vtkAnnotedCubeWithvtkOrientationWidget
VTKExamples/Python/Widgets/vtkAnnotedCubeWithvtkOrientationWidget
Description
Draws two cubes. One of them can be clicked to be rotated, and will rotate the second one. The second one has annotations on it, and can also be moved.
Code
vtkAnnotedCubeWithvtkOrientationWidget.py
# Contributed by Eric E Monson
import vtk
# create a rendering window and renderer
ren = vtk.vtkRenderer()
renWin = vtk.vtkRenderWindow()
renWin.AddRenderer(ren)
# create a renderwindowinteractor
iren = vtk.vtkRenderWindowInteractor()
iren.SetRenderWindow(renWin)
cube = vtk.vtkCubeSource()
cube.SetXLength(200)
cube.SetYLength(200)
cube.SetZLength(200)
cube.Update()
cm = vtk.vtkPolyDataMapper()
cm.SetInputConnection(cube.GetOutputPort())
ca = vtk.vtkActor()
ca.SetMapper(cm)
# assign actor to the renderer
ren.AddActor(ca)
axesActor = vtk.vtkAnnotatedCubeActor();
axesActor.SetXPlusFaceText('R')
axesActor.SetXMinusFaceText('L')
axesActor.SetYMinusFaceText('H')
axesActor.SetYPlusFaceText('F')
axesActor.SetZMinusFaceText('P')
axesActor.SetZPlusFaceText('A')
axesActor.GetTextEdgesProperty().SetColor(1,1,0)
axesActor.GetTextEdgesProperty().SetLineWidth(2)
axesActor.GetCubeProperty().SetColor(0,0,1)
axes = vtk.vtkOrientationMarkerWidget()
axes.SetOrientationMarker(axesActor)
axes.SetInteractor(iren)
axes.EnabledOn()
axes.InteractiveOn()
ren.ResetCamera()
# enable user interface interactor
iren.Initialize()
renWin.Render()
iren.Start()