VTK/Tutorials

In this page, we hope to gather a collection of tutorials on specific topics that are not clearly elucidated elsewhere.

Introduction to VTK

A catalog of several external tutorials (from courses, slides, etc around the world) can be found here. These will help the absolute beginner learn the basics of VTK.

Advanced Tutorials

System Configuration/General Information Obtaining VTK using Git Typical CMakeLists.txt file Typical CMakeLists.txt file for Qt4 Linux Environment Setup Microsoft Windows Environment Setup Python environment setup Java environment setup SQL setup Basics Smart pointers Pipeline Input (SetInput, SetInputConnection, SetInputData) Scalars vs Vectors vtkIdType 3D Data Types - A brief outline of the data types that VTK offers for 3D data storage. Non-SmartPointer Template Member Variable Extents - A powerful indexing method. Geometry & Topology - Demonstrates 0, 1, and 2D topology on a triangle geometry. Terminology - What is a mapper? What is an actor? What is a filter? What is a source? Field data, cell data, and point data - What are these? When should I use them? Sharing mappers and actors between render windows - Should I do this? NO! vtkDataArray Usage - Best practices for using vtkDataArrays safely and efficiently.		Tutorials VTK Pipeline The New VTK Pipeline - The New Pipeline model and VTK Executives VTK Information Keys and their significance Composite Datasets in VTK Streaming data in VTK Multi-threaded image filters in VTK General Topics Correctly rendering translucent geometry New and Revision Macros Callbacks - Handling events produced by VTK vtkInteractorStyle subclass - Handling user events in a render window. Widgets Saving videos Writing VTK files using python Geometric mesh quality VTK XML Format Details IMTEK Mathematica Supplement (IMS), the Open Source IMTEK Mathematica Supplement (IMS) interfaces VTK and generates ParaView batch scripts Benchmarking image filters Programmable Multi-Volume rendering Wrapping Java Java code samples Python Python wrapper enhancements CSharp/ActiViz.NET tutorials Wrapping and C++11 Unwrappable Code Wish List Working with the DICOM coordinate system