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Frustum

vtk-examples/Python/GeometricObjects/Frustum

Description

This example gets the frustum from a camera and displays it on the screen.

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Code

Frustum.py

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

# noinspection PyUnresolvedReferences
import vtkmodules.vtkInteractionStyle
# noinspection PyUnresolvedReferences
import vtkmodules.vtkRenderingOpenGL2
from vtkmodules.vtkCommonColor import vtkNamedColors
from vtkmodules.vtkCommonDataModel import vtkPlanes
from vtkmodules.vtkFiltersGeneral import vtkShrinkPolyData
from vtkmodules.vtkFiltersSources import vtkFrustumSource
from vtkmodules.vtkRenderingCore import (
    vtkActor,
    vtkCamera,
    vtkPolyDataMapper,
    vtkProperty,
    vtkRenderWindow,
    vtkRenderWindowInteractor,
    vtkRenderer
)


def main():
    colors = vtkNamedColors()

    camera = vtkCamera()
    camera.SetClippingRange(0.1, 0.4)
    planesArray = [0] * 24

    camera.GetFrustumPlanes(1.0, planesArray)

    planes = vtkPlanes()
    planes.SetFrustumPlanes(planesArray)

    frustumSource = vtkFrustumSource()
    frustumSource.ShowLinesOff()
    frustumSource.SetPlanes(planes)

    shrink = vtkShrinkPolyData()
    shrink.SetInputConnection(frustumSource.GetOutputPort())
    shrink.SetShrinkFactor(.9)

    mapper = vtkPolyDataMapper()
    mapper.SetInputConnection(shrink.GetOutputPort())

    back = vtkProperty()
    back.SetColor(colors.GetColor3d("Tomato"))

    actor = vtkActor()
    actor.SetMapper(mapper)
    actor.GetProperty().EdgeVisibilityOn()
    actor.GetProperty().SetColor(colors.GetColor3d("Banana"))
    actor.SetBackfaceProperty(back)

    # a renderer and render window
    renderer = vtkRenderer()
    renderWindow = vtkRenderWindow()
    renderWindow.SetWindowName("Frustum")
    renderWindow.AddRenderer(renderer)

    # an interactor
    renderWindowInteractor = vtkRenderWindowInteractor()
    renderWindowInteractor.SetRenderWindow(renderWindow)

    # add the actors to the scene
    renderer.AddActor(actor)
    renderer.SetBackground(colors.GetColor3d("Silver"))

    # Position the camera so that we can see the frustum
    renderer.GetActiveCamera().SetPosition(1, 0, 0)
    renderer.GetActiveCamera().SetFocalPoint(0, 0, 0)
    renderer.GetActiveCamera().SetViewUp(0, 1, 0)
    renderer.GetActiveCamera().Azimuth(30)
    renderer.GetActiveCamera().Elevation(30)
    renderer.ResetCamera()

    # render an image (lights and cameras are created automatically)
    renderWindow.Render()

    # begin mouse interaction
    renderWindowInteractor.Start()


if __name__ == '__main__':
    main()