CameraModel1

VTKEx/Cxx/Visualization/CameraModel1

Description

This example illustrates the camera movement around the focal point.

Note

For camera movement centered at the camera position see CameraModel2.

Note

This is an adaptation of the code written by Chung Kai Lun Pete.

Note

This example corresponds to Figure 3-12 in the VTK Text.

Info

See Figure 3-12 in Chapter 3 the VTK Textbook.

Other languages

See (Python)

Question

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Code

CameraModel1.cxx

/*
   Adaptation of the code by
        Author: Chung Kai Lun Peter
        Email: hkpeterpeter@gmail.com
        File:
                demo_vtk_camera_1.cpp
        Purpose:
                Ported from camera.tcl from the VTK textbook.
                It illustrates the camera model of VTK.
*/

#include <vtkSmartPointer.h>

#include <vtkAppendFilter.h>
#include <vtkCellArray.h>
#include <vtkConeSource.h>
#include <vtkContourFilter.h>
#include <vtkCubeSource.h>
#include <vtkDataSetMapper.h>
#include <vtkImplicitModeller.h>
#include <vtkLODActor.h>
#include <vtkPoints.h>
#include <vtkPolyData.h>
#include <vtkPolyDataMapper.h>
#include <vtkRenderWindow.h>
#include <vtkRenderWindowInteractor.h>
#include <vtkRenderer.h>
#include <vtkRotationalExtrusionFilter.h>
#include <vtkSphereSource.h>
#include <vtkTextActor.h>
#include <vtkTextProperty.h>
#include <vtkTransform.h>
#include <vtkTransformFilter.h>
#include <vtkTransformPolyDataFilter.h>
#include <vtkWarpTo.h>

#include <vtkCamera.h>
#include <vtkNamedColors.h>
#include <vtkProperty.h>

#include <algorithm>
#include <array>

int main(int /* argc */, char* /* argv */ [])
{

  vtkSmartPointer<vtkNamedColors> colors =
    vtkSmartPointer<vtkNamedColors>::New();

  // Set the colors.
  std::array<unsigned char , 4> azArrowColor{{255, 77, 77}};
    colors->SetColor("AzimuthArrowColor", azArrowColor.data());
  std::array<unsigned char , 4> elevArrowColor{{77, 255, 77}};
    colors->SetColor("ElevationArrowColor", elevArrowColor.data());
  std::array<unsigned char , 4> rollArrowColor{{255, 255, 77}};
    colors->SetColor("RollArrowColor", rollArrowColor.data());
  std::array<unsigned char , 4> spikeColor{{255, 77, 255}};
    colors->SetColor("SpikeColor", spikeColor.data());
  // Set the background color.
  std::array<unsigned char , 4> bkg{{26, 51, 102}};
    colors->SetColor("BkgColor", bkg.data());

  // Create the RenderWindow, Renderer and both Actors
  //
  vtkSmartPointer<vtkRenderer> ren1 = vtkSmartPointer<vtkRenderer>::New();
  vtkSmartPointer<vtkRenderWindow> renWin =
    vtkSmartPointer<vtkRenderWindow>::New();
  renWin->AddRenderer(ren1);
  vtkSmartPointer<vtkRenderWindowInteractor> iren =
    vtkSmartPointer<vtkRenderWindowInteractor>::New();
  iren->SetRenderWindow(renWin);

  // create a camera model
  vtkSmartPointer<vtkConeSource> camCS = vtkSmartPointer<vtkConeSource>::New();
  camCS->SetHeight(1.5);
  camCS->SetResolution(12);
  camCS->SetRadius(0.4);

  vtkSmartPointer<vtkCubeSource> camCBS = vtkSmartPointer<vtkCubeSource>::New();
  camCBS->SetXLength(1.5);
  camCBS->SetZLength(0.8);
  camCBS->SetCenter(0.4, 0, 0);

  vtkSmartPointer<vtkAppendFilter> camAPD =
    vtkSmartPointer<vtkAppendFilter>::New();
  camAPD->AddInputConnection(camCS->GetOutputPort());
  camAPD->AddInputConnection(camCBS->GetOutputPort());

  vtkSmartPointer<vtkDataSetMapper> camMapper =
    vtkSmartPointer<vtkDataSetMapper>::New();
  camMapper->SetInputConnection(camAPD->GetOutputPort());

  vtkSmartPointer<vtkLODActor> camActor = vtkSmartPointer<vtkLODActor>::New();
  camActor->SetMapper(camMapper);
  camActor->SetScale(2, 2, 2);

