RenderView

Description¶

Here is a little bit easier way in Java to get your objects to appear on the screen using vtkRenderer which provides an abstract specification for renderers.

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Code¶

RenderView.java

import vtk.vtkActor;
import vtk.vtkSphereSource;
import vtk.vtkNativeLibrary;
import vtk.vtkPolyDataMapper;
import vtk.vtkRenderView;
import vtk.vtkNamedColors;

public class RenderView
{
  // -----------------------------------------------------------------
  // Load VTK library and print which library was not properly loaded
  static 
  {
    if (!vtkNativeLibrary.LoadAllNativeLibraries()) 
    {
      for (vtkNativeLibrary lib : vtkNativeLibrary.values()) 
      {
        if (!lib.IsLoaded()) 
        {
          System.out.println(lib.GetLibraryName() + " not loaded");
        }
      }
    }
    vtkNativeLibrary.DisableOutputWindow(null);
  }
 // -----------------------------------------------------------------

  public static void main(String s[]) 
  {                 
   vtkNamedColors colors = new vtkNamedColors();
   //For Actor Color
   double actorColor[] = new double[4];
   //Renderer Background Color
   double Bgcolor[] = new double[4];
   colors.GetColor("Crimson", actorColor);
   colors.GetColor("MidnightBlue", Bgcolor);

   //Create a Sphere
   vtkSphereSource Sphere = new vtkSphereSource();
   Sphere.SetCenter(0.0,0.0,0.0);
   Sphere.SetRadius(1.0);
   Sphere.Update();

   //Create a Mapper and Actor
   vtkPolyDataMapper Mapper = new vtkPolyDataMapper();
   Mapper.SetInputConnection(Sphere.GetOutputPort());

   vtkActor Actor = new vtkActor();
   Actor.SetMapper(Mapper);
   Actor.GetProperty().SetColor(actorColor);

   vtkRenderView RenderView = new vtkRenderView();
   RenderView.SetInteractionModeTo3D();
   RenderView.GetRenderer().AddActor(Actor);
   RenderView.GetRenderer().SetBackground(Bgcolor);
   RenderView.Update();

   RenderView.ResetCamera();
   RenderView.GetInteractor().Start();  

  }       
}