ReadUnstructuredGrid

Description¶

This example demonstrates how to read an unstructured grid (VTU) file. The front facing faces are colored Misty Rose, while the back facing faces are colored Tomato.

An example file to use is src/Testing/Data/tetra.vtu.

Other languages

See (Cxx), (CSharp)

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Code¶

ReadUnstructuredGrid.py

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

import vtkmodules.all as vtk


def get_program_parameters():
    import argparse
    description = 'Read an unstructured grid file.'
    epilogue = ''''''
    parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(description=description, epilog=epilogue,
                                     formatter_class=argparse.RawDescriptionHelpFormatter)
    parser.add_argument('filename', help='tetra.vtu.')
    args = parser.parse_args()
    return args.filename


def main():
    colors = vtk.vtkNamedColors()

    file_name = get_program_parameters()

    # Read the source file.
    reader = vtk.vtkXMLUnstructuredGridReader()
    reader.SetFileName(file_name)
    reader.Update()  # Needed because of GetScalarRange
    output = reader.GetOutput()
    # scalar_range = output.GetScalarRange()

    # Create the mapper that corresponds the objects of the vtk.vtk file
    # into graphics elements
    mapper = vtk.vtkDataSetMapper()
    mapper.SetInputData(output)
    # mapper.SetScalarRange(scalar_range)
    mapper.ScalarVisibilityOff()

    # Create the Actor
    actor = vtk.vtkActor()
    actor.SetMapper(mapper)
    actor.GetProperty().EdgeVisibilityOn()
    actor.GetProperty().SetLineWidth(2.0)
    actor.GetProperty().SetColor(colors.GetColor3d("MistyRose"))

    backface = vtk.vtkProperty()
    backface.SetColor(colors.GetColor3d('Tomato'))
    actor.SetBackfaceProperty(backface)

    # Create the Renderer
    renderer = vtk.vtkRenderer()
    renderer.AddActor(actor)
    renderer.SetBackground(colors.GetColor3d('Wheat'))

    # Create the RendererWindow
    renderer_window = vtk.vtkRenderWindow()
    renderer_window.SetSize(640, 480)
    renderer_window.AddRenderer(renderer)
    renderer_window.SetWindowName('ReadUnstructuredGrid')

    # Create the RendererWindowInteractor and display the vtk_file
    interactor = vtk.vtkRenderWindowInteractor()
    interactor.SetRenderWindow(renderer_window)
    interactor.Initialize()
    interactor.Start()


if __name__ == '__main__':
    main()