  // draw the arrows
  vtkSmartPointer<vtkPolyData> pd = vtkSmartPointer<vtkPolyData>::New();
  vtkSmartPointer<vtkCellArray> ca = vtkSmartPointer<vtkCellArray>::New();
  vtkSmartPointer<vtkPoints> fp = vtkSmartPointer<vtkPoints>::New();
  fp->InsertNextPoint(0, 1, 0);
  fp->InsertNextPoint(8, 1, 0);
  fp->InsertNextPoint(8, 2, 0);
  fp->InsertNextPoint(10, 0.01, 0);
  fp->InsertNextPoint(8, -2, 0);
  fp->InsertNextPoint(8, -1, 0);
  fp->InsertNextPoint(0, -1, 0);
  ca->InsertNextCell(7);
  ca->InsertCellPoint(0);
  ca->InsertCellPoint(1);
  ca->InsertCellPoint(2);
  ca->InsertCellPoint(3);
  ca->InsertCellPoint(4);
  ca->InsertCellPoint(5);
  ca->InsertCellPoint(6);
  pd->SetPoints(fp);
  pd->SetPolys(ca);

  vtkSmartPointer<vtkPolyData> pd2 = vtkSmartPointer<vtkPolyData>::New();
  vtkSmartPointer<vtkCellArray> ca2 = vtkSmartPointer<vtkCellArray>::New();
  vtkSmartPointer<vtkPoints> fp2 = vtkSmartPointer<vtkPoints>::New();
  fp2->InsertNextPoint(0, 1, 0);
  fp2->InsertNextPoint(8, 1, 0);
  fp2->InsertNextPoint(8, 2, 0);
  fp2->InsertNextPoint(10, 0.01, 0);
  ca2->InsertNextCell(4);
  ca2->InsertCellPoint(0);
  ca2->InsertCellPoint(1);
  ca2->InsertCellPoint(2);
  ca2->InsertCellPoint(3);
  pd2->SetPoints(fp2);
  pd2->SetLines(ca2);

  vtkSmartPointer<vtkImplicitModeller> arrowIM =
    vtkSmartPointer<vtkImplicitModeller>::New();
  arrowIM->SetInputData(pd);
  arrowIM->SetSampleDimensions(50, 20, 8);

  vtkSmartPointer<vtkContourFilter> arrowCF =
    vtkSmartPointer<vtkContourFilter>::New();
  arrowCF->SetInputConnection(arrowIM->GetOutputPort());
  arrowCF->SetValue(0, 0.2);

  vtkSmartPointer<vtkWarpTo> arrowWT = vtkSmartPointer<vtkWarpTo>::New();
  arrowWT->SetInputConnection(arrowCF->GetOutputPort());
  arrowWT->SetPosition(5, 0, 5);
  arrowWT->SetScaleFactor(0.85);
  arrowWT->AbsoluteOn();

  vtkSmartPointer<vtkTransform> arrowT = vtkSmartPointer<vtkTransform>::New();
  arrowT->RotateY(60);
  arrowT->Translate(-1.33198, 0, -1.479);
  arrowT->Scale(1, 0.5, 1);

  vtkSmartPointer<vtkTransformFilter> arrowTF =
    vtkSmartPointer<vtkTransformFilter>::New();
  arrowTF->SetInputConnection(arrowWT->GetOutputPort());
  arrowTF->SetTransform(arrowT);

  vtkSmartPointer<vtkDataSetMapper> arrowMapper =
    vtkSmartPointer<vtkDataSetMapper>::New();
  arrowMapper->SetInputConnection(arrowTF->GetOutputPort());
  arrowMapper->ScalarVisibilityOff();

