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LongLine

vtk-examples/Python/GeometricObjects/LongLine

Description

Connect several points with a line.

Seealso

ColoredLines.

Other languages

See (Cxx), (Java), (CSharp)

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Code

LongLine.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.vtkCommonCore import vtkPoints
from vtkmodules.vtkCommonDataModel import (
    vtkCellArray,
    vtkLine,
    vtkPolyData
)
from vtkmodules.vtkRenderingCore import (
    vtkActor,
    vtkPolyDataMapper,
    vtkRenderWindow,
    vtkRenderWindowInteractor,
    vtkRenderer
)


def main():
    # Create five points.
    origin = [0.0, 0.0, 0.0]
    p0 = [1.0, 0.0, 0.0]
    p1 = [0.0, 1.0, 0.0]
    p2 = [0.0, 1.0, 2.0]
    p3 = [1.0, 2.0, 3.0]

    # Create a vtkPoints object and store the points in it
    points = vtkPoints()
    points.InsertNextPoint(origin)
    points.InsertNextPoint(p0)
    points.InsertNextPoint(p1)
    points.InsertNextPoint(p2)
    points.InsertNextPoint(p3)

    # Create a cell array to store the lines in and add the lines to it
    lines = vtkCellArray()

    for i in range(0, 3):
        line = vtkLine()
        line.GetPointIds().SetId(0, i)
        line.GetPointIds().SetId(1, i + 1)
        lines.InsertNextCell(line)

    # Create a polydata to store everything in
    linesPolyData = vtkPolyData()

    # Add the points to the dataset
    linesPolyData.SetPoints(points)

    # Add the lines to the dataset
    linesPolyData.SetLines(lines)

    # Setup actor and mapper
    colors = vtkNamedColors()

    mapper = vtkPolyDataMapper()
    mapper.SetInputData(linesPolyData)

    actor = vtkActor()
    actor.SetMapper(mapper)
    actor.GetProperty().SetLineWidth(4)
    actor.GetProperty().SetColor(colors.GetColor3d('Peacock'))

    # Setup render window, renderer, and interactor
    renderer = vtkRenderer()
    renderWindow = vtkRenderWindow()
    renderWindow.SetWindowName('LongLine')
    renderWindow.AddRenderer(renderer)
    renderWindowInteractor = vtkRenderWindowInteractor()
    renderWindowInteractor.SetRenderWindow(renderWindow)
    renderer.AddActor(actor)

    renderer.ResetCamera()
    renderer.GetActiveCamera().Azimuth(30)
    renderer.GetActiveCamera().Elevation(30)
    renderer.ResetCameraClippingRange()

    renderer.SetBackground(colors.GetColor3d('Silver'))
    renderWindow.Render()
    renderWindowInteractor.Start()


if __name__ == '__main__':
    main()