# RectilinearGrid

VTKExamples/Python/RectilinearGrid/RectilinearGrid

### Description

Shows how to create a vtkRectilinearGrid.

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### Code

RectilinearGrid.py

    import vtk

    x = [
        -1.22396, -1.17188, -1.11979, -1.06771, -1.01562, -0.963542,
        -0.911458, -0.859375, -0.807292, -0.755208, -0.703125, -0.651042,
        -0.598958, -0.546875, -0.494792, -0.442708, -0.390625, -0.338542,
        -0.286458, -0.234375, -0.182292, -0.130209, -0.078125, -0.026042,
        0.0260415, 0.078125, 0.130208, 0.182291, 0.234375, 0.286458,
        0.338542, 0.390625, 0.442708, 0.494792, 0.546875, 0.598958,
        0.651042, 0.703125, 0.755208, 0.807292, 0.859375, 0.911458,
        0.963542, 1.01562, 1.06771, 1.11979, 1.17188]

    y = [
        -1.25, -1.17188, -1.09375, -1.01562, -0.9375, -0.859375,
        -0.78125, -0.703125, -0.625, -0.546875, -0.46875, -0.390625,
        -0.3125, -0.234375, -0.15625, -0.078125, 0, 0.078125,
        0.15625, 0.234375, 0.3125, 0.390625, 0.46875, 0.546875,
        0.625, 0.703125, 0.78125, 0.859375, 0.9375, 1.01562,
        1.09375, 1.17188, 1.25]

    z = [
        0, 0.1, 0.2, 0.3, 0.4, 0.5,
        0.6, 0.7, 0.75, 0.8, 0.9, 1,
        1.1, 1.2, 1.3, 1.4, 1.5, 1.6,
        1.7, 1.75, 1.8, 1.9, 2, 2.1,
        2.2, 2.3, 2.4, 2.5, 2.6, 2.7,
        2.75, 2.8, 2.9, 3, 3.1, 3.2,
        3.3, 3.4, 3.5, 3.6, 3.7, 3.75,
        3.8, 3.9]

    # Create a rectilinear grid by defining three arrays specifying the
    # coordinates in the x-y-z directions.
    xCoords = vtk.vtkFloatArray()
    for i in x:
        xCoords.InsertNextValue(i)

    yCoords = vtk.vtkFloatArray()
    for i in y:
        yCoords.InsertNextValue(i)

    zCoords = vtk.vtkFloatArray()
    for i in z:
        zCoords.InsertNextValue(i)

    # The coordinates are assigned to the rectilinear grid. Make sure that
    # the number of values in each of the XCoordinates, YCoordinates,
    # and ZCoordinates is equal to what is defined in SetDimensions().
    #
    rgrid = vtk.vtkRectilinearGrid()
    rgrid.SetDimensions(len(x), len(y), len(z))
    rgrid.SetXCoordinates(xCoords)
    rgrid.SetYCoordinates(yCoords)
    rgrid.SetZCoordinates(zCoords)

    # Extract a plane from the grid to see what we've got.
    plane = vtk.vtkRectilinearGridGeometryFilter()
    plane.SetInputData(rgrid)
    plane.SetExtent(0, 46, 16, 16, 0, 43)

    rgridMapper = vtk.vtkPolyDataMapper()
    rgridMapper.SetInputConnection(plane.GetOutputPort())

    wireActor = vtk.vtkActor()
    wireActor.SetMapper(rgridMapper)
    wireActor.GetProperty().SetRepresentationToWireframe()
    wireActor.GetProperty().SetColor(0, 0, 0)

    # Create the usual rendering stuff.
    renderer = vtk.vtkRenderer()
    renWin = vtk.vtkRenderWindow()
    renWin.AddRenderer(renderer)
    iren = vtk.vtkRenderWindowInteractor()
    iren.SetRenderWindow(renWin)

    renderer.AddActor(wireActor)
    renderer.SetBackground(1, 1, 1)
    renderer.ResetCamera()
    renderer.GetActiveCamera().Elevation(60.0)
    renderer.GetActiveCamera().Azimuth(30.0)
    renderer.GetActiveCamera().Zoom(1.0)

    renWin.SetSize(300, 300)

    # interact with data
    renWin.Render()
    iren.Start()