# OrientedGlyphs

VTKExamples/Python/Visualization/OrientedGlyphs

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### Code

OrientedGlyphs.py

    import vtk

    def main():
        colors = vtk.vtkNamedColors()

        sphereSource = vtk.vtkSphereSource()
        sphereSource.Update()

        input_data = vtk.vtkPolyData()
        input_data.ShallowCopy(sphereSource.GetOutput())

        arrowSource = vtk.vtkArrowSource()

        glyph3D = vtk.vtkGlyph3D()
        glyph3D.SetSourceConnection(arrowSource.GetOutputPort())
        glyph3D.SetVectorModeToUseNormal()
        glyph3D.SetInputData(input_data)
        glyph3D.SetScaleFactor(.2)
        glyph3D.Update()

        # Visualize
        mapper = vtk.vtkPolyDataMapper()
        mapper.SetInputConnection(glyph3D.GetOutputPort())

        actor = vtk.vtkActor()
        actor.SetMapper(mapper)
        actor.GetProperty().SetColor(colors.GetColor3d('Yellow'))

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

        renderer.AddActor(actor)
        renderer.SetBackground(colors.GetColor3d('DarkGreen'))

        renderWindow.Render()
        renderer.GetActiveCamera().Zoom(1.5)
        renderWindow.Render()
        renderWindowInteractor.Start()

    if __name__ == '__main__':
        main()