C++ Examples¶

These are fully independent, compilable examples. There is significant overlap in the examples, but they are each intended to illustrate a different concept and be fully stand alone compilable.

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This table shows the VTK classes covered by the examples.

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Hello World¶

Example Name	Classes Demonstrated	Description	Image
A hello world example(python)	vtkPolyDataMapper vtkActor vtkRenderer vtkRenderWindow vtkRenderWindowInteractor	Cylinder example from the VTK Textbook and source code. A hello world example.

Simple Operations¶

Example Name	Classes Demonstrated	Description
DistanceBetweenPoints(python)	vtkMath	Distance between two points.
DistancePointToLine	vtkLine	Distance between a point and a line.
FloatingPointExceptions	vtkFloatingPointExceptions	Floating Point Exceptions
GaussianRandomNumber	vtkMath	Generates Gaussian random numbers.
PerspectiveTransform	vtkPerspectiveTransform	Apply a perspective transformation to a point.
ProjectPointPlane	vtkPlane	Project a point onto a plane.
RandomSequence	vtkMinimalStandardRandomSequence	This is the preferred way to generate random numbers.
UniformRandomNumber	vtkMath	Generates uniform random numbers.

Input and Output¶

Graph Formats¶

3D File Formats¶

Example Name	Classes Demonstrated	Description
ConvertFile		Convert a file from one type to another
XGMLReader	vtkXGMLReader	Read a .gml file

Standard Formats¶

Input¶

Example Name	Classes Demonstrated	Description
DEMReader	vtkDEMReader	Read DEM (elevation map) files

DelimitedTextReader	vtkDelimitedTextReader	Read a delimited file into a polydata.

DumpXMLFile	vtkDataSetReader	Report the contents of a VTK XML or legacy file
IndividualVRML	vtkVRMLImporter	This example is used to get each actor and object from a scene and verify axes correspondence

ParticleReader	vtkParticleReader	This example reads ASCII files where each line consists of points with its position (x,y,z) and (optionally) one scalar or binary files in RAW 3d file format.

ReadAllPolyDataTypes	vtkBYUReader vtkOBJReader vtkPLYReader vtkPolyDataReader vtkSTLReader vtkXMLPolyDataReader	Read any VTK polydata file.

ReadAllPolyDataTypesDemo	vtkBYUReader vtkOBJReader vtkPLYReader vtkPolyDataReader vtkSTLReader vtkXMLPolyDataReader	Read all VTK polydata file types.

ReadOBJ	vtkOBJReader	Read an OBJ (.obj) file.

ReadPDB	vtkPDBReader	Read Protein Data Bank Files.

ReadPLOT3D	vtkPLOT3DReader	Read CFD (computational fluid dynamics) data produced by PLOT3D.

ReadPLY	vtkPLYReader	Read PLY (.ply) files

ReadPlainTextTriangles	vtkPolyData vtkSmartPointer vtkPoints vtkCellArray vtkXMLPolyDataWriter	Read a plain text file into a polydata.
ReadSLC(python)	vtkSLCReader	Read VolVis file.

ReadSTL(python)	vtkSTLReader	Read stereo lithography STL (.stl) files

ReadTextFile	vtkPolyData	Read a plain text file into a polydata.

SimplePointsReader	vtkSimplePointsReader	Read a simple "xyz" file of points.

Importers¶

Example Name	Classes Demonstrated	Description
3DSImporter(python)	vtk3DSImporter	Import a 3D Studio scene that includes multiple actors.

ImportPolyDataScene	vtkXMLMultiBlockDataReader vtkDataObjectTreeIterator	Import a polydata scene using multiblock datasets.

OBJImporter	vtkOBJImporter	Import an OBJ scene that includes actors, materials and textures.

VRMLImporter	vtkVRMLImporter	Import a VRML 2.0 (WRL) file.

VRMLImporterDemo	vtkVRMLImporter	Import a VRML 2.0 (WRL) file and add normals if necessary.

Output¶

Example Name	Classes Demonstrated	Description
DelimitedTextWriter	vtkDelimitedTextWriter	Write data to a delimited file
SimplePointsWriter	vtkSimplePointsWriter	Write a simple ".xyz" file
WritePLY(python)	vtkPLYWriter	Write PLY (.ply) files

WriteSTL(python)	vtkSTLWriter	Write stereo lithography STL (.stl) files

Exporters¶

Example Name	Classes Demonstrated	Description	Image
ExportPolyDataScene	vtkXMLMultiBlockDataWriter	Export a polydata scene using multiblock datasets.

VTK Formats¶

Input¶

Example Name	Classes Demonstrated	Description
ReadImageData	vtkXMLImageDataReader	Read a image data (.vti) file

ReadPolyData	vtkXMLPolyDataReader	Read a polygonal data (.vtp) file

ReadRectilinearGrid	vtkXMLRectilinearGridReader	Read a rectilinear grid (.vtr) file

ReadStructuredGrid	vtkXMLStructuredGridReader	Read a structured grid (.vts) file

ReadUnknownTypeXMLFile	vtkXMLGenericDataObjectReader	Read an XML file and later decide what kind it is

ReadUnstructuredGrid(python)	vtkXMLUnstructuredGridReader	Read an unstructured grid (.vtu) file

Output¶

Example Name	Classes Demonstrated	Description
ExodusIIWriter	vtkExodusIIWriter	Write a time varying ExodusII file.
WriteVTI	vtkXMLImageDataWriter	Write a .vti file. VTI is an "ImageData".

WriteVTP	vtkXMLPolyDataWriter	Write a .vtp file. VTP is a "PolyData". This format allows for the most complex geometric objects to be stored.
WriteVTU	vtkXMLUnstructuredGridWriter	Write a .vtu file. VTU is an "Unstructured Grid". This format allows for 3D data to be stored.

XMLPImageDataWriter	vtkXMLPImageDataWriter	Write a .pvti file with 4 .vti pieces.
XMLPUnstructuredGridWriter	vtkXMLPUnstructuredGridWriter	Write a .pvtu with 4 .vtu pieces.
XMLStructuredGridWriter	vtkXMLStructuredGridWriter	Write a .vts file from a vtkStructuredGrid.

Legacy VTK Formats¶

Example Name	Classes Demonstrated	Description
GenericDataObjectReader	vtkGenericDataObjectReader	Read any type of legacy .vtk file.
ReadLegacyUnstructuredGrid(python)	vtkUnstructuredGridReader	Read an unstructured grid that contains 11 linear cells.

StructuredGridReader	vtkStructuredGridReader	Read a structured grid (.vtk) file.

StructuredPointsReader	vtkStructuredPointsReader	Read a structured points (.vtk) file.

WriteLegacyLinearCells(python)	vtkUnstructuredGridWriter	Write each linear cell into a legacy UnstructuredGrid file.
WriteXMLLinearCells(python)	vtkXMLDataSetWriter	Write each linear cell into an XML UnstructuredGrid file (.vtu).

Image Format¶

Input¶

Example Name	Classes Demonstrated	Description
ImageReader2Factory	vtkImageReader2Factory	This class tries to find an appropriate reader. It is very convenient to use this when you don't know what kind of file to expect.

JPEGReader	vtkJPEGReader	Read a JPEG image.

MetaImageReader	vtkMetaImageReader	Read .mha files.

PNGReader	vtkPNGReader	Read a PNG image.

ReadBMP	vtkBMPReader	Read BMP (.bmp) files.

ReadDICOM	vtkDICOMImageReader	Read DICOM file

ReadDICOMSeries	vtkDICOMImageReader	This example demonstrates how to read a series of DICOM images and scroll through slices

ReadPNM	vtkPNMReader	Read PNM (.pnm) files.

ReadTIFF	vtkTIFFReader	Read TIFF (.tif) files.

Output¶

Example Name	Classes Demonstrated	Description
ImageWriter(python)	vtkBMPWriter vtkJPEGWriter vtkPNMWriter vtkPostScriptWriter vtkTIFFWriter vtkPNGWriter vtkWindowToImageFilter	Write an imagefile based on the file extension.

JPEGWriter	vtkJPEGWriter	Write a JPEG (.jpg) file.
MetaImageWriter	vtkMetaImageWriter	Write a .mha/.mhd + .raw file.

PNGWriter	vtkPNGWriter	Write a PNG (.png) file.
WriteBMP	vtkBMPWriter	Write a BMP (.bmp) file.

WritePNM	vtkPNMWriter	Write a PNM (.pnm) file.

WriteTIFF	vtkTIFFWriter	Write a TIFF (.tif) file.

Geometric Objects¶

Example Name	Classes Demonstrated	Description
Axes(python)	vtkAxesActor

ColoredLines(python)	vtkCellData vtkLine

Dodecahedron(python)	vtkPolyhedron	Create a dodecahedron using vtkPolyhedron.

EllipticalCylinder(python)	vtkLinearExtrusionFilter	Create an elliptical cylinder using extrusion.

EllipticalCylinderDemo(python)	vtkLinearExtrusionFilter	Show the base and extrusion vector.

GeometricObjectsDemo(python)		A demonstration of all geometric objects that work the same way.

OpenVRFrustm		VTK + OpenVR Example.

OpenVROrientedArrow		VTK + OpenVR Example.

OpenVROrientedCylinder		VTK + OpenVR Example.

OpenVRTessellatedBoxSource		VTK + OpenVR Example.

Planes(python)	vtkPlanes

PlanesIntersection(python)	vtkPlanesIntersection
PolygonIntersection(python)	vtkPolygon	Compute the intersection of a line segment with a polygon.
SourceObjectsDemo(python)	vtkSphereSource vtkConeSource vtkCylinderSource vtkCubeSource vtkPlaneSource vtkTextSource vtkPointSource vtkDiskSource vtkLineSource	Examples of source objects that procedurally generate polygonal models. These nine images represent just some of the capability of VTK. From upper left in reading order: sphere, cone, cylinder, cube, plane, text, random point cloud, disk (with or without hole), and line source. Other polygonal source objects are available; check subclasses of vtkPolyDataAlgorithm.

Cells¶

Example Name	Classes Demonstrated	Description
Cell3DDemonstration(python)	vtkHexagonalPrism vtkHexahedron vtkPentagonalPrism vtkPolyhedron vtkPyramid vtkTetra vtkVoxel vtkWedge vtkUnstructuredGrid	Demonstrate the use of vtkCell3D to construct geometric objects. Sample objects are generated from the classes derived from vtkCell3D and displayed.

CellTypeSource(python)	vtkCellTypeSource vtkTessellatorFilter	Generate tessellated cells.

ConvexPointSet(python)	vtkConvexPointSet	Generate a ConvexPointSetCell.

Hexahedron(python)	vtkHexahedron

LinearCellDemo(python)	vtkCell vtkCell3D	Linear cell types in VTK.

LongLine(python)	vtkLine	Manually create a polyline.

Point(python)	vtkPoints

PolyLine(python)	vtkPolyLine

Polygon(python)	vtkPolygon

Polyhedron(python)		Create an unstructured grid representation of a polyhedron (cube) and write it out to a file.

Pyramid(python)	vtkPyramid

Quad(python)	vtkQuad

Tetrahedron(python)	vtkTetra

Triangle(python)	vtkTriangle

Triangle strip(python)	vtkTriangleStrip

Vertex(python)	vtkVertex

Sources¶

Example Name	Classes Demonstrated	Description
Arrow(python)	vtkArrowSource

Cone(python)	vtkConeSource

Cube(python)	vtkCubeSource

Cylinder(python)	vtkCylinderSource

Disk(python)	vtkDiskSource	A circle with a hole in it.

Frustum(python)	vtkFrustumSource

Line(python)	vtkLineSource

OrientedArrow(python)	vtkArrowSource	Orient an arrow along an arbitrary vector.

OrientedCylinder(python)	vtkCylinderSource	Orient a cylinder along an arbitrary vector.

Plane(python)	vtkPlaneSource

PlatonicSolids(python)	vtkPlatonicSolidSource

PolyLine1(python)	vtkPolyLine	This example demonstrates how to create a polygon through several ordered points.

RegularPolygonSource(python)	vtkRegularPolygonSource

Sphere(python)	vtkSphereSource

TessellatedBoxSource(python)	vtkTessellatedBoxSource	Generate a box with tessellated sides.

TextActor(python)	vtkTextActor	2D "HUD-type" text

Non Linear¶

Example Name	Classes Demonstrated	Description
IsoparametricCellsDemo(python)	vtkNonLinearCell	Nonlinear isoparametric cell types in VTK.

QuadraticHexahedron(python)	vtkQuadraticHexahedron vtkTessellatorFilter	Create and tessellate a nonlinear cell.

QuadraticHexahedronDemo(python)	vtkQuadraticHexahedron vtkTessellatorFilter	Interactively adjust chord error.

QuadraticTetra(python)	vtkQuadraticTetra vtkTessellatorFilter	Create and tessellate a nonlinear cell.

QuadraticTetraDemo(python)	vtkQuadraticTetra vtkTessellatorFilter	Interactively adjust chord error.

Parametric Objects¶

These examples demonstrate how to create an display one of the many vtkParametric objects. All of the classes listed can be used in an identical fashion.

Example Name	Classes Demonstrated	Description
ParametricKuenDemo(python)	vtkParametricKuen	Interactively change the parameters for a Kuen Surface.

ParametricObjects(python)		Create and display a parametric object. Uncomment the object that you wish to be displayed.

