VTK

in progress

VTK is open-source 3D rendering code authored by KitWare. We use it to visualize particle trajectories in WarpVND, magnets in Radia, and beamlines in SRW and OPAL. Many upcoming projects also feature 3D visualization.

VTK is available in several languages. Development is most active in C++; it can be useful as a guide to its capabilities. We use the javascript version, which though it lags C++, is still under very active development, often releasing several updates in a day. We wait on major versions ("x" of "x.y.z") (or soon thereafter).

We have wrapped common VTK code in our own classes for ease of reuse across apps; see the documentation below.

API

• VTKUtils
• VTKScene
• ActorBundle
• CoordMapper
• ViewPortObject

VTKScene

(generated jsdoc)

ActorBundle

A convenient object bundling a source, actor, and mapper, which almost always appear together anyway

Constructor

new ActorBundle(source, transform, actorProperties)

Parameters:

Name	Type	Description
source	*	a vtk source, reader, etc.
transform	SIREPO.GEOMETRY.Transform	a Transform to translate between "lab" and "local" coordinate systems
actorProperties	Object	a map of actor properties (e.g. 'color') to values

Source:

• sirepo-plotting-vtk.js, line 322

Members

actor :vtk.Rendering.Core.vtkActor

the transform

Type:

• vtk.Rendering.Core.vtkActor

Source:

• sirepo-plotting-vtk.js, line 339

actorProperties :vtk.Rendering.Core.Property

properties of the actor

Type:

• vtk.Rendering.Core.Property

Source:

• sirepo-plotting-vtk.js, line 344

mapper :vtk.Rendering.Core.vtkMapper

a mapper

Type:

• vtk.Rendering.Core.vtkMapper

Source:

• sirepo-plotting-vtk.js, line 333

transform :SIREPO.GEOMETRY.Transform

the transform

Type:

• SIREPO.GEOMETRY.Transform

Source:

• sirepo-plotting-vtk.js, line 330

Methods

actorBoundingBox(padPct) → {BoxBundle}

Builds a wireframe box around this actor, with optional padding

Parameters:

Name	Type	Default	Description
padPct	number	0	additional padding as a percentage of the size

Source:

• sirepo-plotting-vtk.js, line 358

Returns:

Type
BoxBundle

getActorProperty(name) → {*}

Gets the value of the actor property with the given name

Parameters:

Name	Type	Description
name	string	the name of the property

Source:

• sirepo-plotting-vtk.js, line 367

Returns:

Type
*

setActorProperty(name, value)

Sets the actor property with the given name to the given value

Parameters:

Name	Type	Description
name	string	the name of the property
value	*	the value to set

Source:

• sirepo-plotting-vtk.js, line 376

setColor(color)

Convenience method for setting the color. Uses colorToFloat to convert

Parameters:

Name	Type	Description
color	string | Array.<number>

Source:

• sirepo-plotting-vtk.js, line 389

setMapper(mapper)

Sets the mapper for this bundle as well as the actor

Parameters:

Name	Type	Description
mapper	vtk.Rendering.Core.vtkMapper

Source:

• sirepo-plotting-vtk.js, line 397

setSource(source)

Sets the source for this bundle. Also sets the mapper's input connection to the source's output

Parameters:

Name	Type	Description
source	*	vtk source

Source:

• sirepo-plotting-vtk.js, line 406

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BoxBundle

A bundle for a cube source

Constructor

new BoxBundle(labSize, labCenter, transform, actorProperties)

Parameters:

Name	Type	Description
labSize	Array.<number>	array of the x, y, z sides of the box in the lab
labCenter	Array.<number>	array of the x, y, z coords of the box's center in the lab
transform	SIREPO.GEOMETRY.Transform	a Transform to translate between "lab" and "local" coordinate systems
actorProperties	Object	a map of actor properties (e.g. 'color') to values

Source:

• sirepo-plotting-vtk.js, line 417

Methods

setCenter(labCenter)

Sets the center of the box

Parameters:

Name	Type	Description
labCenter	Array.<number>	array of the x, y, z coords of the box's center in the lab

Source:

• sirepo-plotting-vtk.js, line 443

setSize(labSize-)

Sets the size of the box

Parameters:

Name	Type	Description
labSize-	Array.<number>	array of the x, y, z lengths of the box

Source:

• sirepo-plotting-vtk.js, line 451

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CoordMapper

Provides a mapping from "lab" coordinates to vtk's coordinates via a SIREPO.GEOMETRY.Transform. Also wraps the creation of various Bundles so the transform gets applied automatically

Constructor

new CoordMapper(transform)

Parameters:

Name	Type	Description
transform	SIREPO.GEOMETRY.Transform	a Transform to translate between "lab" and "local" coordinate systems

Source:

• sirepo-plotting-vtk.js, line 590

Methods

buildActorBundle(source, transform, actorProperties)

Creates a Bundle from an arbitrary source

Parameters:

Name	Type	Description
source	*	a vtk source, reader, etc.
transform	SIREPO.GEOMETRY.Transform	a Transform to translate between "lab" and "local" coordinate systems
actorProperties	Object	a map of actor properties (e.g. 'color') to values

Source:

• sirepo-plotting-vtk.js, line 604

buildBox(labSize, labCenter, actorProperties) → {BoxBundle}

Builds a box

Parameters:

Name	Type	Description
labSize	Array.<number>	array of the x, y, z sides of the box in the lab
labCenter	Array.<number>	array of the x, y, z coords of the box's center in the lab
actorProperties	Object	a map of actor properties (e.g. 'color') to values

Source:

• sirepo-plotting-vtk.js, line 615

Returns:

Type
BoxBundle

buildLine(labP1, labP2, actorProperties) → {LineBundle}

Builds a line

Parameters:

Name	Type	Description
labP1	Array.<number>	1st point
labP2	Array.<number>	2nd point
actorProperties	Object	a map of actor properties (e.g. 'color') to values

Source:

• sirepo-plotting-vtk.js, line 626

Returns:

Type
LineBundle

buildPlane(labOrigin, labP1, labP2, actorProperties) → {LineBundle}

Builds a plane

Parameters:

Name	Type	Description
labOrigin	Array.<number>	origin
labP1	Array.<number>	1st point
labP2	Array.<number>	2nd point
actorProperties	Object	a map of actor properties (e.g. 'color') to values

Source:

• sirepo-plotting-vtk.js, line 638

Returns:

Type
LineBundle

buildSphere(labCenter, radius, actorProperties) → {SphereBundle}

Builds a sphere

Parameters:

Name	Type	Description
labCenter	Array.<number>	center in the lab
radius	number
actorProperties	Object	a map of actor properties (e.g. 'color') to values

Source:

• sirepo-plotting-vtk.js, line 649

Returns:

Type
SphereBundle

Documentation generated by JSDoc 3.6.10 on Wed Jul 13 2022 15:19:06 GMT+0000 (GMT)

Also see sirepo-geometry.js