ProgrammableGlyphs
VTKExamples/Python/Visualization/ProgrammableGlyphs
Description
Code
ProgrammableGlyphs.py
#!/usr/bin/env python
import vtk
# Python example translated directly from Tcl test
# [vtk_source]/Graphics/Testing/Tcl/progGlyphs.tcl
res = 6
plane = vtk.vtkPlaneSource()
plane.SetResolution(res, res)
colors = vtk.vtkElevationFilter()
colors.SetInputConnection(plane.GetOutputPort())
colors.SetLowPoint(-0.25, -0.25, -0.25)
colors.SetHighPoint(0.25, 0.25, 0.25)
planeMapper = vtk.vtkPolyDataMapper()
if vtk.VTK_MAJOR_VERSION <= 5:
planeMapper.SetInput(colors.GetPolyDataOutput())
else:
planeMapper.SetInputData(colors.GetPolyDataOutput())
planeActor = vtk.vtkActor()
planeActor.SetMapper(planeMapper)
planeActor.GetProperty().SetRepresentationToWireframe()
# procedure for generating glyphs
def Glyph():
ptId = glypher.GetPointId()
pd = glypher.GetPointData()
xyz = glypher.GetPoint()
x = xyz[0]
y = xyz[1]
length = glypher.GetInput(0).GetLength()
scale = length / (2.0*res)
squad.SetScale(scale,scale,scale)
squad.SetCenter(xyz)
squad.SetPhiRoundness(abs(x)*5.0)
squad.SetThetaRoundness(abs(y)*5.0)
# create simple poly data so we can apply glyph
squad = vtk.vtkSuperquadricSource()
glypher = vtk.vtkProgrammableGlyphFilter()
glypher.SetInputConnection(colors.GetOutputPort())
if vtk.VTK_MAJOR_VERSION <= 5:
glypher.SetSource(squad.GetOutput())
else:
glypher.SetSourceConnection(squad.GetOutputPort())
glypher.SetGlyphMethod(Glyph)
glyphMapper = vtk.vtkPolyDataMapper()
glyphMapper.SetInputConnection(glypher.GetOutputPort())
glyphActor = vtk.vtkActor()
glyphActor.SetMapper(glyphMapper)
# Create the rendering stuff
ren1 = vtk.vtkRenderer()
renWin = vtk.vtkRenderWindow()
renWin.SetMultiSamples(0)
renWin.AddRenderer(ren1)
iren = vtk.vtkRenderWindowInteractor()
iren.SetRenderWindow(renWin)
ren1.AddActor(planeActor)
ren1.AddActor(glyphActor)
ren1.SetBackground(1, 1, 1)
renWin.SetSize(450, 450)
renWin.Render()
iren.Start()