ParametricObjectsDemo(python)	vtkParametricBoy vtkParametricConicSpiral vtkParametricCrossCap vtkParametricDini vtkParametricEllipsoid vtkParametricEnneper vtkParametricFigure8Klein vtkParametricKlein vtkParametricMobius vtkParametricRandomHills vtkParametricRoman vtkParametricSpline vtkParametricSuperEllipsoid vtkParametricSuperToroid vtkParametricTorus	Demonstration of of the vtkParametric* classes added by Andrew Maclean. All the objects are displayed in a 4X4 array.

ParametricObjectsDemo2(python)	vtkParametricBohemianDome vtkParametricBour vtkParametricCatalanMinimal vtkParametricHenneberg vtkParametricKuen vtkParametricPluckerConoid vtkParametricPseudosphere	Demonstration of additional vtkParametric* classes added by Tim Meehan. All the objects are displayed in a 4X2 array.

ParametricSuperEllipsoidDemo(python)	vtkParametricSuperEllipsoid	Interactively change the parameters for a SuperEllipsoid Surface.

ParametricSuperToroidDemo(python)	vtkParametricSuperToroid	Interactively change the parameters for a SuperToroid Surface.

Implicit Functions and Iso-surfaces¶

Example Name	Classes Demonstrated	Description
BandedPolyDataContourFilter	vtkBandedPolyDataContourFilter	Create filled contours.

ContourTriangulator	vtkMarchingSquares vtkContourTriangulator	Create a contour from a structured point set (image) and triangulate it.

CutWithCutFunction	vtkCutter	Cut a surface with an implicit plane using vtkCutter.

CutWithScalars(python)	vtkContourFilter	Cut a surface with scalars.

DiscreteMarchingCubes	vtkDiscreteMarchingCubes	Generate surfaces from labeled data.

ExtractData(python)	vtkSampleFunction	Implicit functions used to select data: Two ellipsoids are combined using the union operation used to select voxels from a volume. Voxels are shrunk 50 percent.

ExtractLargestIsosurface	vtkPolyDataConnectivityFilter	Extract largest isosurface.

FilledContours	vtkContourFilter	Create filled contours (using vtkClipPolyData).

Hello(python)	vtkImplicitModeller	Implicit modelling used to thicken a stroked font.

IceCream(python)	vtkImplicitBoolean vtkSampleFunction	How to use boolean combinations of implicit functions to create a model of an ice cream cone.

ImplicitDataSet(python)	vtkImplicitDataSet	Convert an imagedata to an implicit function.
ImplicitSphere(python)	vtkSphere	An implicit representation of a sphere.

IsoContours	vtkContourFunction	Visualize different isocontours using a slider.

Lorenz(python)	vtkContourFilter	Visualizing a Lorenz strange attractor by integrating the Lorenz equations in a volume.

MarchingCases(python)	vtkMarchingCubes	Explore the Marching Cubes cases.

MarchingCasesA(python)	vtkMarchingCubes	The 256 possible cases have been reduced to 15 cases using symmetry.

MarchingCasesB(python)	vtkMarchingCubes	Marching cubes complementary cases. Cases 3c, 6c, 7c, 10c, 12c and 13c are displayed.

MarchingCasesC(python)	vtkMarchingCubes	Marching cubes, case 3 is rotated 90 degrees about the y-axis with no label.

MarchingCasesD(python)	vtkMarchingCubes	Marching cubes. Case 7 is rotated 180 degrees about the y-axis with no label.

MarchingCubes	vtkMarchingCubes	Create a voxelized sphere.

MarchingSquares	vtkMarchingSquares	Create a contour from a structured point set (image).

SampleFunction(python)	vtkSampleFunction	Sample and visualize an implicit function.

ShepardInterpolation	vtkShepardMethod vtkProbeFilter vtkContourFilter	Interpolate scalar data.

SmoothDiscreteMarchingCubes	vtkDiscreteMarchingCubes vtkWindowedSincPolyDataFilter	Generate smooth surfaces from labeled data.

Working with 3D Data¶

Example Name	Classes Demonstrated	Description
AlignFrames	vtkLandmarkTransform	Align coordinate frames.
AppendFilter	vtkAppendFilter	Append different types of data,

BooleanOperationPolyDataFilter(python)	vtkBoleanOperationPolyDataFilter	Perform boolean operations on two vtkPolyData objects.

Bottle(python)	vtkRotationalExtrusionFilter	Rotationally symmetric objects.

CellCenters	vtkCellCenters	Compute points at the center of every cell.

CellCentersDemo	vtkCellCenters vtkGlyph3DMapper	Visualize points at the center of every cell.

CellEdgeNeighbors	vtkPolyData::GetCellNeighbors	Determine which cells share an edge with a specific cell.

CellPointNeighbors	vtkPolyData::GetCellNeighbors	Determine which cells share a single point with a specific cell.

CenterOfMass	vtkCenterOfMass	Compute the center of mass of the points.
Circle(python)	vtkCutter	Create a circle by cutting through a sphere.

CleanPolyData	vtkCleanPolyData	Remove coincident points.
ColorCells	vtkLookupTable	Color individual cells of a polydata with scalar index.

ColorCellsWithRGB	vtkCellData	Color individual cells of a polydata with rgb colors.

ColoredPoints	vtkUnsignedCharArray	Add three points to a polydata and associate a color with each of them.

CombinePolyData(python)	vtkAppendPolyData	Combine/Append PolyData.

ConnectivityFilter	vtkConnectivityFilter	Color any dataset type based on connectivity.

ContoursFromPolyData	vtkCutter	Create contours from PolyData.

ContoursToSurface	vtkVoxelContoursToSurfaceFilter	Convert contours to a surface.

ConvexHull	vtkHull	Convex hull using vtkHull.

ConvexHullShrinkWrap	vtkSmoothPolyDataFilter	Convex hull using shrink wrapping.

CopyAllArrays	vtkPolyData	Copy all arrays from one vtkPolyData to another.
DataBounds	vtkPolyData::GetBounds	Get the minimum and maximum value in each dimension. (Axis aligned bounding box)
DataSetSurfaceFilter	vtkDataSetSurfaceFilter	Convert vtkUnstructuredGrid to vtkPolyData.
DecimatePolyline	vtkDecimatePolylineFilter	Decimate polyline.

DeleteCells	vtkPolyData	Delete a cell from a vtkPolyData

DeletePoint	vtkPoints vtkPolyData
DetermineArrayDataTypes	vtkPolyData	Determine data types of arrays.
DistancePolyDataFilter	vtkDistancePolyDataFilter	Compute the distance function from one vtkPolyData to another.

EmbedPointsIntoVolume	vtkGaussianSplatter	Embed points into a volume.

ExternalContour	vtkWindowToImageFilter vtkContourFilter	Get the External Contour from Polydata.

ExtractCellsUsingPoints	vtkExtractSelection vtkSelection vtkSelectionNode	Extract points but bring cells that are still complete with them.

ExtractOutsideSurface	vtkPolyDataConnectivityFilter	Extract the outer surface of a multiple surface polydata.

ExtractPolyLinesFromPolyData	vtkPolyData	Extract polylines from polydata.

ExtractSelectedIds	vtkExtractSelectedIds	Extract selected points.

ExtractSelection(python)	vtkExtractSelection	Extract selection points.

ExtractSelectionCells(python)	vtkExtractSelection	Extract selection cells.

ExtractSelectionOriginalId	vtkExtractSelection	Extract selection and find correspondence between new and original Id.

ExtractVisibleCells	vtkHardwareSelector	Extract and highlight visible cells.

FieldData	vtkFieldData	Add Global Miscellaneous Data (FieldData) to a Polydata.
Finance(python)	vtkGaussianSplatter	Visualization of multidimensional financial data. The gray/wireframe surface represents the total data population. The red surface represents data points delinquent on loan payment.

FinanceFieldData(python)	vtkGaussianSplatter	Visualization of multidimensional financial data. The yellow surface represents the total data population. The red surface represents data points delinquent on loan payment.

FindAllArrayNames	vtkPolyData	Get the names of all of the data arrays.
FitSplineToCutterOutput	vtkKochanekSpline vtkSplineFilter vtkSpline	Fit a spline to cutter output.

GeometryFilter	vtkGeometryFilter	Convert vtkUnstructuredGrid to vtkPolyData (another way).
GetMiscCellData	vtkCellData	Get Miscellaneous Data from Cells in a Polydata.
GetMiscPointData	vtkDoubleArray	Get Miscellaneous Data from Points in a Polydata.
GradientFilter	vtkGradientFilter	Compute the gradient of a scalar field on a data set.

ImplicitBoolean	vtkImplicitBoolean	Operations include intersection and union.

ImplicitBooleanDemo	vtkImplicitBoolean	Demo Union, Difference and Intersection.

ImplicitModeller	vtkImplicitModeller	Compute the distance from an object to every point on a uniform grid.

ImplicitPolyDataDistance(python)	vtkImplicitPolyDataDistance	Compute the distance function in a space around a vtkPolyData.

InterpolateMeshOnGrid	vtkProbeFilter	Interpolate a mesh over a grid.

InterpolateTerrain	vtkProbeFilter	vtkProbeFilter Interpolate terrain.
IntersectionPolyDataFilter	vtkIntersectionPolyDataFilter	Compute the intersection of two vtkPolyData objects.

IterateOverLines	vtkCellArray	Iterate through the lines of a PolyData.
KMeansClustering	vtkKMeansStatistics	KMeans Clustering

KochanekSpline	vtkKochanekSpline	Create an Kochanek spline on a set of points.

KochanekSplineDemo	vtkKochanekSpline	Interactively change the parameters of the Kochanek spline.

LinearExtrusion	vtkLinearExtrusionFilter	Extrude a shape.

LoopBooleanPolyDataFilter	vtkLoopBooleanOpPolyDataFilter	Perform boolean operations on two vtkPolyData objects.

MaskPoints	vtkMaskPoints	Select a subset (mask) of a point set.

MergePoints	vtkMergePoints	Remove duplicate (merge) points.
MergeSelections	vtkSelection vtkSelectionNode	Merge selected points.

MiscCellData	vtkCellData	Add Miscellaneous Data to Cells in a Polydata.
MiscPointData	vtkPointData vtkFloatArray	Add Miscellaneous Data to Points in a Polydata.
MultiBlockMergeFilter	vtkMultiBlockMergeFilter vtkMultiBlockDataSet	Combine MultiBlockDataSets.
NullPoint	vtkPointData	Set everything in PointData at a specified index to NULL
Outline(python)	vtkOutlineFilter	Draw the bounding box of the data

PKMeansClustering	vtkPKMeansStatistics	Parallel KMeans Clustering.
ParametricSpline	vtkCardinalSpline vtkParametricSpline vtkParametricFunctionSource	Create a Cardinal spline on a set of points.

PerlinNoise	vtkPerlinNoise

PointCellIds	vtkIdFilter	Generate point and cell id arrays.
PointInsideObject	vtkSelectEnclosedPoints	Check if a point is inside an object.

PointInsideObject2	vtkDelaunay3D vtkPolyData::FindCell	This uses a Delaunay triangulation to compute a volume. This gives more of an "is inside convex hull" effect than an "is inside object".

PointsProjectedHull	vtkPointsProjectedHull	Convex hull of points projected onto the coordinate planes.

PolyDataCellNormals	vtkCellData	Add/Get Normals to/from cells in a Polydata.
PolyDataContourToImageData(python)	vtkLinearExtrusionFilter vtkPolyDataToImageStencil	Generate a binarized image from a closed contour.
PolyDataExtractNormals	vtkPolyDataNormals	Extract Normals from a Polydata.
PolyDataGetPoint	vtkPolyData	Get point locations/coordinates from a vtkPolyData.
PolyDataIsoLines	vtkBandedPolyDataContourFilter	Iso lines on the surface of a polydata

PolyDataPointNormals	vtkPointData	Add/Get Normals to/from points in a Polydata.
PolyDataPointSampler	vtkPolyDataPointSampler	Sample the edges or surfaces of a polydata.

PolyDataToImageData	vtkPolyDataToImageStencil	Generate a binarized volume from a closed surface.
ProcrustesAlignmentFilter	vtkProcrustesAlignmentFilter	Align point sets.

ProgrammableFilter	vtkProgrammableFilter	Create a custom filter without subclassing.

ProgrammableSource	vtkProgrammableSource	Create points using a programmable source. Generates points for a strange attractor.

ProjectSphere	vtkProjectSphereFilter	Unroll a sphere or spherical-like model.

QuantizePolyDataPoints	vtkQuantizePolyDataPoints	Snap (quantize) points to a grid.

Reflection	vtkReflectionFilter	Mirror a DataSet.

RemoveOutsideSurface	vtkConnectivityFilter	Remove the outer surface of a multiple surface polydata.

RemoveVertices
ResamplePolyLine

ReverseSense	vtkReverseSense	Flip normals.
RibbonFilter	vtkRibbonFilter

RotationAroundLine(python)	vtkTransform vtkTransformPolyDataFilter	Rotation around a line.
RuledSurfaceFilter(python)	vtkRuledSurfaceFilter	Create a surface between lines.

SCurveSpline	vtkSCurveSpline	Create an SCurve spline on a set of points.

SelectVisiblePoints	vtkSelectVisiblePoints	Select visible points.

SelectionSource	vtkSelectionSource vtkExtractSelection	Specify a selection.
ShrinkPolyData	vtkShrinkPolyData	Move all items in a PolyData towards their centroid.

Silhouette	vtkPolyDataSilhouette

Spring(python)	vtkRotationalExtrusionFilter	Rotation in combination with linear displacement and radius variation.

