CompassWidget
vtk-examples/Python/Widgets/CompassWidget
Description¶
This example creates a compass in the top right corner of the window.
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Code¶
CompassWidget.py
#!/usr/bin/env python
import vtk
def main():
colors = vtk.vtkNamedColors()
arrowSource = vtk.vtkArrowSource()
mapper = vtk.vtkPolyDataMapper()
mapper.SetInputConnection(arrowSource.GetOutputPort())
actor = vtk.vtkActor()
actor.SetMapper(mapper)
actor.GetProperty().SetColor(colors.GetColor3d('PeachPuff'))
# a renderer and render window
renderer = vtk.vtkRenderer()
renderWindow = vtk.vtkRenderWindow()
renderWindow.AddRenderer(renderer)
# an interactor
renderWindowInteractor = vtk.vtkRenderWindowInteractor()
renderWindowInteractor.SetRenderWindow(renderWindow)
# Create the widget and its representation
compassRepresentation = vtk.vtkCompassRepresentation()
compassWidget = vtk.vtkCompassWidget()
compassWidget.SetInteractor(renderWindowInteractor)
compassWidget.SetRepresentation(compassRepresentation)
# add the actors to the scene
renderer.AddActor(actor)
renderer.SetBackground(colors.GetColor3d('MidnightBlue'))
renderWindow.SetSize(640, 480)
renderWindow.SetWindowName('CompassWidget')
renderWindow.Render()
compassWidget.EnabledOn()
style = vtk.vtkInteractorStyleTrackballCamera()
renderWindowInteractor.SetInteractorStyle(style)
# begin interaction
renderWindowInteractor.Start()
if __name__ == '__main__':
main()