# Hexahedron

VTKExamples/Python/GeometricObjects/Hexahedron

### Description

This example creates eight points and creates a hexahedron from the points.

### Code

Hexahedron.py

    import vtk

    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
    hex = vtk.vtkHexahedron()
    hex.GetPointIds().SetId(0, 0)
    hex.GetPointIds().SetId(1, 1)
    hex.GetPointIds().SetId(2, 2)
    hex.GetPointIds().SetId(3, 3)
    hex.GetPointIds().SetId(4, 4)
    hex.GetPointIds().SetId(5, 5)
    hex.GetPointIds().SetId(6, 6)
    hex.GetPointIds().SetId(7, 7)

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

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

    # Visualize
    mapper = vtk.vtkDataSetMapper()
    mapper.SetInputData(uGrid)

    actor = vtk.vtkActor()
    actor.SetMapper(mapper)

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

    renderer.AddActor(actor)
    renderer.SetBackground(.2, .3, .4)

    renderWindow.Render()
    renderWindowInteractor.Start()