Stripper	vtkStripper	Convert triangles to triangle strips.
ThinPlateSplineTransform	vtkThinPlateSplineTransform

ThresholdCells	vtkThreshold	Thresholding Cells.
ThresholdPoints	vtkThresholdPoints	Thresholding Points.
TransformFilter	vtkTransformFilter	Transform a data set.

TransformOrderDemo	vtkTransformPolyDataFilter	Demonstrate how the order of applying transforms affects the result.

TransformPipeline	vtkTransform	Combining the transformation, in order to manipulate a group of vtkActor. Shown in the example robot arm motion.

TransformPolyData	vtkTransformPolyDataFilter	Apply a Transformation to a PolyData.

TriangleArea	vtkTriangle::TriangleArea	Compute the area of all triangles in a polydata.
TriangleColoredPoints(python)	vtkUnsignedCharArray	Set the color of each point of a triangle. You will be able to interpolate the colors across the triangle.

TriangleSolidColor	vtkUnsignedCharArray	Create a solid colored triangle.

TubeFilter	vtkTubeFilter	Give lines a thickness (produce a cylinder around lines.

VectorFieldNonZeroExtraction	vtkExtractSelectedThresholds	Extract non-zero vectors from a vtkImageData.
VertexConnectivity	vtkPolyData::GetCellPoints	Get a list of vertices attached (through an edge) to a vertex.

WarpScalar	vtkWarpScalar	Move vertices along normals.

WarpSurface	vtkWarpVector	Warp a surface along its normal.

WarpTo	vtkWarpTo	Bend an object.

WarpVector(python)	vtkWarpVector

Data Types¶

Example Name	Classes Demonstrated	Description
CompositePolyDataMapper(python)	vtkCompositePolyDataMapper

Generate2DAMRDataSetWithPulse	vtkAMRBox vtkOverlappingAMR vtkUniformGrid vtkXMLHierarchicalBoxDataSetWriter	Generates sample 2-D AMR dataset.
Generate3DAMRDataSetWithPulse	vtkAMRBox vtkOverlappingAMR vtkUniformGrid vtkXMLHierarchicalBoxDataSetWriter	Generates sample 3-D AMR dataset.
HierarchicalBoxPipeline	vtkHierarchicalBoxDataSet	Demonstrates how hierarchical box (uniform rectilinear) AMR datasets can be processed using the new vtkHierarchicalBoxDataSet class.
MultiBlockDataSet(python)	vtkMultiBlockDataSet	Demonstrates how to make and use VTK's MultiBlock type data

OverlappingAMR(python)	vtkOverlappingAMR	Demonstrates how to create and populate a VTK's Overlapping AMR Grid type Data

Data Type Conversions¶

Example Name	Classes Demonstrated	Description	Image
PolyDataToUnstructuredGrid	vtkAppendFilter	Convert a vtkPolyData to a vtkUnstructuredGrid.

Point Cloud Operations¶

Example Name	Classes Demonstrated	Description
ColorIsosurface	vtkPolyDataMapper	Color an isosurcae with and Array Component.

CompareExtractSurface	vtkExractSurface	Compare three extract surface algorithms.

DensifyPoints	vtkDensifyPointCloudFilter	Add points to a point cloud.

DownsamplePointCloud	vtkCleanPolyData	Down sample a point cloud. Remove points so that there are no points within a tolerance of any point.

ExtractClusters	vtkEuclideanClusterExtraction	From a set of randomly distributed spheres, extract connected clusters.

ExtractPointsDemo	vtkExtractPoints	Extract points inside an implicit function.

ExtractSurface	vtkExtractSurface vtkPCANormalEstimation vtkSignedDistance	Create a surface from Unorganized Points using Point filters.

ExtractSurfaceDemo	vtkExtractSurface vtkPCANormalEstimation vtkSignedDistance	Create a surface from Unorganized Points using Point filters (DEMO).

FitImplicitFunction	vtkFitImplicitFunction	Extract points within a distance to an implicit function.

MaskPointsFilter	vtkMaskPointsFilter	Extract points within an image mask.

NormalEstimation	vtkPCANormalEstimation	Estimate the normals of a random points that lie on a sphere.

PointOccupancy	vtkPointOccupancyFilter	Show which voxels contain points.

PointSource	vtkPointSource	Generate a random point cloud.

PoissonExtractSurface		Create a surface from Unorganized Points using the PoissonReconstruction algorithm.

PowercrustExtractSurface		Create a surface from Unorganized Points using the Powercrust algorithm.

RadiusOutlierRemoval	vtkRadiusOutlierRemoval	Remove outliers.

SignedDistance	vtkSignedDistance	Compute signed distance to a point cloud.

UnsignedDistance	vtkUnsignedDistance	Compute unsigned distance to a point cloud.

Working with Meshes¶

Example Name	Classes Demonstrated	Description
AddCell	vtkPolyData	Add a cell to an existing mesh.
BoundaryEdges	vtkFeatureEdges	Find the edges that are used by only one face.

CellEdges	vtkCell	Get edges of cells.
ClosedSurface	vtkFeatureEdges	Check if a surface is closed.
ColorDisconnectedRegions	vtkPolyDataConnectivityFilter	Color each disconnected region of a vtkPolyData a different color.

ColoredElevationMap	vtkLookupTable	Color a mesh by height.

Curvatures	vtkCurvatures	Compute Gaussian, Mean, Min, and Max Curvatures.

Decimation	vtkDecimatePro	Reduce the number of triangles in a mesh.

DeformPointSet	vtkDeformPointSet	Deform a point set with a control polyhedra.

DelaunayMesh(python)	vtkDelaunay2D vtkMinimalStandardRandomSequence vtkExtractEdges vtkGlyph3D vtkTubeFilter	Two-dimensional Delaunay triangulation of a random set of points. Points and edges are shown highlighted with sphere glyphs and tubes.

DijkstraGraphGeodesicPath	vtkDijkstraGraphGeodesicPath	Find the shortest path between two points on a mesh.

ElevationFilter	vtkElevationFilter	Color a mesh by height.

ExtractEdges	vtkExtractEdges

FillHoles	vtkFillHolesFilter	Close holes in a mesh.

GreedyTerrainDecimation	vtkGreedyTerrainDecimation	Create a mesh from an ImageData

HighlightBadCells	vtkMeshQuality

IdentifyHoles	vtkFillHolesFilter	Close holes in a mesh and identify the holes.

InterpolateFieldDataDemo	vtkPointInterpolator vtkInterpolateDataSetAttributes	Resample a fine grid and interpolate field data.

ImplicitSelectionLoop	vtkImplicitSelectionLoop	Select a region of a mesh with an implicit function.

LargestRegion	vtkPolyDataConnectivityFilter	Extract the largest connected region in a polydata.

MatrixMathFilter	vtkMatrixMathFilter	Compute various quantities on cell and points in a mesh.

MeshQuality	vtkMeshQuality

OBBDicer	vtkOBBDicer	Breakup a mesh into pieces.

PolygonalSurfaceContourLineInterpolator	vtkPolygonalSurfaceContourLineInterpolator	Interactively find the shortest path between two points on a mesh.

QuadricClustering	vtkQuadricClustering	Reduce the number of triangles in a mesh.

QuadricDecimation	vtkQuadricDecimation	Reduce the number of triangles in a mesh.

SelectPolyData	vtkSelectPolyData	Select a region of a mesh.

SimpleElevationFilter	vtkSimpleElevationFilter	Color a mesh by dotting a vector from the origin to each point with a specified vector.

SmoothPolyDataFilter	vtkSmoothPolyDataFilter	Laplacian smoothing.

SpecifiedRegion	vtkPolyDataConnectivityFilter	Extract a specific (specified) connected region in a polydata.

SplitPolyData	vtkOBBDicer	Breakup a mesh into pieces and save the pieces into files

Subdivision	vtkButterflySubdivisionFilter vtkLoopSubdivisionFilter vtkLinearSubdivisionFilter	Increase the number of triangles in a mesh.

Triangulate	vtkTriangleFilter	Convert all polygons in a mesh to triangles.

WeightedTransformFilter	vtkWeightedTransformFilter

WindowedSincPolyDataFilter	vtkWindowedSincPolyDataFilter	Smooth a mesh (windowed sinc filter).

Clipping¶

Example Name	Classes Demonstrated	Description
BoxClipStructuredPoints	vtkBoxClipDataSet vtkStructuredPoints	Clip vtkStructuredPoints with a box. The results are unstructured grids with tetrahedra.

BoxClipUnstructuredGrid	vtkBoxClipDataSet vtkUnstructuredGrid	Clip a vtkUnstructuredGrid with a box. The results are unstructured grids with tetrahedra.

CapClip	vtkClipPolyData	Cap a clipped polydata with a polygon.

ClipClosedSurface	vtkClipClosedSurface	Clip a surface with multiple planes.

ClipDataSetWithPolyData(python)	vtkClipDataSet vtkImplicitPolyDataDistance vtkRectilinearGrid	Clip a vtkRectilinearGrid with arbitrary polydata. In this example, use a vtkConeSource to generate polydata to slice the grid, resulting in an unstructured grid. Contrast this with the next example.

ClipFrustum	vtkFrustumSource vtkClipPolyData	Clip a vtkPolyData with the vtkCamera's view frustum.

GenericClip	vtkGenericClip vtkBridgeDataSet vtkGenericDataSet

ImplicitDataSetClipping	vtkImplicitDataSet	Clip using an implicit data set.

SolidClip	vtkClipPolyData	Create a "solid" clip.

TableBasedClipDataSetWithPolyData	vtkTableBasedClipDataSet vtkImplicitPolyDataDistance vtkRectilinearGrid	Clip a vtkRectilinearGrid with arbitrary polydata. In this example, use a vtkConeSource to generate polydata to slice the grid, resulting in an unstructured grid. Contrast this with the previous example.

TableBasedClipDataSetWithPolyData2	vtkTableBasedClipDataSet vtkRectilinearGrid	Clip a vtkRectilinearGrid with a checkerboard pattern.

Working with Structured 3D Data¶

This section includes vtkImageData vtkStructuredGrid and vtkRectilinearGrid.

"ImageData" is not the traditional "flat, 2D image" you are used to. It is a special VTK data structure in the collection of 3D data structures provided by VTK. Here is an overview of these data structures. Image data can represent at typical 2D image, but also, a 3D volume.

vtkImageData ¶

Example Name	Classes Demonstrated	Description
CellIdFromGridCoordinates	vtkStructuredData	Get the id of a cell from its grid coordinates.
ExtractVOI	vtkExtractVOI	Extract a volume of interest (subvolume).

GetCellCenter	vtkImageData	Get the coordinates of the center of a cell.
ClipVolume	vtkClipVolume vtkImageData	Clip a volumeand produce a vtkUnhstructuredGrid.

ImageIterator	vtkImageIterator
ImageIteratorDemo	vtkImageIterator	Demonstrate using an iterator to access pixels in a region.

ImageNormalize	vtkImageNormalize	Normalize an image.

ImageReslice	vtkImageReslice	Resize a vtkImageData.
ImageTranslateExtent	vtkImageTranslateExtent	Change the extent of a vtkImageData.

ImageWeightedSum(python)	vtkImageWeightedSum	Add two or more images.

IntersectLine	vtkImageData	Intersect a line with all cells of a vtkImageData.

IterateImageData	vtkImageData	Iterating over a vtkImageData.

Conversions¶

Example Name	Classes Demonstrated	Description
ImageDataGeometryFilter	vtkImageDataGeometryFilter	Convert a vtkImageData to a vtkPolyData

ImageDataToPointSet	vtkImageDataToPointSet	Convert a vtkImageData to a vtkStructuredGrid.

vtkStructuredGrid ¶

Example Name	Classes Demonstrated	Description
BlankPoint	vtkStructuredGrid	Blank a point of a vtkStructuredGrid.

GetLinearPointId	vtkStructuredGrid	Get the linear point id of a point in a grid.
SGrid(python)	vtkStructuredGrid	Creating a structured grid dataset of a semi-cylinder. Vectors are created whose magnitude is proportional to radius and oriented in tangential direction.

StructuredGrid	vtkStructuredGrid	Structured Grid.

StructuredGridOutline	vtkStructuredGridOutlineFilter	Visualize the outline of a structured grid.

VisualizeStructuredGrid	vtkStructuredGridGeometryFilter	Visualize the points of a structured grid.

VisualizeStructuredGridCells	vtkShrinkFilter	Visualize the cells of a structured grid.

vtkStructuredPoints ¶

Example Name	Classes Demonstrated	Description
StructuredPointsToUnstructuredGrid	vtkStructuredPoints vtkUnstructuredGrid	Convert a vtkStructuredPoints to a vtkUnstructuredGrid.
Vol(python)	vtkStructuredPoints vtkContourFilter	Creating a image data dataset. Scalar data is generated from the equation for a sphere. Volume dimensions are 26 x 26 x 26.

vtkRectilinearGrid ¶

Example Name	Classes Demonstrated	Description
RGrid(python)	vtkRectilinearGrid	Creating a rectilinear grid dataset. The coordinates along each axis are defined using an instance of vtkDataArray.

RectilinearGrid(python)	vtkRectilinearGrid	Rectilinear grid

RectilinearGridToTetrahedra	vtkRectilinearGridToTetrahedra	Convert a vtkRectilinearGrid to a vtkUnstructuredGrid mesh
VisualizeRectilinearGrid	vtkRectilinearGrid vtkShrinkFilter	Visualize the cells of a rectilinear grid

Working with Unstructured 3D Data¶

This section includes vtkUnstructuredGrid.

vtkUnstructuredGrid ¶

Example Name	Classes Demonstrated	Description	Image
UGrid(python)	vtkUnstructuredGrid	Creation of an unstructured grid.

