated	Description	Image
ImageTest	vtkImageReader2Factory	use Java File Dialog to select Image File to Display
ShotNoise	vtkPNGWriter	Example program to write PNG files

Rendering¶

Example Name	Classes Demonstrated	Description	Image
AmbientSpheres	vtkProperty	Demonstrates the effect of ambient lighting on spheres.
Cone6	vtkBoxWidget vtkInteractorStyleTrackballCamera	This example introduces 3D widgets. 3D widgets take advantage of the event/observer design pattern. Corresponds to the missing Step 6 Java example from VTK/Examples/Tutorial.
Mace		An example of multiple inputs and outputs.

Lighting¶

Example Name	Classes Demonstrated	Description	Image
SpotLight	vtkSpotLight	vtkSpotLight Demonstration
LightActor	vtkLightActor	vtkLightActor Demonstration

Parallel¶

PolyData¶

Example Name	Classes Demonstrated	Description	Image
Stripper	vtkStripper	Stripper
KochanekSpline	vtkKochanekSpline	KochanekSpline
ColorDisconnectedRegions	vtkColorDisconnectedRegions	ColorDisconnectedRegions
ColoredPoints	vtkUnsignedCharArray	Example to visualize Colored Points.
Outline	vtkOutline	Outline
RibbonFilter	vtkRibbonFilter	RibbonFilter
ColorCells	vtkColorCells	ColorCells
TubeFilter	vtkTubeFilter	TubeFilter
ConvexHullShrinkWrap	vtkConvexHullShrinkWrap	ConvexHullShrinkWrap
MeshQuality	vtkMeshQuality	MeshQuality
ColorCellsWithRGB	vtkColorCellsWithRGB	ColorCellsWithRGB
Reflection	vtkReflection	Reflection
TriangleColoredPoints	vtkUnsignedCharArray	Adding color to each vertex of a triangle
TransformFilter	vtkTransformFilter	Transforms points, associated normals and vectors

Example Name	Classes Demonstrated	Description	Image
RenderView	vtkRenderView	An easier way to make objects appear on the screen using RenderView

Utilities¶

Example Name	Classes Demonstrated	Description	Image
FullScreen	vtkRenderWindow	Example to Display Actors in a Full Screen Render Window
TimerLog	vtkTimerLog	Example to Demonstrate Timer support and logging.

Arrays¶

Visualization¶

Example Name	Classes Demonstrated	Description	Image
AnimDataCone	vtkRenderWindowInteractor	Animate a cone by modifying the polydata points - uses Interaction M key (Motion) to toggle animation.
Animation		Move a sphere across a scene
BackfaceCulling		Turn on/off fast culling of polygons based on orientation of normal with respect to camera.
AnnotatedCubeActor	vtkAnnotatedCubeActor	A 3D cube with face labels.
BackgroundColor		Example program to set the background color of the render window
BackgroundGradient		viewport having gradient background using the Background (bottom) and Background2 (top) colors.
Camera	vtkCamera	A virtual camera for 3D rendering.
CameraActor	vtkCameraActor	A frustum to represent a camera.
ColorAnActor	vtkActor vtkCanvas	Switch style interaction adds C and A key actions for selecting Camera or Actor interaction, and T and J key actions for Trackball or Joystick interaction mode. Adds charEvent observer callback to restore the missing E and Q events to quit.
Cursor2D	vtkCursor2D	Generates a 2D Cursor Representation.
Cursor3D	vtkCursor3D	Generates a 3D Cursor Representation
CursorShape		Change the shape of the cursor.
Cutter	vtkCutter	How to use vtkCutter by cutting through a cube.
Follower	vtkFollower	Draw text that stays right side up.
OrientedGlyphs	vtkGlyph3D	Copies oriented and scaled glyph geometry to every input point
VectorFieldExample	vtkXMLUnstructuredGridReader, vtkThresholdPoints, vtkGlyph3D	A vector field visualisation.
WireframeSphere	vtkSphere	A Wireframe Sphere Visualization.

Graphs¶

Example Name	Classes Demonstrated	Description	Image
SelectGraphVertices	vtkAnnotationLink	Select Edges and vertices in a graph

SimpleOperations¶

Swing Integration¶

Example Name	Classes Demonstrated	Description	Image
JFrameRender	vtkRenderWindowPanel	Render a scene in a JFrame using a vtkRenderWindowPanel
SwingHandleMouseEvent	vtkRenderWindowPanel	Display in a JLabel the point the mouse is hovering over using a mouse listener

Widgets¶

Example Name	Classes Demonstrated	Description	Image
AngleWidget	vtkAngleWidget	AngleWidget Demonstration
AngleWidget2D	vtkAngleWidget2D	AngleWidget2D Demonstration
BalloonWidget	vtkBalloonWidget	The balloon text describes each object when you hover it.
DistanceWidget	vtkDistanceWidget	Measures the distance between two points.
ImageTracerWidgetNonPlanar	vtkImageTracerWidget	3D widget for tracing on planar props.
PlaneWidget	vtkPlaneWidget	A finite (bounded) plane that can be interactively placed in a scene.
SeedWidget	vtkSeedWidget	Places multiple seed points, where a user moves the cursor to and clicks it.
SplineWidget	vtkSplineWidget	SplineWidget Demonstration
TextWidget	vtkTextWidget	Widget for placing text on overlay plane.