ParametricObjects

VTKExamples/Python/GeometricObjects/ParametricObjects

Description

See Parametric Equations for Surfaces by Andrew Maclean for an excellent description of these beautiful parametric surfaces.

You can edit the following code by selecting any one of the functions and the corresponding object will be displayed.

Code

ParametricObjects.py

#!/usr/bin/env python
# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-

import vtk


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

    colors.SetColor("BkgColor", [26, 51, 102, 255])

    # Uncomment one of the following.
    # parametricObject = vtk.vtkParametricBoy()
    # parametricObject = vtk.vtkParametricConicSpiral()
    # parametricObject = vtk.vtkParametricCrossCap()
    # parametricObject = vtk.vtkParametricDini()
    # parametricObject = vtk.vtkParametricEllipsoid()
    # parametricObject = vtk.vtkParametricEnneper()
    parametricObject = vtk.vtkParametricFigure8Klein()
    # parametricObject = vtk.vtkParametricKlein()
    # parametricObject = vtk.vtkParametricMobius()
    # parametricObject = vtk.vtkParametricRandomHills()
    # parametricObject = vtk.vtkParametricRoman()
    # parametricObject = vtk.vtkParametricSpline()
    # parametricObject = vtk.vtkParametricSuperEllipsoid()
    # parametricObject = vtk.vtkParametricSuperToroid()
    # parametricObject = vtk.vtkParametricTorus()

    parametricFunctionSource = vtk.vtkParametricFunctionSource()
    parametricFunctionSource.SetParametricFunction(parametricObject)
    parametricFunctionSource.Update()

    # Visualize
    backProperty = vtk.vtkProperty()
    backProperty.SetColor(colors.GetColor3d("Tomato"))

    mapper = vtk.vtkPolyDataMapper()
    mapper.SetInputConnection(parametricFunctionSource.GetOutputPort())

    # Create an actor for the contours
    actor = vtk.vtkActor()
    actor.SetMapper(mapper)
    actor.GetProperty().SetColor(colors.GetColor3d("Banana"))
    actor.GetProperty().SetSpecular(.5)
    actor.GetProperty().SetSpecularPower(20)
    actor.SetBackfaceProperty(backProperty)
    renderer = vtk.vtkRenderer()
    renderWindow = vtk.vtkRenderWindow()
    renderWindow.SetWindowName("Parametric Objects")
    renderWindow.AddRenderer(renderer)
    interactor = vtk.vtkRenderWindowInteractor()
    interactor.SetRenderWindow(renderWindow)

    renderer.AddActor(actor)
    renderer.SetBackground(colors.GetColor3d("BkgColor"))

    renderWindow.Render()
    interactor.Start()


if __name__ == '__main__':
    main()