Registration¶

Example Name	Classes Demonstrated	Description
IterativeClosestPointsTransform	vtkIterativeClosestPointTransform	Iterative Closest Points (ICP) Transform.

LandmarkTransform	vtkLandmarkTransform	Landmark Transform.

Medical¶

Example Name	Classes Demonstrated	Description
GenerateCubesFromLabels	vtkMetaImageReader vtkMaskFields	Create cubes from labeled volume data.

GenerateModelsFromLabels	vtkDiscreteMarchingCubes vtkWindowedSincPolyDataFilter	Create models from labeled volume data vtkDiscreteMarchingCubes).
MedicalDemo1(python)	vtkMarchingCubes	Create a skin surface from volume data

MedicalDemo2(python)	vtkMarchingCubes	Create a skin and bone surface from volume data

MedicalDemo3(python)	vtkMarchingCubes	Create skin, bone and slices from volume data

MedicalDemo4(python)	vtkFixedPointVolumeRayCastMapper	Create a volume rendering

TissueLens	vtkMarchingCubes vtkClipDataSet vtkProbeFilter	Cut a volume with a sphere

Surface reconstruction¶

Example Name	Classes Demonstrated	Description
Delaunay3D	vtkDelaunay3D	Create a solid mesh from Unorganized Points.

Delaunay3DDemo	vtkDelaunay3D	Interactively adjust Alpha for Delaunay3D.

ExtractSurface	vtkExtractSurface vtkPCANormalEstimation vtkSignedDistance	Create a surface from Unorganized Points using Point filters.

ExtractSurfaceDemo	vtkExtractSurface vtkPCANormalEstimation vtkSignedDistance	Create a surface from Unorganized Points using Point filters (DEMO).

GaussianSplat	vtkGaussianSplatter	Create a surface from Unorganized Points (Gaussian Splat).

SurfaceFromUnorganizedPoints	vtkSurfaceReconstructionFilter	Create a surface from Unorganized Points.

SurfaceFromUnorganizedPointsWithPostProc	vtkSurfaceReconstructionFilter	Create a surface from Unorganized Points (with post processing).

TriangulateTerrainMap	vtkDelaunay2D	Generate heights (z values) on a 10x10 grid (a terrain map) and then triangulate the points to form a surface.

Utilities¶

Example Name	Classes Demonstrated	Description
BoundingBox	vtkBoundingBox	Bounding Box construction.
BoundingBoxIntersection	vtkBoundingBox	Box intersection and Inside tests.
Box	vtkBoundingBox	Intersect a box with a ray.
BrownianPoints	vtkBrownianPoints	Produce a random vector at each point in a dataset.

CardinalSpline	vtkCardinalSpline	Cardinal spline Interpolation.
Casting	vtkObject::SafeDownCast	Casting VTK objects.
CheckVTKVersion	vtkVersion	Check VTK Version.
ColorLookupTable	vtkLookupTable	Color Lookup Table.
ColorTransferFunction	vtkColorTransferFunction	Color Transfer Function.
CommandSubclass	vtkCommand	Instead of using a callback function, it is more powerful to subclass vtkCommand.

ConstrainedDelaunay2D	vtkDelaunay2D	Perform a 2D Delaunay triangulation on a point set respecting a specified boundary.

Coordinate	vtkCoordinate	Coordinate system conversions.
DeepCopy		Deep copy a VTK object.
Delaunay2D(python)	vtkDelaunay2D	Perform a 2D Delaunay triangulation on a point set.

DetermineActorType	vtkActor vtkActorCollection	Determine the type of an actor.

DiscretizableColorTransferFunction	vtkDiscretizableColorTransferFunction	Discretizable Color Transfer Function.
ExtractFaces	vtkCellIterator	Extract faces froam vtkUnstructuredGrid.
FileOutputWindow	vtkFileOutputWindow	Write errors to a log file instead of the screen.
FilenameFunctions	vtkDirectory vtksys/SystemTools	Do things like get the file extension, strip the file extension, etc.
FilterSelfProgress		Monitor a filters progress.
FrameRate		Get the frame rate of the rendering.

FullScreen	vtkRenderWindow	Maximize/full screen a vtkRenderWindow.

FunctionParser	vtkFunctionParser	String function parser.
GetClassName	GetClassName()	Determine the type of a VTK variable.
GetDataRoot	vtkTesting	Find the path of VTK_DATA_ROOT.
LUTUtilities(python)	vtkLookupTable vtkColorSeries	A utility class for vtkLookupTable allowing you to output the table contents or to compare tables.
MassProperties	vtkMassProperties	Compute volume and surface area of a closed, triangulated mesh.
MultipleRenderWindows	vtkRenderWindow	Multiple Render Windows

MultipleViewports(python)	vtkRenderer::SetViewPort	Multiple Viewports.

OffScreenRendering	vtkImagingFactory vtkGraphicsFactory	Off Screen Rendering.
PCADemo	vtkPCAStatistics	Project 2D points onto the best 1D subspace (PCA Demo).

PCAStatistics	vtkPCAStatistics	Compute Principal Component Analysis (PCA) values.
PassThrough	vtkPassThrough	Pass input along to outpu.
PiecewiseFunction	vtkPiecewiseFunction	Interpolation using a piecewise function.
PointInPolygon	vtkPolygon	Point inside polygon test.
ReportRenderWindowCapabilities	vtkRenderWindow	Report the capabilities of a render window.
SaveSceneToFieldData(python)	vtkCamera	Save a vtkCamera's state in a vtkDataSet's vtkFieldData and restore it.

SaveSceneToFile(python)	vtkCamera	Save a vtkCamera's state in a file and restore it.

Screenshot(python)	vtkWindowToImageFilter

ShallowCopy		Shallow copy a VTK object.
ShareCamera	vtkRenderer vtkCamera	Share a camera between multiple renderers.

ShepardMethod	vtkShepardMethod	Shepard method interpolation.

SideBySideViewports	vtkRenderer::SetViewPort	Side by side viewports.

TimeStamp	vtkTimeStamp	Time stamp.
Timer	vtkRenderWindowInteractor::CreateRepeatingTimer

TimerLog	vtkTimerLog	Timer log.
Variant(python)	vtkVariant	Convert between data types.
Vector	vtkVector	Mathematical vector class.
VersionMacros	Macro/#define's	Check VTK Version.
ViewportBorders		Draw a border around each viewport.

VisualDebugging		Update the screen from inside an algorithm.
ZBuffer	vtkRenderer	zbuffer.

Arrays¶

Example Name	Classes Demonstrated	Description
2DArray	vtkDenseArray	2D Array.
3DArray	vtkDenseArray	3D Array.
ArrayCalculator	vtkArrayCalculator	Perform in-place operations on arrays.
ArrayLookup	vtkDataArray	Find the location of a value in a vtkDataArray.
ArrayRange	vtkFloatArray::GetRange	Get the bounds (min,max) of a vtk array.
ArrayToTable	vtkArrayToTable	Convert a vtkDenseArray to a vtkTable.
ArrayWriter	vtkArrayWriter	Write a DenseArray or SparseArray to a file.
ConstructTable	vtkTable	A table is a 2D array of any type of elements. They do not all have to be the same type. This is achieved using vtkVariant.
CustomDenseArray	vtkDenseArray	Custom type Dense (2D) Array.
DenseArrayRange	vtkDenseArray vtkArrayRange	Get the bounds of a vtkDenseArray.
ExtractArrayComponent	vtkArrayCalculator	Extract a component of an array.
KnownLengthArray	vtkFloatArray	Known Length Array.
SortDataArray	vtkSortDataArray	Reorder array values based on an ordering (key) array.
SparseArray	vtkSparseArray	Sparse Array.
UnknownLengthArray	vtkFloatArray	Unknown Length Array.
VectorArrayKnownLength	vtkFloatArray	Array of Vectors (Known Length).
VectorArrayUnknownLength	vtkFloatArray	Array of Vectors (Unknown Length).

Events¶

Example Name	Classes Demonstrated	Description
CameraModifiedEvent	vtkCameraWindow	Catch the camera modified event.

ObserveError	vtkCommand	Catch errors and warnings.
WindowModifiedEvent	vtkRenderWindow	Catch the window modified event.

CMake Techniques¶

Example Name	Classes Demonstrated	Description	Image
Check VTK Version in CMake
Check if a specific module is present

Math Operations¶

Example Name	Classes Demonstrated	Description
1DTupleInterpolation	vtkTupleInterpolator vtkCardinalSpline vtkKochanekSpline	A simple example demonstrating how functions defined by sparsely distributed supporting points can be interpolated at arbitrary positions.
EigenSymmetric	vtkMath::Jacobi	Compute eigenvalues and eigenvectors of a symmetric matrix.
HomogeneousLeastSquares	vtkMath::SolveHomogeneousLeastSquares	Homogeneous Least Squares.
LUFactorization	vtkMath	LU Factorization.
LeastSquares	vtkMath::SolveLeastSquares	Least Squares.
MatrixInverse	vtkMatrix3x3	Matrix inverse.
MatrixTranspose	vtkMatrix3x3	Matrix transpose.
NormalizeVector	vtkMath	Normalize a vector.
PerpendicularVector	vtkMath::Perpendiculars	Get a vector perpendicular to another vector.
VectorDot	vtkVectorDot
VectorNorm	vtkVectorNorm	Get the lengths of an array of vectors.

Graphs¶

Example Name	Classes Demonstrated	Description
AdjacencyMatrixToEdgeTable	vtkAdjacencyMatrixToEdgeTable	Convert an adjacency matrix to an edge table.
AdjacentVertexIterator	vtkAdjacentVertexIterator	Get all vertices connected to a specified vertex.

BoostBreadthFirstSearchTree	vtkBoostBreadthFirstSearchTree	Breadth first search tree. Can also be used to convert a graph to a tree.

BreadthFirstDistance	vtkBoostBreadthFirstSearch	Distance from origin.
ColorEdges	vtkGraphLayoutView	Color edges.

ColorVertexLabels	vtkGraphLayoutView vtkRenderedGraphRepresentation	Set the color of vertex labels.

ColorVerticesLookupTable	vtkGraphLayoutView	Color vertices.

ConnectedComponents	vtkBoostConnectedComponents	Find connected components of a graph.
ConstructGraph	vtkMutableUndirectedGraph	Construct a graph.

ConstructTree	vtkTree vtkMutableDirectedGraph	Construct a tree.

DepthFirstSearchAnimation	vtkTreeDFSIterator	Depth First Search Animation.

DepthFirstSearchIterator	vtkTreeDFSIterator	Depth First Search iterator.
EdgeListIterator	vtkEdgeListIterator	Iterate over edges of a graph.
EdgeWeights(python)	vtkGraph::GetEdgeData::AddArray	Edge weights.

GraphPoints	vtkGraph::SetPoints, vtkPassThroughLayoutStrategy	Manually set coordinates of vertices in a graph.

GraphToPolyData	vtkGraphToPolyData	Convert a graph to a PolyData.

InEdgeIterator	vtkInEdgeIterator	Iterate over edges incoming to a vertex.
LabelVerticesAndEdges	vtkGraphLayoutView	Label vertices and edges.

MinimumSpanningTree	vtkBoostPrimMinimumSpanningTree	Minimum spanning tree of a graph.
MutableGraphHelper	vtkMutableGraphHelper	Create either a vtkMutableDirectedGraph or vtkMutableUndirectedGraph.

NOVCAGraph(python)	vtkUnstructuredGrid vtkXMLUnstructuredGridWriter vtkPolyLine	Create a graph & visualize it in ParaView/VisIt.
OutEdgeIterator	vtkOutEdgeIterator	Iterate over edges outgoing from a vertex.
RandomGraphSource	vtkRandomGraphSource	Create a random graph.

RemoveIsolatedVertices	vtkRemoveIsolatedVertices	Remove vertices of degree 0 from a vtkGraph.
ScaleVertices	vtkGraphLayoutView vtkRenderedGraphRepresentation	Size/scale vertices based on a data array.

SelectedVerticesAndEdges(python)	vtkAnnotationLink	Get a list of selected vertices and edges.

SelectedVerticesAndEdgesObserver	vtkAnnotationLink	Get a list of selected vertices and edges using an observer of AnnotationChangedEvent.

ShortestPath	vtkDijkstraGraphGeodesicPath	Find the shortest path on a graph.

SideBySideGraphs	vtkGraphLayoutView	Display two graphs side by side.

TreeBFSIterator	vtkTreeBFSIterator	Breadth First Search iterator.
VertexSize	vtkGraphLayoutView vtkRenderedGraphRepresentation	Set the size of vertices.

VisualizeDirectedGraph	vtkGlyphSource2D	Visualize a directed graph.

VisualizeGraph(python)	vtkGraphLayoutView vtkGraphLayoutStrategy vtkSimple2DLayoutStrategy	Visualize a graph.

Graph Conversions¶

Example Name	Classes Demonstrated	Description
DirectedGraphToMutableDirectedGraph	vtkMutableDirectedGraph vtkDirectedGraph	vtkDirectedGraph to vtkMutableDirectedGraph.
MutableDirectedGraphToDirectedGraph	vtkMutableDirectedGraph vtkDirectedGraph	vtkMutableDirectedGraph to vtkDirectedGraph.
TreeToMutableDirectedGraph	vtkMutableDirectedGraph vtkTree	vtkTree to vtkMutableDirectedGraph

Data Structures¶

Example Name	Classes Demonstrated	Description
AttachAttributes	vtkInformation	Attach attributes to a VTK array
CellLocator	vtkCellLocator	Project a point onto a mesh. Closest point on a mesh.Efficient 3D cell query.
CellLocatorVisualization	vtkCellLocator	Visualization of the tree of a vtkCellLocator.