  // draw the azimuth arrows
  vtkSmartPointer<vtkLODActor> a1Actor = vtkSmartPointer<vtkLODActor>::New();
  a1Actor->SetMapper(arrowMapper);
  a1Actor->RotateZ(180);
  a1Actor->SetPosition(1, 0, -1);
  a1Actor->GetProperty()->SetColor(
    colors->GetColor3d("AzimuthArrowColor").GetData());
  a1Actor->GetProperty()->SetSpecularColor(
    colors->GetColor3d("White").GetData());
  a1Actor->GetProperty()->SetSpecular(0.3);
  a1Actor->GetProperty()->SetSpecularPower(20);
  a1Actor->GetProperty()->SetAmbient(0.2);
  a1Actor->GetProperty()->SetDiffuse(0.8);

  vtkSmartPointer<vtkLODActor> a2Actor = vtkSmartPointer<vtkLODActor>::New();
  a2Actor->SetMapper(arrowMapper);
  a2Actor->RotateZ(180);
  a2Actor->RotateX(180);
  a2Actor->SetPosition(1, 0, 1);
  a2Actor->GetProperty()->SetColor(
    colors->GetColor3d("AzimuthArrowColor").GetData());
  a2Actor->GetProperty()->SetSpecularColor(
    colors->GetColor3d("White").GetData());
  a2Actor->GetProperty()->SetSpecular(0.3);
  a2Actor->GetProperty()->SetSpecularPower(20);
  a2Actor->GetProperty()->SetAmbient(0.2);
  a2Actor->GetProperty()->SetDiffuse(0.8);

  // draw the elevation arrows
  vtkSmartPointer<vtkLODActor> a3Actor = vtkSmartPointer<vtkLODActor>::New();
  a3Actor->SetMapper(arrowMapper);
  a3Actor->RotateZ(180);
  a3Actor->RotateX(90);
  a3Actor->SetPosition(1, -1, 0);
  a3Actor->GetProperty()->SetColor(
    colors->GetColor3d("ElevationArrowColor").GetData());
  a3Actor->GetProperty()->SetSpecularColor(
    colors->GetColor3d("White").GetData());
  a3Actor->GetProperty()->SetSpecular(0.3);
  a3Actor->GetProperty()->SetSpecularPower(20);
  a3Actor->GetProperty()->SetAmbient(0.2);
  a3Actor->GetProperty()->SetDiffuse(0.8);

  vtkSmartPointer<vtkLODActor> a4Actor = vtkSmartPointer<vtkLODActor>::New();
  a4Actor->SetMapper(arrowMapper);
  a4Actor->RotateZ(180);
  a4Actor->RotateX(-90);
  a4Actor->SetPosition(1, 1, 0);
  a4Actor->GetProperty()->SetColor(
    colors->GetColor3d("ElevationArrowColor").GetData());
  a4Actor->GetProperty()->SetSpecularColor(
    colors->GetColor3d("White").GetData());
  a4Actor->GetProperty()->SetSpecular(0.3);
  a4Actor->GetProperty()->SetSpecularPower(20);
  a4Actor->GetProperty()->SetAmbient(0.2);
  a4Actor->GetProperty()->SetDiffuse(0.8);

  // draw the DOP
  vtkSmartPointer<vtkTransform> arrowT2 = vtkSmartPointer<vtkTransform>::New();
  arrowT2->Scale(1, 0.6, 1);
  arrowT2->RotateY(90);

  vtkSmartPointer<vtkTransformPolyDataFilter> arrowTF2 =
    vtkSmartPointer<vtkTransformPolyDataFilter>::New();
  arrowTF2->SetInputData(pd2);
  arrowTF2->SetTransform(arrowT2);

  vtkSmartPointer<vtkRotationalExtrusionFilter> arrowREF =
    vtkSmartPointer<vtkRotationalExtrusionFilter>::New();
  arrowREF->SetInputConnection(arrowTF2->GetOutputPort());
  arrowREF->CappingOff();
  arrowREF->SetResolution(30);

  vtkSmartPointer<vtkPolyDataMapper> spikeMapper =
    vtkSmartPointer<vtkPolyDataMapper>::New();
  spikeMapper->SetInputConnection(arrowREF->GetOutputPort());

  vtkSmartPointer<vtkLODActor> a5Actor = vtkSmartPointer<vtkLODActor>::New();
  a5Actor->SetMapper(spikeMapper);
  a5Actor->SetScale(.3, .3, .6);
  a5Actor->RotateY(90);
  a5Actor->SetPosition(-2, 0, 0);
  a5Actor->GetProperty()->SetColor(colors->GetColor3d("SpikeColor").GetData());
  a5Actor->GetProperty()->SetAmbient(0.2);
  a5Actor->GetProperty()->SetDiffuse(0.8);

