3D Visualization Toolkit (VTK) Routines

ISOSURF, data, valu, vert, poly

Standard Library procedure that computes, and optionally displays, an isosurface of the specified 3D data.

vtkADDATTRIBUTE, attributes

Collects point attributes for VTK datasets.

vtkAXES

Creates a set of axes.

vtkBAR, z

Creates a plot of 3D cylinders.

vtkCAMERA

Changes the camera’s parameters.

vtkCOLORBAR

Adds a color bar legend to a VTK scene using the current PV-WAVE color table.

vtkCLOSE

Closes the VTK process.

vtkCOMMAND, command

Sends Tcl and VTK commands to the Tcl process.

vtkERASE [, background_color]

Erases the contents of the current VTK window.

vtkGETNAMES([windx, /Lights, /Camera, /Actors, /All])

Returns the names of all Lights, Cameras and Actors in a renderer.

vtkGRID [, Number=n]

Adds 3D grid lines to a VTK scene.

vtkHEDGEHOG, points, vectors, scalars

Creates a HedgeHog (vector) plot.

vtkINIT

Initializes the VTK system.

vtkISOSURFACE, vol, threshold

Displays the requested iso surfaces of a volume.

vtkLIGHT

Adds a light to a VTK window.

vtkPLOTS, points

Adds a polyline.

vtkPOLYDATA, points

Passes vertex/polygon lists, lines, points, and triangles to VTK.

vtkPOLYSHADE, vertices, polygons

Renders a polygon object.

vtkPPMREAD (filename)

Reads a PPM file.

vtkPPMWRITE [, window_index]

Writes the contents of a VTK window to a PPM file.

vtkRECTILINEARGRID, Dimensions

Passes data describing a Rectiliniar Grid to VTK.

vtkRENDERWINDOW [, window_index]

Renders a VTK window.

vtkSCATTER, points

Renders 3D points.

vtkSHOW3, image

Shows a 2D array three ways in a display that combines vtkSURFACE, "CONTOUR", and an image map.

vtkSLICEVOL, v, [sx=sx, sy=sy, sz=sz, xc=xc, yc=yc, zc=zc]

Creates a sliced 3D volume at specific x, y, z locations.

vtkSTRUCTUREDGRID, Dimensions, Points

Passes data describing a structured grid to VTK.

vtkSTRUCTUREDPOINTS, Dimensions

Passes data describing structured points to VTK.

vtkSURFACE, z [,x] [,y]

Renders a surface.

vtkSURFGEN, points

Generates a 3D surface from sampled points assumed to lie on a surface.

vtkTEXT, string

Adds a text string.

vtkTVRD ([window_index])

Returns the contents of a VTK window as a bitmapped image.

vtkUNSTRUCTUREDGRID, Points, Cells, Cell_types

Passes data describing an unstructured grid to VTK.

vtkWDELETE [, window_index]

Closes a VTK window, however it does not shut down the Tcl process.

vtkWINDOW [, window_index]

Creates a VTK window.

vtkWRITEVRML, filename [, WindowID=id, Speed=s]

Creates a Virtual Reality Modeling Language file (VRML .wrl file) from a scene in a VTK window.

vtkWSET [, window_index]

Sets the active VTK window.