CellTreeLocator	vtkCellTreeLocator	Points inside an object using vtkCellTreeLocator.
PointLocator	vtkPointLocator	Efficient 3D point query.

PointLocatorRadius	vtkPointLocator	Find all points within a radius of a specified point.
PointLocatorVisualization	vtkPointLocator	Visualization of the tree of a vtkPointLocator.

Timing Demonstrations¶

Example Name	Classes Demonstrated	Description
KDTreeTimingDemo	vtkKdTreePointLocator	Plot the runtime vs MaxLevel (doesn't seem correct)

ModifiedBSPTreeTimingDemo	vtkModifiedBSPTree	Plot the runtime vs MaxLevel

OBBTreeTimingDemo	vtkOBBTree	Plot the runtime vs MaxLevel

OctreeTimingDemo	vtkOctreePointLocator	Plot the runtime vs MaxPointsPerRegionOctree timing demo.

KD-Tree¶

Example Name	Classes Demonstrated	Description
BuildLocatorFromKClosestPoints	vtkKdTree
ClosestNPoints	vtkKdTreePointLocator	Find the closest N points to a query point.
DataStructureComparison	vtkKdTree vtkOBBTree vtkOctreePointLocator vtkModifiedBSPTree	Illustrates, side by side, the differences between several spatial data structures

KDTreeAccessPoints	vtkKdTree	Access the points of a KDTree.
KDTreeFindPointsWithinRadius	vtkKdTreePointLocator	Find points within a specified radius of a query point.
KdTree	vtkKdTree
KdTreePointLocatorClosestPoint	vtkKdTreePointLocator	Find the closest point to a query point.
VisualizeKDTree	vtkKdTreePointLocator	Visualize levels of the tree.

Oriented Bounding Box (OBB) Tree¶

Example Name	Classes Demonstrated	Description
OBBTreeExtractCells	vtkOBBTree	Intersect a line with an OBB Tree and display all intersected cells.

OBBTreeIntersectWithLine	vtkOBBTree	Intersect a line with a vtkOBBTree.
VisualizeOBBTree	vtkOBBTree	Visualize levels of the tree.

Octree¶

Example Name	Classes Demonstrated	Description
BuildOctree	vtkOctreePointLocator	Create an octree.
IncrementalOctreePointLocator	vtkIncrementalOctreePointLocator	Insert points into an octree without rebuilding it.
OctreeClosestPoint	vtkOctreePointLocator	Find the closest point to a query point.
OctreeFindPointsWithinRadius	vtkOctreePointLocator	Find the points within a sphere of specified radius to a query point.
OctreeKClosestPoints	vtkOctreePointLocator	Find the K closest points to a query point.
OctreeVisualize	vtkOctreePointLocator	Visualize levels of the tree.

Modified BSP Tree¶

Example Name	Classes Demonstrated	Description
ModifiedBSPTreeExtractCells	vtkModifiedBSPTree	Intersect a line with a modified BSP Tree and display all intersected cells.

ModifiedBSPTreeIntersectWithLine	vtkModifiedBSPTree	Intersect a line with a modified BSP Tree.
VisualizeModifiedBSPTree	vtkModifiedBSPTree	Visualize levels of the tree.

HyperTreeGrid¶

Example Name	Classes Demonstrated	Description	Image
HyperTreeGridSource	vtkHyperTreeGridSource	Create a vtkHyperTreeGrid.

VTK Concepts¶

Example Name	Classes Demonstrated	Description	Image
Scalars	VTKConcepts	Attach a scalar value to each point (PointData) or cell (CellData) in a data set.

Rendering¶

Example Name	Classes Demonstrated	Description
AmbientSpheres	vtkProperty	Demonstrates the effect of ambient lighting on spheres.

CameraBlur(python)		Example of a scene rendered with focal depth.

ColoredSphere(python)	vtkSphereSource vtkElevationFilter	A simple sphere.

Cone3(python)	vtkRenderWindow	Four frames of output, based on the VTK example Cone3.cxx.

Cone4(python)	vtkRenderWindow	Modifying properties and transformation matrix based on the VTK example Cone4.cxx.

DiffuseSpheres	vtkProperty	Demonstrates the effect of diffuse lighting on spheres.

FlatVersusGouraud(python)	vtkProperty::SetInterpolationToFlat vtkProperty::SetInterpolationToGouraud	Flat and Gouraud shading. Different shading methods can dramatically improve the look of an object represented with polygons. On the top, flat shading uses a constant surface normal across each polygon. On the bottom, Gouraud shading interpolates normals from polygon vertices to give a smoother look.

Mace(python)		An example of multiple inputs and outputs.

Model(python)	vtkRenderer vtkRenderWindow vtkRenderWindowInteractor	Illustrative diagram of graphics objects.

MotionBlur(python)	vtkRenderStepsPass vtkSimpleMotionBlurPass	Example of motion blur.

Rainbow(python)	vtkLookupTable	Use and manipulation of vtkLookupTables.

Rotations(python)	vtkActor::RotateX,Y,Z vtkRenderer::EraseOff	Rotations of a cow about her axes.

RotationsA(python)	vtkActor::RotateX,Y,Z vtkRenderer::EraseOff	Perform six rotations of a cow about her x-axis (Figure 3-31a).

RotationsB(python)	vtkActor::RotateX,Y,Z vtkRenderer::EraseOff	Perform six rotations of a cow about her y-axis (Figure 3-31b).

RotationsC(python)	vtkActor::RotateX,Y,Z vtkRenderer::EraseOff	Perform six rotations of a cow about her z-axis (Figure 3-31c).

RotationsD(python)	vtkActor::RotateX,Y,Z vtkRenderer::EraseOff	First a rotation of a cow about her x-axis, then six rotations about her y-axis (Figure 3-31d).

SpecularSpheres(python)	vtkProperty	Demonstrates the effect of specular lighting on spheres.

StippledLine	vtkTexture	Draw a stippled line.

StripFran(python)	vtkDecimatePro vtkStripper	Triangle strip examples. (a) Structured triangle mesh consisting of 134 strips each of 390 triangles. (b) Unstructured triangle mesh consisting of 2227 strips of average length 3.94, longest strip 101 triangles. Images are generated by displaying every other triangle strip.

TransformSphere(python)	vtkSphereSource vtkElevationFilter vtkTransform vkTransformFilter	The addition of a transform filter to ColoredSphere.

WalkCow(python)	vtkBYUReader vtkRenderWindow::EraseOff() vtkActor	This generates Figs. 3-32, 3-33 found in VTKTextbook.pdf.

WalkCowA(python)	vtkBYUReader vtkRenderWindow::EraseOff() vtkActor	This generates Fig. 3-33a found in VTKTextbook.pdf.

WalkCowB(python)	vtkBYUReader vtkRenderWindow::EraseOff() vtkActor	This generates Fig. 3-33b found in VTKTextbook.pdf.

Lighting¶

Example Name	Classes Demonstrated	Description
Light	vtkLight	Add a directional light to a scene.

LightActor	vtkLightActor	Display the location and direction of a light.

Shadows	vtkShadowMapPass	Create shadows.

SpotLights	vtkLight	Create two positional(spot) lights.

Shaders¶

Example Name	Classes Demonstrated	Description
BozoShader	vtkShaderProgram vtkOpenGLPolyDataMapper::AddShaderReplacement	Modify the shader to load and use noise functions for color selection.

BozoShaderDemo	vtkShaderProgram vtkOpenGLPolyDataMapper::AddShaderReplacement	Show the bozo shader on a variety of polydata models.

ColorByNormal	vtkOpenGLPolyDataMapper vtkTriangleMeshPointNormals	Modify the shader to color based on model normal.

CubeMap	vtkShaderProgram vtkOpenGLPolyDataMapper	Modify the Vertex and Frament shaders to apply a 6-sided cube map.

MarbleShader	vtkShaderProgram vtkOpenGLPolyDataMapper::AddShaderReplacement	Modify the shader to load and use noise functions for color selection.

MarbleShaderDemo	vtkShaderProgram vtkOpenGLPolyDataMapper::AddShaderReplacement	Explore parameter space with sliders.

SpatterShader	vtkShaderProgram vtkOpenGLPolyDataMapper::AddShaderReplacement	Modify the shader to load and use noise functions for color selection.

SphereMap	vtkShaderProgram vtkOpenGLPolyDataMapper	Modify the Vertex and Frament shaders to apply a spherical map.

Annotation¶

Example Name	Classes Demonstrated	Description
MultiLineText(python)	vtkTextMapper	Display multiline text.

TextOrigin(python)	vtkFollower	The 3D text always faces the active camera.

XYPlot	vtkXYPlotActor vtkProbeFilter	Display line probes.

Texture Mapping¶

Example Name	Classes Demonstrated	Description
AnimateVectors(python)	vtkTexture vtkGlyph3D	One frame from a vector field animation using texture maps (animVectors.tcl).

BackgroundTexture	vtkRenderer vtkTexture	Use a texture for the background of a vtkRenderer.

ClipArt	vtkTextureMapToPlane	Generate 3D clip art from an image.

ProjectedTexture	vtkProjectedTexture	Project a texture onto vtkPolyData.

TextureCutQuadric(python)	vtkBooleanTexture vtkImplicitTextureCoords	Cut a quadric with boolean textures.

TextureCutSphere(python)	vtkImplicitTextureCoords	Cut a sphere using texture coordinates.

TextureMapImageData	vtkImageCanvasSource2D	Texture map an ImageData.

TextureMapPlane	vtkTextureMapToPlane	Texture map a plane.

TextureMapQuad	vtkPolygon vtkPolyData	Texture map a quad.

TexturePlane(python)	vtkTexture	Example of texture mapping.

TextureThreshold(python)	vtkTexture vtkThresholdTextureCoords vtkStructuredGridGeometryFilter	Demonstrate the use of scalar thresholds to show values of flow density on three planes.

TexturedSphere	vtkTextureMapToSphere	Texture a sphere.

Visualization¶

See this tutorial for a brief explanation of the VTK terminology of mappers, actors, etc.

Example Name	Classes Demonstrated	Description
AlphaFrequency(python)	vtkLinearExtrusionFilter vtkVectorText	Linearly extrude fonts to show letter frequencies in text.

AnatomicalOrientation(python)	vtkAnnotatedCubeActor vtkAxesActor vtkOrientationMarkerWidget vtkTransform	Show a labelled set of anatomical planes transecting a human figure.

AnnotatedCubeActor	vtkAnnotatedCubeActor	Annotated cube.

Arbitrary3DCursor	vtkPointWidget	Track a 3D cursor.

AssignCellColorsFromLUT(python)	vtkNamedColors vtkPlaneSource vtkLookupTable vtkColorTransferFunction	Demonstrates how to assign colors to cells in a vtkPolyData structure using lookup tables.

AxisActor	vtkAxisActor	Generate a single axis.

BackfaceCulling	vtkActor	Backface culling.

BackgroundColor	vtkRenderer	Background color.

BackgroundGradient	vtkRenderer vtkRenderer	Background gradient.

BillboardTextActor3D	vtkBillboardTextActor3D	Label points with billboards.

BlobbyLogo(python)	vtkImplicitModeller	Blobby logo from VTK textbook.

Blow(python)	vtkUnstructuredGridReader vtkWarpVector vtkConnectivityFilter	Ten frames from a blow molding finite element analysis.

BluntStreamlines(python)	vtkStructuredGridGeometryFilter vtkStreamTracer	Demonstrates airflow around a blunt fin using streamlines.

Camera(python)	vtkCamera	Positioning and aiming the camera.

CameraActor	vtkCameraActor	Visualize a camera (frustum) in a scene.

CameraModel1(python)	vtkCameraActor	Illustrate camera movement.

CameraModel2(python)	vtkCameraActor	Illustrate camera movement.

CaptionActor2D	vtkCaptionActor2D	Draw a caption/bubble pointing to a particular point.

CarotidFlow(python)	vtkStreamTracer vtkThresholdPoints	Visualizing blood flow in the human carotid arteries. Streamtubes of flow velocity are generated.

CarotidFlowGlyphs(python)	vtkGlyph3D vtkThresholdPoints	Visualizing blood flow in human carotid arteries. Cone glyphs indicate flow direction and magnitude.

ChooseTextColor	vtkTextActor vtkTextProperty::SetFontFamily vtkNamedColors	Choose a text color that contrasts with a background color.

ChooseTextColorDemo	vtkTextActor vtkNamedColors	Create a grid of random colored viewpports and pick a good text color.

ClipSphereCylinder(python)	vtkImplicitBoolean vtkClipPolyData	A plane clipped with a sphere and an ellipse. The two transforms place each implicit function into the appropriate position. Two outputs are generated by the clipper.

CloseWindow	vtkRenderWindowInteractor vtkRenderWindow	Close a render window.

ColorActorEdges	vtkActor	Color the edges of an Actor.

ColorAnActor	vtkActor	Color an Actor.

ColorGlyphs	vtkGlyph3D vtkGlyph3D	Color glyphs.

CombustorIsosurface(python)	vtkContourFilter	Marching cubes surface of flow density.

ComplexV(python)	vtkHedgeHog	ComplexV from the VTK Textbook.

ContourQuadric(python)	vtkQuadric vtkSampleFunction vtkContourFilter	Contouring a quadric function.