  // focal point
  vtkSmartPointer<vtkSphereSource> fps =
    vtkSmartPointer<vtkSphereSource>::New();
  fps->SetRadius(0.5);
  vtkSmartPointer<vtkPolyDataMapper> fpMapper =
    vtkSmartPointer<vtkPolyDataMapper>::New();
  fpMapper->SetInputConnection(fps->GetOutputPort());
  vtkSmartPointer<vtkLODActor> fpActor = vtkSmartPointer<vtkLODActor>::New();
  fpActor->SetMapper(fpMapper);
  fpActor->SetPosition(-9, 0, 0);
  fpActor->GetProperty()->SetSpecularColor(
    colors->GetColor3d("White").GetData());
  fpActor->GetProperty()->SetSpecular(0.3);
  fpActor->GetProperty()->SetAmbient(0.2);
  fpActor->GetProperty()->SetDiffuse(0.8);
  fpActor->GetProperty()->SetSpecularPower(20);

  // create the roll arrows
  vtkSmartPointer<vtkWarpTo> arrowWT2 = vtkSmartPointer<vtkWarpTo>::New();
  arrowWT2->SetInputConnection(arrowCF->GetOutputPort());
  arrowWT2->SetPosition(5, 0, 2.5);
  arrowWT2->SetScaleFactor(0.95);
  arrowWT2->AbsoluteOn();

  vtkSmartPointer<vtkTransform> arrowT3 = vtkSmartPointer<vtkTransform>::New();
  arrowT3->Translate(-2.50358, 0, -1.70408);
  arrowT3->Scale(0.5, 0.3, 1);

  vtkSmartPointer<vtkTransformFilter> arrowTF3 =
    vtkSmartPointer<vtkTransformFilter>::New();
  arrowTF3->SetInputConnection(arrowWT2->GetOutputPort());
  arrowTF3->SetTransform(arrowT3);

  vtkSmartPointer<vtkDataSetMapper> arrowMapper2 =
    vtkSmartPointer<vtkDataSetMapper>::New();
  arrowMapper2->SetInputConnection(arrowTF3->GetOutputPort());
  arrowMapper2->ScalarVisibilityOff();

  // draw the roll arrows
  vtkSmartPointer<vtkLODActor> a6Actor = vtkSmartPointer<vtkLODActor>::New();
  a6Actor->SetMapper(arrowMapper2);
  a6Actor->RotateZ(90);
  a6Actor->SetPosition(-4, 0, 0);
  a6Actor->SetScale(1.5, 1.5, 1.5);
  a6Actor->GetProperty()->SetColor(
    colors->GetColor3d("RollArrowColor").GetData());
  a6Actor->GetProperty()->SetSpecularColor(
    colors->GetColor3d("White").GetData());
  a6Actor->GetProperty()->SetSpecular(0.3);
  a6Actor->GetProperty()->SetSpecularPower(20);
  a6Actor->GetProperty()->SetAmbient(0.2);
  a6Actor->GetProperty()->SetDiffuse(0.8);

  // Add the actors to the renderer, set the background and size
  ren1->AddActor(camActor);
  ren1->AddActor(a1Actor);
  ren1->AddActor(a2Actor);
  ren1->AddActor(a3Actor);
  ren1->AddActor(a4Actor);
  ren1->AddActor(a5Actor);
  ren1->AddActor(a6Actor);
  ren1->AddActor(fpActor);
  ren1->SetBackground(colors->GetColor3d("BkgColor").GetData());
  ren1->SetBackground(colors->GetColor3d("SlateGray").GetData());
  renWin->SetSize(640, 480);

