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Tohline: /* Basic Concepts */ More layout of comparison codes

2014-01-19T00:14:43Z

Basic Concepts: More layout of comparison codes

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	'''Above:''' ''Cylinder.vt'' vistrail		'''Above:''' The VisTrails Builder Window that is created by opening the ''Cylinder.vt'' vistrail.<br>

	'''Below:''' Corresponding ''Cylinder.py'' python code		'''Below:''' Corresponding ''Cylinder.py'' python code
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	[~~[Image~~:~~Tcl_code~~.~~jpg\|400px\|center]~~]		'''Above:''' Opening paragraphs of <math>~\S4.1</math> in the [http://www.kitware.com/products/books/vtkguide.html ''VTK User's Guide'']; executing the ''Cylinder.vt'' vistrail should generate the "tomato" colored cylinder shown here in Figure 4-1.<br>
			'''Below:''' Related Tcl and C++ code excerpts.
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	# Start the event loop.		# Start the event loop.
	iren.Start()		iren.Start()
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			Related Tcl code:
			<pre style="color:red;font-size:75%">
			vtkCylinderSource Cylinder
			cylinder SetResolution 8
			vtkPolyDataMapper cylinderMapper
			cylinderMapper SetInputConnection [cylinder GetOutputPort]
			vtkActor cylinderActor
			cylinderActor SetMapper cylinderMapper
			eval [cylinderActor GetProperty] SetColor $tomato
			cylinderActor RotateX 30.0
			cylinderActor RotateY -45.0
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Tohline: /* Basic Concepts */ Continue comparison between Tcl and VisTrail's python codes

2014-01-18T23:28:56Z

Basic Concepts: Continue comparison between Tcl and VisTrail's python codes

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	=Understanding vtk Tools Inside VisTrails=		=Understanding vtk Tools Inside VisTrails=
	==Basic Concepts==		==Basic Concepts==
	[[Image:VTK_TextbookCover.jpg\|right\|thumb\|link=http://www.kitware.com/products/books/vtkguide.html\|100px\|VTK User's Guide]]I advise that a new user begin by playing with the Vistrails module that renders a simple cylinder. It can be found under the VisTrails ''examples'' folder as: <font face="courier" color="maroon">…/examples/vtk_examples/Rendering/Cylinder.vt</font>. Note that the suffix (or file type) ".vt" indicates that the file is a ~~VisTrails~~ (vt) python ~~module~~; ~~VisTrails modules~~, in turn, ~~heavily refer to~~ routines that are available through the open source Visualization Toolkit (vtk) library. ~~This~~ is a good example to begin with because it is highlighted in Chapter 4 of the [http://www.kitware.com/products/books/vtkguide.html ''VTK User's Guide,'' authored and published by Kitware, Inc.]		[[Image:VTK_TextbookCover.jpg\|right\|thumb\|link=http://www.kitware.com/products/books/vtkguide.html\|100px\|VTK User's Guide]]I advise that a new user begin by playing with the Vistrails module that renders a simple cylinder. It can be found under the VisTrails ''examples'' folder as: <font face="courier" color="maroon">…/examples/vtk_examples/Rendering/Cylinder.vt</font>. Note that the suffix (or file type) ".vt" indicates that the file is a vistrail (vt) program written in python; each such ''vistrail'', in turn, makes extensive use of routines that are available through the open source Visualization Toolkit (vtk) library. The simple cylinder is a good example to begin with because it is highlighted in Chapter 4 of the [http://www.kitware.com/products/books/vtkguide.html ''VTK User's Guide,'' authored and published by Kitware, Inc.]

