# CubeAxesActor

VTKExamples/Python/Visualization/CubeAxesActor

### Description

*Translated to python from the .cxx examples by Michka Popoff

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See (Cxx)

### Code

CubeAxesActor.py

    #!/usr/bin/env python

    import vtk

    def main():
        colors = vtk.vtkNamedColors()
        # Create a superquadric
        superquadricSource = vtk.vtkSuperquadricSource()
        superquadricSource.SetPhiRoundness(3.1)
        superquadricSource.SetThetaRoundness(1.0)
        superquadricSource.Update()  # needed to GetBounds later

        renderer = vtk.vtkRenderer()

        mapper = vtk.vtkPolyDataMapper()
        mapper.SetInputConnection(superquadricSource.GetOutputPort())

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

        cubeAxesActor = vtk.vtkCubeAxesActor()
        cubeAxesActor.SetBounds(superquadricSource.GetOutput().GetBounds())
        cubeAxesActor.SetCamera(renderer.GetActiveCamera())
        cubeAxesActor.GetTitleTextProperty(0).SetColor(colors.GetColor3d('Red'))
        cubeAxesActor.GetLabelTextProperty(0).SetColor(colors.GetColor3d('Red'))

        cubeAxesActor.GetTitleTextProperty(1).SetColor(colors.GetColor3d('LimeGreen'))
        cubeAxesActor.GetLabelTextProperty(1).SetColor(colors.GetColor3d('LimeGreen'))

        cubeAxesActor.GetTitleTextProperty(2).SetColor(colors.GetColor3d('Blue'))
        cubeAxesActor.GetLabelTextProperty(2).SetColor(colors.GetColor3d('Blue'))

        cubeAxesActor.DrawXGridlinesOn()
        cubeAxesActor.DrawYGridlinesOn()
        cubeAxesActor.DrawZGridlinesOn()
        cubeAxesActor.SetGridLineLocation(cubeAxesActor.VTK_GRID_LINES_FURTHEST)

        cubeAxesActor.XAxisMinorTickVisibilityOff()
        cubeAxesActor.YAxisMinorTickVisibilityOff()
        cubeAxesActor.ZAxisMinorTickVisibilityOff()

        renderer.AddActor(cubeAxesActor)
        renderer.AddActor(superquadricActor)
        renderer.GetActiveCamera().Azimuth(30)
        renderer.GetActiveCamera().Elevation(30)

        renderer.ResetCamera()

        renderWindow = vtk.vtkRenderWindow()
        renderWindow.AddRenderer(renderer)

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

        renderWindow.Render()
        renderWindowInteractor.Start()

    if __name__ == '__main__':
        main()