vtkActor Class Reference

#include <vtkActor.h>

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Detailed Description

represents an object (geometry & properties) in a rendered scene

vtkActor is used to represent an entity in a rendering scene. It inherits functions related to the actors position, and orientation from vtkProp. The actor also has scaling and maintains a reference to the defining geometry (i.e., the mapper), rendering properties, and possibly a texture map. vtkActor combines these instance variables into one 4x4 transformation matrix as follows: [x y z 1] = [x y z 1] Translate(-origin) Scale(scale) Rot(y) Rot(x) Rot (z) Trans(origin) Trans(position)

See also:

vtkProperty vtkTexture vtkMapper vtkAssembly vtkFollower vtkLODActor

Examples:

vtkActor (Examples)

Tests:

vtkActor (Tests)

Definition at line 49 of file vtkActor.h.

Public Types
typedef vtkProp3D	Superclass
Public Member Functions
virtual const char *	GetClassName ()
virtual int	IsA (const char *type)
void	PrintSelf (ostream &os, vtkIndent indent)
virtual void	Render (vtkRenderer *, vtkMapper *)
void	ShallowCopy (vtkProp *prop)
virtual void	ApplyProperties ()
unsigned long int	GetMTime ()
virtual void	GetActors (vtkPropCollection *)
virtual int	RenderOpaqueGeometry (vtkViewport *viewport)
virtual int	RenderTranslucentGeometry (vtkViewport *viewport)
void	ReleaseGraphicsResources (vtkWindow *)
void	SetProperty (vtkProperty *lut)
vtkProperty *	GetProperty ()
virtual vtkProperty *	MakeProperty ()
void	SetBackfaceProperty (vtkProperty *lut)
vtkProperty *	GetBackfaceProperty ()
virtual void	SetTexture (vtkTexture *)
virtual vtkTexture *	GetTexture ()
virtual void	SetMapper (vtkMapper *)
virtual vtkMapper *	GetMapper ()
void	GetBounds (double bounds[6])
double *	GetBounds ()
virtual unsigned long	GetRedrawMTime ()
virtual void	InitPartTraversal ()
virtual vtkActor *	GetNextPart ()
virtual int	GetNumberOfParts ()
Static Public Member Functions
static int	IsTypeOf (const char *type)
static vtkActor *	SafeDownCast (vtkObject *o)
static vtkActor *	New ()
Protected Member Functions
	vtkActor ()
	~vtkActor ()
int	GetIsOpaque ()
Protected Attributes
vtkProperty *	Property
vtkProperty *	BackfaceProperty
vtkTexture *	Texture
vtkMapper *	Mapper
double	MapperBounds [6]
vtkTimeStamp	BoundsMTime

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Member Typedef Documentation

typedef vtkProp3D vtkActor::Superclass

Reimplemented from vtkProp3D. Reimplemented in vtkFollower, vtkLODActor, vtkMesaActor, and vtkOpenGLActor. Definition at line 52 of file vtkActor.h.

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Constructor & Destructor Documentation

vtkActor::vtkActor (   )  [protected]

vtkActor::~vtkActor (   )  [protected]

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Member Function Documentation

virtual const char* vtkActor::GetClassName (   )  [virtual]

Reimplemented from vtkProp3D. Reimplemented in vtkFollower, vtkLODActor, vtkMesaActor, and vtkOpenGLActor.

static int vtkActor::IsTypeOf (  const char *  type  )  [static]

Return 1 if this class type is the same type of (or a subclass of) the named class. Returns 0 otherwise. This method works in combination with vtkTypeRevisionMacro found in vtkSetGet.h. Reimplemented from vtkProp3D. Reimplemented in vtkFollower, vtkLODActor, vtkMesaActor, and vtkOpenGLActor.

virtual int vtkActor::IsA (  const char *  type  )  [virtual]

