# GlyphTable

VTKExamples/Python/Visualization/GlyphTable

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GlyphTable.py

import vtk

# This example uses a "glyph table" to change the shape of the 3d glyphs
# according to a scalar value.

# NOTE: The vtkGlyph3D filter doesn't copy over scalars to the glyphs
# generated by a table like this for some reason...

def main():
colors = vtk.vtkNamedColors()

# The Wavelet Source is nice for generating a test vtkImageData set
rt = vtk.vtkRTAnalyticSource()
rt.SetWholeExtent(-2, 2, -2, 2, 0, 0)

# Take the gradient of the only scalar 'RTData' to get a vector attribute

# Elevation just to generate another scalar attribute that varies nicely over the data range
elev = vtk.vtkElevationFilter()
# Elevation values will range from 0 to 1 between the Low and High Points
elev.SetLowPoint(-2, -2, 0)
elev.SetHighPoint(2, 2, 0)

# Create simple PolyData for glyph table
cs = vtk.vtkCubeSource()
cs.SetXLength(0.5)
cs.SetYLength(1)
cs.SetZLength(2)
ss = vtk.vtkSphereSource()
cs2 = vtk.vtkConeSource()
cs2.SetHeight(0.5)

# Set up the glyph filter
glyph = vtk.vtkGlyph3D()
glyph.SetInputConnection(elev.GetOutputPort())

# Here is where we build the glyph table
# that will be indexed into according to the IndexMode
glyph.SetSourceConnection(0, cs.GetOutputPort())
glyph.SetSourceConnection(1, ss.GetOutputPort())
glyph.SetSourceConnection(2, cs2.GetOutputPort())

glyph.ScalingOn()
glyph.SetScaleModeToScaleByScalar()
glyph.SetVectorModeToUseVector()
glyph.OrientOn()
glyph.SetScaleFactor(1)  # Overall scaling factor
glyph.SetRange(0, 1)  # Default is (0,1)

# Tell it to index into the glyph table according to scalars
glyph.SetIndexModeToScalar()

# Tell glyph which attribute arrays to use for what
glyph.SetInputArrayToProcess(0, 0, 0, 0, 'Elevation')  # scalars
glyph.SetInputArrayToProcess(1, 0, 0, 0, 'RTDataGradient')  # vectors

coloring_by = 'Elevation'
mapper = vtk.vtkPolyDataMapper()
mapper.SetInputConnection(glyph.GetOutputPort())
mapper.SetScalarModeToUsePointFieldData()
mapper.SetColorModeToMapScalars()
mapper.ScalarVisibilityOn()

# GetRange() call doesn't work because attributes weren't copied to glyphs
# as they should have been...
# mapper.SetScalarRange(glyph.GetOutputDataObject(0).GetPointData().GetArray(coloring_by).GetRange())

mapper.SelectColorArray(coloring_by)
actor = vtk.vtkActor()
actor.SetMapper(mapper)

ren = vtk.vtkRenderer()
renWin = vtk.vtkRenderWindow()