VTK/Examples/Python/Widgets/ScalarBarWidget

#!/usr/bin/env python
# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
#
# by Panos Mavrogiorgos, email : pmav99 >a< gmail
 
from vtk import *
 
# The source file
file_name = "uGridEx.vtk"
 
# Create a custom lut. The lut is used both at the mapper and at the
# scalar_bar
lut = vtkLookupTable()
lut.Build()
 
# Read the source file.
reader = vtkUnstructuredGridReader()
reader.SetFileName(file_name)
reader.Update()            # Needed because of GetScalarRange
output = reader.GetOutput()
scalar_range = output.GetScalarRange()
 
mapper = vtkDataSetMapper()
mapper.SetInput(output)
mapper.SetScalarRange(scalar_range)
mapper.SetLookupTable(lut)
 
actor = vtkActor()
actor.SetMapper(mapper)
 
renderer = vtkRenderer()
renderer.AddActor(actor)
renderer.SetBackground(0.1, 0.2, 0.4)
 
render_window = vtkRenderWindow()
render_window.AddRenderer(renderer)
render_window.SetSize(300, 300)
 
interactor = vtkRenderWindowInteractor()
interactor.SetRenderWindow(render_window)
 
# create the scalar_bar
scalar_bar = vtkScalarBarActor()
scalar_bar.SetOrientationToHorizontal()
scalar_bar.SetLookupTable(lut)
 
# create the scalar_bar_widget
scalar_bar_widget = vtkScalarBarWidget()
scalar_bar_widget.SetInteractor(interactor)
scalar_bar_widget.SetScalarBarActor(scalar_bar)
scalar_bar_widget.On()
 
interactor.Initialize()
interactor.Start()