CornerAnnotation	vtkCornerAnnotation	Write text in the corners of a window.

CorrectlyRenderTranslucentGeometry	vtkDepthSortPolyData	Correctly Rendering Translucent Geometry.

CreateBFont(python)	vtkClipPolyData vtkImageDataGeometryFilter	A scanned image clipped with a scalar value of 1/2 its maximum intensity produces a mixture of quadrilaterals and triangles.

CreateColorSeriesDemo(python)	vtkColorSeries vtkLookupTable	Create a custom vtkColorSeries.

CubeAxesActor(python)	vtkCubeAxesActor	Display three orthogonal axes with labels.

CubeAxesActor2D	vtkCubeAxesActor2D	This example uses the vtkCubeAxesActor2D to show your scene with axes to indicate the spatial extent of your data.

Cursor3D	vtkCursor3D

CursorShape	vtkRenderWindow	Change the shape of the cursor.

CurvatureBandsWithGlyphs(python)	vtkCurvatures vtkBandedPolyDataContourFilter vtkLookupTable vtkColorSeries vtkGlyph3D	Demonstrates the coloring of a surface by partitioning the gaussian curvature of a surface into bands and using arrows to display the normals on the surface.

CurvedReformation	vtkProbeFilter	Sample a volume with a curved surface. In medical imaging, this is often called curved multi planar reformation.

CutStructuredGrid(python)	vtkCutter	Cut through structured grid with plane. The cut plane is shown solid shaded. A computational plane of constant k value is shown in wireframe for comparison. The colors correspond to flow density. Cutting surfaces are not necessarily planes: implicit functions such as spheres, cylinders, and quadrics can also be used.

Cutter(python)	vtkCutter	How to use vtkCutter by cutting through a cube.

DataSetSurface(python)	vtkDataSetSurfaceFilter	Cutting a hexahedron with a plane. The red line on the surface shows the cut.

DecimateFran(python)	vtkDecimatePro	Examples of decimation algorithm. (a) Decimation of laser digitizer data.

DecimateHawaii(python)	vtkDecimatePro	Examples of decimation algorithm. (b) Decimation of terrain data.

DepthSortPolyData	vtkDepthSortPolyData	Poly Data Depth Sorting.

DisplacementPlot(python)	vtkColorTransferFunction vtkWarpVector vtkVectorDot	Show modal lines for a vibrating beam.

DisplayCoordinateAxes(python)	vtkOrientationMarkerWidget	Display coordinate axes.

DisplayQuadricSurfaces	vtkQuadric vtkSampleFunction vtkContourFilter	Display Quadric Surfaces.

DistanceToCamera	vtkDistanceToCamera

DrawText	vtkTextActor vtkTextProperty	Display Text.

ElevationBandsWithGlyphs(python)	vtkBandedPolyDataContourFilter vtkLookupTable vtkColorSeries vtkGlyph3D	Demonstrates the coloring of a surface by partitioning the elevation into bands and using arrows to display the normals on the surface.

ExponentialCosine(python)	vtkWarpScalar	Carpet plots. Visualization of an exponential cosine function. Function values are indicated by surface displacement. Colors indicate derivative values.

ExtrudePolyDataAlongLine	vtkRuledSurfaceFilter	Extrude a 2D polydata along a line in 3D space.

FastSplatter	vtkFastSplatter	Convolve a splat image with every point in an input image.

FindCellIntersections	vtkCellLocator	Find the intersection of a line and the cells in an unstructured dataset

FlatShading	vtkActor

FlyingFrogSkinAndTissue(python)	vtkMetaImageReader vtkFlyingEdges3D vtkWindowedSincPolyDataFilter vtkImageGaussianSmooth	All frog parts and translucent skin.

FlyingFrogSkinAndTissueB	vtkMetaImageReader vtkFlyingEdges3D vtkWindowedSincPolyDataFilter vtkImageGaussianSmooth	All frog parts and translucent skin.

FlyingFrogSkinAndTissueC	vtkMetaImageReader vtkFlyingEdges3D vtkWindowedSincPolyDataFilter vtkImageGaussianSmooth	All frog parts and translucent skin.

FlyingHeadSlice(python)	vtkFlyingEdges2D	Flying edges used to generate contour lines.

Follower	vtkFollower	Draw text that stays right side up.

FontFile	vtkTextProperty	Use an external font.

FrogSlice(python)	vtkMetaImageReader	Photographic slice of frog (upper left), segmented frog (upper right) and composite of photo and segmentation (bottom). The purple color represents the stomach and the kidneys are yellow.

Glyph2D	vtkGlyph2D

Glyph3D	vtkGlyph3D

Glyph3DImage	vtkGlyph3DMapper	Glyph the points in a vtkImageData.

Glyph3DMapper	vtkGlyph3DMapper

Hanoi(python)		Towers of Hanoi.

HanoiInitial(python)		Towers of Hanoi - Initial configuration.

HanoiIntermediate(python)		Towers of Hanoi - Intermediate configuration.

Hawaii(python)	vtkElevationFilter vtkColorSeries vtkLookupTable	Visualize elevations by coloring the scalar values with a lookup table.

HeadBone(python)	vtkMarchingCubes	Marching cubes surface of human bone.

HeadSlice(python)	vtkContourFilter	Marching squares used to generate contour lines.

HedgeHog	vtkHedgeHog vtkStructuredGrid	Create oriented lines (hedgehogs) from vector data.

HideActor	vtkPropCollection vtkProp	visible

HideAllActors	vtkRenderer	Hide all actors.

HyperStreamline(python)	vtkHyperStreamline	Example of hyperstreamlines, the four hyperstreamlines shown are integrated along the minor principle stress axis. A plane (colored with a different lookup table) is also shown.

ImageMapper	vtkImageMapper	Display an image in 2D.

ImageOrder	vtkRenderer	Determine the display order of a stack of images.

ImageOrientation	vtkInteractorStyleImage	Orientation of the view of an image.

ImageTransparency	vtkImageData	Set transparency of image pixels.

IronIsoSurface(python)	vtkContourFilter	Marching cubes surface of iron-protein.

IsosurfaceSampling	vtkProbeFilter	Demonstrates how to create point data on an isosurface.

Kitchen(python)	vtkStreamTracer vtkStructuredGrid	Demonstrates stream tracing in a kitchen.

KochSnowflake(python)	vtkPolyData vtkPolyLine vtkTriangle vtkLookupTable	Use recursion to represent a Koch snowflake fractal.

LODProp3D	vtkLODProp3D	Level of detail rendering.

LOx(python)	vtkStreamTracer vtkTubeFilter	Streamtubes created by using the computational grid just in front of the post as a source for seeds.

LOxGrid(python)	vtkStreamTracer vtkTubeFilter	Portion of computational grid for the LOx post.

LOxSeeds(python)	vtkStreamTracer vtkTubeFilter	Streamlines seeded with spherical cloud of points. Four separate cloud positions are shown.

LabelContours	vtkLabeledDataMapper	Label Contours.

LabelPlacementMapper	vtkPointSetToLabelHierarchy vtkLabelPlacementMapper	Display a non-overlapping text label at each point.

LabeledDataMapper	vtkLabeledDataMapper	Display the point ID at each point.

LabeledMesh	vtkLabeledDataMapper	Label Mesh.

Legend	vtkLegendBoxActor

LegendScaleActor	vtkLegendScaleActor	Display the scale of a scene.

LineWidth	vtkActor vtkProperty	Change the width/thickness of lines in an actor.

LoopShrink(python)		A network with a loop. VTK 5.0 does not allow you to execute a looping visualization network; this was possible in previous versions of VTK.

Morph3D	vtkInterpolateDataSetAttributes vtkImplicitModeller vtkContourFilter	Interpolate between datasets.

Motor(python)	vtkBYUReader vtkStructuredPointsReader vtkTexture vtkImplicitTextureCoords	Texture cut used to reveal internal structure of a motor. Two cut planes are used in combination with transparent texture.

MovableAxes	vtkFollower vtkAxesActor vtkAssembly	Movable axes.

MoveActor	vtkInteractorStyleTrackballActor	Moving an Actor.

MoveCamera	vtkInteractorStyleTrackballCamera	Moving the Camera.

MultipleActors	vtkActor	Multiple Actors.

NamedColorPatches(python)	vtkNamedColors	Creates a HTML file called VTKNamedColorPatches
NamedColors(python)	vtkNamedColors	Demonstrate the use of the vtkNamedColors class.

NoShading	vtkActor

NormalsDemo(python)	vtkPolyDataNormals	Demo different options to generate normals.

Office(python)	vtkPointSource vtkStreamTracer	Using random point seeds to create streamlines.

OfficeA(python)	vtkPointSource vtkStreamTracer	Corresponds to Fig 9-47(a) in the VTK textbook.

OfficeTube(python)	vtkStreamTracer vtkTubeFilter	The stream polygon. Sweeping a polygon to form a tube.

Opacity	vtkActor	Transparency, transparent.

OpenVRCone		VTK + OpenVR Cone rendering example.
OpenVRCube		VTK + OpenVR Cube rendering example.
OpenVRCylinder		VTK + OpenVR Cylinder rendering example.
OpenVRSphere		VTK + OpenVR Sphere rendering example.
OrientedGlyphs(python)	vtkGlyph3D	Create oriented glyphs from vector data.

PineRootConnectivity(python)	vtkMCubesReader vtkPolyDataConnectivityFilter	Applying the connectivity filter to remove noisy isosurfaces.

PineRootConnectivityA(python)	vtkMCubesReader vtkPolyDataConnectivityFilter	The isosurface, with no connectivity filter applied.

PineRootDecimation(python)	vtkMCubesReader vtkDecimatePro vtkConnectivityFilter	Applying the decimation and connectivity filters to remove noisy isosurfaces and reduce data size.

PlateVibration(python)	vtkWarpVector vtkVectorDot	Demonstrates the motion of a vibrating beam.

PointDataSubdivision(python)	vtkLinearSubdivisionFilter vtkButterflySubdivisionFilter	Demonstrates the effect of applying these filters on various sources.

PointSize(python)	vtkActor

ProbeCombustor(python)	vtkProbeFilter	Probing data in a combustor. Probes are regular arrays of 50 by 50 points that are then passed through a contouring filter.

ProgrammableGlyphFilter	vtkProgrammableGlyphFilter	Generate a custom glyph at each point.

PseudoVolumeRendering(python)	vtkCutter vtkContourFilter	100 cut planes with opacity of 0.05. Rendered back-to-front to simulate volume rendering.

QuadraticSurface(python)	vtkQuadric	Display a quadratic surface.

QuadricLODActor	vtkQuadricLODActor	Level of detail adjustment.

QuadricVisualization(python)	vtkQuadric vtkSampleFunction vtkContourFilter	Visualizing a quadric function.

RandomProbe	vtkProbeFilter	Demonstrates how to probe a dataset with random points and select points inside the data set.

RenderLargeImage	vtkRenderLargeImage	Render a large image, larger than a window.

RenderView	vtkRenderView	A little bit easier rendering.
ReverseAccess	vtkActor	Demonstrates how to access the source (e.g. vtkSphereSource) of an actor reversely.
RotateActor	vtkActor	Rotate an Actor.

ScalarBarActor	vtkScalarBarActor	Display a color bar.

ScalarBarActorColorSeries	vtkScalarBarActor vtkColorSeries	Display a color bar with a color series lookup table.

ScalarVisibility	vtkDataSetMapper	Switch between coloring the actor and coloring the data.

ScaleGlyphs	vtkGlyph3D vtkGlyph3D	Scale glyphs.

SceneBounds	vtkRenderer	Get the bounds of the whole scene.

SelectWindowRegion	vtkInteractorStyleRubberBand2D	Select a region of a window.

SingleSplat(python)	vtkGaussianSplatter	Elliptical splatting. (a) Single elliptical splat with eccentricity E=10. Cone shows orientation of vector.

SpikeFran(python)	vtkGlyph3D	Glyphs indicate surface normals on model of human face. Glyph positions are randomly selected.

SplatFace(python)	vtkGaussianSplatter	Elliptical splatting. (b) Surface reconstructed using elliptical splats into 100^3 volume followed by isosurface extraction. Points regularly subsampled and overlaid on original mesh.

Stocks(python)	vtkRibbonFilter vtkLinearExtrusionFilter	Two views from the stock visualization script. The top shows closing price over time; the bottom shows volume over time.

StreamLines(python)	vtkStreamTracer	Streamlines.

StreamlinesWithLineWidget(python)	vtkCallbackCommand vtkLineWidget	Using the vtkLineWidget to produce streamlines in the combustor dataset. The StartInteractionEvent turns the visibility of the streamlines on; the InteractionEvent causes the streamlines to regenerate themselves.

StructuredDataTypes		Demonstration of structured data types.

TensorAxes(python)	vtkPointLoad vtkTensorGlyph	Display the scaled and oriented principal axes of the stress tensor.

TensorEllipsoids(python)	vtkPointLoad vtkTensorGlyph	Display the scaled and oriented principal axes as tensor ellipsoids representing the stress tensor.

TensorGlyph	vtkTensorGlyph	Draw a rotated/scaled glyph at each point.

TextSource(python)	vtkTextSource	Display text.

TransformActor	vtkActor	Transform an Actor.

TransformActorCollection	vtkActorCollection	Transform an actor collection.

TubesFromSplines	vtkTubeFilter vtkParametricFunctionSource vtkTupleInterpolator	Create tubes from interpolated points and scalars.

