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The VTK Textbook ​

The Visualization Toolkit: An Object-Oriented Approach to 3D Graphics is the definitive reference for VTK.

About the Book ​

Written by Will Schroeder, Ken Martin, and Bill Lorensen (the creators of VTK), this textbook covers both the theory and practice of 3D computer graphics and visualization.

The book is available online at book.vtk.org.

Contents ​

The textbook covers:

  • Computer graphics fundamentals
  • Visualization algorithms and techniques
  • The VTK object model and architecture
  • Volume rendering
  • Image processing
  • Interaction and widgets
  • Practical examples with complete source code

Editions ​

  • 4th Edition (2006) — Latest print edition
  • Online edition — Updated and freely available at book.vtk.org

Citation ​

See Citing VTK for BibTeX entries for the textbook.