Return 1 if this class is the same type of (or a subclass of) the named class. Returns 0 otherwise. This method works in combination with vtkTypeRevisionMacro found in vtkSetGet.h. Reimplemented from vtkProp3D. Reimplemented in vtkFollower, vtkLODActor, vtkMesaActor, and vtkOpenGLActor.

static vtkActor* vtkActor::SafeDownCast (  vtkObject *  o  )  [static]

Reimplemented from vtkProp3D. Reimplemented in vtkFollower, vtkLODActor, vtkMesaActor, and vtkOpenGLActor.

void vtkActor::PrintSelf (  ostream &  os, vtkIndent  indent )  [virtual]

Methods invoked by print to print information about the object including superclasses. Typically not called by the user (use Print() instead) but used in the hierarchical print process to combine the output of several classes. Reimplemented from vtkProp3D. Reimplemented in vtkFollower, vtkLODActor, vtkMesaActor, and vtkOpenGLActor.

static vtkActor* vtkActor::New (   )  [static]

Creates an actor with the following defaults: origin(0,0,0) position=(0,0,0) scale=(1,1,1) visibility=1 pickable=1 dragable=1 orientation=(0,0,0). No user defined matrix and no texture map. Reimplemented from vtkObject. Reimplemented in vtkFollower, vtkLODActor, vtkMesaActor, and vtkOpenGLActor.

virtual void vtkActor::GetActors (  vtkPropCollection *   )  [virtual]

For some exporters and other other operations we must be able to collect all the actors or volumes. These methods are used in that process. Reimplemented from vtkProp.

virtual int vtkActor::RenderOpaqueGeometry (  vtkViewport *  viewport  )  [virtual]

Support the standard render methods. Reimplemented from vtkProp. Reimplemented in vtkFollower, and vtkLODActor.

virtual int vtkActor::RenderTranslucentGeometry (  vtkViewport *  viewport  )  [virtual]

For some exporters and other other operations we must be able to collect all the actors or volumes. These methods are used in that process. Reimplemented from vtkProp. Reimplemented in vtkFollower.

virtual void vtkActor::Render (  vtkRenderer *  , vtkMapper *  )  [inline, virtual]

This causes the actor to be rendered. It in turn will render the actor's property, texture map and then mapper. If a property hasn't been assigned, then the actor will create one automatically. Note that a side effect of this method is that the pipeline will be updated. Reimplemented in vtkLODActor, vtkMesaActor, and vtkOpenGLActor. Definition at line 76 of file vtkActor.h.

void vtkActor::ShallowCopy (  vtkProp *  prop  )  [virtual]

Shallow copy of an actor. Overloads the virtual vtkProp method. Reimplemented from vtkProp3D. Reimplemented in vtkFollower, and vtkLODActor.

void vtkActor::ReleaseGraphicsResources (  vtkWindow *   )  [virtual]

Release any graphics resources that are being consumed by this actor. The parameter window could be used to determine which graphic resources to release. Reimplemented from vtkProp. Reimplemented in vtkLODActor.

void vtkActor::SetProperty (  vtkProperty *  lut  )

Set/Get the property object that controls this actors surface properties. This should be an instance of a vtkProperty object. Every actor must have a property associated with it. If one isn't specified, then one will be generated automatically. Multiple actors can share one property object.

vtkProperty* vtkActor::GetProperty (   )

Release any graphics resources that are being consumed by this actor. The parameter window could be used to determine which graphic resources to release.

virtual vtkProperty* vtkActor::MakeProperty (   )  [virtual]

Create a new property sutible for use with this type of Actor. For example, a vtkMesaActor should create a vtkMesaProperty in this function. The default is to just call vtkProperty::New. Reimplemented in vtkMesaActor.

void vtkActor::SetBackfaceProperty (  vtkProperty *  lut  )

Set/Get the property object that controls this actors backface surface properties. This should be an instance of a vtkProperty object. If one isn't specified, then the front face properties will be used. Multiple actors can share one property object.

vtkProperty* vtkActor::GetBackfaceProperty (   )

