Cone

VTKExamples/Python/GeometricObjects/Display/Cone

Description

This program displays a cone on screen.

Code

Cone.py

import vtk

# create a rendering window and renderer
ren = vtk.vtkRenderer()
renWin = vtk.vtkRenderWindow()
renWin.AddRenderer(ren)
WIDTH=640
HEIGHT=480
renWin.SetSize(WIDTH,HEIGHT)

# create a renderwindowinteractor
iren = vtk.vtkRenderWindowInteractor()
iren.SetRenderWindow(renWin)

# create cone
cone = vtk.vtkConeSource()
cone.SetResolution(60)
cone.SetCenter(-2,0,0)

# mapper
coneMapper = vtk.vtkPolyDataMapper()
coneMapper.SetInput(cone.GetOutput())

# actor
coneActor = vtk.vtkActor()
coneActor.SetMapper(coneMapper)

# assign actor to the renderer
ren.AddActor(coneActor)

# enable user interface interactor
iren.Initialize()
renWin.Render()
iren.Start()