TubesWithVaryingRadiusAndColors	vtkTubeFilter	Create tubes with varying radius and colors.

VectorField	vtkGlyph2D vtkImageData

VectorOfActors	vtkActor	Multiple Actors in a Vector.

VectorText(python)	vtkVectorText	Display high resolution text.

VelocityProfile(python)	vtkMultiBlockPLOT3DReader vtkStructuredGridGeometryFilter vtkAppendPolyData vtkWarpVector	Warping the geometry of three planes to show flow momentum.

VertexGlyphFilter	vtkVertexGlyphFilter	Add a vertex to each point.

ViewFrog(python)	vtkMetaImageReader vtkMarchingCubes vtkImageGaussianSmooth vtkWindowedSincPolyDataFilter	The complete frog without skin.

ViewFrogA(python)	vtkMetaImageReader vtkMarchingCubes vtkImageGaussianSmooth vtkWindowedSincPolyDataFilter	The complete frog without skin or skeleton.

ViewFrogBoth(python)	vtkMetaImageReader vtkMarchingCubes vtkImageGaussianSmooth vtkImageGaussianSmooth	The frog’s brain. Model extracted without smoothing (left) and with smoothing (right).

ViewFrogSkinAndTissue(python)	vtkMetaImageReader vtkMarchingCubes vtkWindowedSincPolyDataFilter vtkImageGaussianSmooth	All frog parts and translucent skin.

Visualize2DPoints	vtkPolyDataMapper2D vtkProperty2D	Visualize a 2D Set of Points.

VisualizeImageData	vtkDataSetMapper	Visualize the points of an ImageData.

VisualizeVTP	vtkXMLPolyDataReader vtkPolyDataMapper	Visualize a VTP File.

WarpCombustor(python)	vtkWarpScalar vtkMultiBlockPLOT3DReader	Carpet plots. Carpet plot of combustor flow energy in a structured grid. Colors and plane displacement represent energy values.

WindowSize	vtkRenderWindow:SetSize	Change the size of a window.

WindowTitle(python)	vtkRenderWindow	Change the title of a window.

Wireframe	vtkActor

Volume Rendering¶

Example Name	Classes Demonstrated	Description
FixedPointVolumeRayCastMapperCT	vtkFixedPointVolumeRayCastMapper vtkColorTransferFunction vtkDICOMImageReader vtkMetaImageReader	Volume render DICOM or Meta volumes with various vtkColorTransferFunction's.

HAVS	vtkHAVSVolumeMapper

IntermixedUnstructuredGrid	vtkUnstructuredGridVolumeRayCastMapper vtkSLCReader	mix of poly data and unstructured grid volume mapper.

MinIntensityRendering	vtkFixedPointVolumeRayCastMapper	Min intensity rendering.

SimpleRayCast(python)	vtkFixedPointVolumeRayCastMapper	Volume rendering of a high potential iron protein.

SmartVolumeMapper	vtkSmartVolumeMapper	Smart volume mapper.

User Interaction¶

Example Name	Classes Demonstrated	Description
AreaPicking	vtkAreaPicker	Area Picking.

Assembly	vtkAssembly	Combine/group actors into an assembly.

CallBack(python)	vtkCallbackCommand vtkOrientationMarkerWidget	Setting up a callback with client data. Two different methods are demonstrated.

CallData	vtkCommand	Pass an observer a value (via CallData).

CellPicking	vtkCellPicker	Cell Picking.

ClientData	vtkCommand	Give an observer access to an object (via ClientData).

DoubleClick	vtkInteractorStyleTrackballCamera	Catch a double click.

EllipticalButton	vtkEllipticalButtonSource vtkButtonWidget	Create an elliptical button.

Game	vtkInteractorStyleTrackballActor	Move a cube into a sphere.

HighlightPickedActor	vtkPropPicker	Highlight a picked actor.

HighlightSelectedPoints	vtkExtractGeometry	Highlight Selected Points.

HighlightSelection	vtkExtractPolyDataGeometry	Highlight selection.

ImageClip	vtkImageClip	Demonstrates how to interactively select and display a region of an image.

ImageRegion	vtkCommand	Select a region of an image.

InteractorStyleTerrain	vtkInteractorStyleTerrain	Terrain mode.

InteractorStyleUser	vtkInteractorStyleUser	Create a completely custom interactor style (no default functionality is provided)

KeypressEvents	vtkInteractorStyleTrackballCamera	Handle keypress events.

KeypressObserver	vtkCallbackCommand	This uses a callback function rather than a derived interactor class. Handle keypress events (lightweight).

MouseEvents(python)	vtkInteractorStyleTrackballCamera	Subclass the interactor style. Handle mouse events.

MouseEventsObserver(python)	vtkCallbackCommand	Use an observer. Handle mouse events (light weight).

MoveAGlyph	vtkGlyph3D	Drag a glyph around.

MoveAVertexUnstructuredGrid	vtkPointPicker	Click and drag a vertex of a vtkUnstructuredGrid.

ObserverMemberFunction		Set observers to be class member functions.

PickableOff	vtkActor	Disallow interaction with a specific actor.

Picking	vtkPropPicker	Get the world coordinate of the mouse click (if you clicked an actor)

PointPicker	vtkPointPicker	Get the coordinates of the closest point in the data set to the mouse click.

RubberBand2D	vtkInteractorStyleRubberBand2D

RubberBand2DObserver	vtkInteractorStyleRubberBand2D	RubberBand2D Observer.

RubberBand3D	vtkInteractorStyleRubberBand3D

RubberBandPick	vtkInteractorStyleRubberBandPick

RubberBandZoom	vtkInteractorStyleRubberBandZoom

SelectAVertex	vtkPointPicker	Click and drag a vertex of a vtkPolyData.

SelectAnActor	vtkPropPicker	Select an actor.

ShiftAndControl	vtkRenderWindowInteractor	Hold/holding down a key. Check if shift or control is being held.

StyleSwitch	vtkInteractorStyleSwitch	Choose between multiple interaction modes.

TrackballActor	vtkInteractorStyleTrackballActor	Trackball actor mode.

TrackballCamera	vtkInteractorStyleTrackballCamera	Trackball camera mode.

UserEvent		Simple observer. Create, invoke, and handle a custom event.

WorldPointPicker	vtkWorldPointPicker	Get world coordinates of mouse click.

Working with Images¶

Example Name	Classes Demonstrated	Description
Actor2D	vtkActor2D vtkMapper2D	2D actor and mapper.

BackgroundImage(python)	vtkImageCanvasSource2D	Display an image as the background of a scene.

BorderPixelSize	vtkImageSliceMapper	Set the size of border pixels.

CannyEdgeDetector		Perform Canny edge detection on an image.

Cast	vtkImageCast	Cast an image to a different type.

DotProduct	vtkImageDotProduct	Compute the pixel-wise dot product of two vector images.

DrawOnAnImage	vtkImageCanvasSource2D	Drawing on an image.

DrawShapes	vtkImageCanvasSource2D	Drawing shapes in an image.

ExtractComponents	vtkImageExtractComponents	Extract components of an image. This can be used to get, for example, the red channel of an image.

FillWindow	vtkCamera	Fit imageSetup the camera to fill the window with an image.

ImageAccumulateGreyscale	vtkImageAccumulate vtkBarChartActor	Display a grey scale histogram.

ImageCheckerboard	vtkImageCheckerboard	Visually Compare Two Images.

ImageCityBlockDistance	vtkImageCityBlockDistance	Compute the Manhattan distance from every point to every black point in a binary image.

ImageDilateErode3D	vtkImageDilateErode3D	Dilate or erode an image.

ImageExport	vtkImageExport	Export an image to a C array.
ImageGridSource	vtkImageGridSource	Create a image of a grid.

ImageHistogram	vtkImageHistogram	Compute the histogram of an image.

ImageHybridMedian2D	vtkImageHybridMedian2D	Median filter an image.

ImageIdealHighPass	vtkImageIdealHighPass	High pass filter an image.

ImageImport	vtkImageImport	Import an image from a C array.

ImageIslandRemoval2D	vtkImageIslandRemoval2D	Remove small patches from an image.

ImageMagnify	vtkImageMagnify	Supersample and stretch an image.

ImageMandelbrotSource	vtkImageMandelbrotSource	Create a Mandelbrot image.

ImageMask	vtkImageMask	Mask a region of an image.

ImageMathematics	vtkImageMathematics	Perform mathematical operations on an image.

ImageMedian3D	vtkImageMedian3D	Median filter a 3d or 2d image.

ImageMirrorPad	vtkImageMirrorPad	Pad the edges of an extended image by mirror existing pixels.

ImageNonMaximumSuppression	vtkImageNonMaximumSuppression	Find peaks in an image using non maximum suppression.

ImageOpenClose3D	vtkImageOpenClose3D	Open or close (morphologically) an image.

ImageRFFT	vtkImageRFFT	Inverse FFT.

ImageRange3D	vtkImageRange3D	Replace every pixel with the range of its neighbors according to a kernel.

ImageRotate	vtkImageSlice vtkImageResliceMapper	Rotate a 2D image. This is even more powerful than vtkImageSliceMapper. It can also do oblique slices.

ImageSeparableConvolution	vtkImageSeparableConvolution	Convolve a separable kernel with an image.

ImageShiftScale	vtkImageShiftScale	Shift and scale an image.

ImageSinusoidSource	vtkImageSinusoidSource	Create a sinusoidal image.

ImageSlice	vtkImageSlice vtkImageResliceMapper	Visualize and interact with an image. This is even more powerful than vtkImageSliceMapper. It can also do oblique slices.

ImageSliceMapper	vtkImageSlice vtkImageSliceMapper	Visualize and interact with an image. This is the new way to do this. It is much more powerful.

ImageStack	vtkImageStack	Display layers of images.

ImageStencil	vtkImageStencil vtkImageToImageStencil	Copy one image into another image.

ImageText	vtkFreeTypeUtilities vtkImageBlend	Draw text in an image.
ImageThreshold	vtkImageThreshold	Threshold an image.

ImageToPolyDataFilter	vtkImageToPolyDataFilter vtkImageQuantizeRGBToIndex	Convert a vtkImageData to a vtkPolyData.

ImageToStructuredPoints	vtkImageToStructuredPoints	Convert a vtkImageData to a vtkStructuredPoints.

InteractWithImage	vtkImageActor vtkInteractorStyleImage	Visualize and interact with an image.

Interpolation	vtkImageSlice vtkImageProperty	Set the interpolation type for the display of an image. If pixels look blurry instead of sharp when zoomed in, change this.

MarkKeypoints	vtkVectorText vtkFollower	Mark keypoints in an image.

NegativeIndices	vtkImageData	A very powerful feature of vtkImageData is that you can use negative indices.
PickPixel	vtkPropPicker	Picking a pixel.

PickPixel2	vtkPropPicker	Picking a pixel 2 - modified version for exact pixel values.

RTAnalyticSource	vtkRTAnalyticSource	An image source that can be used for regression testing

StaticImage	vtkImageViewer2	This will display the image, but not allow you to interact with it.

Transparency	vtkImageMapToColors vtkLookupTable	Make part of an image transparent.

Image Processing¶

Example Name	Classes Demonstrated	Description
Attenuation(python)	vtkImageGaussianSmooth vtkImageMathematics vtkImageShiftScale	This MRI image illustrates attenuation that can occur due to sensor position. The artifact is removed by dividing by the attenuation profile determined manually.

CenterAnImage	vtkImageChangeInformation	Center an image.

Colored2DImageFusion	vtkImageMapToColors	Blending 2D images with different color maps.

CombineImages	vtkImageBlend	Combine two images.

CombiningRGBChannels	vtkImageAppendComponents	Combine layers into an RGB image.

EnhanceEdges(python)	vtkImageLaplacian vtkImageMathematics	High-pass filters can extract and enhance edges in an image. Subtraction of the Laplacian (middle) from the original image (left) results in edge enhancement or a sharpening operation (right).

Flip	vtkImageFlip	Flip an image.

GaussianSmooth(python)	vtkImageGaussianSmooth	Low-pass filters can be implemented as convolution with a Gaussian kernel.

Gradient	vtkImageGradient	Compute the gradient vector at every pixel.

HybridMedianComparison(python)	vtkImageHybridMedian2D vtkImageMedian3D	Comparison of median and hybrid-median filters. The hybrid filter preserves corners and thin lines, better than the median filter.

IdealHighPass(python)	vtkImageFFT vtkImageRFFT vtkImageIdealHighPass vtkImageButterworthHighPass	This figure shows two high-pass filters in the frequency domain. The Butterworth high-pass filter has a gradual attenuation that avoids ringing produced by the ideal high-pass filter with an abrupt transition.

ImageAccumulate	vtkImageAccumulate	Histogram
ImageAnisotropicDiffusion2D	vtkImageAnisotropicDiffusion2D	Anisotropic diffusion (2D).

ImageContinuousDilate3D	vtkImageContinuousDilate3D	Dilate an image.

ImageContinuousErode3D	vtkImageContinuousErode3D	Erode an image.

ImageConvolve	vtkImageConvolve	Convolve an image with a kernel.

ImageCorrelation	vtkImageCorrelation	Correlate two images.

ImageDifference	vtkImageDifference	Compute the difference image of two images.

ImageDivergence	vtkImageDivergence	Divergence of a vector field.

ImageEllipsoidSource	vtkImageEllipsoidSource	Create an image of an ellipsoid.

ImageFFT	vtkImageFFT	Compute the FFT of an image.

ImageGaussianSmooth	vtkImageGaussianSmooth	Smooth an image.

