VTK/Examples/Cxx/Visualization/PolyDataDepthSorting

#include <vtkSphereSource.h>
#include <vtkSmartPointer.h>
#include <vtkAppendPolyData.h>
#include <vtkCamera.h>
#include <vtkDepthSortPolyData.h>
#include <vtkPolyDataMapper.h>
#include <vtkActor.h>
#include <vtkProperty.h>
#include <vtkRenderer.h>
#include <vtkRenderWindow.h>
#include <vtkRenderWindowInteractor.h>
 
int main (int argc, char *argv[])
{
  if (argc != 5)
    {
    std::cerr << "Usage: " << argv[0] << " DepthSortFlag ThetaResolution " <<
      " PhiResolution ScalarVisibilityFlag" << std::endl;
    return EXIT_FAILURE;
    }
 
  bool doDepthSort = atoi(argv[1]) == 1;
  int theta = atoi(argv[2]);
  int phi = atoi(argv[3]);
  bool scalarVisibility = atoi(argv[4]) == 1;
 
  // Create a bunch of spheres that overlap and cannot be easily arranged
  // so that the blending works without sorting. They are appended into a
  // single vtkPolyData because the filter only sorts within a single
  // vtkPolyData input.
  vtkSmartPointer<vtkAppendPolyData> appendData =
    vtkSmartPointer<vtkAppendPolyData>::New();
 
  for (int i = 0; i < 5; i++)
    {
    vtkSmartPointer<vtkSphereSource> sphereSource =
      vtkSmartPointer<vtkSphereSource>::New();
    sphereSource->SetThetaResolution(theta);
    sphereSource->SetPhiResolution(phi);
    sphereSource->SetRadius(0.5); //all sphere except the center one should have radius = 0.5
    switch (i)
      {
      case 0:
        sphereSource->SetRadius(1);
        sphereSource->SetCenter(0, 0, 0); break;
      case 1:
        sphereSource->SetCenter(1, 0, 0); break;
      case 2:
        sphereSource->SetCenter(-1, 0, 0); break;
      case 3:
        sphereSource->SetCenter(0, 1, 0); break;
      case 4:
        sphereSource->SetCenter(0, -1, 0); break;
      }
    sphereSource->Update();
    appendData->AddInputConnection(sphereSource->GetOutputPort());
    }
 
  // The dephSort object is set up to generate scalars representing
  // the sort depth.  A camera is assigned for the sorting. The camera
  // defines the sort vector (position and focal point).
  vtkSmartPointer<vtkCamera> camera =
    vtkSmartPointer<vtkCamera>::New();
  vtkSmartPointer<vtkDepthSortPolyData> depthSort =
    vtkSmartPointer<vtkDepthSortPolyData>::New();
 
  depthSort->SetInputConnection(appendData->GetOutputPort());
  depthSort->SetDirectionToBackToFront();
  depthSort->SetVector(1, 1, 1);
  depthSort->SetCamera(camera);
  depthSort->SortScalarsOn();
  depthSort->Update();
 
  vtkSmartPointer<vtkPolyDataMapper> mapper =
    vtkSmartPointer<vtkPolyDataMapper>::New();
  if (doDepthSort)
    {
    mapper->SetInputConnection(depthSort->GetOutputPort());
    }
  else
    {
    mapper->SetInputConnection(appendData->GetOutputPort());
    }
 
  mapper->SetScalarVisibility(scalarVisibility);
  if (scalarVisibility)
    {
    mapper->SetScalarRange(0, depthSort->GetOutput()->GetNumberOfCells());
    }
 
  vtkSmartPointer<vtkActor> actor =
    vtkSmartPointer<vtkActor>::New();
 
  actor->SetMapper(mapper);
  actor->GetProperty()->SetOpacity(0.5);
  actor->GetProperty()->SetColor(1, 0, 0);
  actor->RotateX(-72); //put the object in a position where it is easy
  // to see different overlapping regions
 
  // If an Prop3D is supplied, then its transformation matrix is taken
  // into account during sorting.
  depthSort->SetProp3D(actor);
 
  // Create the RenderWindow, Renderer and both Actors
  vtkSmartPointer<vtkRenderer> renderer =
    vtkSmartPointer<vtkRenderer>::New();
  renderer->SetActiveCamera(camera);
  vtkSmartPointer<vtkRenderWindow> renderWindow = 
    vtkSmartPointer<vtkRenderWindow>::New();
  renderWindow->AddRenderer(renderer);
  vtkSmartPointer<vtkRenderWindowInteractor> renderWindowInteractor =
    vtkSmartPointer<vtkRenderWindowInteractor>::New();
  renderWindowInteractor->SetRenderWindow(renderWindow);
 
  // Add the actors to the renderer, set the background and size
  renderer->AddActor(actor);
  renderer->SetBackground(.1, .2, .31);
  renderWindow->SetSize(600, 400);
 
  renderer->ResetCamera();
  renderer->GetActiveCamera()->Zoom(2.2); //so the object is larger
 
  renderWindowInteractor->Initialize();
  renderWindow->Render();
  renderWindowInteractor->Start();
 
  return EXIT_SUCCESS;
}