	The ~~right~~-hand panel of Figure 1 shows the workflow ''pipeline'' that will appear in the VisTrails ~~builder window~~ when the "Cylinder.vt" ~~module~~ is opened and the "Pipeline" ~~menu~~ button is clicked. Then, clicking on the "vtkCamera" ~~box~~ within the pipeline will generate the information shown inside the "methods" sub-window. (Actually, before taking the screenshot shown here, the "methods" sub-window was enlarged a bit to reveal additional details.)		The top, left-hand panel of Figure 1, below, shows the workflow ''pipeline'' that will appear in the Center Widget of the VisTrails Builder Window when the "Cylinder.vt" ''vistrail'' is opened and the "Pipeline" button on the VisTrails Toolbar is clicked. Then, clicking on the "vtkCamera" ''module'' within the pipeline will generate the information shown inside the "methods" sub-window. (Actually, before taking the screenshot shown here, the "methods" sub-window was enlarged a bit to reveal additional details.)


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			[[Image:CylinderWorkflow01.jpg\|400px\|center\|This workflow ''pipeline'' appears in the VisTrails builder window when the "Cylinder.vt" module is opened.]]
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	[[Image:VTK_Fig4.1.jpg\|400px\|center]]		[[Image:VTK_Fig4.1.jpg\|400px\|center]]
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	[[Image:~~CylinderWorkflow01~~.jpg\|400px\|center~~\|This workflow ''pipeline'' appears in the VisTrails builder window when the "Cylinder.vt" module is opened.~~]]
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			'''Above:''' ''Cylinder.vt'' vistrail

			'''Below:''' Corresponding ''Cylinder.py'' python code
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			[[Image:Tcl_code.jpg\|400px\|center]]
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	~~'''Caption~~:'~~'' To be written~~.		<pre style="color:red;font-size:75%">
			#!/usr/bin/env python

			# This simple example shows how to do basic rendering and pipeline
			# creation.

			import vtk
			# The colors module defines various useful colors.
			from vtk.util.colors import tomato

			# This creates a polygonal cylinder model with eight circumferential
			# facets.
			cylinder = vtk.vtkCylinderSource()
			cylinder.SetResolution(8)

			# The mapper is responsible for pushing the geometry into the graphics
			# library. It may also do color mapping, if scalars or other
			# attributes are defined.
			cylinderMapper = vtk.vtkPolyDataMapper()
			cylinderMapper.SetInputConnection(cylinder.GetOutputPort())

			# The actor is a grouping mechanism: besides the geometry (mapper), it
			# also has a property, transformation matrix, and/or texture map.
			# Here we set its color and rotate it -22.5 degrees.
			cylinderActor = vtk.vtkActor()
			cylinderActor.SetMapper(cylinderMapper)
			cylinderActor.GetProperty().SetColor(tomato)
			cylinderActor.RotateX(30.0)
			cylinderActor.RotateY(-45.0)

			# Create the graphics structure. The renderer renders into the render
			# window. The render window interactor captures mouse events and will
			# perform appropriate camera or actor manipulation depending on the
			# nature of the events.
			ren = vtk.vtkRenderer()
			renWin = vtk.vtkRenderWindow()
			renWin.AddRenderer(ren)
			iren = vtk.vtkRenderWindowInteractor()
			iren.SetRenderWindow(renWin)

			# Add the actors to the renderer, set the background and size
			ren.AddActor(cylinderActor)
			ren.SetBackground(0.1, 0.2, 0.4)
			renWin.SetSize(200, 200)

			# This allows the interactor to initalize itself. It has to be
			# called before an event loop.
			iren.Initialize()

			# We'll zoom in a little by accessing the camera and invoking a "Zoom"
			# method on it.
			ren.ResetCamera()
			ren.GetActiveCamera().Zoom(1.5)
			renWin.Render()

			# Start the event loop.
			iren.Start()
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Tohline: /* Basic Concepts */