ImageGradient(python)	vtkImageMagnify vtkImageGaussianSmooth vtkImageGradient vtkImageEuclideanToPolar vtkImageExtractComponents vtkImageHSVToRGB	Create an imaging pipeline to visualize gradient information.

ImageGradientMagnitude	vtkImageGradientMagnitude	Compute the magnitude of the gradient at each pixel of an image.

ImageLaplacian	vtkImageLaplacian	Compute the Laplacian of an image.

ImageLuminance	vtkImageLuminance	Convert RGB image to greyscale (luminance).

ImageMagnitude	vtkImageMagnitude	grayscaleConvert RGB image to grey scale.

ImageMapToColors	vtkImageMapToColors	Use a lookup table to map scalar (gray scale) values to colorsConvert grey scale image to RGB.

ImageNoiseSource	vtkImageNoiseSource	Create an image of noise.

ImagePermute	vtkImagePermute	Switch axes of an image.

ImageShrink3D	vtkImageShrink3D	Resample an image.

ImageSobel2D	vtkImageSobel2D	Sobel edge detection 2D.

ImageValueRange	vtkImageData	Get the range of image pixel values (min/max).
ImageVariance3D	vtkImageVariance3D	Construct a new image consisting of the variance of the input image at each pixel.

ImageWarp(python)	vtkBMPReader vtkImageLuminance vtkWarpScalar vtkMergeFilter	Combine the imaging and visualization pipelines to deform an image in the z-direction. The vtkMergeFilter is used to combine the warped surface with the original color data.

IsoSubsample(python)	vtkImageMarchingCubes vtkImageShrink3D vtkImageGaussianSmooth	This figure demonstrates aliasing that occurs when a high-frequency signal is subsampled. High frequencies appear as low frequency artifacts. The left image is an isosurface of a skull after subsampling. The right image used a low-pass filter before subsampling to reduce aliasing.

MedianComparison(python)	vtkImageGaussianSmooth vtkImageMedian3D vtkImageNoiseSource	Comparison of Gaussian and Median smoothing for reducing low-probability high-amplitude noise.

MorphologyComparison(python)	vtkImageDilateErode3D vtkImageSeedConnectivity	This figure demonstrates various binary filters that can alter the shape of segmented regions.

Pad(python)	vtkImageConstantPad vtkImageMirrorPad	Convolution in frequency space treats the image as a periodic function. A large kernel can pick up features from both sides of the image. The lower-left image has been padded with zeros to eliminate wraparound during convolution. On the right, mirror padding has been used to remove artificial edges introduced by borders.

RGBToHSI	vtkImageRGBToHSI	Convert RGB to HSI.

RGBToHSV	vtkImageRGBToHSV	Convert RGB to HSV.

RGBToYIQ	vtkImageRGBToYIQ	Convert RGB to YIQ.

RescaleAnImage	vtkImageShiftScale	Rescale an image
ResizeImage	vtkImageResize vtkImageSincInterpolator	Resize an image using a sinc interpolator.

ResizeImageDemo	vtkImageResize vtkImageSincInterpolator	Demonstrate allsinc interpolators to resize an image.

VTKSpectrum(python)	vtkImageFFT vtkImageFourierCenter vtkImageLogarithmicScale vtkImageMagnitude	The discrete Fourier transform changes an image from the spatial domain into the frequency domain, where each pixel represents a sinusoidal function. This figure shows an image and its power spectrum displayed using a logarithmic transfer function.

Widgets¶

Example Name	Classes Demonstrated	Description
AffineWidget	vtkAffineWidget	Apply an affine transformation interactively.

AngleWidget	vtkAngleWidget

AngleWidget2D	vtkAngleWidget vtkAngleRepresentation2D	vtkAngleWidget + vtkAngleRepresentation2D.

BalloonWidget(python)	vtkBalloonWidget

BiDimensionalWidget	vtkBiDimensionalWidget	When would you use this?

BorderWidget	vtkBorderWidget	2D selection, 2D box.

BoxWidget(python)	vtkBoxWidget

BoxWidget2	vtkBoxWidget2

CaptionWidget	vtkCaptionWidget

CheckerboardWidget	vtkCheckerboardWidget vtkCheckerboardRepresentation	Compare two images using a checkerboard.

ContourWidget(python)	vtkContourWidget	Create a contour from a set of points and dynamically change the contour using the points as control points.

Cursor2D	vtkCursor2D

DistanceWidget	vtkDistanceWidget

HoverWidget	vtkHoverWidget	How to detect a hover?

ImagePlaneWidget	vtkImagePlaneWidget

ImageTracerWidget	vtkImageTracerWidget	Scribble on an image.

ImageTracerWidgetInsideContour	vtkImageTracerWidget	Highlight pixels inside a non-regular region scribbled on an image.

ImageTracerWidgetNonPlanar	vtkImageTracerWidget	Draw on a non-planar surface.

ImplicitPlaneWidget2	vtkImplicitPlaneWidget2	Clip polydata with an implicit plane.

LineWidget2	vtkLineWidget2

LogoWidget	vtkLogoWidget	Logo widget.

OrientationMarkerWidget(python)	vtkOrientationMarkerWidget	Display a polydata as an orientation icon.

PlaneWidget	vtkPlaneWidget	Interact with a plane.

PolygonalSurfacePointPlacer	vtkPolygonalSurfacePointPlacer	Used in conjunction with vtkContourWidget to draw curves on a surface.

RectilinearWipeWidget	vtkImageRectilinearWipe vtkRectilinearWipeWidget vtkRectilinearWipeRepresentation	Compare two images.

SeedWidget	vtkSeedWidget	Seed widget.

SeedWidgetImage	vtkImageViewer2 vtkSeedWidget	How to start the interaction?

SeedWidgetWithCustomCallback	vtkCommand vtkPointHandleRepresentation2D	How to place points in a scene using a custom callback.

Slider	vtkSliderWidget vtkSliderRepresentation3D	3D Slider.

Slider2D	vtkSliderWidget vtkSliderRepresentation2D	2D Slider.

SphereWidget(python)	vtkSphereWidget	Sphere widget.

SphereWidget2	vtkSphereWidget2

SphereWidgetEvents	vtkSphereWidget	Sphere widget events.

SplineWidget	vtkSplineWidget

TextWidget(python)	vtkSeedWidget vtkTextWidget	Draw movable text.

TexturedButtonWidget	vtkButtonWidget vtkTexturedButtonRepresentation2D	Create a textured 2D button.

Plotting¶

Example Name	Classes Demonstrated	Description
AreaPlot	vtkPlotArea	Plot area between two curves.

BarChart	vtkChartXY	Bar chart.

BoxChart	vtkChartBox	Box plot.

ChartMatrix	vtkChartMatrix	Create a marix of plots.

ChartsOn3DScene	vtkChartXY	Draw a chart in a 3D scene.

Diagram	vtkContext vtkColorSeries	Draw a custom diagram.

FunctionalBagPlot	vtkPlotFunctionalBag vtkColorSeries	Functional Bag Plot.

Histogram2D	vtkChartHistogram2D	2D Histogram of a vtkImageData.

HistogramBarChart	vtkBarChartActor	Histogram using bar chart.

LinePlot	vtkChartXY	Line plot.

LinePlot3D	vtkLinePlot3D	Line plot of 3d data..

ParallelCoordinates	vtkChartParallelCoordinates	Parallel coordinates.

PieChart	vtkChartPie vtkPlotPie	Pie chart.

PieChartActor	vtkPieChartActor	Pie chart.

ScatterPlot(python)	vtkPlotPoints	Scatter plot.

SpiderPlot(python)	vtkSpiderPlotActor	Spider plot.

StackedBar	vtkPlotBar	Stacked bar.

StackedPlot	vtkPlotStacked	Stacked plot.

SurfacePlot	vtkPlotSurface	SurfacePlot.

Animation¶

Example Name	Classes Demonstrated	Description
AnimateActors	vtkAnimationScene vtkAnimationCue	Animate actors.

Animation(python)	vtkRenderWindowInteractor	Move a sphere across a scene.

AnimationScene	vtkAnimationScene vtkAnimationCue	Animation (the right way). Zoom in on a sphere.

DataAnimation	vtkCallbackCommand vtkProgrammableFilter	Data Animation. Update points in a dataset every specified interval.

DataAnimationSubclass	vtkCommand vtkProgrammableFilter	Update points in a dataset every specified interval (using a vtkCommand subclass instead of a callback function.

Geographic Visualization (Geovis)¶

Example Name	Classes Demonstrated	Description
CompassWidget	vtkCompassWidget	Compass Widget.

EarthSource	vtkEarthSource	Create the Earth.

GeoAssignCoordinates(python)	vtkGeoAssignCoordinates	Convert lat/long coordinates to world coordinates.

GeoGraticle	vtkGeoGraticle	Show lat/long lines that have been distorted.

Example Name	Classes Demonstrated	Description
ParallelCoordinatesView(python)	vtkParallelCoordinatesView	Parallel coordinates.

TreeMapView	vtkTreeMapView	Tree map.

Qt¶

Click here for a tutorial on how to setup Qt.

Example Name	Classes Demonstrated	Description
BorderWidgetQt	vtkBorderWidget QApplication
EventQtSlotConnect	vtkEventQtSlotConnect	Connect a VTK event to a Qt slot.
ImageDataToQImage		Convert a vtkImageData to a QImage.
QImageToImageSource	vtkQImageToImageSource	Convert a QImage to a vtkImageData.
QtBarChart	vtkQtBarChart
RenderWindowNoUiFile	QVTKOpenGLWidget	This is a very basic example that shows how to create a Qt window. Typically, one would want to design a form in the QtDesigner (this is shown in RenderWindowUIMultipleInheritance).
RenderWindowUIMultipleInheritance	QMainWindow	Using a QVTKOpenGLWidget with the Qt Multiple Inheritance model.
RenderWindowUISingleInheritance	QMainWindow	Using a QVTKOpenGLWidget with the Qt Single Inheritance model.
ShareCameraQt		Share the camera between QVTKOpenGLWidgets.
ShowEvent		Use QMainWindow::showEvent event to do things that you might want to do in the constructor
SideBySideRenderWindowsQt	QApplication	Side by side render windows.

Matlab¶

You must turn on VTK_USE_MATLAB_MEX to use these.

Example Name	Classes Demonstrated	Description	Image
MatlabEngineFilter	vtkMatlabEngineFilter

Databases¶

SQL¶

If you have any trouble or errors with the following examples, please troubleshoot using these instructions.

Example Name	Classes Demonstrated	Description
ConnectAndRead	vtkMySQLDatabase vtkSQLQuery	Connect to and read a MySQL database.
CreateDatabase	vtkMySQLDatabase	Create a MySQL database.
WriteToDatabase	vtkSQLQuery vtkMySQLDatabase	Write to a MySQL database.

RenderMan¶

RenderMan is a high quality rendering system created by Pixar. VTK can export RenderMan RIB files for rendering by prman. In the spring of 2015, Pixar released a non-commercial version of its RenderMan products.

Example Name	Classes Demonstrated	Description	Image
PolyDataRIB	vtkRIBExporter	Apply a RenderMan Shader to a PolyData.

Remote Modules¶

Remote modules are user contributed code that is not distributed with VTK. A description of a remote module and the location of its repository is listed in the VTK/Remote directory with the extension .remote.cmake. Once enabled, a remote module is treated like any other VTK module. Each of the remote module examples describes how to enable the example. More information about remote modules is here.

Example Name	Classes Demonstrated	Description
FrenetSerretFrame	vtkFrenetSerretFrame	Compute tangent and normal vectors to a polyline.

FrenetSerretFrameDemo	vtkFrenetSerretFrame	Uses vtkSplineWidget to interact with a spline. Shows how to control a pipeline inside a callback.

C++ Examples¶

Hello World¶

Simple Operations¶

Input and Output¶

Graph Formats¶

3D File Formats¶

Standard Formats¶

Input¶

Importers¶

Output¶

Exporters¶

VTK Formats¶

Input¶

Output¶

Legacy VTK Formats¶

Image Format¶

Input¶

Output¶

Geometric Objects¶

Cells¶

Sources¶

Non Linear¶

Parametric Objects¶

Implicit Functions and Iso-surfaces¶

Working with 3D Data¶

Data Types¶

Data Type Conversions¶

Point Cloud Operations¶

Working with Meshes¶

Clipping¶

Working with Structured 3D Data¶

vtkImageData¶

Conversions¶

vtkStructuredGrid¶

vtkStructuredPoints¶

vtkRectilinearGrid¶

Working with Unstructured 3D Data¶

vtkUnstructuredGrid¶

Registration¶

Medical¶

Surface reconstruction¶

Utilities¶

Arrays¶

Events¶

CMake Techniques¶

Math Operations¶

Graphs¶

Graph Conversions¶

Data Structures¶

Timing Demonstrations¶

KD-Tree¶

Oriented Bounding Box (OBB) Tree¶

Octree¶

Modified BSP Tree¶

HyperTreeGrid¶

VTK Concepts¶

Rendering¶

Lighting¶

Shaders¶

Annotation¶

Texture Mapping¶

Visualization¶

Volume Rendering¶

User Interaction¶

Working with Images¶

Image Processing¶

Widgets¶

Plotting¶

Animation¶

Geographic Visualization (Geovis)¶

Qt¶

Matlab¶

Databases¶

SQL¶

RenderMan¶

Remote Modules¶

vtkImageData ¶

vtkStructuredGrid ¶

vtkStructuredPoints ¶

vtkRectilinearGrid ¶

vtkUnstructuredGrid ¶