Cube1
vtk-examples/Python/GeometricObjects/Cube1
Description¶
Display a cube.
A nice simple example that demonstrates the operation of the VTK pipeline.
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Code¶
Cube1.py
#!/usr/bin/env python
# noinspection PyUnresolvedReferences
import vtkmodules.vtkInteractionStyle
# noinspection PyUnresolvedReferences
import vtkmodules.vtkRenderingOpenGL2
from vtkmodules.vtkCommonColor import vtkNamedColors
from vtkmodules.vtkFiltersSources import vtkCubeSource
from vtkmodules.vtkRenderingCore import (
vtkActor,
vtkPolyDataMapper,
vtkRenderWindow,
vtkRenderWindowInteractor,
vtkRenderer
)
def main():
colors = vtkNamedColors()
# Create a rendering window and renderer.
ren = vtkRenderer()
renWin = vtkRenderWindow()
renWin.SetWindowName('Cube1')
renWin.AddRenderer(ren)
# Create a renderwindowinteractor.
iren = vtkRenderWindowInteractor()
iren.SetRenderWindow(renWin)
# Create cube.
cube = vtkCubeSource()
cube.Update()
# mapper
cubeMapper = vtkPolyDataMapper()
cubeMapper.SetInputData(cube.GetOutput())
# Actor.
cubeActor = vtkActor()
cubeActor.SetMapper(cubeMapper)
cubeActor.GetProperty().SetColor(colors.GetColor3d('Banana'))
# Assign actor to the renderer.
ren.AddActor(cubeActor)
ren.ResetCamera()
ren.GetActiveCamera().Azimuth(30)
ren.GetActiveCamera().Elevation(30)
ren.ResetCameraClippingRange()
ren.SetBackground(colors.GetColor3d('Silver'))
# Enable user interface interactor.
iren.Initialize()
renWin.Render()
iren.Start()
if __name__ == '__main__':
main()