2014-01-18T00:47:59Z

Basic Concepts

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	==Basic Concepts==		==Basic Concepts==
	[[Image:VTK_TextbookCover.jpg\|right\|thumb\|link=http://www.kitware.com/products/books/vtkguide.html\|100px\|VTK User's Guide]]I advise that a new user begin by playing with the Vistrails module that renders a simple cylinder. It can be found under the VisTrails ''examples'' folder as: <font face="courier" color="maroon">…/examples/vtk_examples/Rendering/Cylinder.vt</font>. Note that the suffix (or file type) ".vt" indicates that the file is a VisTrails (vt) python module; VisTrails modules, in turn, heavily refer to routines that are available through the open source Visualization Toolkit (vtk) library. This is a good example to begin with because it is highlighted in Chapter 4 of the [http://www.kitware.com/products/books/vtkguide.html ''VTK User's Guide,'' authored and published by Kitware, Inc.]		[[Image:VTK_TextbookCover.jpg\|right\|thumb\|link=http://www.kitware.com/products/books/vtkguide.html\|100px\|VTK User's Guide]]I advise that a new user begin by playing with the Vistrails module that renders a simple cylinder. It can be found under the VisTrails ''examples'' folder as: <font face="courier" color="maroon">…/examples/vtk_examples/Rendering/Cylinder.vt</font>. Note that the suffix (or file type) ".vt" indicates that the file is a VisTrails (vt) python module; VisTrails modules, in turn, heavily refer to routines that are available through the open source Visualization Toolkit (vtk) library. This is a good example to begin with because it is highlighted in Chapter 4 of the [http://www.kitware.com/products/books/vtkguide.html ''VTK User's Guide,'' authored and published by Kitware, Inc.]

			The right-hand panel of Figure 1 shows the workflow ''pipeline'' that will appear in the VisTrails builder window when the "Cylinder.vt" module is opened and the "Pipeline" menu button is clicked. Then, clicking on the "vtkCamera" box within the pipeline will generate the information shown inside the "methods" sub-window. (Actually, before taking the screenshot shown here, the "methods" sub-window was enlarged a bit to reveal additional details.)


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	[[Image:CylinderWorkflow01.jpg\|400px\|center]]		[[Image:CylinderWorkflow01.jpg\|400px\|center\|This workflow ''pipeline'' appears in the VisTrails builder window when the "Cylinder.vt" module is opened.]]
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Tohline: /* Understanding vtk Tools */ Lead in to simple cylinder

2014-01-18T00:26:43Z

Understanding vtk Tools: Lead in to simple cylinder

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	=Understanding vtk Tools=		=Understanding vtk Tools Inside VisTrails=
			==Basic Concepts==
			[[Image:VTK_TextbookCover.jpg\|right\|thumb\|link=http://www.kitware.com/products/books/vtkguide.html\|100px\|VTK User's Guide]]I advise that a new user begin by playing with the Vistrails module that renders a simple cylinder. It can be found under the VisTrails ''examples'' folder as: <font face="courier" color="maroon">…/examples/vtk_examples/Rendering/Cylinder.vt</font>. Note that the suffix (or file type) ".vt" indicates that the file is a VisTrails (vt) python module; VisTrails modules, in turn, heavily refer to routines that are available through the open source Visualization Toolkit (vtk) library. This is a good example to begin with because it is highlighted in Chapter 4 of the [http://www.kitware.com/products/books/vtkguide.html ''VTK User's Guide,'' authored and published by Kitware, Inc.]


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			Figure 1: A Simple Cylinder
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			[[Image:VTK_Fig4.1.jpg\|400px\|center]]
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			[[Image:CylinderWorkflow01.jpg\|400px\|center]]
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			'''Caption:''' To be written.
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			==Web References==
	Here are some potentially relevant web pages:		Here are some potentially relevant web pages:
	* [http://www.rug.nl/science-and-society/centre-for-information-technology/research/hpcv/visualisation/vtk/polydata/man.html Examples (1)]		* [http://www.rug.nl/science-and-society/centre-for-information-technology/research/hpcv/visualisation/vtk/polydata/man.html Examples (1)]
			* [http://www.cacr.caltech.edu/~slombey/asci/vtk/vtk_formats.simple.html VTK File Formats]

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2014-01-17T17:26:23Z

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=Understanding vtk Tools=
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* [http://www.rug.nl/science-and-society/centre-for-information-technology/research/hpcv/visualisation/vtk/polydata/man.html Examples (1)]