SimpleRayCast
vtk-examples/Python/VolumeRendering/SimpleRayCast
Description¶
Volume rendering of a high potential iron protein.
Info
See Figure 7-34 in Chapter 7 the VTK Textbook.
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Code¶
SimpleRayCast.py
#!/usr/bin/env python
# noinspection PyUnresolvedReferences
import vtkmodules.vtkInteractionStyle
from vtkmodules.vtkCommonColor import vtkNamedColors
from vtkmodules.vtkCommonDataModel import vtkPiecewiseFunction
from vtkmodules.vtkIOLegacy import vtkStructuredPointsReader
from vtkmodules.vtkRenderingCore import (
vtkColorTransferFunction,
vtkRenderWindow,
vtkRenderWindowInteractor,
vtkRenderer,
vtkVolume,
vtkVolumeProperty
)
from vtkmodules.vtkRenderingVolume import vtkFixedPointVolumeRayCastMapper
# noinspection PyUnresolvedReferences
from vtkmodules.vtkRenderingVolumeOpenGL2 import vtkOpenGLRayCastImageDisplayHelper
def main():
fileName = get_program_parameters()
colors = vtkNamedColors()
# This is a simple volume rendering example that
# uses a vtkFixedPointVolumeRayCastMapper
# Create the standard renderer, render window
# and interactor.
ren1 = vtkRenderer()
renWin = vtkRenderWindow()
renWin.AddRenderer(ren1)
iren = vtkRenderWindowInteractor()
iren.SetRenderWindow(renWin)
# Create the reader for the data.
reader = vtkStructuredPointsReader()
reader.SetFileName(fileName)
# Create transfer mapping scalar value to opacity.
opacityTransferFunction = vtkPiecewiseFunction()
opacityTransferFunction.AddPoint(20, 0.0)
opacityTransferFunction.AddPoint(255, 0.2)
# Create transfer mapping scalar value to color.
colorTransferFunction = vtkColorTransferFunction()
colorTransferFunction.AddRGBPoint(0.0, 0.0, 0.0, 0.0)
colorTransferFunction.AddRGBPoint(64.0, 1.0, 0.0, 0.0)
colorTransferFunction.AddRGBPoint(128.0, 0.0, 0.0, 1.0)
colorTransferFunction.AddRGBPoint(192.0, 0.0, 1.0, 0.0)
colorTransferFunction.AddRGBPoint(255.0, 0.0, 0.2, 0.0)
# The property describes how the data will look.
volumeProperty = vtkVolumeProperty()
volumeProperty.SetColor(colorTransferFunction)
volumeProperty.SetScalarOpacity(opacityTransferFunction)
volumeProperty.ShadeOn()
volumeProperty.SetInterpolationTypeToLinear()
# The mapper / ray cast function know how to render the data.
volumeMapper = vtkFixedPointVolumeRayCastMapper()
volumeMapper.SetInputConnection(reader.GetOutputPort())
# The volume holds the mapper and the property and
# can be used to position/orient the volume.
volume = vtkVolume()
volume.SetMapper(volumeMapper)
volume.SetProperty(volumeProperty)
ren1.AddVolume(volume)
ren1.SetBackground(colors.GetColor3d('Wheat'))
ren1.GetActiveCamera().Azimuth(45)
ren1.GetActiveCamera().Elevation(30)
ren1.ResetCameraClippingRange()
ren1.ResetCamera()
renWin.SetSize(600, 600)
renWin.SetWindowName('SimpleRayCast')
renWin.Render()
iren.Start()
def get_program_parameters():
import argparse
description = 'Volume rendering of a high potential iron protein.'
epilogue = '''
This is a simple volume rendering example that uses a vtkFixedPointVolumeRayCastMapper.
'''
parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(description=description, epilog=epilogue,
formatter_class=argparse.RawDescriptionHelpFormatter)
parser.add_argument('filename', help='ironProt.vtk')
args = parser.parse_args()
return args.filename
if __name__ == '__main__':
main()