  // render the image

  vtkCamera* cam1 = (ren1->GetActiveCamera());
  ren1->ResetCamera();
  cam1->Azimuth(150);
  cam1->Elevation(30);
  cam1->Dolly(1.5);
  ren1->ResetCameraClippingRange();

  // Create a TextActor for azimuth  (a1 and a2 actor's color)
  vtkSmartPointer<vtkTextActor> text = vtkSmartPointer<vtkTextActor>::New();
  text->SetInput("Azimuth");
  vtkTextProperty* tprop = text->GetTextProperty();
  tprop->SetFontFamilyToArial();
  tprop->ShadowOff();
  tprop->SetLineSpacing(1.0);
  tprop->SetFontSize(36);
  tprop->SetColor(a1Actor->GetProperty()->GetColor());
  text->SetDisplayPosition(20, 50);
  ren1->AddActor2D(text);

  // Create a TextActor for elevation  (a3 and a4 actor's color)
  vtkSmartPointer<vtkTextActor> text2 = vtkSmartPointer<vtkTextActor>::New();
  text2->SetInput("Elevation");
  tprop = text2->GetTextProperty();
  tprop->SetFontFamilyToArial();
  tprop->ShadowOff();
  tprop->SetLineSpacing(1.0);
  tprop->SetFontSize(36);
  tprop->SetColor(a3Actor->GetProperty()->GetColor());
  text2->SetDisplayPosition(20, 100);
  ren1->AddActor2D(text2);

  // Create a TextActor for roll (a6 actor's color)
  vtkSmartPointer<vtkTextActor> text3 = vtkSmartPointer<vtkTextActor>::New();
  text3->SetInput("Roll");
  tprop = text3->GetTextProperty();
  tprop->SetFontFamilyToArial();
  tprop->ShadowOff();
  tprop->SetLineSpacing(1.0);
  tprop->SetFontSize(36);
  tprop->SetColor(a6Actor->GetProperty()->GetColor());
  text3->SetDisplayPosition(20, 150);
  ren1->AddActor2D(text3);

  renWin->Render();
  iren->Initialize();
  iren->Start();

  return EXIT_SUCCESS;
}

CMakeLists.txt

cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.3 FATAL_ERROR)

project(CameraModel1)

find_package(VTK COMPONENTS 
  vtkCommonColor
  vtkCommonCore
  vtkCommonDataModel
  vtkCommonTransforms
  vtkFiltersCore
  vtkFiltersGeneral
  vtkFiltersHybrid
  vtkFiltersModeling
  vtkFiltersSources
  vtkInteractionStyle
  vtkRenderingContextOpenGL2
  vtkRenderingCore
  vtkRenderingFreeType
  vtkRenderingGL2PSOpenGL2
  vtkRenderingLOD
  vtkRenderingOpenGL2 QUIET)
if (NOT VTK_FOUND)
  message("Skipping CameraModel1: ${VTK_NOT_FOUND_MESSAGE}")
  return ()
endif()
message (STATUS "VTK_VERSION: ${VTK_VERSION}")
if (VTK_VERSION VERSION_LESS "8.90.0")
  # old system
  include(${VTK_USE_FILE})
  add_executable(CameraModel1 MACOSX_BUNDLE CameraModel1.cxx )
  target_link_libraries(CameraModel1 PRIVATE ${VTK_LIBRARIES})
else ()
  # include all components
  add_executable(CameraModel1 MACOSX_BUNDLE CameraModel1.cxx )
  target_link_libraries(CameraModel1 PRIVATE ${VTK_LIBRARIES})
  # vtk_module_autoinit is needed
  vtk_module_autoinit(
    TARGETS CameraModel1
    MODULES ${VTK_LIBRARIES}
    )
endif ()

Download and Build CameraModel1

Click here to download CameraModel1 and its CMakeLists.txt file. Once the tarball CameraModel1.tar has been downloaded and extracted,

cd CameraModel1/build

If VTK is installed:

cmake ..

If VTK is not installed but compiled on your system, you will need to specify the path to your VTK build:

cmake -DVTK_DIR:PATH=/home/me/vtk_build ..

Build the project:

make

and run it:

./CameraModel1

WINDOWS USERS

Be sure to add the VTK bin directory to your path. This will resolve the VTK dll's at run time.