RGrid
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Description¶
Creating a rectilinear grid dataset. The coordinates along each axis are defined using an instance of vtkDataArray.
Info
See Figure 5-20 in Chapter 5 the VTK Textbook.
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Code¶
RGrid.py
#!/usr/bin/env python3
"""
This example shows how to create a rectilinear grid.
"""
# noinspection PyUnresolvedReferences
import vtkmodules.vtkInteractionStyle
# noinspection PyUnresolvedReferences
import vtkmodules.vtkRenderingOpenGL2
from vtkmodules.vtkCommonColor import vtkNamedColors
from vtkmodules.vtkCommonCore import vtkDoubleArray
from vtkmodules.vtkCommonDataModel import vtkRectilinearGrid
from vtkmodules.vtkFiltersGeometry import vtkRectilinearGridGeometryFilter
from vtkmodules.vtkRenderingCore import (
vtkActor,
vtkPolyDataMapper,
vtkRenderWindow,
vtkRenderWindowInteractor,
vtkRenderer
)
def main():
colors = vtkNamedColors()
x = [-1.22396, -1.17188, -1.11979, -1.06771, -1.01562, -0.963542, -0.911458, -0.859375, -0.807292, -0.755208,
-0.703125, -0.651042, -0.598958, -0.546875, -0.494792, -0.442708, -0.390625, -0.338542, -0.286458, -0.234375,
-0.182292, -0.130209, -0.078125, -0.026042, 0.0260415, 0.078125, 0.130208, 0.182291, 0.234375, 0.286458,
0.338542, 0.390625, 0.442708, 0.494792, 0.546875, 0.598958, 0.651042, 0.703125, 0.755208, 0.807292, 0.859375,
0.911458, 0.963542, 1.01562, 1.06771, 1.11979, 1.17188]
y = [-1.25, -1.17188, -1.09375, -1.01562, -0.9375, -0.859375, -0.78125, -0.703125, -0.625, -0.546875, -0.46875,
-0.390625, -0.3125, -0.234375, -0.15625, -0.078125, 0, 0.078125, 0.15625, 0.234375, 0.3125, 0.390625, 0.46875,
0.546875, 0.625, 0.703125, 0.78125, 0.859375, 0.9375, 1.01562, 1.09375, 1.17188, 1.25]
z = [0, 0.1, 0.2, 0.3, 0.4, 0.5, 0.6, 0.7, 0.75, 0.8, 0.9, 1, 1.1, 1.2, 1.3, 1.4, 1.5, 1.6, 1.7, 1.75, 1.8, 1.9, 2,
2.1, 2.2, 2.3, 2.4, 2.5, 2.6, 2.7, 2.75, 2.8, 2.9, 3, 3.1, 3.2, 3.3, 3.4, 3.5, 3.6, 3.7, 3.75, 3.8, 3.9]
print(f'Sizes: x: {len(x)}, y: {len(y)}, z: {len(z)}')
# Create a rectilinear grid by defining three arrays specifying the
# coordinates in the x-y-z directions.
x_coords = vtkDoubleArray()
for i in range(0, len(x)):
x_coords.InsertNextValue(x[i])
y_coords = vtkDoubleArray()
for i in range(0, len(y)):
y_coords.InsertNextValue(y[i])
z_coords = vtkDoubleArray()
for i in range(0, len(z)):
z_coords.InsertNextValue(z[i])
# The coordinates are assigned to the rectilinear grid. Make sure that
# the number of values in each of the x_coordinates, y_coordinates,
# and z_coordinates is equal to what is defined in dimensions.
rgrid = vtkRectilinearGrid(dimensions=(len(x), len(y), len(z)),
x_coordinates=x_coords, y_coordinates=y_coords, z_coordinates=z_coords)
# Extract a plane from the grid to see what we've got.
plane = vtkRectilinearGridGeometryFilter(extent=(0, len(x) - 1, 16, 16, 0, len(z) - 1))
rgrid_mapper = vtkPolyDataMapper()
rgrid >> plane >> rgrid_mapper
wire_actor = vtkActor(mapper=rgrid_mapper)
wire_actor.property.color = colors.GetColor3d('Banana')
wire_actor.property.edge_visibility = True
# Create the usual rendering stuff.
renderer = vtkRenderer(background=colors.GetColor3d('Beige'))
ren_win = vtkRenderWindow(size=(640, 480), window_name='RGrid')
ren_win.AddRenderer(renderer)
iren = vtkRenderWindowInteractor()
iren.render_window = ren_win
renderer.AddActor(wire_actor)
renderer.ResetCamera()
renderer.active_camera.Elevation(60.0)
renderer.active_camera.Azimuth(30.0)
renderer.active_camera.Zoom(1.0)
# Interact with the data.
ren_win.Render()
iren.Start()
if __name__ == '__main__':
main()