Create a new property sutible for use with this type of Actor. For example, a vtkMesaActor should create a vtkMesaProperty in this function. The default is to just call vtkProperty::New.

virtual void vtkActor::SetTexture (  vtkTexture *   )  [virtual]

Set/Get the texture object to control rendering texture maps. This will be a vtkTexture object. An actor does not need to have an associated texture map and multiple actors can share one texture.

virtual vtkTexture* vtkActor::GetTexture (   )  [virtual]

Set/Get the texture object to control rendering texture maps. This will be a vtkTexture object. An actor does not need to have an associated texture map and multiple actors can share one texture.

virtual void vtkActor::SetMapper (  vtkMapper *   )  [virtual]

This is the method that is used to connect an actor to the end of a visualization pipeline, i.e. the mapper. This should be a subclass of vtkMapper. Typically vtkPolyDataMapper and vtkDataSetMapper will be used.

virtual vtkMapper* vtkActor::GetMapper (   )  [virtual]

Returns the Mapper that this actor is getting its data from.

void vtkActor::GetBounds (  double  bounds[6]  )  [inline]

Get the bounds for this Actor as (Xmin,Xmax,Ymin,Ymax,Zmin,Zmax). (The method GetBounds(double bounds[6]) is available from the superclass.) Reimplemented from vtkProp3D. Definition at line 133 of file vtkActor.h. References vtkProp3D::GetBounds().

double* vtkActor::GetBounds (   )  [virtual]

Get the bounds for this Actor as (Xmin,Xmax,Ymin,Ymax,Zmin,Zmax). (The method GetBounds(double bounds[6]) is available from the superclass.) Implements vtkProp3D.

virtual void vtkActor::ApplyProperties (   )  [inline, virtual]

Apply the current properties to all parts that compose this actor. This method is overloaded in vtkAssembly to apply the assemblies' properties to all its parts in a recursive manner. Typically the use of this method is to set the desired properties in the assembly, and then push the properties down to the assemblies parts with ApplyProperties(). Definition at line 143 of file vtkActor.h.

unsigned long int vtkActor::GetMTime (   )  [virtual]

Get the actors mtime plus consider its properties and texture if set. Reimplemented from vtkProp3D.

virtual unsigned long vtkActor::GetRedrawMTime (   )  [virtual]

Return the mtime of anything that would cause the rendered image to appear differently. Usually this involves checking the mtime of the prop plus anything else it depends on such as properties, textures etc. Reimplemented from vtkProp.

virtual void vtkActor::InitPartTraversal (   )  [virtual]

The following methods are for compatibility. The methods will be deprecated in the near future. Use vtkProp::GetNextPath() (and related functionality) to get the parts in an assembly (or more correctly, the paths in the assembly).

virtual vtkActor* vtkActor::GetNextPart (   )  [virtual]

Return the mtime of anything that would cause the rendered image to appear differently. Usually this involves checking the mtime of the prop plus anything else it depends on such as properties, textures etc.

virtual int vtkActor::GetNumberOfParts (   )  [virtual]

Return the mtime of anything that would cause the rendered image to appear differently. Usually this involves checking the mtime of the prop plus anything else it depends on such as properties, textures etc.

int vtkActor::GetIsOpaque (   )  [protected]

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Member Data Documentation

vtkProperty* vtkActor::Property [protected]

Definition at line 168 of file vtkActor.h.

vtkProperty* vtkActor::BackfaceProperty [protected]

Definition at line 169 of file vtkActor.h.

vtkTexture* vtkActor::Texture [protected]

Definition at line 170 of file vtkActor.h.

vtkMapper* vtkActor::Mapper [protected]

Definition at line 171 of file vtkActor.h.

double vtkActor::MapperBounds[6] [protected]

Definition at line 178 of file vtkActor.h.

vtkTimeStamp vtkActor::BoundsMTime [protected]

Definition at line 179 of file vtkActor.h.

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The documentation for this class was generated from the following file:

• dox/Rendering/vtkActor.h

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